With an Apple Music family subscription, you can add up to 5 family members to your subscription. This post from MiniTool will show you how to share your Apple Music subscription with your family.

About Apple Music Family Subscription

Apple Music family subscription is a cheaper alternative to individual plans. With Apple Music family sharing, you and up to 5 family members to enjoy millions of songs. Each member will get a personal music library and personalized music recommendations based on their tastes.

How much is an Apple Music family subscription plan? The family plan costs $14.99 per month.

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How to Add Family to Your Apple Music Subscription?

To add family members, firstly, you should set up Family Sharing on your device. Next, invite them to join your family group. After you subscribe to the family plan, everyone in your family group will access Apple Music. Below are detailed steps.

How to Set a Family Group?

On iOS devices:

  1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
  2. Click on your name.
  3. Tap Family Sharing and select Set Up Your Family.
  4. Follow the onscreen prompts to set up Family Sharing.

On Mac:

  1. Click the Apple menu and choose System Preferences.
  2. Click Family Sharing.
  3. Confirm the Apple ID you want to use and select Share My Purchases.
  4. Follow onscreen instructions to complete.

If you’ve already set up Family Sharing, every member in your family group will automatically have access to Apple Music after you subscribe. 

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How to Invite People to Join Your Family Group?

On iOS devices:

  1. Go to the Settings app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
  2. Click your name and choose Family Sharing.
  3. Click the Add Member and Invite People or Create an Account for a Child.
  4. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the operation.

On Mac:

  1. Click the Apple menu and choose System Preferences.
  2. Click Family Sharing and then select Add Family Member.
  3. Follow onscreen instructions.

How to Join a Family Group?

The above steps tell you how to create a family group and invite people as an organizer. Here’s how to accept the invitation to join a family group.

On iOS devices:

  1. Go to the Settings app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
  2. Click your name and Invitations.
  3. Follow onscreen instructions to accept an invitation.

On Mac:

  1. Click the Apple menu and choose System Preferences.
  2. Click Family Sharing.
  3. Follow onscreen instructions to accept an invitation.

If you’ve already subscribed to the Apple Music family plan, now your family member can access Apple Music. If not, try the following steps to subscribe.

  1. Open the Apple Music app on your device.
  2. Click on Listen Now or For You
  3. Click the trial offer and choose Family.
  4. Tap Start Trial and sign in with your Apple ID.
  5. Confirm your billing information and choose a payment method. Tap Join.

How to Add Family to Apple Music on Android?

On your Android device, you can also use Family Sharing in the Apple Music app to share a family subscription with family members.

Step 1. Open the Apple Music app on your Android device.

Step 2. Click Listen Now and tap the More button, three dots.

Step 3. Click Account and choose Upgrade to Family.

Step 4. Select Family plan and click Join Apple Music, and follow onscreen instructions.

Step 5. To invite people to join your group, open the Apple Music app, click the More button > Account > Manage Family > Add Family Member, enter a name or email address, and click Send.

Step 6. Your family member should open the email invitation to join Family Sharing.

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Conclusion

An Apple Music family subscription spends less money than individual plans. Now, you can follow the above steps to use Family Sharing to share your Apple Music family subscription with other members.

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Cora works as an editor at MiniTool for many years, writing articles about video editing, video conversion, and screen recording. She also writes articles about Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, and Twitter. During her spare time, Cora loves reading, traveling, and watching movies.