Can't Turn Off iCloud Music Library

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Can't Turn Off iCloud Music Library

I've searched the Apple Community for the same problem that I'm having with not using iCloud Music Library which transfers my entire Music Library to my iPhone. I'd like to add and remove music from my iPhone the previous way where I can check artists, albums, genres, or manually add and remove music my dragging and dropping. I went to iTunes > Preferences and unchecked iCloud Music Library, and restarted iTunes, but when I go to Music under my iPhone, it still says that iCloud Music Library is ON, even when I go back to Preferences and still see that it is unchecked.

I hope that was clear, please help! I LOVE apple music but this is such an annoying burden on me. I would definitely like iCloud Music Library because I have my whole collection on my iPhone, but it seems like they're streaming and take a long time to load.

iPhone 6, iOS 8.4, iCloud Music Library Problem

Posted on Jul 12, 2015 10:50 AM

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mdb1515

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Jul 12, 2015 9:40 PM in response to mazghani

I had this problem as well. In addition to turning it off on my computer, I went to settings>music on my iphone and then turned off iCloud Music Library there too. After that I was able to sync normally.

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Aug 16, 2015 1:07 AM in response to mazghani

After two days of just about pulling out my hair with this stupid Apple music i final found logging out of Apple music on both laptop AND the app on my iPhone was not longer stuck in loop of iCloud turning itself on all the time. I can add my own music.

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Aug 20, 2015 4:41 PM in response to nicoledear

I finally found the answer. In the Music app, click the down arrow on Songs. Slide the toggle for Music Available Offline: Only show music stored on this iPhone. It finally removed all the songs. I haven't seen this anywhere so maybe it will save someone else some craziness.

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Aug 20, 2015 3:24 PM in response to sberman

I have turned off Show Apple Music on both my iPhone 5s and itunes 12.2. I have also turned off iCloud Music Library. I have deleted all music that I have synced to my iPhone. When I open up the Music app, I still show every song I own under there. I only want to see the songs that I sync from iTunes to my iPhone. Is that possible? Have I missed a setting? My iOS is 8.4.1. Thank you for any help you can offer.

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Dec 1, 2016 11:16 AM in response to Uoygjjdf

Open the Music app on your iPhone. You see

Library

Playlists

Artists

Albums

Songs

Downloaded Music.

Ignore the first four, and click on Downloaded Music

It will say

[Showing only music on this iPhone]

Playlists

Artists

Albums

Songs

Select from there and you are good to go!

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Dec 9, 2017 6:41 AM in response to sberman

That did not work. iCloud stay active as soon as I leave sys prefs and come back, it re-enables itself. iCloud won't stay turned off.

Apple- seriously, why can't I simply drag a tone to my iPhone?! *** is with all this fuss?

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mazghani Author

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Jul 13, 2015 12:04 PM in response to mazghani

awesome! thanks! worked for me.

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Uoygjjdf

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Nov 10, 2016 12:05 PM in response to nicoledear

Is there a way to do this with the recent update?

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Jan 6, 2018 9:06 AM in response to angelepiphany

Great - thanks for sorting this - finally I can add my own music

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May 1, 2017 3:40 AM in response to angelepiphany

Hallelujah! Thanks to finding your message, I only spent 2 hours and not 2 days pulling my hair out. Had tried everything else. Signing out of Apple accounts on both iPhone and iTunes on PC was what finally worked. Thanks!

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