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bymes Author

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Wonder how often Apple Music library synced on apple devices.

I made a smart playlist to add least played music within designated volume on Mac Music app to play them on Apple Watch.

If it works as I intended, it should sort least played songs and keep updated so I can keep listening songs that I almost forget I added to my library.

But I found that each songs play counts are not synced at realtime and that makes playlist on MAC and other mobile devices are different. I can understand syncing realtime is not almost possible.

I wanna know how often Apple Music library on multiple devices are synced and there is any way to force-sync those devices.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.2

Posted on Mar 20, 2023 8:25 PM

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javaliga

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Posted on Mar 21, 2023 1:07 PM

If you enable syncing over WI-FI then when the computer and the device are on the same Wi-Fi network, the device appears in the Finder. The device syncs automatically whenever it's plugged in to power. Otherwise sync it manually using the Finder with a USB cable. Either way see:

Use the Finder to sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod with your computer - Apple Support

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