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When I’m listening to a playlist and then select another song (from a different playlist, etc.) and select Play Next, it doesn’t play that song next more often than it does.
I’ve tried a few other streaming services and they’re all pretty intuitive and work in a straight-forward way as far as selecting a Play Next feature goes, but it’s spotty here. Any idea how to get it to work every time?
iPhone 11, iOS 15
Thanks for the reply. Sorry for getting back to you so late. Other, more pressing problems have cropped up with the phone in the mean time.
To address your suggestions:
1) I don't know exactly what you mean by testing multiple wi-fi networks. If you mean try to be on other wi-fi networks while trying to use the Play Next option to see if it functions any more correctly, a) I also have this same problem with downloaded music so I don't understand how a different wi-fi network would affect the play order, and b) if it did work on other wi-fi networks, I'd still have the problem of it not working on my own wi-fi network, which would still be an issue.
2) I've had this issue with both not-downloaded as well as downloaded music. (And this frankly would remain a problem if it didn't happen with downloaded music but still did with non-downloaded music, as I don't want to have to download everything I want to listen to on the spur-of-the-moment.)
3) I may give this option a shot, but to clarify, would I need to do this for every time I want to use Play Next on a particular track? And if not each time, just the once to try out the result?
4) See #2 above (i.e. I've had this issue with non-downloaded as well as downloaded songs, so it doesn't seem to be dependent on whether or not it's in my library).
5) None of these have been purchased. It's all purely issues while streaming or playing downloaded playlists.
If it helps narrow anything down, the last time I tried to use a Play Next insertion in the middle of a song (with a downloaded track), it stacked the requested song four songs later. Meaning, it wasn't the next one set to play (as one would expect), nor the one after that, but was put into the upcoming playlist four songs after the one that was currently playing.
Any further suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks for the reply. Sorry for getting back to you so late. Other, more pressing problems have cropped up with the phone in the mean time.
To address your suggestions:
1) I don't know exactly what you mean by testing multiple wi-fi networks. If you mean try to be on other wi-fi networks while trying to use the Play Next option to see if it functions any more correctly, a) I also have this same problem with downloaded music so I don't understand how a different wi-fi network would affect the play order, and b) if it did work on other wi-fi networks, I'd still have the problem of it not working on my own wi-fi network, which would still be an issue.
2) I've had this issue with both not-downloaded as well as downloaded music. (And this frankly would remain a problem if it didn't happen with downloaded music but still did with non-downloaded music, as I don't want to have to download everything I want to listen to on the spur-of-the-moment.)
3) I may give this option a shot, but to clarify, would I need to do this for every time I want to use Play Next on a particular track? And if not each time, just the once to try out the result?
4) See #2 above (i.e. I've had this issue with non-downloaded as well as downloaded songs, so it doesn't seem to be dependent on whether or not it's in my library).
5) None of these have been purchased. It's all purely issues while streaming or playing downloaded playlists.
If it helps narrow anything down, the last time I tried to use a Play Next insertion in the middle of a song (with a downloaded track), it stacked the requested song four songs later. Meaning, it wasn't the next one set to play (as one would expect), nor the one after that, but was put into the upcoming playlist four songs after the one that was currently playing.
Any further suggestions would be much appreciated.
Welcome Reay71,
It sounds like this is about: Add music to your queue to play next on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Android device - Apple Support
If you haven't yet, we'd try the following (testing after each step):
If you've tried all of the above steps and the issue continues, then it would be best to partner with Apple Support They'll need to dig deeper to provide you with a solution.
Wishing you well, cheers.
reay71,
Tapping 'Play Next' on a song should add it to the top of your Play Next queue. In the article previously shared, you can always view an rearrange the queue with these steps:
"See and change what plays next
.
next to a song up or down.
If you play music that's not in your queue, you'll see an option to clear your music queue. If you choose Clear, then the music in your queue is replaced with the music you've selected to play."
You can also find helpful information here: Queue up your music on iPhone - Apple Support
If the issue remains after closing the Music app and a normal restart of your iPhone, reach out to Apple Support directly to further assist.
Close an app on your iPhone or iPod touch
Restart your iPhone - Apple Support
Contact - Official Apple Support
Cheers.
Apple Music doesn’t always play next song chosen
