I’m trying to search for a song in the iTunes app on my iPhone but when I tap Search nothing happens.
weirdly if I tap on any of the trending search terms then it works - it goes to a page of results. But if I type my own search terms into the bar and tap search then nothing.
iPhone 12 Pro Max
I have the same issue and it has been happening ever since I got my 13 Pro Max. I’m running 15.3.1, and the only way I can get search to work again is by force closing the iTunes app and reopening it each time. Otherwise if you try to do a text search the screen just stays black. Even powering off the phone and turning it back on again doesn’t help. You have to force close the iTunes app. You can click on a trending result during this time, and sometimes it opens those results, but even then the search doesn’t respond, so you’re forced to force close the iTunes app again. I feel like there is a bug with the Apple Music subscriptions linked to the iTunes app somehow that is causing this search issue, since I started reliably noticing this happening after signing up for the Apple Music free trial. If you try to cancel the free trial you can’t completely turn it off since it wants to stay active until it expires. I was going to wait to test things after the expiration date for the Apple Music free trial, but it has been too frustrating having to wait months to see if that helps after it expires. There’s definitely a bug with the iTunes search on iPhones, but everyone wants to explain it away with “just force close the app”. That’s not a fix, it’s just a bandaid over the actual underlying problem.
If an app isn't working try closing it Close an app on your iPhone or iPod touch - Apple Support
If that doesn't work do a force restart Force restart iPhone – Apple Support (AU)
Exactly that. It was ages ago (over a year) since I had my free trial for Apple Music but I did cancel it before the trial period had ended so I guess it’s possible that’s a factor. In my case it seemed to fix itself after a day or so but I won’t be surprised if it happens again
itunes app search not working
