How to Allow or Turn off Explicit Content on Apple Music

Quick Tips

• On iPhone: Go to Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions. Enable Content & Privacy Restrictions > tap Content Restrictions > Music, Podcasts, News, Fitness, and select Clean or Explicit. 
• On Android: Open Apple Music > tap on the three-dot icon at the top-right > Settings > Content Restrictions. Set a passcode, turn on Enable Content Restrictions, and choose your preferred option.

Enable or Disable Explicit Songs on Apple Music

On iPhone

The content restrictions module controls Apple Music’s explicit content, which now resides inside the Screen Time setting.

Step 1: Open the Settings app and tap on Screen Time.

Step 2: Tap on Content & Privacy Restrictions > enable the toggle for Content & Privacy Restrictions > tap Content Restrictions.

Step 3: Tap on Music, Podcasts, News, Fitness. Now, select the music style of your preference.

• Explicit: Removes content restrictions.
• Clean: Filters out explicit songs from your Apple Music library.

Also Read: How to make a shared playlist on Apple Music on iPhone

On Android

Step 1: Open the Apple Music app on your Android device and tap on the three dots at the top-right corner. Select Settings from the options.

Step 2: Tap on Content Restrictions. You must set a passcode for these settings.

Step 3: Now, turn on the toggle for Enable Content Restrictions. Enable or disable the toggle for Music to show/block explicit content.

Also Read: How to fix Apple Music not working on Android

On Mac

Step 1: Open System Settings > select Screen Time from the left sidebar > click on Content & Privacy.

Step 2: Enable the toggle for Content & Privacy and select Store Restrictions.

Step 3: In the new pop-up window, disable the toggle for Allow Explicit Music, Podcasts, and News. Alternatively, if you wish to filter out explicit music, you can toggle it off.

On Windows

Step 1: Click on the three-dot icon for Apple Music. From the drop-down menu, click on Settings.

Step 2: Now, click on Restrictions. This will open up the restrictions settings.

Step 3: Inside the Restrictions settings, select Content Restrictions to expand it. Select whether to allow or block Explicit Music by checking or unchecking the toggle, respectively.

On Web Player

Step 1: Click on the Profile icon at the top-right corner. From the options that appear, select Settings.

Step 2: On the Account Settings page, scroll down to the Parental Controls section. Click on the drop-down box below Music. Select the setting you prefer between Clean and Explicit.

Similar to the Android app, you need to set a 4-digit passcode. Ensure to remember this passcode since you’ll need it each time you wish to change the restriction setting.