Get Apple’s one-tap Ambient Music playlists on Android with this free new app

While Android and iOS often borrow features from each other, you don’t always have to wait for Google or Apple to add a feature you want. Sometimes, third-party developers beat them to the punch. Case in point: There’s a new app that brings Apple’s Ambient Music feature to any Android phone, letting you quickly start a playlist to help you relax, focus on work, or fall asleep.

Apple introduced Ambient Music in its iOS 18.4 update earlier this year. The feature adds four shortcuts to the iOS Control Center — Sleep, Chill, Productivity, and Wellbeing — each launching a playlist with sounds designed for that specific activity. Since the feature is free and built directly into the operating system, it saves users the hassle of finding similar playlists on music streaming platforms.