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How do I stop syncing Genius Data?

I have scoured the web searching for an answer to this question with no luck. My phone (iphone 5 if that makes a difference) syncs 2205 songs for Genius Data EVERYTIME I decide to sync it. It is a complete waste of time as I don't use it and never have.


What I have tried:

* I tried to delete the genius playlists. I deleted all but one of them. For some reason, it doesn't allow me to delete them all which is stupid.

* I have gone to Store > View My Apple ID > Settings > Genius Recommendations > Off ... does nothing

* I have turned off itunes match so that I can turn off genius. Whenever I turn itunes match back on... the genius stuff eventually comes back.

* I have done these things and signed out and then signed back in... and I've done this process a bunch of times. This actually works for a bit and then it comes back after a couple syncs.

* I have gone on my phone and accessed my Apple ID and turned off 'Genius Data for Apps'.


So is there a solution? Or do I just need to deal with it?

iPhone 5, iOS 6.1

Posted on Feb 10, 2013 8:44 PM

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Feb 18, 2013 9:50 AM in response to organix

FWIW, I just got off the phone with Apple technical support about this. I use Genuis for creating playlists, so I don't want to disable it, but Apple support confirmed that there is no way to avoid syncing Genius data without disabling Genius altogether. I'd read somewhere else that subscribing to iTunes Match might allow you to avoid this, but that is NOT the case, as I've confirmed, and Apple support has confirmed. For me, it routinely syncs thousands genius of items, so I have to allow a lot of time for my manual syncs.

How do I stop syncing Genius Data?

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