{"id":259,"date":"2025-05-19T11:13:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T11:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/a.flowindsurfing.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/11\/how-to-collaborate-on-a-playlist-in-apple-music\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T11:39:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T11:39:37","slug":"how-to-collaborate-on-a-playlist-in-apple-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/19\/how-to-collaborate-on-a-playlist-in-apple-music\/","title":{"rendered":"How to collaborate on a playlist in Apple Music"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Allowing your mates to collaborate on Apple Music playlists you have crafted has long been a feature many users of the service have been calling for, with iOS 17.3 and an update to the Music app it has become a reality. Here\u2019s how to get it going.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This new collaborative feature in Apple Music<\/a> allows anyone with a link or a scan of a QR code to add and tweak a playlist by adding or removing songs and using emojis to react to specific songs. It\u2019s a neat feature and something that\u2019s been missing from the Spotify rival for a while now.<\/p>\n

If you want to start with collaborative playlists on Apple Music, we\u2019ve outlined the steps below.<\/p>\n

What you\u2019ll need:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • An iOS device running iOS 17.3<\/li>\n
  • An Apple Music subscription<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The Short Version\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    • Open Apple Music<\/li>\n
    • Head to Library<\/li>\n
    • Tap Playlists<\/li>\n
    • Select a Playlist<\/li>\n
    • Tap the Collaborate icon<\/li>\n
    • Share the link<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        Step 1.<\/h3>\n

        Open Apple Music<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

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        To begin, open up the Apple Music app on your iOS device running iOS 17.3. You will need to be subscribed to Apple Music for this to function.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Step 2.<\/h3>\n

        Head to Library<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

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        Once you\u2019ve opened Apple Music, tap the Library icon in the bottom row.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Step 3.<\/h3>\n

        Tap Playlists<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

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        Next, tap the Playlist option. You can see the icon in the image attached to this step.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Step 4.<\/h3>\n

        Select a Playlist<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

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        Now, you\u2019ll want to choose a playlist you want to share and allow others to collaborate on. This can either be an existing playlist you\u2019ve created or one you\u2019ve created specifically to share. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Step 5.<\/h3>\n

        Tap the Collaborate icon<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

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        Once you\u2019ve found the perfect playlist tap the collaborate icon in the top right corner. The icon looks like a person with a \u2018+\u2019 sign next to it and is positioned next to the download icon.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Step 6.<\/h3>\n

        Share the link<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

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        You\u2019ll now get a pop-up menu that lets you copy a link to the playlist that can be shared with others, a QR code generator and the ability to choose between allowing anyone to access it or only approved people. Send the link to whoever you want and collaborate.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

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        Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n
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        Can you collaborate on playlists made by Apple?<\/strong> <\/p>\n

        No, this only works on playlists you\u2019ve created yourself.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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        Allowing your mates to collaborate on Apple Music playlists you have crafted has long been a feature many users of the service have been calling for, with iOS 17.3 and an update to the Music app it has become a reality. Here\u2019s how to get it going. This new collaborative feature in Apple Music allows […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":312,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259\/revisions\/312"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}