Each member of an Apple Music Family subscription gets unlimited access to the entire Apple Music catalog, music recommendations tailored to their personal music tastes, and access to their own iCloud Music Library, which makes it possible for them to listen to their music on all of their favorite devices.
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About Family subscriptions and Family Sharing
To use a Family subscription with other people in your family, set up Family Sharing using a supported device. When you set up Family Sharing, you become the family organizer. If you don't want to be the family organizer, ask someone else to set up Family Sharing.
If you've already set up Family Sharing and joined Apple Music with a Family subscription, you can add new people by inviting them to be a part of your family group.
Join Apple Music
You can subscribe to Apple Music from an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch; a Mac or PC; or an Android device. When you join, you can choose from four different subscription types: Monthly Individual, Annual Individual, Family, or Student.
If you selected an Individual or Student when you first joined, you can also change to a Family subscription.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
- Open the Music app. If you don’t see an Apple Music screen, tap For You at the bottom of the screen.
- If you're joining Apple Music for the first time or previously used a trial, tap the trial offer.
If you currently subscribe to Apple Music, tap Sign In, then change to a Family subscription. - Tap the Family option, then tap Start Trial.
- If prompted, sign in with the Apple ID and password that you use with the iTunes Store.
You might be asked to validate your billing info, but you won't be billed the full monthly price until after the trial ends. Add a valid payment method and tap Join. - If prompted, agree to the terms and conditions.
- Choose genres and artists that you like. You can also see what your friends are listening to and get notifications when artists release new music.
Family members already set up in Family Sharing will automatically have access to Apple Music. The family organizer can invite people to join Family Sharing. If someone already has Apple Music as an Individual or Student, renewal of that subscription is automatically canceled when they join the Family.
On your Mac or PC
- Open iTunes.
- In the upper-left corner, select
Music, then click For You at the top of the iTunes window. - If you're joining Apple Music for the first time or previously used a trial, click the trial offer.
If you currently subscribe to Apple Music, click Sign In, then change to a Family subscription. - Click the Family option, then click Start Trial.
- If prompted, sign in with the Apple ID and password that you use with the iTunes Store. If you don't have an Apple ID, click Create New Apple ID.
You might be asked to validate your billing info, but you won't be billed the full monthly price until after the trial ends. Add a valid payment method and tap Join. - If prompted, agree to the terms and conditions.
- Choose genres and artists that you like. You can also see what your friends are listening to and get notifications when artists release new music.
Family members already set up in Family Sharing will automatically have access to Apple Music. The family organizer can invite people to join Family Sharing. If someone already has Apple Music as an Individual or Student, renewal of that subscription is automatically canceled when they join the Family.
On your Android device
- Download the Apple Music app from Google Play.
- Open the Apple Music app. If you don't see an Apple Music screen, tap
, then tap For You. - If you're joining Apple Music for the first time or previously used a trial, tap the trial offer.
If you currently subscribe to Apple Music, tap Sign In, then change to a Family subscription. - Tap the Family option, then tap Start Trial.
- If prompted, sign in with the Apple ID and password that you use with the iTunes Store. If you don't have an Apple ID, click Create New Apple ID.
You might be asked to validate your billing info, but you won't be billed the full monthly price until after the trial ends. Add a valid payment method and tap Join. - If prompted, agree to the terms and conditions.
- Choose genres and artists that you like. You can also see what your friends are listening to and get notifications when artists release new music.
To turn on iCloud Family Sharing, tap , then tap Account Settings > Manage Membership > Manage Family. The family organizer can then invite people to join Family Sharing. If someone already has Apple Music as an Individual or Student, renewal of that subscription is automatically canceled when they join the Family.
Invite your family
You can invite family members to join your Family on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or on an Android device.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
After you set up Family Sharing, you can invite additional family members to join your family group.
After the invitees accept your invitation, each member of your family group will have access to Apple Music.
On your Android device
- In the Apple Music app, tap .
- Tap Account Settings.
- Tap Manage Family. You might be asked to sign in with your Apple ID and verify your payment information.
- Tap Continue to proceed with inviting family members, then tap Add Family Member to invite additional members.
You can either send family members an email invite to join your family or have them enter their Apple ID and password directly into the Apple Music app. If the app asks to access your contacts, tap Allow so that you can quickly search the contacts that you have saved to your Android device.
After the invitees accept your invitation, each member of your family group will have access to Apple Music.
If you already subscribe to Apple Music
If you already subscribe to Apple Music, you can change to a Family Membership in the Music app or in iTunes on a computer. Learn how to manage your Apple Music subscription on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or PC, or on an Android device.
Get help
If you have issues with your Family subscription:
- Make sure that all members of the Family are sharing their iTunes Store purchases.
- Make sure that you're signed into the iTunes Store with the Apple ID and password that you use to share content with Family Sharing.
- Sign out of the Music app, and then sign back in.
Learn what to do if you still don't see your family's shared content.