iTunes on iphone - playlists and new Catalina MUSIC app.

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iTunes on iphone - playlists and new Catalina MUSIC app.

i want to use itunes on Catalina the way i did on Mojave. I want to be able to control my data the way I want to. Syncing is not an option for me. I do not sync my libraries. my laptop music and my iphone music are 2 separate things. I have considerably more music on laptop than I have on phone. How can I reinstall a version of iTunes on Catalina so I can continue to use my devices the way I want to use them. or better yet, is there a 3rd party application i can use so i don't have to worry about apple's whims any longer.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Mar 20, 2021 9:49 AM

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turingtest2

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Mar 20, 2021 10:03 AM in response to G Martin

Music and Finder in Catalina and Big Sur are much less suited to manual management than iTunes before them. It can be done, but you don't have the ability to play, edit, or listen directly to what it is on the device, and tracking down content to remove is more complicated. Syncing the device to a single playlist in Music gives you back all of the control, allowing you to add, remove, play, or edit any of the content that is scheduled to sync to your device. It also leaves you well placed to restore the selection if your device needs to be restored or replaced.

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turingtest2

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Mar 21, 2021 6:57 AM in response to G Martin

You could investigate Retroactive.

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G Martin Author

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Mar 20, 2021 2:14 PM in response to turingtest2

So the answer is, "Tough luck kiddo?"

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Mar 20, 2021 3:32 PM in response to G Martin

It might be an opportunity for you to discover the benefits of syncing, but yeah, you can't fight change.

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Mar 21, 2021 6:52 AM in response to turingtest2

glad apple is staying true to it's loyal user base.

isn't there any alternative? or must we do as apple commands?

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Mar 22, 2021 4:29 AM in response to turingtest2

Thank you for the Retroactive suggestion. This seems to work with iTunes. Just curious why couldn't Apple have anticipated these issues.

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Mar 22, 2021 5:10 AM in response to G Martin

Who knows? People have complained about iTunes bloat for years, Apple split it up into separate apps, people still complain. Nothing new under the sun, etc., etc.

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iTunes on iphone - playlists and new Catalina MUSIC app.

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