Alert when adding duplicate songs to playlist?

Agreed. Apple, please, please, please address this in next update. Probably one of, if not THE biggest down side of the app. I use Apple Music, over say, Spotify because of the neat cross platform functionality for all of my Apple products (have for some time now). However, I've recently found myself seriously considering deleting my apple music and using Spotify in it's place, regardless of Apple's cross platform benefits.

As it stands, Spotify is a far superior music app to Apple music, but it doesn't have to be that way (and shouldn't) - there are many small oversights that I feel are the cause for this. Some very basic features could add to the Apple music experience, and help you retain at least one more customer - such as adding a 'sort' function to the playlist, and also a notification for duplications of any song that may be added to a playlist, would be a good start.

I'll refrain from getting into the 'why,' but take it from a self-proclaimed music guy. The lack of these two very basic features is detrimental to Apple Music's listening and curating experience, for one user at least..

Thanks.

PS. This is my first message on these boards - I apologize in advance for the rant, but I'm more surprised it hasn't been addressed already..

Just a reminder that if you want to share your thoughts with Apple, this user-to-user forum isn't the best place for it, as it is extremely unlikely that anyone on the iTunes/Apple Music team will read these posts.

Use this instead: Feedback - iTunes - Apple

I think it is an argument about app cluttering or not. I'm fiercely against to many menus, buttons and options.

The cross-platform benefits of Apple leaves you the ability to clean or de-duplicate your playlists in iTunes easily. And do other "pro" managing of your music.

If you added a song twice in a playlist, it already shows you like that number VERY much but don't hear it often enough in your playlist. The shuffle functionality in Apple music will already prevent the song repeating itself to often so no harm in adding another version, right?

Sorting options in a 4 to 5 inch apps can be distracting. There are lots of other stuff to rant about instead like having songs automatically removed from your playlists that are no longer in the Apple music library. That's a no brainer.

JJ Trin DC,

My iTunes does provide that warning. I actually am not aware that it can be turned on and off. But if you are not getting it, try going to Preferences > Advanced and clicking "Reset all dialog warnings." Does that bring it back?

JJ,

Glad it worked on the computer. However, I do not see a similar control on the iPhone Music app.

I would also want that feature to be implemented on the iPhone. There so many playlist setting features that aren't available on the iPhone like sorting the playlist e.g.

This is yet not there it seems.. any workaround on how to get this working on iPhone?