iTunes subscription not syncing music on iPad

apple are good at taking my ££ but not at providing the music I pay for or help. Where can I get my music?



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Original Title: i pay for itunes match but have lost all my music. no indication what to do. sync is on.

iPad Pro, iPadOS 18

Posted on Aug 5, 2025 11:14 AM

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Aug 5, 2025 11:38 AM in response to Boffgot

Get what music?

Are you saying you are subscribed to iTunes Match? Or to Apple Music?

What music are you trying to get exactly?


iTunes Match and Apple Music, offer the option of matching or uploading songs in a music library on a computer to the iTunes Store or Apple Music service catalog.


If you had an existing library on a computer where you turned on the Sync Library option either in iTunes or Apple Music apps, then turning on the same option on the iPad (Settings ➜ Apps ➜ Music ➜ Sync Library)

click here ➜ Use Sync Library with your Apple Music subscription - Apple Support



Beyond that, if you are trying to access songs and albums you purchases from the iTunes Store, you don't need a subscription for that.

click here ➜ Redownload music from the iTunes Store on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


If you are referring to something else, then please clarify.



Aug 5, 2025 01:06 PM in response to Boffgot

You don't need both subscriptions. Either one will work in its own.


However, not sure what happens when you cancel one. Of the songs came from the one you cancelled, it may require the other service to sync the songs form a computer before they can be available on your iPad.


Make sure, "Sync Library" is turned on your iPad and that the iTunes Match subscription is actually active and available on the iPad.


Go to Settings ➜ Apps ➜ Music ➜ Sync Library and make sure it's turned on.

Then verify iTunes Match is active in Settings ➜ Account ➜ Subscriptions


iTunes subscription not syncing music on iPad

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