How to Turn off Explicit Apple Music on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch

Like many apps and services on Apple’s iOS devices, the controls for censoring Apple Music explicit content aren’t found within the Music app. Instead, song and radio options are controlled by the main Settings app. Here’s how iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad users can block explicit songs on Apple Music.

How to Block Apple Music Explicit Content on Mac and PC

Media marked with the Explicit tag can be blocked in the iTunes app or Music app on computers and, fortunately, the instructions are the same whether you’re using a PC running Windows 10 or a Mac powered by macOS. Here’s how to block explicit songs.

Is There an Apple Music Clean Version?

There’s only one version of the Apple Music streaming service and only one Music app for iOS devices. The songs that are made available to stream via Apple Music can be customized via the methods shown above, however. If you still feel uncomfortable letting young users listen to Apple Music, you can always disable the service and restrict them to only listening to songs downloaded onto the device. There are also a variety of family-friendly podcasts that are perfect for kids to listen to on long trips or when they’re unsupervised. After even more control of what your children consume on their smart devices? There are a number of popular parental control apps that can monitor and restrict almost everything that can be done on smartphones, tablets, and computers.