Any time i try to drag and drop any of my songs (that used to work on my iTouch and nano) i get the error +"song name' was not copied to the iphone because it cannot be played on this iphone'"+ . This happens to each and every one of them! Please help
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Do you have manually manage music and videos selected under the Summary tab for your iPhone sync preferences?
Yes I have tried it with it checked and unchecked.
Do you have an iTunes playlist available?
If so, deselect manually manage music and videos under the Summary tab for your iPhone sync preferences and select Sync Music under the Music tab for your iPhone sync preferences. Choose selected playlists and select the playlist in the window below that you want transferred to your iPhone followed by a sync.
This is to determine if music can be transferred to your iPhone successfully via syncing.
If so, deselect manually manage music and videos under the Summary tab for your iPhone sync preferences and select Sync Music under the Music tab for your iPhone sync preferences. Choose selected playlists and select the playlist in the window below that you want transferred to your iPhone followed by a sync.
This is to determine if music can be transferred to your iPhone successfully via syncing.
i tried that. it comes up with the same error and states 46 total problems on the bottom.
And the problem provided for all 46 is - "song name' was not copied to the iphone because it cannot be played on this iphone'"?
Were these songs imported into your iTunes library from a source other than from the iTunes store? If so, do you know which encoder setting you used for the import - MP3 or AAC, etc.?
Were these songs imported into your iTunes library from a source other than from the iTunes store? If so, do you know which encoder setting you used for the import - MP3 or AAC, etc.?
yes that is the problem provided.
they are all MP3. some are from itunes.
they are all MP3. some are from itunes.
Page 197 of the manual:
" Song, Video, or Other Items Won’t Play
The song may have been encoded in a format that iPhone doesn’t support. The
following audio file formats are supported by iPhone. These include formats for
audiobooks and podcasting:
AAC (M4A, M4B, M4P, up to 320 Kbps)
Apple Lossless (a high-quality compressed format)
MP3 (up to 320 Kbps)
MP3 Variable Bit Rate (VBR)
WAV
AA (audible.com spoken word, formats 2, 3, and 4)
AAX (audible.com spoken word, AudibleEnhanced format)
AIFF"
http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/iPhone_UserGuide.pdf
" Song, Video, or Other Items Won’t Play
The song may have been encoded in a format that iPhone doesn’t support. The
following audio file formats are supported by iPhone. These include formats for
audiobooks and podcasting:
AAC (M4A, M4B, M4P, up to 320 Kbps)
Apple Lossless (a high-quality compressed format)
MP3 (up to 320 Kbps)
MP3 Variable Bit Rate (VBR)
WAV
AA (audible.com spoken word, formats 2, 3, and 4)
AAX (audible.com spoken word, AudibleEnhanced format)
AIFF"
http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/iPhone_UserGuide.pdf
these same songs i used to have on a nano on iTouch and they worked fine. also they meet all the requirements you have listed above.
i called apple and they dont even have a clear resolution. any help, please??
cant add songs to iphone through itunes?