Change your Account Settings in Music on Mac (2024)

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Table of Contents

Apple Music User Guide

Welcome
Sign in to Music
- Build your music library
- - Subscribe to Apple Music
  - Share Apple Music with Family Sharing
  - Mark items as favorites
  - Add and download music
  - Access your music library on all your devices
  - - Create an Apple Music profile
    - Share music with friends
    - See what friends are listening to
  - Allow apps to access Apple Music
- - Intro to the iTunes Store
  - Buy or download music
  - Create a wish list
  - Download previous purchases
- - - Import songs from CDs
    - Choose import settings
    - If song information doesn’t appear
  - - Import items already on your computer
    - Import from other computers using Home Sharing
  - Import songs from the internet
  - Connect your device to your Mac
  - Use multiple libraries
- - Search for music
  - Use the column browser
  - Use filters
- - Play songs from your library
  - Stream recommended songs
  - Listen to lossless audio
  - Listen to Spatial Audio
  - Play Apple Music radio
  - Listen to music together using SharePlay
  - Listen to an internet broadcast
  - Play CDs
- Adjust the volume
- - Shuffle or repeat songs
  - Queue up your songs
  - Sort songs
  - Fade between songs
  - Prevent a song from playing
  - Tell Apple Music what you like
  - Adjust the sound quality
- Use Music MiniPlayer
- Set up the iTunes Remote app
- Problems playing music or audio
- Intro to playlists
- Create, edit, and delete playlists
- Create, edit, and delete Smart Playlists
- Use Genius
- - Collaborate on a playlist
  - Join a collaborative playlist
  - Add a reaction to a collaborative playlist
- See which playlists a song is in
- Organize playlists in folders
- Save a copy of your playlists
- From a shared library
- From Messages, Mail, and more
- - Intro to burning CDs and DVDs
  - Create your own CDs and DVDs
  - Problems burning a disc
- View and enter lyrics
- Change song and CD information
- Add artwork
- Rate songs and other items
- Find duplicate items
- Delete items
- - Change where music files are stored
  - Convert music file formats
- Change Music settings
- Change Account Settings
- Customize the Music window
- Turn on visual effects
- Manage notifications
- Restrict access
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Symbols used in Music
Copyright

Change your account information

In the Music app on your Mac, sign in with your Apple ID if you’re not already signed in.
Choose Account> Account Settings.
See Also
Customize the Music window on Mac
Make your changes (details below), then click Done.
Your changes take effect immediately, and apply to all apps in which you use your Apple ID.

Browse through the options below to customize your settings.

Apple ID Summary

Option			See the Apple Support article
Apple ID			Change your Apple ID Change your Apple ID password
Family Sharing (available when you’re part of a Family Sharing group)			Set up Family Sharing If you can’t find your family’s shared apps and content
Payment Information			Add a payment method to your Apple ID Remove a payment method from your Apple ID
Billing Address			If you need to change or update your Apple ID payment method
Country/Region			Change your Apple ID country or region
Computer Authorizations			Authorize or deauthorize your computer for Apple ID purchases

Downloads and Purchases

Option	See the Apple Support article
Manage Devices (available when you have more than one device signed in with the same Apple ID)	View and remove your devices that are associated with Apple ID purchases
Hidden Purchases	Hide and unhide music, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, and books

Option

See the Apple Support article

Manage Devices

(available when you have more than one device signed in with the same Apple ID)

View and remove your devices that are associated with Apple ID purchases

Hidden Purchases

Hide and unhide music, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, and books

Purchase History

Option	See the Apple Support article
Most Recent Purchases (available when you’ve made purchases from the App Store or the iTunes Store)	View your purchase history for the App Store and other Apple media services How apps, content, and subscriptions from Apple are billed Note: If your purchase history seems incorrect, or you believe you’ve been charged for an item you didn’t buy, visit the Billing and Subscriptions website.

Option

See the Apple Support article

Most Recent Purchases

(available when you’ve made purchases from the App Store or the iTunes Store)

View your purchase history for the App Store and other Apple media services
How apps, content, and subscriptions from Apple are billed

Note: If your purchase history seems incorrect, or you believe you’ve been charged for an item you didn’t buy, visit the Billing and Subscriptions website.

Apple Account

Option			See the Apple Support article
Add money to your account			Add money to your Apple Account balance

Account Access

Option			Do the following
Apple Music			Click Manage on the right, follow the onscreen instructions, then click Done.

Settings

Option			Do the following
Nickname			Click Create Nickname or Edit Nickname on the right, follow the onscreen instructions, then click Submit.
Alert Me			Click Manage on the right, select the options you want (or deselect the ones you don’t), then click Save Changes.
Personalized Recommendations			Click Manage on the right, select to show (or deselect to hide) personalized recommendations, then click Save Changes.
Allow Friends to Find You			Click Enable or Disable.
Subscriptions			See the Apple Support article If you want to cancel a subscription from Apple.
Pre-orders			See the Apple Support article View or cancel pre-orders for apps, movies, music, or books.
Reset all warnings for buying and downloading			Click the Reset button at the bottom of the Account Information page.

See alsoApple Support article: Gift apps, media, and more from AppleApple Support article: Check your gift card balance

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