How to Change Playlist Cover on Apple Music
You may want to change the cover of your new gym playlist with a photo of you working out to make it visually appealing and motivating. Maybe you didn’t like the default playlist album cover based on the album art of songs added to the playlist. Either way, in Apple Music, you may change the playlist cover with your photo. And withiOS 17.1, Apple Music suggests ready-made covers for your playlists as well. Here’s how to change the playlist cover on Apple Music.
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Change Playlist Cover on iPhone
You can not only add any image to the playlist cover on Apple Music but with the new iOS17.1 update, you can also add new pre-designed covers to your playlist on iPhone. Here’s how to do that.
1.Open the playlist that you want to edit the cover photo for. Tap on themetaballs menu (three horizontal dots)and selectEdit.
2.Now just swipe through the pre-designed cover options and stop at the cover you find perfect for the playlist. Then, simply tapDoneon the top right to save it.
3.If you want to use a picture of your own, tap on theCamera iconand select one of the three options:
4.After selecting the photo, adjust the image and tap onUse Photoif you have taken a photo orChooseif you selected an existing image from your iPhone. Then tap onDone.
Note:Pre-designed playlist covers on Apple Music are released with iOS 17.1, So verify youriPhone is updated to the latest version of the iOS.
Pro Tip:With Apple Music feature that was recently introduced is the ability toenable/disable animated album art.
Change Playlist Cover on Android
Apple Music on Android does not have the option to use pre-designed covers for playlists for now. However, you can still change the cover with any image available on your phone. Here’s how.
1.Open the playlist in the Apple Music app, tap on thekebab menu (three vertical dots), and selectEdit Playlist.
2.Now tap on theCamera iconand select the option to add an image. you may either take a photo or choose a photo from your gallery.
3.Once selected, adjust the image and tap on thetick mark iconon the top left. Now you will get a preview of the playlist cover, tap on thetick mark iconon the top left to save it.
Pro Tip:Are you confused about any icon on the Apple Music? Worry not, we have explained themeaning of each icon and symbol in Apple Music and what they do.
Change Playlist Cover on Mac
Apple Music on Mac didn’t get the ability to add pre-designed playlist covers like on iPhone but it offers several stock images to use as playlist covers.
1.In the playlist on your Apple Music, double-click on thealbum coverand select the option to add a cover photo.
2.Here,Defaultswill let you add stock images, and selectingOtherwill give you the option to add any image available on your Mac. WhileRecentswill show the history of your playlist cover.
3.To add any image from your Mac, click onOther, select the image, and then click onOpen.
4.Once added you can adjust the image by zooming and dragging and if you find it perfect for your playlist cover, click onDone.
Tip:Do you know about thenew animated album art on Apple Music?
Change Playlist Cover on Windows
Just like Apple Music on Android, you only get the option to add images from your Windows PC for a playlist cover.
1.In the playlist, right-click anywhere on the blank space above the list of songs and selectAdd Custom Artwork.
2.Select any image from your computer and click onOpenor double left-click on the selected image. The playlist cover will be replaced with your selected image.
Playlist Artistry
By changing the cover, you can visually represent the playlist’s content, making it instantly recognizable and reflective of your personality. Plus, it’s a great way to make your experience more enjoyable and unique to your style.
Ritesh Rawat
Ritesh belongs to “Devbhoomi”, the land of gods. He writes articles around tech and simplifies tech concepts for all. For him Apple Devices are the best, Messi is the GOAT and Uttarakhand means peace.
