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smart playlist

  1. 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.
  2. 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...
  3. M

    Unwanted Smart Playlists in "Computers" TV App

    Hi! I use my Apple TV to stream "Home Sharing" files via the "Computers" app on my Apple TV (hardware). The files originate on a computer, and I can view them on the TV.... and for the most part it works well. However, I seem to have five unwanted "Playlists" when I select my computer in the...
  4. Rantipole

    Smart playlists with Apple Music

    Hi. I have a few smart playlists in iTunes. One of the parameters some of the playlists use is "total play count". For example, one smart playlist picks my least played songs. Needless to say (perhaps?), these playlists were developed before Apple Music. They were based on songs I had in iTunes...
  5. V

    Apple Music - Smart Playlist on iPhone

    Is there anyway to get a smart playlist created in iTunes on my MacBook to appear in Apple Music on my iPhone? I created a smart playlist for all of my "loved" songs but I can't seem to get it to appear on my iPhone or iPad.
  6. B

    iPhone Downloading a smart playlist for offline listening downloads all smart playlists (Apple Music)

    I have some smart playlists that I use on my iPhone in Apple Music. I would like one of them to be downloaded so I can listen to it when offline. In iOS 11 however when I do that, all smart playlists gets downloaded and not only the one I want. So annoying. Is this a problem for others as well?
  7. E

    iOS 10.x on iPhone 7 doesn't Sync songs properly

    I am using iTunes 12.5.x on Windows 7 ...syncing with an old iPhone 4S and iPod Touch 4G. I imported my music and playlists from iTunes 12.x from a different Windows XP machine. I just bought an iPhone 7Plus 256GB phone on Feb 15, 2017 that had iOS 10.2. I noticed that when I synced my music...
  8. jgelin

    Smart Playlists and Keeping Offline?

    Hello all, I have a quick question about Apple Music. I have a smart playlist that is the new music I have added for the week. If I choose on my iMac or iPhone to keep the playlist offline when the week is over will the songs then be removed locally? Or will I need to do this manually since...
  9. Cmd-Z

    Mac iTunes - Smart Playlists Not Updating?

    Not sure if it is just my Mac, but since updating OS X and iTunes this week it seems that my smart playlists in iTunes are not updating. For example, if I change the rating of a song it remains in a rating playlist, even though the change no longer matches the smart criteria. I noticed that if...
  10. robertcoogan

    Smart Playlists not syncing

    I built a Smart Playlist in iTunes on my Mac to replace a previous default playlist that had been deleted (it is the Recently Added smart playlist). But when I sync to my iPhone 6s Plus, the Recently Added smart playlist on my iPhone contains a lot more songs than it should. I am seeing songs...
  11. Jhingha

    Smart Playlist does not update by itself

    I've been having some troubles with the smart playlist from iTunes+Apple Music. I have a song, which I favorited (the heart). When I look up the number in my library I can see it has a heart next to it. When I check my smart playlist with the 'heart = true' & 'update immediately' enabled it...