Apple announced today that Apple Music subscribers now have access to collaborative playlists with the release of iOS 17.3. As its name suggests, the new feature allows users to collaborate on playlists with friends and family. Users can invite each other to select tracks for a shared playlist. The feature also lets you use emojis to react to specific songs.
The new feature is an easy way to share songs with others in one place. Additionally, it could be used to program the soundtrack for things like parties or game nights. The launch of the new feature comes a few months after Spotify introduced a collaborative playlist feature called “Jam”.
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To get started with the feature, you need to navigate to a playlist and click the new “collaborate” button that appears next to the download icon in the top right corner of your screen. You can then invite people to the playlist. Invited users will receive a message to subscribe to the playlist. Everyone in the playlist has the option to add, delete or rearrange songs.
Collaborative playlists were originally expected to roll out with iOS 17, but Apple earlier famous that was delayed to 2024.
Apple also announced that users can now contribute to what is being played in a car with SharePlay. When users are in the car streaming music through Apple Music, other trusted iPhones will be invited to join the session. Listeners can then control the music from their own devices, even if they don’t have an Apple Music subscription.
The iOS 17.3 release also brings Apple’s new Stolen Device Protection feature, which helps prevent thieves from accessing your information.
To enable Stolen Device Protection, you need to go to your settings and then tap on “Face ID & Passcode”. Then you need to enter your device passcode, tap to enable Stolen Device Protection. The feature must be enabled before the device is lost or stolen for it to work.
