Apple Music and Family Sharing

After you set up Family Sharing, purchase an Apple Music Family Membership, and then invite family members to join.

With a Family Membership to Apple Music, families of up to six people can enjoy all of the benefits of Apple Music.

Each member 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.

Set up Family Sharing

To use your Family Membership with the other people in your family, you’ll need to 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 Membership, you can add new people to your Family Membership by inviting them to be a part of your family group.

 

Sign up for an Apple Music Family Membership

When you sign up for Apple Music from an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or PC, you can choose an Individual Membership or a Family Membership. If you haven’t purchased your membership yet, join Apple Music. If you want a Family Membership, make sure to choose Family Membership when you join.

If you selected Individual Membership when you first joined, or if you joined on an Android phone, you can upgrade to a Family Membership from your account settings on a Mac or iOS device.

 

Invite your family

After you set up Family Sharing, you need to invite other members of the family to share the Apple Music Family Membership. Family members can then accept the invitation to start their membership.

 

Get more help

If you have issues with your Family Membership:

  1. Make sure that all members of the Family Membership are sharing their iTunes Store purchases.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

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