Have the Genius recommendations on iTunes on iOS been turned off? Whenever I try to use it now, I get “You do not currently have any recommendations in this category” with no option to select or change category. I used to be able to get song recommendations there with an option to select genre, etc.
Hopefully it hasn’t been disposed of.
iPhone 14 Pro
They’ve depreciated it. The Genius icon is no longer visible in iTunes on iOS17.2.1.
Drat. It was really useful.
G'day Taffytan,
We'd like to get some information about what's happening to see how we can assist. First, to clarify a few points, which iOS version are you using under Settings > General > About?
Also, can you fill us in on exactly where you're navigating when you get that alert?
We do have some resources on how you can use Genius Playlists on a Mac or PC, so it might be an option to use one of those to create a Genius Playlist and then sync it:
Use Genius Shuffle or Genius Playlists in Music on Mac - Apple Support
Use Genius Shuffle, Genius Playlists, or Genius Mixes in iTunes on PC - Apple Support
Sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod using your computer - Apple Support
We hope that helps. Cheers.
Hi ryane77!
Thanks for getting back to me. I’m running iOS16.6. I used to be able to launch the iTunes app on my phone and click the “Genius” icon on the quick-launch bar at the bottom of the screen (or by clicking the “More” elypsis and selecting “Genius” from the list) and it’d bring up a list of suggested songs, albums, etc. If I selected songs, for example, I could then select different genres by clicking an icon in the top-right of the screen.
I left it a while before replying to see if it fixed itself but no luck unfortunately.
I don’t currently have a PC/Mac to try the alternatives you’ve suggested (for which many thanks) but I guess I might have to get one if I want to continue getting the recommendations. Seems a bit OTT to me though!
Cheers.
Genius recommendations in iTunes on iOs
