How to see what friends are listening to in Music on iPad

On iPad, after you create an Apple Music profile, you can find and follow friends to see what they’re listening to.

To choose who to share music with, Music first needs access to your contacts, and it can recommend new friends to you. You can also let friends find you by your Apple Account, and follow friends who are in your contacts list and use Apple Music.

Here’s how to see what friends are listening to in Music on iPad.

Choose how to find friends

To choose which friends to share music with, you first need to allow Music to access your contacts.

Open the Music app on your iPad.
Tap the Show Sidebar button. Then tap your name at the bottom of the sidebar.
Do any of the following:
- Allow Apple Music access to your contacts: Select the Contacts on Apple Music option so Apple Music can access your contacts and recommend new friends to you periodically.
- Allow friends to find you by Apple Account: Select the Allow Finding by Apple Account option and friends who have your Apple Account information can see you as a recommended friend.

Follow friends

You can follow people in several ways:

Add friends when you set up a profile.
After you set up your profile, swipe to the bottom of the profile screen, tap Follow More Friends, then tap Follow next to those you want to follow.

You can follow friends who are in your contacts list and who use Apple Music.
On the profile screen, touch and hold a profile picture, then tap Follow.
Tap Search, enter a friend’s name, tap it in the results, then tap Follow.

Note: You can only find friends who have an Apple Music profile using Search. Additionally, you must be 13 years or older to view Apple Music profiles. (Age restrictions vary by region.)

To see the people you’re following and those who follow you, open the profile screen, then swipe up.

When you see a lock on a profile picture, you’ll need to ask that person to follow them. If they accept your request, the person’s shared playlists and the music they’re listening to appear.

See what your friends are listening to

Open the Music app on your iPad.
Tap Home in the sidebar, then do any of the following:
- See what your friends are listening to: Scroll down to Friends Are Listening To and then tap an item to play it.
- Listen to a mix of songs your friends are listening to: Swipe left on Made For You. Then tap Friends Mix.
- See what a follower or person you follow is listening to: Tap the Show Sidebar button, tap your name at the bottom of the sidebar, and then tap Music Profile. Tap a person’s profile picture to see shared playlists and music they’re listening to. You also see their followers and the people they follow.

Stop following friends

Stop following a friend, and you’ll no longer see what they’re listening to.

Open the Music app on your iPad.
Tap the Show Sidebar button. Then tap your name at the bottom of the sidebar.
Tap Music Profile and touch and hold the profile picture of a person you follow. Tap Unfollow.