Hi all.
iphone SE latest version, latest os.
In iphone Settings:Apps:Music, there's no Sync Library option available.
Have tried signing out then in for Media & Purchases in Settings:Account. No luck?
Ideas how I can get Sync Library to appear in Settings?
Do I need to subscribe to Apple Music, maybe, to share my music between phone and Mac?
Thanks,
Steve
iPhone SE, iOS 26
"Sync Library" requires a subscription to Apple Music or iTunes Match.
Use Sync Library with your Apple Music subscription – Apple Support
If you are not a subscriber – or if you choose to keep "Sync Library" turned off (as I do), you can synchronize music from your Mac or Windows PC to your iPhone.
Sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod using your computer – Apple Support
Note that – with the possible exception of music purchased from the iTunes Store – this does not allow you to copy music from an iPhone, iPad, or iPod back to a computer. The model is that the master library resides on a computer and that the iPhone, iPad, or iPod can only contain a selection of music from one computer at a time.
"Sync Library" requires a subscription to Apple Music or iTunes Match.
Use Sync Library with your Apple Music subscription – Apple Support
If you are not a subscriber – or if you choose to keep "Sync Library" turned off (as I do), you can synchronize music from your Mac or Windows PC to your iPhone.
Sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod using your computer – Apple Support
Note that – with the possible exception of music purchased from the iTunes Store – this does not allow you to copy music from an iPhone, iPad, or iPod back to a computer. The model is that the master library resides on a computer and that the iPhone, iPad, or iPod can only contain a selection of music from one computer at a time.
In the special case of music purchased from the iTunes Store, you can redownload that on your other devices – assuming that it is still available in the iTunes Store – without doing a synchronization.
Redownload music from the iTunes Store on your iPhone or iPad – Apple Support
Redownload music from the iTunes Store on your Mac – Apple Support
Redownload music from the iTunes Store on your PC – Apple Support
However, since I am synchronizing my iPhone's Music library with a selection from the one on my Mac, I just load music that way, whether it comes from the iTunes Store or from my CDs.
Thanks very much for all the info. I ended up getting quite a lot of my iPhone music on my Mac, good news. Thanks again.
syncing music, iphone->Mac. "Sync Library" option not availalbe.
