How to Play Apple Music on Peloton Bike/Peloton Tread

How to Connect Apple Music to Peloton for Syncing Songs [Official Integration]

Let's start with what Peloton does support out of the box: the Track Love feature. If an instructor plays an absolute banger during a ride, you don't need to Shazam it. You can heart the track on your screen, and Peloton will automatically toss it into a custom Apple Music playlist. Later, you can listen to Peloton music on your Apple Music app directly.

How to Connect Peloton to Apple Music:

Step 1. On your Peloton touchscreen, tap your Profile Avatar in the bottom-left corner and hit Settings.

Step 2. Tap Music on the left menu, then select Connect next to Apple Music.

Step 3. Log in with your Apple Account and authorize the connection.

Step 4. Go back to the Music section and tap on the heart icon next to the song to save your favorite songs in the playlist automatically.

Step 5. Open your Apple Music app on your phone, head to Library > Playlists, and you'll find a freshly generated playlist named "My Peloton Music by [Your Username]".

I noticed that songs favorited during a ride usually synced to my iPhone within 10 to 15 seconds. If you ever delete a track from this auto-generated playlist on your phone, don't worry, it won't mess up your Peloton ride history on the bike!

How to Play Your Own Apple Music on Peloton Bike

What if you're doing a custom "Just Ride" manual workout and want your own Apple Music tracks blasting through the bike's speakers? Since Peloton doesn't allow standard third-party app installations, you have to use a hidden developer trick built into the tablet's Android software.

Step 1. Convert Your Apple Music to Local Audio

Because Apple Music tracks are protected M4P files, they won't play directly through cloud storage or basic web browsers. You have to convert them to local audio files for transferring and offline playback via other players. To do this, you can use DRmare Apple Music Converter, which can download and convert Apple Music tracks to MP3, FLAC, WAV, M4A, and more, and then upload them to one of them for playing on your Peloton.

1. Open DRmare Apple Music Converter and click the Sign In button to log into your Apple Account and access your library directly. Browse the built-in player to find the songs or playlists you want to listen to while working out on Peloton.



2. Once you open the target item, click the red + button and hit the Add to List button to load the tracks into your conversion queue.
3. Under Preferences > Conversion, I bumped the output bitrate up to 320 kbps to keep the bass punchy through Peloton's built-in speakers.



4. Click the Convert button and DRmare Apple Music Converter will download Apple Music songs on PC immediately. You can locate the Apple Music downloads in the Output folder on your computer.

Step 2. Upload Your Apple Music Songs to the Cloud

Now you have the Apple Music songs you need for Peloton. You can easily add Apple Music to Peloton for listening. You can do this through YouTube Music or Google Drive.

By YouTube Music

1. Go to the YouTube Music website and log in to your account.
2. Click on your profile at the top right and then select Upload Music.
3. Select the Converted folder in your computer to move converted Apple Music to YouTube Music.

By Google Drive

1. Go to Google Drive. Sign in to your Google account.
2. Choose the Create > Folder option. Make a folder for your downloaded Apple Music playlist.
3. Click the Upload > Files icon and transfer Apple Music playlists to Google Drive.

Step 3. Listen to Apple Music on Peloton via Hidden Secret Browser

The Peloton touchscreen has a hidden WebView Browser Tester tucked away inside its diagnostic menu:

1. Tap the three-dot menu icon at the bottom of your Peloton screen.
2. Scroll down and tap About.



3. In the pop-up info box, tap the bottom-right corner 7 times fast. (I thought this was a myth at first, but after tapping rapidly, a hidden system window popped right up!)



4. Select WebView Browser Tester when it appears.



5. Type in the URL for YouTube Music (or Google Drive), log in, and hit play on your uploaded songs.
6. Now you can enjoy your personal Apple Music library right on the Peloton touchscreen during off-class workouts!

How to Fix Peloton Apple Music Not Syncing/Showing

If your "Track Love" heart icon suddenly stops syncing songs to your iPhone, don't panic. Before calling support or doing anything drastic, try these quick fixes that usually solve the issue:

• Make Your Peloton Profile Public: If your profile is set to private, background sync tokens often fail. Go to Settings > Profile and ensure your account isn't locked down.
• Force Re-authenticate Your Account: Go to Settings > Music on your bike, log out of Apple Music, reboot the touchscreen, and log back in. This refreshes expired API tokens instantly.
• Check Apple Media Permissions: On your iPhone, open Settings > Privacy & Security > Media & Apple Music and verify that Peloton toggle is switched ON.

More Tips: Connecting Peloton to Your Broader Apple Ecosystem

If you're fully invested in the Apple ecosystem like I am, you can get even more mileage out of your setup by linking your other devices.

Pairing Your Apple Watch for Heart Rate Tracking

1. Install the Peloton app on both your iPhone and Apple Watch.
2. Open the app on your phone, go to More > Add-ons > Apple Watch, and tap Connect to Health App.



3. Enable all permissions so Peloton can record heart rate and active calories into Apple Health.
4. When you start a ride on the bike, launch the Peloton app on your Watch, it will prompt you to connect as a heart-rate monitor automatically.

Casting Peloton Classes to Apple TV

If you're doing off-bike strength training or yoga in your living room:

1. Make sure your Peloton touchscreen and Apple TV are on the same Wi-Fi network.
2. Tap Settings in the top-right corner of the Peloton screen and select Cast Screen.
3. Select your Apple TV from the list to display instructor sessions on your big screen.

Summary

While Peloton doesn't feature native Apple Music app playback on its main interface, combining the Track Love auto-sync feature with the secret WebView Browser trick gives you the best of both worlds. Sync your instructor favorites with a single tap, or unlock the hidden browser when you want complete control over your workout Apple Music soundtracks on Peloton!