Smart Playlists Not Updating on iPod

I tried something that worked.

Back up to iCloud (if you use it). Go to Settings>General>Reset

Select Reset All Settings. You'll have to enter a password if you use it. It will ask you twice. It seems scary but will work. Once the phone has reset it looks normal. Plug back into your computer/iTunes library.

It may take a few seconds to go through a few steps and then in the last step it will reload your playlists/songs. This may take time if you have a lot of music, etc.

You should see the yellow Other category go back to normal size. If you are getting an Over Capacity error, wait until it is finished syncing. It should go away.

You will have to reconnect to your wifi and reset minor settings (password, timing, etc.).

After trying everything I could, this finally worked. Proceeding syncing finally goes smooth and quick (as it should).

Another option is to Erase All Contents and Settings. This will work too. It will bring your phone back to its factory settings (like out of the box). This options requires you to repick Apps and put them in the order you want. And requires you to load all other options. I've done both (with different devices). The first option is a lot easier.

God bless.

Coach Dave

I tried something that worked.

Back up to iCloud (if you use it). Go to Settings>General>Reset

Select Reset All Settings. You'll have to enter a password if you use it. It will ask you twice. It seems scary but will work. Once the phone has reset it looks normal. Plug back into your computer/iTunes library.

It may take a few seconds to go through a few steps and then in the last step it will reload your playlists/songs. This may take time if you have a lot of music, etc.

You should see the yellow Other category go back to normal size. If you are getting an Over Capacity error, wait until it is finished syncing. It should go away.

You will have to reconnect to your wifi and reset minor settings (password, timing, etc.).

After trying everything I could, this finally worked. Proceeding syncing finally goes smooth and quick (as it should).

Another option is to Erase All Contents and Settings. This will work too. It will bring your phone back to its factory settings (like out of the box). This options requires you to repick Apps and put them in the order you want. And requires you to load all other options. I've done both (with different devices). The first option is a lot easier.

God bless.

Coach Dave

I tried something that worked.

Back up to iCloud (if you use it). Go to Settings>General>Reset

Select Reset All Settings. You'll have to enter a password if you use it. It will ask you twice. It seems scary but will work. Once the phone has reset it looks normal. Plug back into your computer/iTunes library.

It may take a few seconds to go through a few steps and then in the last step it will reload your playlists/songs. This may take time if you have a lot of music, etc.

You should see the yellow Other category go back to normal size. If you are getting an Over Capacity error, wait until it is finished syncing. It should go away.

You will have to reconnect to your wifi and reset minor settings (password, timing, etc.).

After trying everything I could, this finally worked. Proceeding syncing finally goes smooth and quick (as it should).

Another option is to Erase All Contents and Settings. This will work too. It will bring your phone back to its factory settings (like out of the box). This options requires you to repick Apps and put them in the order you want. And requires you to load all other options. I've done both (with different devices). The first option is a lot easier.

God bless.

Coach Dave

I am having the same kind of issue, and so far the workaround I have is to reboot my phone just before syncing. Seems that the first sync after the phone boots is working fine, the following are the failing ones.

I can't believe it's been 10 months since IOS 7 was released and there's still no fix for this. I've tried every technique imaginable mentioned in all posts in these forums and none of them worked. Even the most stable workaround, which was to uncheck Live Updating for the affected Smart Playlists starts to fail eventually. It seems like such a huge fundamental problem to not be addressed.