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I am trying to add some songs from my Apple Music's library but don't want to sync the entire content of the library to my iphone. I was once able to do this manually using iTunes, but that does not seem to be possible anymore despite checking that I want to add songs manually. What could be the problem?
Thanks!
Thanks for your reply.
Just to be clear,I am a subscriber to Apple Music and any music purchased through Apple is automatically sent to all of my devices. However, I have other music purchased through Amazon that are listed in my library on my iMac. Those are the items I want to add to my iphone 13. I tried to add them, but after I connected my iphone and opened the Music tab via the Finder, I found that the choice to sync only selected music,artists,videos,etc was chosen but gray (as in not active). I tried to sync anyway and got a message: Are you sure you want to remove existing music, movies, TV shows, and books from this iPhone and sync with this library? Of course, my answer is NO! I just want to add other items that are in my Music library on my Mac. What am I missing?
Thanks for your reply.
Just to be clear,I am a subscriber to Apple Music and any music purchased through Apple is automatically sent to all of my devices. However, I have other music purchased through Amazon that are listed in my library on my iMac. Those are the items I want to add to my iphone 13. I tried to add them, but after I connected my iphone and opened the Music tab via the Finder, I found that the choice to sync only selected music,artists,videos,etc was chosen but gray (as in not active). I tried to sync anyway and got a message: Are you sure you want to remove existing music, movies, TV shows, and books from this iPhone and sync with this library? Of course, my answer is NO! I just want to add other items that are in my Music library on my Mac. What am I missing?
I just attempted to manually move songs from my Mac to my iPhone. Once again it looks like Apple made an even bigger mess, if that was even possible.
I want to move specific songs from my iTunes (Music) library to my iPhone. I am not an Apple Music subscriber.
I also don't want to sync my entire library. Just specific songs (they are actually old radio westerns).
Is this even possible anymore.
I sure miss the original iTunes.
Hey there jmh321,
If you have a subscription with Apple Music, your music library is typically all synced to the devices using the same Apple ID. If you are syncing with iTunes, you're not likely using Apple Music or have purchased songs on the computer.
You can choose between syncing the entire music library or selected artists, albums, genres, or playlists if you are connecting to a computer. This link will explain more: Sync music between your Mac and iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
Sync Library details can be found here: Use Sync Library to access your music library across your devices - Apple Support
Take care!
Thanks for your reply, but that is absolutely ridiculous!
My problem is not with music purchased from Apple Music; the problem is adding music purchased elsewhere. This was never a problem with iTunes despite its imperfections.
Hi,
If you don’t have an Apple Music subscription, you can still sync your music manually. Sync your iPhone, iPad or iPod using your computer – Apple Support (UK)
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With Apple Music, all your music is automatically available on your other devices where you can download specific tracks. Use Sync Library to access your music library across your devices – Apple Support (UK)
Jim
Yes, I do want music I've purchased from Apple delivered to all my devices as it's easy to delete any that I don't want on particular device. However,since it is my iphone (which came at a hefty price), I should be able to add any music I purchased elsewhere on it.
Thanks for your reply.
jmh321, Since you're an Apple Music subscriber, you won't be able to manually sync music to your device from your computer unless you remove the existing music. That is why you're receiving the pop-up you mentioned at the end of your post. You have to pick one or the other.
To learn more, check out the link below.
Sync music between your Mac and iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. Cheers!
Hello jmh321,
It was how Apple Music was designed, mentioned in the article provided:
"Important: If you subscribe to Apple Music, your music is transferred automatically to all your devices and no syncing is required. You can’t use the syncing method described here unless you turn off the Sync Library option in Apple Music settings."
To submit feedback to Apple for this change, please submit it here: Feedback - Apple Music - Apple
Thanks.
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