Playing CD tracks on iPhone

No, you don't need to have an Apple Music subscription to load songs from your own CDs onto your iPhone. Just use

• The Mac Music app, and Finder-based synchronization (for macOS Catalina and later)
• iTunes (for macOS Mojave and earlier, or for Windows)

Note that the system requirements for the Mac or PC may vary according to the version of iOS you are running on the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or other iPod.

but if they come from a CD they don’t appear to transfer and certainly can’t be played.

No, you don't need to transfer.

Use the same Apple ID and the same Music Library on the PC & iPhone.

Those songs should be present in your Music Library.

Don't tap on Apple Music, that's a whole different thing, then you get -> the ‘not available in your region’ message.

Hi,

i have just encountered the same ‘not available in your region’ message. I have transferred to a newish iphone. And while my digitized cd music is visible in the library of my music app, it is greyed out and doesnt play - showing the above message. This is extremely frustrating. Any ideas?

If you have digitized your own CDs to your PC, they will be in your Music library on the PC & iPhone.

That has nothing to do with Apple Music.

Here a lot of 'old' music that is not present in Apple Music.

That also has nothing to do with -> not 'available in my region'.

This may have been asked and answered so I do apologies. If I download my cd onto my laptop & iphone 12pro max do I still need to pay the apple music subscription? Do I just safe them to ??? file? Cheers, LJ

Are you using the Apple Music "Sync Library" feature or anything like that?

I have both an Apple Music subscription, and music from my own CDs on my iPhone – and I intentionally stay away from iTunes Match, Sync Library, etc. I want to make sure that Apple's software leaves music from my CDs alone.

There could be a few reasons why you're experiencing this issue with playing tracks from CDs on your iPhone. Here are a few potential solutions:

Make sure the songs are still in your iTunes library: Sometimes, iTunes may lose track of the files if they have been moved or deleted. Double-check that the songs are still present in your iTunes library on your PC. If they are not, you may need to re-import them from the original CDs.

Check the region settings: The "not available in your region" message suggests that there may be a regional restriction on the tracks. You can try changing the region settings on your iPhone to see if that resolves the issue. Go to Settings > General > Language & Region, and then select a different region. Restart your iPhone and see if the songs are now playable.

Verify your iCloud Music Library settings: If you have iCloud Music Library enabled, it can sometimes cause issues with syncing tracks. Go to Settings > Music > iCloud Music Library and toggle the switch off. Connect your iPhone to your PC and sync again to see if the tracks become playable.