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Q: How do you delete songs from Icloud on Iphone

I dont use Icloud but there are songs in there and i can not delete them from my Iphone. I opened Icloud on my desktop but there is no music option and from there it took me to a website also no music option. No songs in itunes either so how do i delete songs from Icloud?

iPhone 4, iOS 5

Posted on Sep 21, 2013 6:49 AM

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  • by lleeds,

    lleeds lleeds May 19, 2014 4:03 PM in response to PrincessEgg
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    May 19, 2014 4:03 PM in response to PrincessEgg

    That does not work.  The songs will keep coming back.  

  • by Kumarchooi,

    Kumarchooi Kumarchooi May 28, 2014 8:38 AM in response to jckinnick
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    May 28, 2014 8:38 AM in response to jckinnick

    This is a good tip, Rob.

     

    "Note that if you do not have a passcode assigned to your iPhone or iPad in the first place, potential thieves already have access to your device and can restore it with a fresh install of iOS"

     

    However, my understanding is that, if Find My iPhone" is enabled, restoring an iPhone with a fresh install of iOS 7 is not possible unless the thief has access to the user's Apple ID password. Right?

     

    If so, you might want to consider clarifying this benefit of Find My iPhone in this article.

     

    "You can’t restore the device using iTunes. iTunes will inform you that the device cannot be restored as Find my iPhone is on. So you need to first turn off Find my iPhone, which as we mentioned earlier, will prompt you to enter the Apple ID password, and then restore the device using iTunes."

     

    http://bit.do/delete-songs-from-Icloud-on-Iphone

  • by cs357,

    cs357 cs357 May 28, 2014 9:30 PM in response to jckinnick
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    May 28, 2014 9:30 PM in response to jckinnick

    I too was having this problem with one of my devices. I resolved it temporarly by deleting all the playlists off the device. Then I opened up the music app and selected songs. I then downloaded all the songs that were listed from the cloud. Once I finished that, I turned off the show all music option under settings ->music like previous posts stated. I then went back to the songs that I downloaded from the cloud and deleted each song individually on the device. I then downloaded my playlists again from itunes. I do believe that they will reappear again if I turn back on the show all music option again. Kind of a long process but it appears to have worked.

  • by andre8483,

    andre8483 andre8483 May 29, 2014 3:37 PM in response to ettellocin
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    May 29, 2014 3:37 PM in response to ettellocin

    Thank you! this worked for me

  • by jwd630,

    jwd630 jwd630 Jun 2, 2014 6:40 PM in response to jckinnick
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    Jun 2, 2014 6:40 PM in response to jckinnick

    Wow; this is so painful. Finally, what worked for me (who does not use iTunes Match) http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4919

    1. Go to the iTunes Store.
    2. Click Purchased from the Quick Links section  on the right side of the iTunes Store.
    3. Click the X to hide the unwanted "purchase" (one of those not so great free ones in my case.)

     

    Gone, finally, after many other attempts.

     

    Why is this so hard Apple? Why won't 'deleting' an iCloud item on the iPhone simply hide the purchase?

  • by danielmcshane,

    danielmcshane danielmcshane Aug 7, 2014 9:01 AM in response to jckinnick
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    Aug 7, 2014 9:01 AM in response to jckinnick

    I just managed to get rid of 3-4 annoying songs stuck on my iPhone 4S playlist.  I HAVE to share my new-found knowledge cos I hated all of those songs and felt very frustrated that they wouldn't delete so easily.  This will hopefully help.

     

    Plug in your iPhone to your computer, and then:

    (1)  In iTunes, go to Store and make sure you are logged in.  Go to the 2nd last option which will say something like "View Account (username@email.com)".  It will ask you to enter your password.

    (2)  A dark menu bar appears along the top, and the first menu is a little Home symbol.  Press it.

    (3)  You should now be in the iTunes Store with a set of Quick Links on the right.  Follow the quick link that says "Purchased".

    (4)  You have now found the holy grail: the area with the delicious little X-shaped HIDE/DELETE button next to the songs/albums (I'm sure a quick glance at the menus will guide you as to how to get rid of stuff you don't want, be they songs or videos or books).

