my iPhone is saying device limit for my apple id/

For an individual subscription you can only have one device at a time playing music.

Also note a device limit in this article which is a different restriction --> See and remove your devices that are associated with Apple ID purchases --> View and remove your devices that are associated with Apple ID purchases - Apple Support

I have this problem with an 8, been on to my laptop to remove all old devices and its still saying device limit reached ….

perplexed 🤔