How to Add/Find/Remove Favorites on Apple Music

Part 1. What Are Apple Music Favorites?

Apple Music Favorites lets you mark songs, albums, artists, and playlists you love. It's a simple way to keep all your favorite music in one place, making it quicker to find and easier to keep track of.

Apple Music Favorites vs Loved vs Add to Library

You might remember the old "Love" button from iTunes. That used to be the main way to show you liked a song. Favorites goes further.

When you mark a song as a Favorite, it goes into a "Favorites" section in your library and is also added to your library automatically. This makes it easy to find later. The old Love button only marked a song across different places, and it didn't create a Loved Songs playlist automatically unless you set up a Smart Playlist for that. By contrast, Add to Library simply saves a song to your library as a normal track. Favorites does both: it saves your music, creates a Favorites playlist, and marks songs in different sections of Apple Music.

What Happens to Your Loved Songs

Songs you marked as Loved in the past aren't gone because Apple Music still tracks them. Now, you can add new Favorites alongside them, and your collection grows in a more organized way.

If you want to organize Loved songs with your Favorites, your Loved songs may be converted into Favorites with an iOS update. If not, you can create a Smart Playlist first and then add them to Favorites manually. Over time, Favorites becomes a clear, easy-to-access record of your most-loved music.

Part 2. How Apple Music Uses Your Favorites

When you mark something as a Favorite in Apple Music, it does more than just tag the item. Here's how it shapes your experience:

Part 3. How to Add Favorites on Apple Music

Add Songs to Favorites

1. Open the Apple Music app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Find the song you want to favorite in your Library or while browsing.
3. Tap the three dots next to the song, then select Favorite.
4. If the song is playing, you can also open the Now Playing screen and tap the star icon to favorite it instantly.

Add Playlists to Favorites

1. Open Apple Music and go to the playlist you want to mark as a favorite.
2. On the playlist page, tap the three dots and choose Favorite.

Add Albums to Favorites

1. In the Library or while browsing, open the album you want to favorite.
2. Tap the three dots and select Favorite.

Part 4. How to Prevent Favorites from Being Added to Your Library

By default, Apple Music automatically adds your Favorites to your library. If you want more control:

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Scroll down and tap Music.
3. Turn off Add Favorite Songs (and Add Playlist Songs if you like).



4. This way, you can favorite tracks without them automatically appearing in your main library.

Part 5. How to Find Your Apple Music Favorites

Option 1: Favorite Songs Playlist

1. Open Apple Music and go to the Library tab.
2. Tap Playlists.
3. Look for the playlist called Favorite Songs.
4. All your favorite songs are collected here. You can play them straight through or shuffle them.

Option 2: Filter by Favorites in Your Library

• For Songs:

  

  1. Go to Library > Songs.
  2. Tap the filter icon (three lines or "hamburger" menu).
  3. Choose Favorites to show only your favorited songs.
  4. Switch back to All Songs anytime to see your full library.
• For Playlists:
  1. In your Library, go to Playlists.
  2. Tap the filter icon and choose Favorites.
  3. Apple Music will show only the playlists you've marked as favorites.

  

• For Albums:
  1. In your Library, go to Albums.
  2. Tap the filter icon and select Favorites.
  3. Apple Music will display only the albums you've marked.

  

Part 6. How to Manage and Edit Your Apple Music Favorites

Remove Favorites

• From Library or Playlist:
  1. Open your Favorite Songs playlist or navigate to the item.
  2. Tap and hold the song, album, or playlist you want to remove.
  3. Choose Remove from Favorites.
• From Now Playing:
  1. If the song is playing, open the Now Playing screen.
  2. Tap the star icon again to unmark it as a favorite.

Sync Favorites Across Devices

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Settings app.
2. Tap Music.
3. Make sure Sync Library is turned on.
4. With this setting, your Favorites stay updated across all devices signed in with your Apple ID.

Part 7. How to Download Your Apple Music Favorites

Want to keep your Favorites with you even when you're offline? Apple Music makes downloading them easy.

From the Favorites Playlist:

1. Open the Apple Music app and go to your Favorite Songs playlist in the Library.
2. Tap the download button (a cloud with a downward arrow).
3. The whole playlist will download for offline listening.

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