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iPad User Guide

Collaborate on a playlist in Music on iPad

If you subscribe to Apple Music, you can share a playlist and collaborate on it with others. Everyone can add, remove, and reorder music and react with emoji to songs in the collaborative playlist.

Note: Apple Music isn’t available in all countries or regions. See the Apple Support article Availability of Apple Media Services.

Invite others to collaborate on a playlist

  1. Go to the Music app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap a playlist, then tap 👁 the Collaboration button
    .

  3. To approve people before they can join, turn on Approve Collaborators.

    If you don’t turn on this option, anyone with the link can join the collaborative playlist.

  4. Tap Start Collaborating, then choose a sharing method, such as AirDrop, Messages, or Mail, to send a link to the playlist.

    The person who receives the link must tap Join Playlist to start collaborating.

If you’re the owner and you turn on Approve Collaborators, notifications appear in the top-right corner when a new person requests to join the collaborative playlist.

Add more people to collaborate on a playlist

If you’re the owner of a collaborative playlist, or the owner hasn’t turned on Approve Collaborators, you can share the link to the playlist with more people.

  1. Go to the Music app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap a collaborative playlist, tap 👁 the Manage Collaboration button
    ,     then do one of the following:

    • Add someone who is nearby: Tap QR Code. Others can join the playlist by using the camera on their iPad to scan the code displayed on your iPad.

    • Add someone else: Tap “generate a new link” (if necessary), tap Share Invite Link, then follow the steps to invite others to collaborate on a playlist.

Manage shared settings for a collaborative playlist

If you’re the owner, you can change access and permissions for individuals or for everyone after you’ve started collaborating on a playlist.

👁 The Manage Collaboration screen in the Music app.

  1. Go to the Music app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap a collaborative playlist, tap 👁 the Manage Collaboration button
    ,     then do any of the following:

Stop collaborating on a playlist with one or more people

If you’re the owner, you can remove people from the playlist or stop collaborating on it altogether.

  1. Go to the Music app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap a collaborative playlist, tap 👁 the Manage Collaboration button
    ,     then do any of the following:

    • Remove one person: Swipe left on the person’s name, then tap Remove.

    • Stop collaborating on a playlist: Tap Stop.

Remove yourself from a collaborative playlist

  1. Go to the Music app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap a collaborative playlist, tap 👁 the Manage Collaboration button
    ,     then tap Leave.

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