I just switched to an iphone 16 from a 12. My iCloud had been backed up prior to the switch. My music disappeared. Where did it go and how do I get it back?
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iPhone 16, iOS 18
If you had music on your old phone that you purchased from some place other than the iTunes Store – e.g., music from your own CDs or from other downloadable music stores – you may need to load it onto your new phone from the master library on your Mac or PC.
On Mojave and earlier, iTunes did just about everything. Since Catalina, the Mac version of iTunes is no more, and you would use the Finder to synchronize content from your Music and TV libraries onto your iPhone.
Sync content between your Mac and iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
If you had music on your old phone that you purchased from some place other than the iTunes Store – e.g., music from your own CDs or from other downloadable music stores – you may need to load it onto your new phone from the master library on your Mac or PC.
On Mojave and earlier, iTunes did just about everything. Since Catalina, the Mac version of iTunes is no more, and you would use the Finder to synchronize content from your Music and TV libraries onto your iPhone.
Sync content between your Mac and iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
Disappearing music from iCloud backup on iPhone 16
