Turning off cloud music library - how?

OK. I'd seen that in the threads and didn't want to believe it. I don't want my library in iCloud and I don't want a subscription to the services.

So after 12 years as an iPhone user and 30 years on Macs, unless I subscribe to one of the services I cannot access the familiar music sync screens when I connect up my iPhone and open iTunes. In other words, I have lost the functionality of selecting or deselecting (ticking) which music on my Mac library I want to be synced to the iPhone. Terrific.

I have found a workaround to get new playlists onto my iPhone (by dragging them onto the iPhone icon in the iTunes window while the iPhone is connected), but it's no way to be able to 'manage' the sync. Maybe I'll look into going back to the last iTunes version that worked.

Sorry, syncing was not the problem (does it automatically on connection) - changing what I wanted synced on the iPhone was the issue, because the iTunes Settings/Music checklist to change the selection was not displaying, only a message about going via iCloud, which I don't use for music.

On a hunch, I tried checking the 'Sync with this iPhone over wifi' option under Summary/Options. Bit slow, but once synced the Settings/Music screen gave me back the familiar 'Sync Music' screen with all the checkboxes, which I could edit and apply changes.

So all fixed. I double-checked by turning off the wifi option, reconnecting with cable, and checked that Settings/Music still displayed the checkboxes screen.

One possible explanation: some time ago I had used Apple Music for the trial period and then cancelled. Maybe the required iCloud link somehow hadn't been removed with the cancellation.

Thanks for you help.

I have updated to the lastest iOS verion 13.5.1 and I do NOT have the option in my settings to shut off my icloud music library. I have lost all my music on my iphone. I did a apple music trial, but then cancelled it. Can you help me shut off this icloud music library so I can sycn my music from my itunes account to my phone?

Having the same problem where I’m not able to sync my own music on my laptop unto my phone.

There is however an option to put “sync library” off that the only way I can sync music unto my phone but this option delete all my purchased Apple Music and I would have to download 40 gigabytes of song all over again

I need help pls, thank you

Not sure this will work for everyone but I signed out of my Apple ID then back in and my music was restored over the next couple hours. Began immediately but I have a lot of music on my hard drive so it took a while. Hope this helps you.

Given the number of people with this problem, just wondering why my post describing the solution that worked for me a few weeks ago wasn't published. And of course now I can't remember it :-)

Cheers

Clint

Settings > Music > Sync Library = “off”

There is no such option in Settings>Music. I upgraded iOS today.

John Wagner6 wrote:

I needed another iOS upgrade

It sounds like you were far behind. I suggest not doing that in the future.

Enjoy your Apple gear.

clintos wrote:

There is no such option in Settings>Music. I upgraded iOS today.

It’s there if you subscribe to Apple Music or iTunes Match.

You seem to be assuming a completely incorrect premise, namely, since you don’t see “Sync Library”, you can no longer sync your music library.

You're welcome.

To make sure all music is syncing, log out of your account on both devices and log back in