Q: iTunes/iPhone won't allow some songs on new playlist
I just purchased a new album from the iTunes store that contains 21 songs and downloaded all of it successfully. (All of it is downloaded, not in the cloud.)
I created a new playlist in iTunes and added only the new album to the playlist. The playlist, in iTunes, shows all 21 songs.
I then sync'd with my iPhone, and the playlist now appears on my iPhone.
If I select my iPhone from within iTunes and look at the new playlist, it shows all 21 songs. But if I grab my phone and open the Music app and view the playlist from my phone, it only shows 17 songs. Four of the songs will not sync with the playlist. If I just look at the new album itself in the Music app on my phone, all 21 songs are there, and all 21 will play just fine.
I deleted the playlist and tried again, and the same four songs will sync with the phone, but will not sync to the new playlist.
I deleted the album from iTunes, and re-downloaded it from the iTunes store. Repeat same steps above, same four songs will not be added to the playlist on the iPhone.
I deleted the playlist from my iPhone and created a new playlist in the Music app, and added the new album to it. The playlist on the phone shows all 21 songs this time, and all of them play fine. BUT, if I go back to iTunes and make some changes, and then sync again with my iPhone, the same four songs are now removed from the playlist.
What gives? As far as I can tell, there is nothing different about these four songs, they are just four of the 21 songs from the album. iTunes still seems to think all 21 songs are on the playlist on the iPhone, but the iPhone thinks differently.
Details: iPhone 6, iOS 9.3.4. iTunes 12.4.3.1. Macbook Pro, OSX 10.11.6.
Thanks for any help!
iPhone 6, iOS 9.3.4, iTunes 12.4.3.1
Posted on Aug 12, 2016 9:38 AM