Aaron O\' Neill
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Apple Music

Q: Syncing across devices?

Sorry I'm baffled here...

 

i Thought the point of icloud music library etc was so that all your devices had the same music library.

 

But ive went through my library on the Macintosh and deleted old albums I no longer want and yet I've just checked my iPhone and some of the albums are still there..... I'm confused. Can someone tell me what I've done wrong? Icloud music library is enabled on all them. Thanks.

Posted on Jun 18, 2016 1:32 PM

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  • by Ulexes138,

    Ulexes138 Ulexes138 Jun 19, 2016 3:11 PM in response to Aaron O\' Neill
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    Jun 19, 2016 3:11 PM in response to Aaron O\' Neill

    Hello Aaron O\' Neill,


    Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Community. I'm happy to help you make sure iCloud Music Library is working correctly to keep your music consistent across your devices. There are a few settings and details I'd recommend looking at. The first would be the settings in your iPhone under Settings > Music > iCloud Music library. As long as this is turned on, you should have access to your iCloud Music Library on this device.



    One thing to keep in mind is that iCloud will show you all the music you have available whether it is on your device or not, especially if you have purchased it through iTunes. You can download specific songs to listen to offline that will be stored on your device, but all of your past iTunes purchases will always be available for you.

    For some more info, have look at this article:
    Sync Apple Music across your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and computer



    If you still have any questions, just let us know. The whole community is here to help.


    Best regards.

  • by Aaron O\' Neill,

    Aaron O\' Neill Aaron O\' Neill Jun 19, 2016 3:34 PM in response to Ulexes138
    Level 1 (16 points)
    Apple Music
    Jun 19, 2016 3:34 PM in response to Ulexes138

    Thanks.

     

    I deleted the music on my phone then made sure my iMac and MacBook had the same songs. I then uploaded that to iCloud. Then switched on iCloud music library again on my phone. Now all three devices show the same song count so I'm happy. Took a few hours to sort all that out though. Worth it in the end.