Apple Music/iTunes: Exceeded 100,000 limit but have 86,000 tracks in my mediathek

No, you're understanding it just right. I think the copywriting team assumed, as one would, that there wouldn't be a limit against cloud music because WHY!?! and just put that in. And no one thought, "Gee, in a few months, people might keep adding music and hit a limit." Your examples are fair. I spoke with them last week and they STILL haven't updated the support document below.

Pulled from here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205919

Hard to read that second sentence and think anything other than this is a very sloppy company.

Hi,

Not see anyone post problems similar to you. However, I suggest that you contact Apple support again. Maybe you will get someone more helpful https://getsupport.apple.com/?caller=psp&SG=SG005

Jim

Speaking to apple support about this exact same issue right now. Will post with final confirmation but Apple Support said they are hearing that Apple Music songs DO count against the limit!! And that they need to update that support document, which they "forgot" to do. Which seems INSANE to me - why would cloud-based songs count against the limit?? Anyway, will post more if I hear.

CONFIRMED: Songs from Apple Music count AGAINST the 100,000 limit. Spoke to Apple Support who spoke to engineering, did this dance for a few weeks back and forth, and they replied back with confirmation today. Their "solution" was to create a separate music library on your computer. Absurd that cloud music would count against the limit...

Totally agree with you, chief_resident. It's a bait and switch. Had I known my library of *cloud music* was going to get capped, I would have set up my library differently or used Spotify. Irritated that they only figured this out so long after the launch. Sloppy and misleading.

chief_resident wrote:

Nope! I can't download unlimited music to my device because I can't add music to my library which is necessary to download music! Or do I misunderstand this part?

Possibly. I'm not an active Apple Music member, but IIRC you can add music to a playlist without adding it to your library. This may allow you to add more things that can be played with your devices without hitting the limit of tracks that can be added to your iCloud Music Library.

tt2

any playlist in iCloud Music Library, either one you create or one you subscribe to. If you only use iTunes, it's not so bad because you can see the album view of any playlist. In iOS, though, the only way to view playlists is by Song so it's impossible to quickly sort through more than a few albums's worth of stuff.

Yes, Apple Music playlists. Add a song to a playlist in Apple Music without adding it to your library - Apple Support

tt2