James.Young2

Q: My IPad mini wont pay music unless connected to WiFI, now none of the songs show at all

My IPad mini won't play my music unless connected to WiFi now none of the 350 songs are showing at all. Frankly I'm ready to take a hammer to it and toss it as wasted money.

 

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Posted on May 4, 2016 3:38 PM

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Q: My IPad mini wont pay music unless connected to WiFI, now none of the songs show at all

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  • by alex_h1,

    alex_h1 alex_h1 May 4, 2016 6:54 AM in response to James.Young2
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    May 4, 2016 6:54 AM in response to James.Young2

    Hi James,

     

    I understand you're unable to play music on your iPad mini unless it is connected to Wi-Fi.  I know this is unexpected and frustrating, but please put the hammer down.  Your description of the issue indicates that you are streaming music from iCloud Music Library, and you will need to save the music for offline listening.  For guidance with doing so, please follow through the steps in the link below.

     

    Download songs, albums, and playlists to listen to offline

    You can download songs, albums, or playlists to your device so that you can listen to them when you're not connected to the Internet.* You must download songs, albums, or playlists on each device that you want to use for offline listening.

    *You can download music on up to 10 devices. These songs are accessible only during your Apple Music membership.

    On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

    1. In the Music app, find the item that you want to download.
    2. Tap the More Options icon   to the right of the song, album, or playlist name.
    3. Tap the Download icon  to the right of the item's artwork. If you see a  instead of the download icon, the item isn't in your iCloud Music Library. Tap the  to add the item to My Music, then tap the download icon to download the item to your device.

    Songs and albums appear under My Music > Library. Playlists appear under My Music > Playlists.

    Add music from the Apple Music catalog to your library on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or PC

     

    Take care.