This update introduces Playlist Playground and Concerts in Apple Music, and 8 new emoji, along with other features, bug fixes, and security updates for your iPad.

• Playlist Playground (beta) generates a playlist from your description, complete with a title, description, and tracklist
• Concerts helps you discover nearby shows from artists in your library and recommends new artists based on what you listen to
• Offline Music Recognize in Control Center identifies songs without an internet connection and delivers results automatically when you’re back online
• Ambient Music widget for Sleep, Chill, Productivity, and Wellbeing brings curates playlists to the Home Screen
• Full screen backgrounds give album and playlist pages a more immersive look

• Reduce bright effects in Accessibility Settings limits bright flashes on UI elements when tapped
• Subtitle and caption settings are easier to find when viewing media, with real-time preview available directly from the captions icon

• 8 new emjoji including an orca, trombone, landslide, ballet dancer, and distorted face are available in the emoji keyboard
• Compact tab bar option in Safari gives you more space to browse and lets you search directly from the active tab
• Open window indicator appears when you switch to an app with hidden or minimized windows
• Freeform gains advanced image creation and editing tools, and a premium content library, joining Apple Creator Studio
• Mark reminders as urgent from the Quick Toolbar or by touching and holding, and filter for urgent reminders in your Smart Lists
• Purchase Sharing lets adult members in Family Sharing groups use their own payment method when making purchases, without relying on the family organizer

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Some features may not be available in all regions or on all iPad models. To learn more, please visit: https://www.apple.com/ios/feature-availability/

Software updates, like this one, add new features and improvements that may affect performance and/or battery life. To learn more, please visit: https://support.apple.com/125039