Play music on iPhone, does not update plays or last played on Apple Music for Mac

iPhone 14 Pro Max

iOS 17.1

Sonoma on Mac

Apple Music subscription recently bundled into Apple One

So when I play music on my iPhone, I later attach it to my Mac for charing and syncing. However, if I play 10 songs on a given day, it does not update the number of plays or the date and time the song was last played. Is there something I need to do on my phone, my Mac, or both so that the number of plays and last played both get updated after every period I play songs on my iPhone.

Dan

Posted on Oct 30, 2023 7:28 PM

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isayhoomhom

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Posted on Sep 2, 2024 2:00 PM

This worked for me too. iOS 17.6.1 and macOS Sonoma 14.6.1.

My process was:

Hard restarted iPhone 15 Pro.
In Apple Music on the Mac, File > Update Cloud Library.
In Apple Music on the iPhone, played a song from my library.
After song finished, I checked back with Apple Music on the Mac and that song had updated. I didn’t even have to choose Update Cloud Library.

Seems like a success. I have an Apple Music Family Plan, but I tried this with both devices logged into the same Apple ID.

Thanks, Brandisfender!

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