Smart Play lists empty with live update

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Smart Play lists empty with live update

Have several smart play lists that select songs based on when they were last played, i.e. include songs that have not been played within the last 24 hours. When I sync my iPhone or iPad, all the music and the play lists are copied to the devices. However, the playlists are now empty on the devices (full on my Mac). If Live Updating is unchecked the play lists are full. Playing the a few songs on these lists and then checking Live Updating does not fix the issue.

How can I get a smart playlist to use live updating and sync to iPhone or iPad?

Ref:

Macmini with OSX 10.9.3

iTunes 11.2.2

iPhone 5 with iOS 7.1.1

iPad 3 with iOS 7.1.1

Posted on Jun 23, 2014 6:49 PM

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Answer 1

i.Doug Author

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Jul 1, 2014 7:43 AM in response to i.Doug

Is anyone else having this problem?

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Answer 2

Jul 12, 2014 8:38 AM in response to i.Doug

I just noticed I am having the same issue. I would love to know if there is a fix.

IOS 7.1.2

iTunes 11.3

Mac OSX fully patched

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i.Doug Author

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Jul 25, 2014 8:22 AM in response to i.Doug

Still have this issue.

iOS 7.1.2

iTunes 11.3

OS X 10.9.4

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Answer 4

pshill

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Jul 28, 2014 4:09 PM in response to i.Doug

I have just started getting the same problem. Also on:

iOS 7.1.2

iTunes 11.3

OS X 10.9.4

All playlists play out of order, apparently in shuffle mode.

Also, it does not sync any songs that have not yet been played (blank "last played" field) in playlists that specify "not played in the last X months." For playlists built with no time related calculation, those songs are in the playlist after a sync.

All play orders, etc are exactly correct on the Mac, just not on the iOS devices.

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