This device cannot be transferred

I get this message when trying to download music on my new iPhone 16 Pro:

"This device cannot be transferred"

And after that some nonsense text which says I have to wait a certain number of days. From looking into other posts, I can see that this is a well known problem since at least 5 years. The Device was transferred to me from another Family Member. We followed every step needed to transfer a device.

After reviewing a lot of community post on this and trying everything out, I still could not find any solution to this. So I am now paying the full price for Apple Music without having a key feature, which is downloading music.

I live in Germany. I'm not sure what the state is in the US, but I am very confident that something like this is illegal.


I don't Understand why there is no fix to this. Every other iCloud service works just fine on my iPhone. What are you guys doing at Apple Music?

Posted on Dec 10, 2025 8:55 AM

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This device cannot be transferred

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