Add music to iPad and listen offline

In the Music app , Apple Music subscribers can add and download songs and videos. Music you add to iPad can be streamed when you have an Internet connection. To play music when you’re not connected to the Internet, you must first download it.

Add music from Apple Music to your library

Do any of the following:

Touch and hold a song, album, playlist, or video, then tap Add to Library.
When viewing the contents of an album or playlist, tap Add to add the album or playlist, or tap to add individual songs.
On the Now Playing screen, tap , then tap Add to Library.

To delete music from the library, touch and hold the song, album, playlist, or music video, then tap Delete from Library.

Music you add to your iPad is also added to other devices where you’re signed in to the iTunes Store and App Store using the same Apple ID and have iCloud Music Library turned on (go to Settings , then tap Music).

Add music to a playlist

Touch and hold an album, playlist, song, or music video.
Tap Add to a Playlist, then choose a playlist.

Download music from Apple Music to your iPad

Download a song, album or playlist: Tap after adding music.
Note: You must turn on Sync Library to download music from Apple Music to your library (go to Settings > Music, then turn on Sync Library).
Always download music: Go to Settings > Music, then turn on Automatic Downloads.
Songs you add are automatically downloaded to iPad.
See download progress: In the Library menu, tap Downloaded Music, then tap Downloading.

Manage storage space

Free up music storage: If iPad is low on storage space, you can automatically remove downloaded music that you haven’t played in a while. Go to Settings > Music > Optimize Storage.
Remove music and videos stored on iPad: Touch and hold a song, album, playlist, music video, TV show, or movie that you’ve downloaded. Tap Remove, then tap Remove Downloads.
The item is removed from iPad, but not from iCloud Music Library.
Remove all songs or certain artists from iPad: Go to Settings > Music > Downloaded Music, tap Edit, then tap next to All Songs or the artists whose music you want to delete.

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iPad User Guide

Add music to iPad and listen offline

Add music from Apple Music to your library

Add music to a playlist

Download music from Apple Music to your iPad

Manage storage space