{"id":265,"date":"2024-11-03T00:44:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T00:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/a.flowindsurfing.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/11\/how-to-favourite-a-song-in-apple-music\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T11:39:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T11:39:37","slug":"how-to-favourite-a-song-in-apple-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/03\/how-to-favourite-a-song-in-apple-music\/","title":{"rendered":"How to favourite a song in Apple Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-content cf entry-content content-spacious\">\n<p><strong>Apple Music has been improving a lot over the past few years, with new features and UI tweaks added with each iOS update.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the latest features is the ability to favourite a song. This method of saving songs isn\u2019t completely new, but it is slightly different to how Apple Music has worked before. Whenever you favourite a song, it\u2019ll be added to your Music library so this is a great way of ensuring all your top songs are always easily at hand.<\/p>\n<p>Below we\u2019ll go through all the steps needed to favourite a song. We\u2019re using an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/reviews\/apple-iphone-15\">iPhone 15<\/a> here, but the process is very much the same for any iOS 17.1 device even the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/best\/best-ipad-3613843\">iPad range<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-youll-need-\"><strong>What you\u2019ll need:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An iOS device running iOS 17.1<\/li>\n<li>An Apple Music subscription<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-short-version\"><strong>The Short Version\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unlock the phone<\/li>\n<li>Open Music<\/li>\n<li>Find a song<\/li>\n<li>Tap the Star icon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"phoenix-deals-block\">\n<div class=\"phoenix-deals-block__container\">\n<div class=\"phoenix-deals-block__image__container\">\n            <img class=\"lazy lazy-hidden\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/a3-lazy-load\/assets\/images\/lazy_placeholder.gif\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/Apple-iPhone-15-Pro-scaled-450x253.jpg\" alt=\"Apple iPhone 15 Pro\"><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"phoenix-deals-block__content\">\n<h4 class=\"phoenix-deals-block__heading\">\n                <span class=\"phoenix-deals-block__heading__start\">iPhone 15 Pro deal nabs you a \u00a320 gift card<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/h4>\n<p class=\"phoenix-deals-block__description\">\n<div class=\"phoenix-deals-block__prices\">\n<div class=\"phoenix-deals-block__prices__inner\">\n<div class=\"vendor\">Mobles UK<\/div>\n<div class=\"phoenix-deals-block__prices__inner__prices\">\n<div class=\"price-after\">\n                                <span class=\"text\">now<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"number\">\u00a339.99<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                            <a href=\"https:\/\/rewards.giftcloud.com\/uk\/capture\/Mobilescouk\/13796?anprgid=REPLACEWITHPUBLISHERTRACKING\" class=\"view-deal-button__container\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">View Deal                    <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"block block-mobile-ad block-mobile-ad-double\" style=\"height: 620px\">\n<div class=\"ad-label\" style=\"height: 20px\">\n        Advertisement    <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-inner\" id=\"ad_mobile-in-article_1\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"block video-player\"><\/section>\n<div class=\"schema-how-to wp-block-yoast-how-to-block\">\n<ol class=\"schema-how-to-steps \">\n<li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1652366671952\">\n<div class=\"steps\">\n<h3 class=\"step-name\">Step  1.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Unlock your iPhone<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">To begin, unlock the iPhone (or any other iOS device running iOS 17.1). This feature was added in the first big update to iOS 17 so this won\u2019t work on any other version of iOS.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1698831647738\">\n<div class=\"steps\">\n<h3 class=\"step-name\">Step  2.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Open the Music app<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Navigate to the Music app on the iOS device.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1698831648321\">\n<div class=\"steps\">\n<h3 class=\"step-name\">Step  3.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Find a song<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Next, find a song you want to favourite and play it.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1698831648829\">\n<div class=\"steps\">\n<h3 class=\"step-name\">Step  4.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Tap the Star icon<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Once the song is playing, you\u2019ll see a Star icon on the Now Playing screen. Tap this to favourite the song.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-keystone-faqs\">\n<h2 class=\"faqs-title wp-block-heading\" id=\"troubleshooting\">Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block faqs-content\">\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1652366640796\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Is there a playlist dedicated to favourite songs?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">As of iOS 17.1 there isn\u2019t a playlist where these songs go. However, if the early betas are anything to go by then this will become a feature with iOS 17.2.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1698832594806\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Is there another way to favourite songs?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">If you\u2019ve got a song playing, you can tap the Star icon on the Lock Screen Now Playing widget.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"review-specs\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple Music has been improving a lot over the past few years, with new features and UI tweaks added with each iOS update. One of the latest features is the ability to favourite a song. This method of saving songs isn\u2019t completely new, but it is slightly different to how Apple Music has worked before. 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