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iTunes not updating Playcount

Sometime in the past week my iTunes decided to stop updating play count (I'm assuming it is something that was updated in the MacOS 10.13.6/iTunes 12.8.0 update). I've searched through previous posts and this seems to have happened to other people in the past.


I've tried turning on and off crossfade, I've logged out of my iTunes account, and deauthorized my computer (all things suggested in previous threads) with no luck.


Has anyone else come across this with this update? If so, anything work to fix it?

iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017), macOS High Sierra (10.13.6)

Posted on Jul 10, 2018 11:30 AM

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Posted on Jul 12, 2018 4:10 PM

I just discovered that when I stream to my HomePod or Apple TV (most of the time I stream to my HomePod) the play count doesn't increment, but if I just play iTunes through my iMac speakers it does increment. This behavior is new with the last update since I've been streaming to my HomePod for a while now.


Looks like it is a deficiency, or bug, with AirPlay 2.

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iTunes not updating Playcount

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