Playlist track order mixed up on iPhone

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Playlist track order mixed up on iPhone

Some of my playlists are not keeping the proper order on my iPhone (and also on an old iPhone I am now using as an iPod - both running iOS5). The tracks are in the correct order on my computer. I've tried deleting the playlist from my iPhone and then reloading it. Same result. I've also completely deleted the playlist from by computer and then recreated it, reloaded it on the iPhone and the order is still wrong! It is only happening on some playlists but I can find no reason for it! Anybody else experiencing this?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2), Happy iPhone and iPad user

Posted on Oct 17, 2011 7:19 PM

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Answer 1

Hersco

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Oct 18, 2011 12:58 PM in response to Hersco

Just found and succesfully used the following workaround provided by Zeno Popovici in another thread ( https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3386876 ):

Add "Playlist is Music" to smart playlists. Make sure to select "Copy to play order" from Contextual Menu.

This workaround did the job for me, but it requires that the playlist has "Match ALL (not ANY) of the following rules" checked. I did not have to remove and reload music from my iPhone 4. Weird bug!

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Answer 2

Hersco

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Oct 18, 2011 2:27 PM in response to Hersco

Update:

Reported my results too soon. Adding "Playlist to Music" to some Smart Playlists worked. Others did not, even after removing, syncing and reloading the playlist. Apple needs to fix this! Send feedback to:http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html and/or tohttp://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html .

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Answer 3

Hersco

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Oct 18, 2011 11:17 AM in response to DRamos MacFan

Same problem here, immediately after updating to IOS5. Some playlists follow the order on my Mac. Some do not. I made sure to select Copy to PLay Order for all Playlists in iTunes, then resynced. Problem remains.

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andrewnu

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Oct 18, 2011 11:32 AM in response to DRamos MacFan

same problem. I tried unchecking and then rechecking the playlist and resyncing, but that didn't help. One play list in the Music app started the playlist in the middle of the playlist order on iTunes, then looped around (e.g., shows songs in the order 5, 6, 7, 8, then 1,2,3, 4)

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Answer 5

Oct 18, 2011 12:42 PM in response to andrewnu

Sorry you are also experiencing this but I'm kinda glad to hear its not just me.

Only solution I've found is to recreate the playlist as a standard playlist instead of a smart playlist. Seems ridiculous to have to do this but it has worked so far. I deleted the playlist from my phone and synced. Then deleted the playlist from my computer, created a new one, dragged the songs into the new list, and then selected the new playlist to sync.

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Answer 6

Nov 5, 2011 11:05 AM in response to DRamos MacFan

I was able to fix most (but not all, at least not completely), of my problems with this by sorting by the left most "number" column. In other words, I click on "Date Added" until I had my newest songs at the top. Then I clock on the "title" of the numbered column until the songs were in the same order. That have solved most of my issues in this area.

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Answer 7

Dec 13, 2011 4:18 PM in response to DRamos MacFan

It is nice that everyone is searching for a work-around. When is Apple going to fix the problem?

Jay

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