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iPhone users with the Suno app installed can now generate songs from their iMessage app using text or voice prompts, leaning into the TikTok trend.

One of the most popular AI song-generation platforms on the market, Suno sees 7 million songs generated each day. Copyright concerns (and ongoing litigation) aside, song generation is hugely popular online, and the latest trend involves feeding text messages into an AI platform to generate songs using the messages as lyrics. Now, Suno users on iPhone can create songs directly inside Apple’s Messages app.

It requires having the Suno app installed, but the option will then appear in the Messages app drawer alongside other iMessage apps, letting users generate a song from a text prompt or voice memo without switching apps.

According to Suno, users can choose their genre before generating the song, as well as refreshing iterations to try different versions before sending it into the conversation. However, one caveat is that Suno says both users need to have the app installed to be able to share outputs, but users who enjoy AI-powered trends shouldn’t find downloading the Suno app much of a limitation.

Here’s how it works:

  1. Make sure you’re using the latest version of the Suno app
  2. Tap the + icon and find Suno in your iMessage app extensions
  3. Record using your voice or type in your song lyrics using your keyboard
  4. Select your desired genre and styles to create a song
  5. Send your message

To make the release even trendier amid FIFA World Cup excitement, Suno wants you to create your own soccer anthem by answering four questions about your team in the Suno app. The platform will then generate a song for you.

Other features new to the app include some functions that were previously only available on the web version, including choosing male or female voices. There’s also an updated UI and the ability to generate sound effects, as well as a new “Mashup” feature that lets you combine “any two songs” to “come up with something totally unique.”

To address the elephant in the room, these features come amid Suno’s ongoing court battle against UMG, Sony, and other major rightsholders who are currently suing the platform for copyright infringement. One wonders, then, if Apple might be setting itself up for future liability by getting into bed with Suno. That’s an especially big concern when leaked source code documents reveal the extent of Suno’s scraping of copyrighted materials.