janeenfromphiladelphia

Q: iTunes will not sync apple music to ipod nano

I joined Apple Music. I want to to put the songs I purchase on my new 7th generation iPod Nano. It says you cannot sync Apple music on iPod, I f you want to listen to the song on your iPod turn on iCloud on your iPod.

I have a nano. I do not see an option to turn on iCloud on my nano. How can I put these songs on my Nano?

Apple why are you making syncing so difficult to use!?

Running Dell Windows 8 (upgraded to

iPod nano, 7th generatiom

Posted on Dec 31, 2015 4:06 AM

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  • by Kenichi Watanabe,Apple recommended

    Kenichi Watanabe Kenichi Watanabe Dec 31, 2015 6:08 AM in response to janeenfromphiladelphia
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    Dec 31, 2015 6:08 AM in response to janeenfromphiladelphia

    You cannot load songs downloaded from the Apple Music service on iPods (except for iPod touch).  Apple Music downloads are subscribed songs, not owned songs.  They have DRM (copy protection), as required by music producers.  Your iPod nano cannot verify status of your subscription (no Internet connection).

  • by ms. martay,

    ms. martay ms. martay Aug 27, 2016 4:33 PM in response to janeenfromphiladelphia
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    Aug 27, 2016 4:33 PM in response to janeenfromphiladelphia

    It would have been nice to know this before I bought the Nano. And the only reason I bought the Nano was there are no iPods available in my area due to an upgrade being done on them? Plus, I only need the music for my car. I have an iPhone but I don't want my music interrupted because the phone rings. I understand what you are saying about copyright laws but maybe using Apple Music is a waste of money and I should just buy songs. I'm extremely disappointed that Apple forces iPod Nano users to buy songs in order to place them on the Nano.

  • by Kenichi Watanabe,

    Kenichi Watanabe Kenichi Watanabe Aug 27, 2016 6:24 PM in response to ms. martay
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    Aug 27, 2016 6:24 PM in response to ms. martay

    Not sure if it's Apple that's doing the "forcing," since Apple had to negotiate with all the major producers to determine how Apple Music works.  But Apple should make it more clear that songs downloaded from the Apple Music service cannot be synced to the currently sold iPod nano and shuffle.

     

    I have a bunch of older iPods that I use regularly.  I subscribe to Apple Music but buy songs too.  I'm just more picky about what I buy these days, because I can listen to it (completely) before deciding to buy a song.