● New • It’s now possible to turn on notifications to get reminders for Album of the Day • You can now customize which genres interest you for Album of the Day in your profile • Discover view now has a new genre-specific section that rotates between genres ● Updated • Improved swiping interaction in album discovery • The discover page now changes more frequently • Updated our Roadmap • Slightly tweaked our brand color • More UI polishing • We made some first steps in heavily increasing the launch speed of the app

● Updated • Changed the icon for the “Play Album of the day” control • Improved the speed and quality of our AI Summaries

Fixed a bunch of UI bugs

- Bumped the font size for Hip-Hop and Rock fonts - Improved “New” label when there are new achievements available - Recently Searched now links correctly to a list of recently searched songs

● NEW • You can now directly play the album of the day via Siri (also works on your HomePod) • Visual Intelligence support: NowPlaying now allows you to detect records and learn more about them directly from the camera button or through screenshots. • The barcode scanner has become a camera view that now enables you to take photos and detect records as well. This feature is essentially Visual Intelligence for devices without Apple Intelligence enabled, as well as within the app. • A new achievement has been added. ● IMPROVED • The play button and a cleaner UI for the “Show Daily Album” shortcut. • Improved phrasing for some shortcuts. • All default app icons can now be found on the settings page.

● Improvements - You can now choose to disable genre-specific fonts, allowing for a more personalized reading experience that matches your style. - We've enhanced the onboarding process to ensure a smoother start, guiding you through features and settings with greater clarity. - It’s now clearer that the badge is for new achievements and only shows when needed. - Enjoy improved typography with Lexend and OpenDyslexic fonts.

● What's New • We've updated our app icon to seamlessly integrate with iOS 26, offering a refreshed, cohesive look. • VoiceOver support now enables users to listen to individual stories for any song, artist, or album, enhancing accessibility. ● Fixes and Enhancements • Resolved an issue that kept search results from scrolling, making it easier to find what you need. • Improved the user interface for Albums for a more polished visual experience. • Albums and Artists now feature media on the front page. • Corrected a bug that opened the wrong application when selecting a different music player for albums and artists. • Improved performance of Album Discovery mode.

We are very excited to announce the release of NowPlaying 2026, our biggest update yet. This update launches on the same day and is fully optimized to provide you with the best possible experience on iOS, iPadOS and watchOS 26 ● New look & feel In this release, we’ve made significant updates to the app’s design and layout to feel right at home with Apple’s new Liquid Glass design system. From a sleek, glassy tab bar with a stunning new Now Playing view, to a redesigned menu bar on iPad and a completely reimagined search experience crafted for the new OS, we’ve put a lot of effort into delivering a beautiful, native experience. ● Discover music faster than ever We consolidated all discovery features into a new Discover tab, including Album of the Day and our signature Song Display. This tab serves as your central hub for exploring new music. The Discover page is redesigned to align with Apple’s Liquid Glass design system, delivering a better experience. We’ve also added fresh content, including music books and recently released albums. This update also connects you more deeply with your favorite artists. You can explore curated books, photos, generate Apple Music playlists, and revisit their concert tracks. We’re excited about our new Setlists feature. You can turn them into Apple Music playlists to relive concerts or use a smart setlist prediction playlist to get in the mood for upcoming concerts. ● What was I looking for? One of the most improved features in this update is the search experience. Not only does it now feel right at home in the new design system, but we’ve also added smart suggestions to help you find what you’re looking for, and even discover music you didn’t know you were looking for. ● Too long, didn't read? In this release, we’ve also tapped into the power of Foundation Models, Apple’s new on-device AI, to generate bite-sized summaries for most of the content we show in the app. These summaries give you a quick sense of an artist’s journey, an album’s story, or what happened at a concert, all in just a couple of sentences, while still giving you the option to dive deeper whenever you’d like. ● What about your records We know many of you share our passion for vinyl records and often use the app to uncover details and hidden gems in your collection. That’s why, with the 2026 redesign, we’ve dropped the needle on a whole new set of vinyl-focused features: - Physical releases: Album pages now show images from the physical release when available. - Barcode scanning: We’ve significantly improved the scanning experience, making it 25× more likely to find a match when you scan a record’s barcode. It’s never been easier to uncover hidden details about albums in your collection. - Discogs integration: You can now connect your Discogs account to add records to your collection and instantly see whether you already own an album — all directly from the app. Your music, your way ● NowPlaying is for EVERYONE Accessibility has also been a main focus of this update and has made it better than ever. We’ve added the option to use Lexend as the body font — a typeface designed to reduce visual stress and improve reading performance. As a content-driven app, we want to ensure everything is accessible and easy to read for everyone. We also conducted a comprehensive audit of our VoiceOver experience, making navigation smoother and ensuring that all elements are clearly and correctly labeled. And finally, thanks to Apple’s new on-device AI, VoiceOver users can now hear a single, concise story that summarizes all the details of an album. By being the primary accessibility focus when the screen is launched, this feature makes it possible to get the album's full picture without needing to navigate through multiple elements.

- Fix for Last.fm scrobbling being broken during SongDisplay - Fixed a typo in tab navigation - Some smaller UI improvements

Another quick update with a few fixes! - Updated the “A week of technology and creativity” to be unlocked by viewing the details of a song played during the WWDC25 keynote. - Added a missing icon when an artist had a book connected to them - Fixed a bug that prevented some songs from being scrobbled to Last.fm - Fixed a bug that introduced side-scrolling for some records

We have improved some Siri shortcuts and fixed a bug for SongDisplay. You can now ask Siri things like “Show me the locations of this song” or “Show me the awards of this song.” In the background, we’re working on fun content refinements and additions, but you’ll need to wait a bit longer for that!

