Music App - Search error: "Something went wrong. Please try again later."

Hi everyone,

I'm also having that issue with Mac OS 14.4.1 on my work MacBook Pro. I'm happy to know the issue as been reported to Apple as I've been following up with them for more than 2 years for various HomePod issues. Hopefully they will fix this issue faster than the HomePods.

Thanks!

That's a good shout. I spent most of Sunday on a call with Apple Support who said we exhausted their support options and were going to escalate to engineering.

I've submitted feedback via the link you posted with lots of examples of working and failing searches.

I am having the same problem on my Macbook Air running macOS Sonoma 14.6.1. I can search my own library, but if I want a song that's not in my library, I can't search Apple Music. I have used iTunes as a workaround, but I am only able to play a sample and not purchase. Will follow the suggestion to use the Apple Music Feedback website.

Apple never, ever, gives updates on when something will be fixed. And I expect that this not a priority issue right now. So IF there’s a 14.7.1 or 14.8 in development we’ll just have to wait. While I see this issue myself it is not a show stopping bug at all. Apple could also just release a Music app update to fix it. Time will tell. Patience is a virtue.

For critical bugs and major security issues, I believe Apple does issue notices from time to time that they will be dealing with the problem in an upcoming update.

For issues like this, I agree – we probably won’t see anything from Apple until the next Sonoma update, whenever that will be. As you mentioned, it isn’t a showstopper, but it does severely limit the search functionality, so my bet is that it’s something that they can fix rather easily and will do so in due course.

Today is Oct 23/2024 and not got the solution for this problem, and that is you can't fricking search on the app and that is not ONLY THE FEATURE THAT SHOULD'T HAVE A ISSUE, and it have, you guys have really forcing me to jump ships.

Thanks Jim but I think most people here don't want to update to Sequoia just to make one app work. It's a brand new and very expensive laptop, such basic functions should be a no-brainer. Dear Apple, just fix the problem.

wow. I thought this was something that started happening a few days ago, but as I keep scrolling, it seems like this has been going on for two weeks now or more. Glad I am not the only one. So what now?

Hopefully this gets resolved soon.

Hey, I appreciate this. Yeah, I haven't upgraded to Sequoia yet. I actually wasn't planning on too. I actually wasn't planning on upgrading to Sonoma, but that accidentally happened (I have automatic updating turned on). I'm currently using a 2021 MacBook Pro M1. But yeah, I noticed the iPhone is not affected.

Will do and report my voice, hopefully many more do so as well because this is just unacceptable. such a shame.

Can confirm this works for me too. One word search and no error. The only thing that has changed for me is that I just got a new iphone 16 pro max. Nothing else has changed. I am on OS 14.5

Happy to see it's not just me. Hoping for a quick fix.

Same problem. It's been going on since October 10th. I've tried signing out (on all devices) and signing back in. Didn't work. I've tried re-starts etc.

Can't find a fix.

Don't want to update the OS (facepalm) for one app, will wait for the fix.

Thanks J Reeves. I'll see with my employer if I can update to Mac OS Sequoia and fix the Apple Music too.

Take care!