Apple Music profile for a Child

A child account (they are under 13) can't create an Apple Music Profile which means they can't collaborate on playlists or use CarPlay SharePlay. If they are older than 13 (depending on your country) but still can't do this try the following.

Try this specific sequence:

• Sign out of your account on Media and Purchases (Settings > Tap Your Name > Media & Purchases > Sign Out
• Uninstall Apple Music app
• Restart device
• Install Apple Music app
• Sign back into account on Media and Purchases
• Go into Apple Music app

I had tried these but not in this order. Profile now available.

It's especially weird because there is a setting on the privacy restrictions for Apple Music that says "allow music profiles," but nothing seems to happen when I toggle that on.

That’s really annoying. It also now means they can’t participate in collaborative playlists.

I just spent 30 minutes going around and around with Apple support rep who insisted that kids accounts can have a profile. Made me do all this network resetting and nothing worked. So annoying. Turns out it’s because it’s a child’s account.

So I bought the family Apple Music and it’s telling me that either of my kids can listen to music that says cannot connect. I tried everything but you guys were so easily charge me for the family and I’m not able to use it so I don’t understand what’s the issue going on that my kids cannot, use it. They weren’t using it a couple months ago and now they want it and now I can’t have it so what’s the issue going on yours is it because of the age limit? Is that a new thing?

I wonder if I can change my child’s age to 13 to overcome this ridiculous restriction of Apple. I mean what is the point of having an Apple Music “family” subscription if my child cannot collaborate with me her parent on a playlist. I can understand having restrictions on who they collaborate with outside of the family, requiring parent approval. But within the family it should be possible.

Ii had hope to have one family playlist that we all could collaborate on and include tracks we would like to listen on a road trip in the car. But Apple restrictions means it isn’t possible. Maybe I should cancel my family subscription.

i must say Apple always fails when it comes to parent controls, downtime etc…It is like the developers don’t have children or when they tested these settings they never involved real families to confirm if they work in the real world.

i hope they fix it in the next update, but going on past updates it is usually a low priority. I really would appreciate if Apple included developers (ie parents) who have children and involve them with designing the functionality of parental controls or downtime settings. So that they parents can explain how they don’t work or how they impractical. Secondly Apple tests the settings with real families in the real world and fixes any gotchas.

Hi RollingSixes,

If you are having trouble with a child Apple ID account, contact Apple Support directly for assistance to take a look into that account: Get Support.

Take care.

Yes, you can change your child’s age to be 13 to overcome this BUT it may or may not be permanent and not able to be changed back. The documentation on this is unclear. That’s why I chose not to.