Shared: Music and Podcasts

New to Shared 5.0 Share as Image Share music and podcasts as an image sized for stories, from Shared, the share sheet, or Messages. Apple Podcasts episodes Episodes from other podcast services now open to the episode in Apple Podcasts, where they used to open to the show. Live Activity A new design on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with an improved layout and glanceable progress. Extra-large widgets Recent History is available as an extra-large widget on iPad. With iOS and iPadOS 27, there’s also a portrait size on iPhone and iPad. Reminders in Shortcuts Create, update, and delete Shared reminders from the Shortcuts app—for items in your history and any supported link. Music Lookup In the Media View, tapping Genius or Musicboard now opens the page in Shared. With Shared+, you can choose either in the Open in Service and Get Service Link shortcuts. Siri and Apple Intelligence Improved support for Siri and Apple Intelligence across your history, reminders, and the Media View. Accessibility Improved VoiceOver and Reduce Motion support across the app, widgets, Live Activity, and App Clip. Shared+ Shared+ now offers an annual plan you can pay monthly, where available. Fixes and improvements • Fixed Shared links showing as unsupported when shared to Shared from the share sheet. • Fixed an issue where a reminder could be lost if rescheduling it failed. • Fixed an issue where Shared+ features could reset when Shared couldn’t verify your subscription. • The Media View has a refined background, with improved colors and smoother animation. • The Media View adapts more smoothly when you rotate your device or resize the window on iPad. • Reminders synced from your other devices and the Recent History widget now update without opening Shared. • Settings opens as a sheet, with side-by-side navigation on iPad and larger iPhones. • Opening is a new section in Settings for how links open and what’s added to History, with a new option to autosave search results. • Shortcuts actions now accept Shared links, and the service shortcuts accept items from your history. • Shortcuts actions now tell you what they did, and explain what went wrong if they can’t finish. • Improved TIDAL links for songs and albums. • Version History now lets you page between versions. • Swiping in from the right edge of History no longer opens Settings, and tapping outside the reminder picker no longer closes it. • Improved stability and performance. • Shared now requires iOS 26 or later.