How to Use Apple Music for Beginners
Set up Apple Music on your iPhone or iPad — search, play, and build your personal music library.
Open the Music app
~15sSearch for music
~15sBuild your library
~15sCreate playlists
~15sUse Siri for hands-free control
~15sYou Did It!
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Apple Music is Apple's music streaming service with over 100 million songs. It comes pre-installed on iPhone and iPad. Apple Music costs $11/month (individual) or $17/month (family plan for up to 6 people). There is a free 1-month trial for new subscribers.
Open the Music app on your iPhone (pink/red icon with a musical note). Tap "Listen Now" to see personalized recommendations, or tap "Search" to find specific artists, albums, or songs.
When you find a song you like, tap the "+" button to add it to your library. Tap the heart icon to "Love" it — this helps Apple Music learn your taste and improve recommendations. To create a playlist: go to Library → Playlists → New Playlist. Name it and add songs.
Apple Music works with Siri. Say "Hey Siri, play jazz music" or "Hey Siri, play the latest album by Adele." You can also ask Siri to add the current song to a playlist or to your library.
To download music for offline listening (when you do not have internet): add a song to your library, then tap the download icon (arrow pointing down). Downloaded songs are available even in airplane mode.
Apple Music syncs across all your Apple devices — iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.
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