Bug fixes and improvements (boring, we know but it needs to happens sometimes)

● Fixes & Improvements • Layout fixes for iPad

● Fixes and Improvements • Fixed a bug that prevented you from unlocking the BRAT achievement • Fixed broken background for shortcuts • Fixed a bug that showed an empty section in the settings when Spotify was selected as source • Improved initial loading state

Fixed a bug that allowed you to scroll sideways in the album view

You won’t notice much from this release, as it mainly involves cleaning up code and fixing some performance issues. The only new feature is that you can now turn off auto-save for album swiping.

● Fixes & Improvements • Improved speed of saving albums from the Apple Watch • Improved UI of Artist pages • Added help for the Woman’s achievement

Welcome to our latest update for NowPlaying, where we are excited to share some fresh features and improvements that will heavily improve the Album experience. ● Album Discovery We are excited to introduce Album Discovery, a fresh way to experience music within NowPlaying. It's like walking into a record store filled with endless stacks of albums to explore. As you swipe through, you'll hear a brief preview that instantly captures the vibe of each album. If an album resonates with you, drag the album down to save it to your library. Explore like a true music enthusiast by hiding all titles and artist names for a pure album exploration experience. These albums are sourced from a diverse array of platforms that we detail within the app. We believe this feature will truly enhance your music discovery journey and hope you will love it just as much as we do. ● Album of the day improvements • Our Daily Album feature is now accessible to everyone at no cost. • Experience Daily Album on your wrist with watchOS support. • Stay updated with new Daily Album widgets. • Easily play the daily album straight from your lock screen or control center*. ● New Features & Content • We've added five new achievements, bringing our total to 45. • Discover the value and rarity of each record at a glance. • Seamlessly open any Album in the Vinyl Fetish app if you have it installed. • Improved accessibility by introducing the OpenDyslexic font for those who find large amounts of text challenging. • Albums display associated awards (Juno, Grammy, BRIT, AND Mercury Prize awards for Album of the Year) • You will now find albums you’ve searched for and albums you’ve saved via Album Discovery on the Discover page • Choose to open albums with your preferred streaming service. • Share album links effortlessly from any streaming service. • Start listening directly by long pressing the App Icon ● Fixes & Improvements • Albums load faster with improved content fetching. • Resolved issues with unnecessary scrolling on the achievements page. • Corrected the missing second artist on the Discover page. • Addressed layout issues when using NowPlaying in zoomed display mode. • Fixed login issues with Last.fm and enhanced error messaging. • Improved methods for unlocking color-related achievements. • Made a variety of user interface refinements. • Enhanced the verified content icon for clearer recognition. *Note: Some features are available with Apple Music only. Thank you for being part of our vibrant community. We are committed to continually enhancing your music experience and appreciate your support. Enjoy exploring!

Made some behind the scenes improvements and bug fixes in preparation for some new bigger features!

- UI improvements for Album details - We now let is snow if it’s a christmas song or album - Some smaller performance improvements and bug fixes

- Fixed the album search filter that was tripping up some of you. Now it should work seamlessly for everyone. - Enhanced search results to help you find what you're looking for more easily. - You can now turn off all haptic feedback if that's more your style. - Enjoy faster content fetching for albums, getting you to your music quicker. - Fixed an issue that was preventing people to subscribe to the monthly plan Thanks for using NowPlaying!

We now demonstrate whether a song offers an immersive experience on the Apple Vision Pro, and we’ve resolved a few minor visual issues.

- You can now select Apple Music as a source for SongDisplay. This allows you to use SongDisplay without the need of Shazam and it only displays the song you’re currently playing in the Music app. - Fixed a bug that made the app crash when opening a deep link to an artist page. - Fixed a bug that broke the widget on the lock screen for SongDisplay

- Bug fix which made it hard to turn off Kiosk Mode on iPad - UI improvement for SongDisplay

The fall update for NowPlaying brings a richer experience with enhanced Shortcuts and new content. ## Control Center Integration Easily start scanning the barcode of a CD/LP to explore more about it, or quickly get song info with the control center button. Our new song detection button shows a beautiful Live Activity to display what’s playing. ## Album of the Day Introducing our foray into editorial content with Album of the Day. Whether it’s a fresh release, a classic gem, or a hidden treasure, this feature is here to inspire your listening journey. You can even ask Siri what the album of the day is. ## Live Activity Support The new SongDisplay Live Activity continuously showcases which song is playing around you and is now available on both watchOS and iOS. This feature highlights what's playing, so you’re always in the know. ## Enhanced App Intents & Shortcuts You can now ask Siri to tell you more about the current song. NowPlaying will use the system player or ShazamKit to identify the song and provide all the details you crave. ## AND MORE - New tab bar for enhanced iPad navigation - Refined transition animations - Improved maps with place details to learn more about song origins - All 40 app icons now support dark & tinted modes where needed. - Double-tap to start discovering and listening (watchOS) - Translate lyrics and liner notes - Content fetching is now up to 8x faster! - 2 new achievements are added for you to unlock. - Fixed a bug which caused the UI to break when the zoomed display was turned on. - Lyrics are now on the main details page for even easier access. Got questions? Contact us at contact@nowplaying.page.