Subscribe to Apple Music on iPhone

Apple Music is an ad-free streaming music service that lets you listen to millions of songs and your music library. As a subscriber, you can listen any time—online or off—and create your own playlists, get personalized recommendations, see music your friends are listening to, watch exclusive video content, and more.

Note: Apple Music features may vary by country or region. Learn what’s available in your country or region.

Join Apple Music

Join Apple Music when you first open the Music app ; to join later, go to Settings > Music, then tap Start Free Trial. There are three subscription plans:

Individual subscription: Get access to the full Apple Music catalog, expert recommendations, and on‑demand radio stations.
Family subscription: Up to six people can enjoy unlimited access to Apple Music on their devices.
Student subscription: Have complete access to Apple Music, at a price designed for students.
If you’re a student at a qualifying school, you can join Apple Music for a discounted subscription price for up to 48 months (4 years). The time needn’t be continuous. Student subscriptions aren’t available in all locations (see where they’re available).

New subscribers can start a trial and cancel at any time. If you end your Apple Music subscription, you can no longer stream Apple Music songs or play Apple Music songs you downloaded.

Show or hide subscription features

Go to Settings > Music, then turn Show Apple Music on or off.

Choose cellular data options for Music

Go to Settings > Music > Cellular Data, then do any of the following:

Turn streaming on or off
Choose High Quality Streaming
High Quality Streaming uses more cellular data and songs may take longer to start playing.
Allow downloading music over cellular

Edit your subscription

You can change your subscription plan or cancel your subscription.

Tap For You, then tap or your profile picture.
Tap Manage Subscription.

If you’re not a subscriber, you can use Music to listen to music synced to iPhone from a Mac or a Windows PC, play and download previous iTunes Store purchases, and listen to Beats 1 for free.

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iPhone User Guide

Subscribe to Apple Music on iPhone

Join Apple Music

Show or hide subscription features

Choose cellular data options for Music

Edit your subscription