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APRIL 2020 | MACFORMAT | 53

HOW TO Create and manage playlists

1

Open Playlists

In Music, go to the Library tab where you

should see Playlists along with Albums, Songs,

Genres, etc. If you don’t, tap Edit in the top

right corner, and select the Playlists option.

Then tap on Playlists to open it.

2

Create a playlist

Once you have opened the Playlists

option, tap the New Playlist option at the top.

This will open up an interface where you can

name your playlist, add a cover image, a

playlist description and some songs.

3

Add music

Tap the Add Music button, this will allow

you to browse your library, recommended

music (For You) and the Apple Music catalogue

(Browse). Simply tap the red ‘+’ button on the

right side to add a song to your playlist.

4

Add while listening

If you’re listening to a song and want to

add it to a playlist, tap the More (...) button.

From the menu, tap the ‘Add to a Playlist’

option. You can now add this song to an

existing playlist, or create a new one.

5

Add Apple Music playlists

If you want to add an Apple Music playlist

to your library, tap and open the playlist. At

the top, you should see a large red ‘+ Add’

button. Tapping this will automatically add the

entire playlist to your collection.

6

Share playlists

You can share your playlists with friends,

although they’ll also need an Apple Music

subscription. Tap the red More button (...),

followed by the Share icon. Select AirDrop or

one of your other installed apps.

Genius tip!

You can hide your

playlists from your

Apple Music profile by

tapping the Edit button

inside a playlist.

Genius tip!

You can tell Siri to

“shuffle” any of your

playlists to enjoy

hearing your songs

in a random order.