     

    At a later stage, if you want to restore something you have hidden (technically it doesn't delete but rather hides the stuff), you can repeat steps (1) and (2) above, but then just read the stuff under the 2nd subheading and you'll see where you can unhide the items.

     

    Please spread the word if this is what you are after...it took SO long to find.........

  • by babe_the_great_86,

    babe_the_great_86 babe_the_great_86 Aug 16, 2014 4:05 AM in response to jckinnick
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    Aug 16, 2014 4:05 AM in response to jckinnick

    Well in the setting you have an option to show all music if you turn that off it will only show downloaded songs made to your device

     

    Settings>ITunes>Show All Music

     

     

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Aug 16, 2014 4:13 AM in response to danielmcshane
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    Aug 16, 2014 4:13 AM in response to danielmcshane

    danielmcshane wrote:

     

    it took SO long to find.........

    Because it's not a playlist, it is simply the history of your purchases and history doesn't (or shouldn't) change. And (as you have found) you can't delete things from your history, you can only hide them.

  • by ts0ul,

    ts0ul ts0ul Aug 20, 2014 12:43 PM in response to ettellocin
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    Aug 20, 2014 12:43 PM in response to ettellocin

    For the love of god thank you!!!!

  • by MSBOB,

    MSBOB MSBOB Aug 20, 2014 1:09 PM in response to jwd630
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    Aug 20, 2014 1:09 PM in response to jwd630

    Quote: "Why is this so hard Apple? Why won't 'deleting' an iCloud item on the iPhone simply hide the purchase?"

     

    music is not stored in iCloud that is why its so hard to remove it from there. Also on a side note asking Apple anything here will never be answered.

     

    Here’s what iCloud backs up:

    • Purchase history for music, movies, TV shows, apps, and books 

      Your iCloud backup includes information about the content you have purchased, but not the purchased content itself. When you restore from an iCloud backup, your purchased content is automatically downloaded from the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks Store. Some types of content aren’t downloaded automatically in all countries, and previous purchases may be unavailable if they have been refunded or are no longer available in the store. For more information, see the Apple Support article iTunes in the Cloud availability by country. Some types of content aren’t available in all countries. For more information, see the Apple Support article Which types of items can I buy in my country?.

    • Photos and videos in your Camera Roll
    • Device settings
    • App data
    • Home screen and app organization
    • iMessage, text (SMS), and MMS messages
    • Ringtones
    • Visual Voicemail

    Your iOS device backup only includes data and settings stored on your device. It doesn’t include data already stored in iCloud, for example contacts, calendars, bookmarks, mail messages, notes, shared photo streams, My Photo Stream, and documents you save in iCloud using iOS apps and Mac apps.

  • by mahabirpgupta,

    mahabirpgupta mahabirpgupta Aug 28, 2014 2:01 AM in response to sparks1311
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    Aug 28, 2014 2:01 AM in response to sparks1311

    this ruled!!!

  • by marbie_snookaj,

    marbie_snookaj marbie_snookaj Sep 15, 2014 7:16 AM in response to ettellocin
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    Sep 15, 2014 7:16 AM in response to ettellocin

    I'm having the same problem this guy is having and you look smart so I'm gonna ask you. Ok so i turned off show all music so the songs I deleted aren't there but when i click on a song that i want to listen to the songs I just deleted are still there. Please help, these songs are driving me insane. Like idk how I got them. I didn't even dowload them so idk where I got them.

  • by jasondebiak,

    jasondebiak jasondebiak Sep 21, 2014 7:00 AM in response to sparks1311
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    Sep 21, 2014 7:00 AM in response to sparks1311

    This worked for me as well. Finally! Thank you!

  • by Dr Sharif,

    Dr Sharif Dr Sharif Oct 23, 2014 11:24 AM in response to sparks1311
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    Oct 23, 2014 11:24 AM in response to sparks1311

    This is EXACTLY what worked. I tried all the other solutions like turning off All Music in the settings and none of them worked except this! NO MORE U2 ALBUM! Works on iOS 8 btw on iPhone 6 Plus

  • by mriboy,

    mriboy mriboy Nov 29, 2014 3:52 PM in response to sparks1311
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    Nov 29, 2014 3:52 PM in response to sparks1311

    Thank you for this fix. Worked like a charm!!

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