How to remove a song or album from your library without deleting it from your playlist?

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I want to delete some albums out my library, but when I do this, the songs I have in my playlists also get removed......?? Why? And how can I fix this?

iPhone X, iOS 16

Posted on May 4, 2024 1:49 PM

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Posted on May 4, 2024 2:02 PM

Without the song available in the Library, it cannot be played from the playlist. If you have an Apple Music subscription, you do not need to have the song in the Library and can add any song to the Playlist. In this case, the song will stream to your device instead of playing it from your device.

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