How can I remove a song from my iPhone? it is removed from my music list under "device" in i-Tunes in my computer, but remains on my phone.

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How can I remove a song from my iPhone? it is removed from my music list under "device" in i-Tunes in my computer, but remains on my phone.

I am trying to clean up and reduce the songs in i-Tunes on my i-Phone. I connect the phone to my computer, go to i-Tunes, and display the music list (songs). I then click "delete" on the song i want to remove, and it disappears from the list. The problem is, it remains in the song list in my phone, and won't go away, no matter what I do. Help!

iPhone 4, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5), i-tunes 11.1.3

Posted on Jan 31, 2014 6:33 AM

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Axeman1020

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Jan 31, 2014 6:36 AM in response to sambany

Swipe your finger from right to left across the song then tap Delete.

If it was deleted from your iTunes library then syncing with iTunes should remove it also.

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sambany Author

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Jan 31, 2014 6:47 AM in response to Axeman1020

I don't want to delete it from my iTunes library. I just want to delete it from my device. I removed it from the list for the device on my computer, and the computer is synced with my iPhone, but the song remains on the Phone.

I tried your suggestion of swiping my finger from right to left across the song. but there is no option for "delete". swiping my finger just starts the song playing. the only options i get is to shuffle it or play it again.

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Mar 21, 2014 12:22 PM in response to sambany

I'm having the same issue.

I just want to delete a few songs I'm tired of. I've swiped left to right, right to left. No "delete" option. And the annoying song starts all over AGAIN. Extremely frustrating.😢

When I connect the phone (iphone 5 with iOS 7.1) to Mac the songs don't even show up...thus I am likewise unable to delete them via computer. iPhone FAIL.

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Axeman1020

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Mar 21, 2014 12:29 PM in response to ra1nb0wbrite

Do these songs have cloud icons next to them?
Settings > Music > turn Show All Music off

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Mar 21, 2014 12:41 PM in response to Axeman1020

No cloud icon; turning that off was the first solution I tried. :(

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Axeman1020

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Mar 21, 2014 12:46 PM in response to ra1nb0wbrite

Have you tried deleting all the music from the device then resyncing what you want from iTunes?

From iPhone: Settins > General > Usage > Music > Edit > ➖ > Delete then connect to iTunes and sync

From iTunes: Connect your phone to iTunes, select it from devices, select the Music tab, uncheck Sync Music then sync. When it finishes, check Sync Music and sync.

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Mar 21, 2014 12:57 PM in response to Axeman1020

No, I had hoped to avoid having to start over but it looks like that's my only option. I'm still a bit incredulous that I can delete podcasts via swiping...but not music.

Thank you for your help. 🙂

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Axeman1020

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Mar 21, 2014 12:59 PM in response to ra1nb0wbrite

It isn't starting over per se.

You are just resyncing your music.

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Apr 20, 2014 4:15 AM in response to Axeman1020

Hi I am having the same issue. I have tried removing all songs via I tunes, but it doesn't remove this one. Also when I look via iTunes what music IS on my phone. It shows the remaining tracks for this album which are invisible on my phone. All I see on the phone is 1 track that will not display the delete option on swiping.

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sambany Author

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Apr 20, 2014 6:01 AM in response to Axeman1020

It means re-selecting 600+ songs one by one, and adding them individually to my phone. I certainly don't want everything in my i-Tunes library in my phone!

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sambany Author

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Apr 20, 2014 6:04 AM in response to GriffyGriff

i have pulled my onld i-pod out of mothballs and am gradually adding the songs i want there. ditto with podcasts. no cloud, no need to be on line to listen, no charges, no muss, no fuss.

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Axeman1020

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Apr 20, 2014 6:47 AM in response to sambany

It means no such thing. Your selection of songs to sync remains in iTunes regardless of what is currently on the device. After you delete the music from your device, connect it to iTunes, select it from devices:

Then select the Music tab, uncheck the few songs you no longer want on the device and resync.

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Axeman1020

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Apr 20, 2014 6:57 AM in response to GriffyGriff

GriffyGriff wrote:

Hi I am having the same issue. I have tried removing all songs via I tunes, but it doesn't remove this one. Also when I look via iTunes what music IS on my phone. It shows the remaining tracks for this album which are invisible on my phone. All I see on the phone is 1 track that will not display the delete option on swiping.

Delete all the music directly from the phone:

Settings > General > Usage > Music > Edit > ➖ > Delete then connect to iTunes and sync

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sambany Author

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Apr 20, 2014 7:38 AM in response to Axeman1020

I have no selections of music to sync, in i-Tunes. I originally dragged each song into my old i-pod, way back, (had the settings on "manual") and then, when i got my i-Phone (4) had the apple store transfer all songs from one to the other. and, when i've added more songs, i've either downloaded them directly from the web, or dragged them individially from the i-tunes library.

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Axeman1020

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Apr 20, 2014 8:45 AM in response to sambany

In that case my suggestion to you would be to, at your leisure, create a playlist with the songs you want to sync then you can can just edit and sync that playlist. This will make it easier to manage the songs on your devices and eliminate this issue moving forward.

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