The screen that shows you the answer is rebuilt around the album cover. It's about twice the size it was, with your result stamped across the bottom of it. Casual games now open with a one-second snippet, the same as every other difficulty. Pasting a playlist link now tells you up front that the playlist has to be public, instead of failing after you paste it. Plus fixes to start-up and settings loading.

When a playlist link does not work, the app now tells you what went wrong. A single video, a Mix, a link to your own library, a Deezer link: each one says what it is and what to paste instead. Also in this update: • A private playlist opens in Spotify or YouTube so you can switch it to public. Come back to the game and it tries again on its own, with no second paste • Add songs to a playlist that was too short, paste it again, and the game reads your new songs instead of repeating the old count • End game now takes you back to pack selection, so the next pack is one tap away

Paste a YouTube playlist and play it. Copy the link to any public playlist on YouTube or YouTube Music, paste it into New Game, and those songs become your pack. Also in this update: • Pasted Spotify links work more often, and a private playlist now says it is private and how to share it • After a game, Take these songs home opens each song in Apple Music or Spotify so you can save it there • Fixed: the paste sheet no longer drifts after the keyboard opens

Special packs now get their own look — starting with rhinestones on the Just Dolly pack. Also in this update: • Difficulty levels now read Casual, Normal, and Hard • A Contact us row in Your Corner — questions and ideas reach us in one tap • New Game opens instantly: the pack grid no longer waits on the network

Play your own playlist. Copy the link to any playlist on Apple Music or Spotify, paste it into New Game, and those songs become your pack. Artist, album, and song links work too. Also in this update: • New Game has a Your Playlist tile that walks you through it: share the playlist, copy the link, paste it in • The Daily reveal is tighter. Your time and your place come first, and the song takes half the room it used to • Every trophy on a player card now says what it is for • Fixed: left open overnight, the Home screen did not roll over to the new day at midnight

Easy is easier and Hard is harder. Song picking now leans on the biggest hits for Easy and the deep cuts for Hard, and songs repeat far less often from game to game. Also in this update: • The encore gets a two-second last chance as a third try • The 2010s pack grew to 190+ songs, with the hits it was missing • One artist, one seat: a duet or featured credit no longer lets the same act take two songs in a game • Settled challenge cards read like open ones, with the winner on the line below • Today's board shows misses and hints next to each encore result • Pack names drop the "Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" padding, and long chip names fit • Fixed: an encore finished after midnight didn't count for the right day

The New Game screen now starts with a search box. Type any artist, playlist, or album and results appear as you type. Your recent picks stay one tap away. Also in this update: • Search for a style, decade, or country and playlists come first. Anything without enough playable songs stays out of the results. • More albums and soundtracks can start a game. • Open challenges: a finished challenge shows who won, The House always has one open, and leaving a match mid-run counts as a forfeit. • Leave the Daily, an encore, or a match and it pauses where you were. No restarting for a better time. • New celebrations: a sunburst when you solve the Daily, and a Triple Strike for a half-second encore. • The hint button lights up once and then rests. How to play now lives in your profile.

The Home screen got a redesign. The Song of the Day Challenge now leads, showing your time, your streak, and where you placed against today's field. Also in this update: • Play the Daily every day to earn In Residence, a mark next to your name on the board • Today's board is easier to scan, and encore runs get their own callout • Text is bigger throughout, and the app now follows your system text size • Open challenges show live standings, and a waiting match starts with one tap • Games hold up better on a weak connection, and an interrupted game picks up where it left off • Fixed: the Daily could show the wrong day on phones set to a non-Gregorian calendar

- Songs credited to two acts now match either name - Reissue labels like "EP Version" no longer clutter song titles - Tidier placeholder for unnamed players while the Daily board loads - Added anonymous usage counts so we can see which parts of the game get played

- Play through a shared speaker: tap the speaker chip during a game to send the music to a HomePod, Bluetooth speaker, or TV - The visualizer now stays in step with what the room hears on a connected speaker - New Wild Card pack mixes the biggest hits from every era into one game - Songs credited to two acts now match either name - Reissue labels like "EP Version" no longer clutter song titles - Tidier placeholder for unnamed players while the Daily board loads - Added anonymous usage counts so we can see which parts of the game get played

- Encore board now displays footer messaging and pill indicators - ENCORE UNLOCKED card shows a preview of the gold room - Half-Second Club winners see The Bolt celebration effect - New Rate One Second Song row in the Profile for easy app reviews - Enhanced encore animations and visual polish throughout

Everything responds faster: no more tiny pause when you tap HEAR MORE, jump the ladder, or reveal a song. Also in this update: • The song reveal comes in clean, with no flicker or stutter • The snippet stops exactly on time, even while you are scrolling the suggestions • Old search suggestions no longer pop back after a guess • Saving a game's songs to Spotify is much faster • Fixed: the Daily's buttons could sit off the bottom edge on smaller phones • VoiceOver can now read the daily board and report a name

Your Daily Song score now lands on a global leaderboard. Claim your name, see where you rank, and defend your spot tomorrow. Also in this update: • New Games screen: every game you have played, with song-by-song recaps • Fixed: the save-to-Spotify option at the end of a game now shows up for everyone • The Summer Hits pack wears its summer colors on the shelf • Small fixes and polish

New for the season: the Summer Hits pack! The biggest songs of summer from every era, on the shelf until fall. Watch for the NEW tag whenever a limited-time pack lands. Also in this update: • Save a game's songs to Spotify as well as Apple Music • Guesses now match songs with featured artists however the credit is written • The X on the song reveal now asks before ending your game • Small fixes and polish

The daily challenge is a little friendlier: you hear more of the song as you climb, and your first hint unlocks after one miss. Also in this update: • Long song titles now fit the reveal screen • Smoother playlist saving • Small fixes and polish

Take the music home with you: • Save any game's songs to an Apple Music playlist, straight from the scorecard • Casual difficulty now sticks to songs everyone knows, even after a long night of games • Small fixes and polish

A surprise is hiding on the home screen. Try double-tapping the logo. Also in this update: • Cleaner share and invite messages • Small fixes and polish

New rule: wrong guesses are free! Guess as often as you like — only HEAR MORE spends a ladder rung, and only REVEAL ends the song. Also in this update: • Tap any chip on the snippet ladder to jump straight to that length • Smarter shuffle — far fewer repeats between games, and no artist twice in a game • Fairer guess matching — the right song under a different artist credit now counts • Sharper search — suggestions hold still while you tap, and the song you're typing surfaces first • Lyric searches no longer spoil the answer in the suggestions • Winning a song now earns a proper fireworks show • Share the game with the next party, right from the home screen • Runs on iOS 18 and up — more iPhones welcome at the party

• New: your own Me page — edit your player identity and see your daily stats, Trophy Case, and matches in one place. • New: streak celebrations — solve runs light up the stage with fireworks, note storms, and an equalizer wave. • Badges like FIRST LISTEN and CLUTCH now stamp right onto the album art. • Games start faster — once you know the ropes, starting a game plays the first snippet immediately. • Fresher setlists: packs avoid repeating songs from your recent games. • Smarter answer matching: artist-credit variants, "&" vs "and" spellings, and different recordings of the same show tune now count. • The visualizer dances harder — it pulses with the beat and tracks the peaks. • Hints now close in on the answer: who it's by, what it's about, then the shape of the title. • Plus polish everywhere: snappier ladder animation, a clearer "Hear more" button, guess-box taps that always land, and friendlier copy.