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i cant delete music from my iphone since downloading iOS 7 i have tried synching it and making sure that i only download checked songs bt still wont get rid of them..can anyone help?

After downloading ios7 i cant delete msuic from my iphone can anyone help?

iPhone 5, iOS 7.0.2

Posted on Sep 27, 2013 1:02 PM

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Posted on Sep 29, 2013 1:01 PM

Hello Amanda,


I wonder if you are seeing your iTunes in the Cloud purchases. The items you see with the iCloud icon next to them are purchased songs that you can stream from iTunes in the Cloud. You can hide these songs in Settings on the iPhone:


Just show music that’s been downloaded from iCloud: Go to Settings > Music, then turn off Show All Music.


These steps are from the iPhone User Guide:


iPhone User Guide

http://help.apple.com/iphone/7/#/iph6e2dfb83


If there are just specific songs you would like to hide, you can hide them using the iTunes Store on your computer:

To hide your purchases

  1. Open iTunes on your Mac or PC.
  2. From the Store menu, choose Store > Sign In, and then enter your Apple ID and password.
  3. Go to the iTunes Store.
  4. Click Purchased from the Quick Links section on the right side of the iTunes Store.
  5. Choose a content type by clicking on Music, TV Shows, Apps, or Books from top.
  6. Hover your cursor over the item you want to hide.
  7. You will see an "X" either to the right or left top corner of the item. User uploaded file
  8. Click the "X" to hide that item. A confirmation dialog will appear once you click the "X."


Once you hide the songs on your computer, I recommend quitting and relaunching the Music app on your iPhone. You can find more information about hiding purchases here:


iTunes Store: Hiding and unhiding purchases

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4919


If the songs do not display a cloud icon next to them, try deleting them directly from the iPhone using these steps:

  1. Tap the Music app.
  2. Tap the Songs category.
  3. Swipe left to right over the song you want to delete.
  4. Tap Delete.

How to delete content you've downloaded from the iTunes Store, App Store, iBookstore, or Mac App Store

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5772


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Best,

Sheila M.

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Dec 16, 2013 9:19 PM in response to amandac858

ALRIGHT LADIES AND GENTS. EASY WAY TO FIX YOUR PROBLEM.


I have an Iphone 5 with the latest IOS


Step 1: go to Settings//General//usage//Music//Edit//Delete Music


(this will delete the music of your Iphone, however all you music will still come up when you go into your music player but there will be a little cloud next to it. if you play music with the cloud next to it, it will use your internet data so be careful 😉


Step 2: go to settings//Music and Turn off the "Show All Music" button. this hides all the music available on your Icloud. its still available if you decide you want a song back, all you need to do it turn the button back on, download all the songs you want.


Its a really good idea, every time you put music on your iphone, it also saves it to your icloud for example:


you are at the shops, and you are cranking some fat beats. but you really want to listen to a song you deleted. turn on the show all music, download it from the icloud, and then turn off the show all music option and PRESTO! you have your favourite song on your phone and you dont have to go home and plug your phone in and get it off your computer.. 🙂



hope this helped. <3

Jan 9, 2014 10:32 PM in response to amandac858

I solved it!

to remove songs from your iPhone, go to settings>music>show all music

open your music app. Find the song you want to delete. If it has a cloud icon, tap the cloud to download song. Once that is complete the cloud will disappear. You can now hold your finger on the song and drag to the left to get the delete button. DELETE the annoying song.

now go back to settings and turn off show all music.

return to your music app. Now the offensive song should be gone. However check your whole library. First time I did this three more unwanted songs appeared. Continue the process til all unwanted songs are off the phone. Whew



🙂

Feb 15, 2014 10:11 AM in response to mterranella

mterranella - I was about ready to take a hammer to my iphone! IOS 7 on the iPhone 4 has been an absolute frustrating experience and it has me wanting to move to android or even ditch the smartphone it's so rediculously BAD! Ok - first public rant on that.


You solution for deleting songs on the phone was the first that worked (even sync isn't working for me). I had to download the songs, then shut off the show all music and FINALLY I can delete songs.


Thanks!!

Mar 4, 2014 8:52 PM in response to mozby

I tip my hat too. But what a joke that this is what must be done to fix this problem, a problem that should not exist. Apple has thoroughly screwed up iTunes. Every single new version brings more bloat, more problems, a need for more convoluted workarounds, and more unneeded and unwanted complexity. The program is awful and needs to be rethought from the ground up. Or, and I hope for this everyday, a third party needs to do an altenative music app that works.

Mar 12, 2014 10:30 AM in response to FacetiousWalnut

Thanks FacetiousWalnut! This is the only thing that has worked. Tried turning on "show all music" and downloading the rest of the album of songs I couldn't delete, turning it off and deleting......didn't work and was an epic waste of time. Tried deleting all music "on this phone" from iTunes, that failed. Was seriously considering going back to Android on my next phone.

Mar 21, 2014 11:02 AM in response to Cars_r_awesome

Ok so I see everyone is having problems still, and yet again since my original post I am having trouble...downloaded the new update and same problem again, I am sick of this I upgraded to the iPhone 5s and problems I am experiencing r rediculous....I am seriously looking at selling my iphone and going to samsung s4 as can't be annoyed with the hassle no more. I seriously think apple need to sort this issue out and SOON!!

i cant delete music from my iphone since downloading iOS 7 i have tried synching it and making sure that i only download checked songs bt still wont get rid of them..can anyone help?

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