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Iphone Genius Playlist?

Ok... I've seen other people confused about this. I have no idea where the heck it is on the phone.

I just got a new 3G yesterday, (dropped my original iPhone for the first time, slid out of a leather case, broken) so I've been really excited about having a new phone and the new update.

I love the Genius playlist in iTunes. It's kinda lame not being able to find the beloved genius playlist on the phone. Especially since it appears to be the only new feature of the update.

Does anyone know where to look so I can say that I'm just blind? Or is it legitimately hard to find?

MacBook Black 160GB, Mac OS X (10.5.4), Windows Vista

Posted on Sep 12, 2008 7:55 AM

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Pechito

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Sep 12, 2008 7:14 PM in response to BevL

I guess i cant use the Genius feature then =(

Sep 12, 2008 7:18 PM in response to Pechito

I don't know if it will do any good, but maybe reboot your computer, not just your iTunes. Worth a shot.

Pechito

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Sep 12, 2008 7:33 PM in response to Pechito

Does it help if i say that i have a few songs downloaded from limewire? Would that cause my Genius to not work?

Sep 12, 2008 7:39 PM in response to Rob McGrath

I hate to be negative, but Genius isn't even close to being as good as Pandora. When I genius a song, there are some songs that aren't even close to sounding like the song I picked. Pandora at least will get you in the ballpark of genre.

Sep 13, 2008 3:24 PM in response to Rob McGrath

The honest to god easiest way I've found to activate Genius on the iPhone is to just simply add any Genius playlist from iTunes into your iPhone.

Ansuz82

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Sep 13, 2008 3:25 PM in response to ridikulas

I've noticed this too. My first Genius playlist went from Buddy Holly to Dethklock in one move...

This probably has more to do with the "age" of the program than anything else. The Genius feature has only been gathering data from its users for a few days now. Pandora has been running for quite a bit longer.

I'm sure the Genius feature will improve with time.

Iphone Genius Playlist?