Apple Music updating playlists and music deletion

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Apple Music updating playlists and music deletion

Some playlists in Apple Music update regularly, and I've added a few to my library. When the playlist is updated, will the songs in the playlist be removed from my library as well?

I have the songs downloaded offline and I don't want them taking up all my storage.

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 10.2.1

Posted on Feb 12, 2017 5:03 AM

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Answer 1

MoonJ.

Community Specialist

Feb 17, 2017 7:17 AM in response to josh2197

Hey josh2197, that is correct, music downloaded for offline play on your iPhone will not be affected or removed when that playlist is updated in Apple Music. The good news is you can remove this music by going to Settings > General > Storage & iCloud Usage. Tap on Manage Storage in the Storage section, then find the Music app and from here you can remove select songs and artists, or remove all music at once. This music will still be available to stream to your iPhone, but it will not be downloaded for offline use anymore.

Check the storage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

Have a great day and thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!

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Answer 2

jeremy_v

Community Specialist

Feb 13, 2017 2:43 PM in response to josh2197

Hello josh2197,

Thanks for that info and choosing the Apple Support Communities. It sounds like you want to manage the Apple Music you have downloaded from a playlist. Since these songs are downloaded on your iPhone, you will need to delete them to free up storage on your iPhone with steps from the iPhone User Guide:

Add Apple Music - iPhone User Guide

Cheers!

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josh2197 Author

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Feb 15, 2017 2:39 AM in response to jeremy_v

So when the song is removed from the playlist, I have to delete the song from my library manually?

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