Neil Hughes
The new Connect feature in Apple Music allows fans to engage with artists in a more direct and personal way. But those who aren't interested in the social feature can remove it from the iOS 8.4 Music app entirely — Â here's how to do it.
By default, Connect is a new parent menu in the Music app in iOS 8.4. But removing it brings back the Playlists parent menu, which may be a superior option for some users.
To get rid of Connect, open the iOS Settings app, choose General, then Restrictions. If you haven't enabled Restrictions on your iPhone or iPad, you can do so by creating a new 4-digit pin code.
After Restrictions are enabled, uncheck Apple Music Connect. This will instantly remove the Connect menu from the Music app.
Users who do not subscribe to the paid Apple Music service can also hide it by disabling Show Apple Music under the Music menu in Settings.
Minimalists looking for an especially clean and simple Music interface can disable both Apple Music and Connect, resulting in just three parent menu items in the iOS 8.4 Music app: My Music, Playlists, and Radio.
For more, see, AppleInsider's other Apple Music tips:
Everything you need to know about Apple Music, Connect, Beats 1 radio, and more
How to sign up for (and cancel) an Apple Music streaming subscription
How to hide the Apple Music subscription service & get back Playlists parent menu in iOS 8.4
How to follow and get updates from your favorite artists in Apple Music Connect
How to save Apple Music songs, albums & playlists for offline listening
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32 Comments
What a much simpler interface with Apple Music and Connect turned off.
I predict Connect is going to be a very healthy platform. There's already posts with 15K favorites and 2K comments, not bad for a social network that has JUST launched on a limited set of devices.
Now how do I remove iTunes Match from Apple Music?? Tried using Match once before and it totally screwed up my entire library.
[quote name="Slurpy" url="/t/187044/how-to-remove-connect-from-apple-music-in-ios-8-4#post_2743491"]I predict Connect is going to be a very healthy platform. There's already posts with 15K favorites and 2K comments, not bad for a social network that has JUST launched on a limited set of devices.[/quote] Actually I think Apple Music is going to do exceptionally well. Beats 1 is already taking the world by storm.
Yup. Beats1 was mocked quite a bit, but looks like it's going to be massively popular, and I'm sure it is already.