What is Apple Music Family, how much does it cost, what does it offer?

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(Pocket-lint) – Apple Music is a music streaming service launched by Apple in 2015. The service competes with Spotify, YouTube Music and Amazon Music Unlimited, giving users access to millions of songs and a wealth of features, depending on their subscription.

Apple offers four paid subscription options, including the Apple Music Family subscription. There’s also an individual monthly subscription, an individual annual subscription and a student subscription, plus an option for Android device users.

This feature focuses on the Apple Music Family subscription, detailing everything you need to know, from how much it costs to what it offers and where it’s available.

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Apple Music Family plan: how much does it cost?

The Apple Music Family plan costs $14.99/month in the US or £14.99/month in the UK and includes access to Apple Music for up to six users, as does the Amazon Music Unlimited plan. It is slightly cheaper than the Spotify Premium for Family plan after Spotify increased its prices.

To use an Apple Music Family subscription with other family members, you must set up Family Sharing using a supported device. If you set up Family Sharing, you’ll automatically become the family organizer.

Apple Music is also part of the Apple One subscription package for Apple Services. The Apple One Family tier gets you and five family members Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and 200GB of iCloud storage for $19.95/month in the US or $19.95 in the UK . There’s also the Apple One Premier tier which costs $29.95/month in the US and £29.95/month in the UK, and includes Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, plus News+, 2TB of iCloud storage and Fitness+ for you and five family members.

Apple Music Family Plan: what does it include?

The Apple Music Family plan not only offers access to up to six users, but each of those users will have their own individual account, allowing them to stream ad-free music and videos, access over 70 million songs, and to their iTunes library, listen online or offline and download 100,000 songs to their library.

Family plan users will also have access on their devices, while being able to see what their friends are listening to and have access to live and on-demand Apple Music 1 radio broadcasts.

They can choose what and when they share it with other Family plan members, or decide not to share at all, and they’ll also be able to share iTunes purchases if they’ve set up iCloud Family sharing.

Apple Music Family Plan: where is it available?

The Apple Music Family plan is available worldwide, including the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. You can see if the Apple Music Family plan is available in your country by going here.

Apple Music Family Plan: how to sign up?

You can subscribe to the Apple Music Family plan from an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, PC or Android device. If you already have an Apple Music Individual or Student subscription, you can upgrade to a Family subscription. Following the steps on Apple’s support page here will help you manage your subscription options.

If someone already has Apple Music as an individual or student, that subscription renewal is automatically canceled when they join a Family plan.

If you’re signing up for Apple Music from scratch, you’ll find detailed instructions on setting up a Family plan for Mac or PC on this Apple Support page.

We’ve detailed how to get the Apple Music Family plan on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch below. Scroll down a bit to find out how to sign up for the Apple Music Family plan on an Android device.

Setting up the Apple Music family on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:

1. Open the Apple Music app
2. If you don’t see an Apple Music screen, tap “For You” at the bottom of the screen
3. If you’re joining Apple Music for the first time or have used a trial before, tap the trial offer
4. If you’re currently subscribed to Apple Music, tap “Sign In,” then switch to a family subscription.
5. Tap the Family option, then “Start Trial”.
6. If prompted, sign in with the Apple ID and password you use with the iTunes Store.
7. You may be prompted to validate your billing information, but you won’t be charged the full monthly price until after the trial ends.
8. Add a valid payment method and press “Sign up”.
9. If prompted, accept the terms and conditions.
10. Choose the genres and artists you like. You can also see what your friends are listening to and receive notifications when artists post new music.

Family members already set up in Family Sharing will automatically have access to Apple Music by following the steps above. If you don’t have access, ask the family organizer to invite you to join Family Sharing.

Setting up Apple Music family on Android device:

1. Download the Apple Music app from Google Play.
2. Open the Apple Music app. If you don’t see an Apple Music screen, tap the three vertical dots, then tap “For You”.
3. If you’re joining Apple Music for the first time or have used a trial before, tap on the trial offer.
4. If you’re currently subscribed to Apple Music, tap “Sign In,” then switch to a family subscription.
5. Tap the Family option, then tap Start Trial.
6. If prompted, sign in with the Apple ID and password you use with the iTunes Store. If you don’t have an Apple ID, click “Create a new Apple ID”.
7. You may be prompted to validate your billing information, but you won’t be charged the full monthly price until after the trial ends.
8. Add a valid payment method and press “Sign up”.
9. If prompted, accept the terms and conditions.
10. Choose the genres and artists you like. You can also see what your friends are listening to and receive notifications when artists post new music.

To turn on iCloud Family Sharing: Tap the three vertical dots > Account Settings > Manage Membership > Manage Family.

Written by Britta O’Boyle.