Remove Playlist from iPhone when using Apple Music

This is what the online article says to do:

Remove songs, albums, and playlists

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:

  • In the Music app, find the name of the song, album, or playlist that you want to remove and tap the More Options icon User uploaded file.
  • Tap Remove Download to remove the item for offline listening. The item will remain in your library on all your devices.
  • Tap Remove from My Music to delete the item completely, from your library on all your devices.


I have seen very inconsistent behavior with Apple Music and what I have on my Mac (especially Playlist) vs. what it decided to put on my iPhone


I have manually succeeded in adding a Playlist created on my Mac to my iPhone (more / add to Device / name of iPhone)


I have also done this with some Playlist on the Mac but nothing makes them show up on the iPhone even though you just said add to device


I also have Playlist randomly it seems on the Device I did not say "make available for offline play" and they are taking up room on the device


So above should allow me to delete them - just from the iPhone right?


Not so lucky - - when I go to Playlist (with Show Offline content on this iPhone selected) and I hit More (...) i get a number of options, ** there is NO option to Remove Download


There is a Delete - which then warns you it deletes from Apple Music/ Cloud and everywhere all devices - and it certainly does that! Tested it, deleting from EVERYWHERE works just fine


Anyone figured out how to remove a Playlist stored locally on the iPhone since the instructions don't seem to work?!

Very buggy and very frustrating so far

iPhone 6, iOS 8.4, null

Posted on Aug 10, 2015 3:22 PM

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