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Does iCloud Music Library require WiFi?
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Yes, I can use all the features of Apple Music, including downloading offline music, while on cellular. iCloud Music Library just won't work on cellular after signing out of my Apple ID and losing all my music when it turned off the iCloud Music Library setting... I turned it back on and my music library just remains empty.
It's faster on wifi sometimes on cellular takes a little bit try turning off and back on
I fixed it finally. It does actually require WiFi to do the initial library load to make all your iCloud Music Library content show up. I just connected to some public WiFi and it showed "Loading Library" and then all my music was back.
I've experienced this as well... I thought this was Apple servers, but option to turn "music library" on and off worked first time, every-time, i can only guess its just due to cellular.
same thing with "loading library"... has to be on wi-fi... (maybe its just a requires "better" cellular connection ??, no idea), but once library is loaded on Wi-Fi, i can switch to cellular and play ok without buffering, which means it can't always be cellular. Though still an issue, outside of Apple.]
I have 4G and its actually faster than my home DSL. Been though many iPhone's and all of them experienced the same, so its defiantly provider.
Not saying that it "requires wifi" but this is my experience... Yours may be different.
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