how do I remove duplicate songs from my iphone

I imported songs from my laptop to my iPhone 12 and the songs have all been duplicated. How do I remove duplicates & stop this from happening again when I sync?

Posted on Apr 3, 2023 7:16 PM

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K Pearson

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Apr 3, 2023 10:14 PM in response to portal9

Go to your iPhone, Settings, General

iPhone storage
music
tap on edit all songs
delete all songs
go to itunes click on your iphone

symbol

click on sync

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