ChatGPT could soon take control of Apple Music playlists on iPhone and Mac

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ChatGPT could soon gain the ability to interact with Apple Music, potentially letting users create and manage playlists directly through the AI on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The feature has not been formally announced, but it was quietly referenced in a recent post from OpenAI leadership.

In a Substack post published on Tuesday, Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s CEO of Applications, outlined upcoming improvements to ChatGPT, starting with a new dedicated entry point for image generation. Tucked into the latter part of the post was a broader update on app integrations, where Apple Music appeared among a list of services set to join ChatGPT’s expanding app directory.

ChatGPT already supports a range of third-party apps, including Booking.com, Canva, Coursera, Expedia, Figma, Spotify, and Zillow. According to Simo, the next wave of integrations will include Apple Music, alongside tools from Adobe, Airtable, Clay, Lovable, OpenTable, Replit, and Salesforce. Developers will also be able to submit their own apps for review. The Apple Music integration, Simo wrote, is coming “soon”.

While OpenAI has not explained exactly what ChatGPT will do with Apple Music, there is a clear precedent. ChatGPT already integrates with Spotify, allowing users to generate personalised playlists through natural language prompts. Users can ask for music based on mood, activity, or existing playlists, with ChatGPT factoring in listening history and favourite artists before opening the playlist directly in Spotify.

Apple Music already offers APIs that allow third-party apps to create and manage playlists, so it is likely ChatGPT will work in a similar way. The AI may not gain deeper access than it has with Spotify, but even basic playlist creation could appeal to users who prefer conversational control over manual curation.

The potential Apple Music feature also fits into a wider pattern. ChatGPT is already embedded across several parts of Apple’s ecosystem. Siri can hand off complex queries to ChatGPT, and in iOS 26, Apple expanded support so Image Playground can rely on ChatGPT for certain requests. On the Mac, ChatGPT can assist developers by editing code in Xcode, both through system-level integrations and the standalone macOS app. OpenAI has also introduced audio recording and transcription on macOS for paid users.

There are signs that OpenAI’s ambitions go further. Late last year, an Apple Health icon was spotted hidden inside the iOS ChatGPT app, hinting at possible future access to health and fitness data.

If Apple Music integration arrives as expected, it would mark another small but telling step in ChatGPT’s slow expansion from helpful chatbot to deeply embedded digital assistant across Apple’s platforms.