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    Apple Music How to sync Apple Music playlists/library located on external hard drive between Macbook Pro and iMac

    Hello people. I hope I can find answers to my problem here. Here is my situation: My music library is located on an external HDD. I have manually created playlists in Music app on a Macbook pro and I want to have those same playlists show on my iMac when I plug in the HDD to it. Bypassing the...
  2. R

    Apple Music Apple Music 2month subscription not reflecting on iPad

    My newly purchased MacBook Air M2 came with 2 months Apple Music trial and 3 month Apple TV trial. And in my Apple account settings, subscription section the Apple Music and tv subscription is shown as active in both iPad Pro 10.5 and M2 air. however only MacBook Apple Music is working and in...
  3. O

    Apple Music Apple Music & Android Automotive (not android auto)

    ++Referring to android automotive (not android auto)—google it I have a car with Android Automotive (AAOS). Just received CarPlay as an OTA update, but I realize I don’t like it at all. The UI is dated, I can’t read short text message (or my responses), the doesn’t work with steering controls...
  4. bmac89

    Apple Music Dolby Atmos requirements?

    Hello, My understanding is that my Apple devices (iPad Pro 9.7”) are too old for Dolby Atmos but reading the Apple Music blurb it implies that it will work on any Apple Device (with latest version of music app) when using AirPods / AirPods Pro - is that correct? Perhaps it is spatial audio only...
  5. TinyMito

    Now Playing issues.

    It seems like Lightroom and Adobe Creative stole the Now Playing focus... I no longer can control the Spotify from my headphones (Sony XM5) or even the MacBook Pro media keys due it is focused to Lightroom strangely. Are there any alternative menu app or fix to force focus on Spotify only...
  6. TightLines

    Music Library Management/Player

    What has everyone found to be the best overall iTunes replacement? Apple can take their music app and streaming service and sell it to who ever is buying, but I am looking to find a replacement for what they have abandoned… I have a library that i need to manage and would like to continue to...
  7. Buran

    Apple Music Creating "(Name)'s Station" on Android/Web/iTunes

    A friend of mine is now using Apple Music via Android and the desktop/Web clients, but no personal station has been created yet. We can't figure out how to make it happen, and liking/disliking songs on my station to build up a recommendation database isn't doing the trick. Does anyone know how...
  8. ErikGrim

    Music - Missing Features, Bugs, Issues & Troubleshooting

    macOS 13 Ventura 13.4 - Music 1.3.5.8 Revision history: Missing Features No Longer can disable viewing "Apple Music" in left Side Bar: as of Monterey you cannot disable viewing "Apple Music" at the top of the left side bar - a waste of screen if you are not subscribed to monthly subscription...
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    Apple Music iOS 16 Developer Beta 1 Apple Music Sort Playlist songs

    Saw this on Reddit. You can now sort songs within a playlist in iOS 16 Developer Beta 1.
  10. PinkyMacGodess

    iPad Pro 'iPad is using Cloud Music Library', and I can't seem to turn it off!

    So my IPP got a little sketchy and I did a restore. Now, trying to feed it content, I can't seem to turn off 'Cloud Music Library', which is an odd thing as I thought it was always 'iCloud Music Library'. I can't find anything to turn the damned thing off and get content to the IPP! What am I...
    • PinkyMacGodess
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    • apple music cloud library no music
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iPad
  11. MacConvert2007

    Apple Music Lost Play Counts upgrading to Apple Music

    I finally upgraded from a 2009 MacBook Pro to a 2021 model. Everything copied over fine and I went from El Capitan to Monterey 12.4. Also, I had still been using iTunes so the move forced Apple Music on me. With iTunes gone I started the free trial to the monthly service. At first it looked...
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    Apple Music Apple Music on two devices?

    Is there no way to sign into the same Apple Music account on two devices that have separate Apple IDs? My family has been on Amazon Music, and we're converting to Apple Music. We already pay for the family plan, so the number of devices isn't an issue. However, on Amazon Music, we literally...
  13. mrgreeneyes

    Apple Music smart playlist help

    hello, I am trying to make a smart playlist that is a combination of a bunch of other playlists, but I cant get it to show the songs from the other playlists. the reason for the playlist is, I want to use a smart playlist as a master list, that has all songs from all the other playlists.
  14. mrgreeneyes

    Apple Music need help with this issue with Apple Music

    can someone help me figure out why syncing work when my MacBook is in safe mode and but in normal boot mode the only programs I have running, which are currently disabled are my VPN (private internet access, and adguard) I have no other internet traffic apps running or installed. I have no...
  15. Reggaenald

    Apple Music Scrolling lag in Apple Music

    Scrolling trough the standard song view in Apple Music is an eye tearing experience on my MacBook Pro since Big Sur. It's ok if the window is small, literally unusably small, but on full screen it is literally making me sick. Does anyone experience the same (on a 2017 model) or know how to...
  16. Reggaenald

    Apple Music Smart Playlist isn't synced from Mac to iPhone

    I created a Smart Playlist in Apple Music with the rules to take songs from other playlists and put them together into one. However, that playlists isn't being synced from my Mac to my iPhone. Other Smart Playlists are being synced and updated without much issue, and taking the songs from this...
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    Apple Music Buffering on Apple Music

    Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions re. my problem. For some reason Apple Music has started having buffering problems. This happens on both my iPhone and my Apple TV. I don't believe it is due to my internet connection or wifi. All other apps on both iPhone and Apple TV work fine. Any...
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    I lost all my playlists and "dates added" on Apple Music when I transferred from my old MacBook Pro to new MacBook Pro

    Hi, Newbie here, my apologies if I posted this in the wrong section in advance. I have a 2018 MacBook Pro that has music I transferred from 2013 MacBook Pro. I transferred the music from my 2013 MacBook Pro using an external hard drive. I grabbed the "iTunes" folder and transferred to...
    • switchon
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    • apple music dates added itunes playlists serato transfer
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Digital Audio
  19. Lee TeeCee

    Apple Music Apple Music Not Syncing Across Devices and Tracks Disappearing

    I'll try keep this as short as possible... I have Apple Music on my iMac (2021), iPhone 12, iPad Pro (12.9) and an Apple TV HD. All are up to date software wise. Normally when I make changes to the tracks in my iMac library (genre, album artist, etc.) the changes reflect on to my other...
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    All downloaded Apple Music library songs gone?

    What would cause my entire library of downloaded music (~100GB) to completely get removed? I flipped "offload unused apps" off then on, and sync'ed my phone with my Mac (i.e. "SYNC" to remove error files, etc.)... but then all of my downloaded Apple Music was gonzo... (never had this happen...
    • lindros2
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    • apple music library offload
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 15
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