How to change your Apple Music playlists' cover art

How to change your Apple Music playlists cover art on iPhone and iPad.

Whenever you make a new playlist in Apple Music, it will by default use the cover art from the album that the first song in the playlist is from, or it will have the default music note as its cover. You can, however, change the cover art to a photo from your own collection. Giving your playlists custom cover art not only personalizes your collection, but can also help you identify the playlist you want with just a quick glance. Here's how to change your playlists' cover art on iPhone and iPad:

  1. Open the Music app and select one of your playlists.
  2. How to change your Apple Music playlists cover art on iPhone and iPad.
    How to change your Apple Music playlists cover art on iPhone and iPad.
  3. Tap on edit in the top right corner.
  4. How to change your Apple Music playlists cover art on iPhone and iPad.
  5. Tap on the cover art.
  6. How to use your own photos as cover art for your Apple Music playlists on iPhone and iPad.
  7. Now you can either take a new photo or choose a photo from your photo albums. Once you have the photo you want, tap on it to enlarge it. The part that will show as the cover art will be in a box and the rest of the photo will be darkened. You can drag the photo around to have different areas of it in the box. When you are satisfied, tap "Choose" in the bottom right corner.
  8. How to use your own photos as cover art for your Apple Music playlists on iPhone and iPad.
  9. You will now see your photo as the cover art. Tap Done in the top right.
  10. How to use your own photos as cover art for your Apple Music playlists on iPhone and iPad.
  11. That's all there is to it, now you have your new cover art.
  12. How to use your own photos as cover art for your Apple Music playlists on iPhone and iPad.