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Problems with IOS 5 Music App

There are several problems with IOS5 Music app that I noticed, (These problems were not present in previous IOS)

1. Slower loading for songs with lyrics - There is a slight (1~1.5) second delay in bringing up new album art/lyrics/etc when switching songs. The way it delays feels very unstable like the app is about to crash.

2. Graphical glitch when loading some songs with lyrics - The area between the section with the progress bar/repeat/shuffle button is and the section with the lyrics become screwed up, the album art and overlay effect in that area become distorted. This goes off when lyrics is turned off by tapping on the screen then bringing it back up. However the problem persists when track is changed.

3. Unnatural scrolling of lyrics - Scrolling lyrics (especailly when I do it fast) feels buggy.

4. CRASHES with some Apple Lossless tracks that causes the springboard to respring - the app crashes with some Apple Lossless tracks. I do not know what is causing the crash. The file is fully tagged with lyrics/albumart. It seems to load and then it lags then crashes. The track played fine in previous versions (4.1 and 4.3.5). I can assure you that there is nothing wrong with the file.

5. Apple Lossless tracks very slow to load - Those tracks are just generally slower when loading and the problem with lyrics gets even more severe if the track is Apple Lossless.

*Most of those problems occur in greater severity for Apple Lossless than mp3 files.

Very unhappy about this update at the moment. What's the point of adding all new features if it cant handle the very crucial component...

iPod touch, IOS 5.

Posted on Oct 12, 2011 7:24 PM

260 replies

Oct 16, 2011 3:49 AM in response to efroriz

I have solved the problems I am having. I re-synced music wirelessly and (touch wood) artwork problems appear solved. Let's hope and pray this lasts.

The second problem I was having, that music is sorted by album artist, so soundtracks and compilations are harder to group with the artist's own albums, is solved too. In "Settings", click "Music", and switch off "Group By Album Artist". I then had to switch the iPhone off and on again, but it's fixed.

Oct 16, 2011 4:50 AM in response to aidz.hall

it seems to be gone but this helped me with artists not showing up

thanks to you, really helped! 🙂

Oct 16, 2011 11:36 AM in response to Heal1093

Think I found a solution. Nest your smart playlist requirements within an overall requirement for "Playlist is Music."

To get the little button to show up to alllow nested criteria, press the option/alt key.

This also allowed me, after clicking the column with track numbers in iTunes, to drag/drop my songs in an order I preferred and show up correctly on the iPhone 4 (iOS 5). I did right click on the playlist and selected "Copy to play order" but forgot to test prior to selecting this.

Oct 16, 2011 11:57 AM in response to minion1066

Oh yeah! Cracked the "code"!

Had the same problem on my 4th gen shuffle (version 1.2). Added the "Playlist is Music" as the top level criteria, twiddled a little with the playlist in iTunes to include copying to play order, and all is good.

Now for the jams!

Just remember this: every version brings its own issues. It's up to us to figure these out and move on. Would you rather use a zune? Hehehehe......

Oct 16, 2011 12:07 PM in response to minion1066

One more thing .... (giggles)

Copy to play order does not seem to be an issue with the iPhone. Just updated a playlist for my shuffle without the master "Playlist is Music" criteria (I include all shuffle playlists on my iPhone). Added that criteria back on, synced iPhone with playlist showing on my iPhone (music app running), and presto! playlist fixed!!

Woot!

Oct 16, 2011 12:53 PM in response to aidz.hall

Now i'm just getting a white screen when I try to open the Music app!!!!

Oct 16, 2011 12:58 PM in response to j.g.h

Your method seemed to work for me...it took a while but seems to have solved the problem. Apple should be all over this, this is kinda ridiculous, that an update of this magnitude would cause so many problems in the one thing they had perfect BEFORE the update

BigDog5

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Oct 16, 2011 2:51 PM in response to eltay87

I have exactly the same issues with crashes and freezing on large playlists or shuffle playing from the song list. I thought maybe my bluetooth devices were causing a playback issue, but I guess not!!

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Oct 16, 2011 6:38 PM in response to efroriz

I'm also having similar problems with the changes I make to my songs. For some reason, the changes are just gone, when before the update it worked just fine.

The only difference b/w our problems is that I noticed this when I had my iPod plugged in to my computer to recharge it, and I played songs from iPod through my computer. But, when I clicked on a song to play, the changes I made to that song from before just undid itself. Then I checked my iPod and the changes were also gone, moreover I'm even unable to play the song. It just skipped over to the next song. I've never had this problem before. and i don't sync my music so the unsyncing solution won't work for me. I hope someone finds a solution soon because this is very frustrating.

smileali

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Oct 17, 2011 2:01 AM in response to lauriedudley

I updated my ios (to ios 5) on my iphone 4. Everything working fine, except my music. A lot of my songs are on the iphone, but when i play a song nothing comes out, and it just skips to the next song. I have tried deleting the songs and syncing them again but that didn't work. Does anybody know how to solve this problem?

Oct 17, 2011 4:33 AM in response to smileali

I updated to iOS 5 on my iPod and am having the same problem that everyone else here is having. I bring up the music app and it hangs for about 10 seconds, then fails. I've re-synced many times after removing album art and some times after the resync, the music app does work, but only for a short time. It is constantly crashing now. I find it very troubling that the initial intent of this device (music) was competely overlooked or ignored. Hopefully this is fixed soon!!!

Oct 17, 2011 10:10 AM in response to Heal1093

My IOS5 plays my music OK, but I am really missing the ability to switch to album-view when i'm in a playlist. I just see single songs, when i hit the album-button i'm back at all my music.

Am i missing something? Apple, please bring the functionality back!

Oct 17, 2011 12:14 PM in response to Walter Ravenhorst

Walter, I hadn't noticed that function before!!! I wish I had.

I wish I could revert to the previous OS. This reminds me of my last days as a PC owner. The dread of switching the thing on!

Oct 17, 2011 12:58 PM in response to Heal1093

Just to add my 2 cents' worth: I too have problems similar to everyone else: "other" has grown to an enormous 9 GB (?); music sometimes plays, sometimes stops; album art is gone; album art is shown for wrong track and so on. I too, have left feedback and am not impressed with this release.

Here's hoping for a solution before I update ageing mother's iPad1...

Ewoud X

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Oct 17, 2011 1:20 PM in response to joefromtwinlakes

I have just the same problem.
My music won't open and sometimes when it does

, i pick a song and it takes 30seconds to let it play. :s

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