Oh Jesus “AutoMix” in the #iOS26 Music app could almost tempt me back from PlexAmp… and it works over AirPlay (crossfade in iOS 18 didn’t)!
PlexAmp’s “sweet fades” are great, but this is another level. I think PlexAmp matches the volume levels of the end of the current song and the start of the next one so they overlap at an appropriate point, you don’t miss a big finish or a sudden start like you do with a dumb crossfade, it sounds great.
AutoMix does that but with knobs on: it does fancy effects like adjusting the tempo to make it even more seamless. I love it!
It did miss a big chunk off the beginning or end of a couple of songs, and I noticed some skips and pauses which I presume are related to it figuring out what it’s going to do for the transition. But it’s beta software, I’m gonna give it some leeway.