How to Change Your Profile Picture, Name, and Nickname in Apple Music

Summary

On Apple Music, there are other methods to discover new tracks, albums, and musicians; however, using an algorithm isn’t the most effective one. Friends are a terrific source for suggestions on music and other audio stuff.

Your whole Apple Music profile is viewable and searchable when you follow your friends and they follow you.

Additionally, you are not restricted to only following pals on Apple Music. Anyone whose name appears on the app is someone you may follow and be followed by. Choosing your profile name is a crucial aspect of using Apple Music, regardless of whether you want to be more difficult to locate or simpler to find.

The editing of an Apple Music profile on iPhones and iPads running iOS 11 or later is described in this article.

How to Update Your Apple Music Profile

The majority of Apple Music’s sites allow you to see and access your profile. To configure and adjust it, adhere to these procedures.

Select Listen Now from the bottom of the screen after opening the Music app.
At the top of the screen, tap the Account button. It’s a circle around the silhouette of a head.
Choose to View What Your Friends Are Listening To.
Click “Get Started.”
To snap a profile image or choose one from your Photos app, tap the camera icon.
To change your name or nickname, click the edit button and enter a new name. You may abbreviate it to only your first name or whatever nickname you like if you don’t want your whole name to show. Your name may appear on the official “@nickname” or it may not.
To proceed, tap Continue to Find Contacts.not: Spaces are not allowed in the nickname, but you may substitute an underscore for a space.
The contacts that are presently sharing their information on Apple Music are shown on the next page, along with those that use the service but do not have profiles.
To share music with your friends and see theirs, press the Follow button next to their names. Alternatively, hit Invite to request that additional contacts create their own accounts.
To proceed, tap Next.
The privacy settings are on the following screen. You may choose to follow everyone or simply those that you approve by tapping. Additionally, you may customize when Apple Music shows you in other people’s content or sends you suggestions based on your friends by using the lower switches.
To proceed, tap Next.
The next page allows you to share playlists you’ve made on Apple Music with your contacts.
Click on Next.
Lastly, you have the option to choose whether you want to be notified when your favorite artists release new music or when you get new followers.
To complete your profile, tap Done.
Later on in Apple Music, you may modify your name, nickname, or profile image by hitting your icon or picture, choosing View Profile, and then clicking the Edit button to bring up the Edit Profile page where you can make the necessary adjustments.
If you choose not to sign up and are unsure how to activate your free three-month trial, please refer to our comprehensive guide on creating an Apple Music account.

What Happened to Apple Music Connect?

A social component called Connect was there when Apple Music first launched, allowing fans and their favorite musicians to communicate. Users may do this by making a personalized profile, akin to a social network account, which would allow others to see who they were chatting with and help their friends locate them.

At the end of 2018, Apple eliminated Connect from Apple Music, but the social component is still there, allowing you to see what your friends are listening to and discover new music for your own collection.