creating playlists FROM downloaded songs residing on an iPhone 12Max Pro

I have a few thousand songs that I have uploaded to my iPhone over time from my Apple Music app.


I have several thousand more songs in the app itself, so much so, it won't all fit on my phone.


I'm trying to create a playlist from the existing songs on my phone, so when I complete the required reset to make it work right after the latest "update", I can have all my current songs end up back where they belong.


When this was iTunes, it wasn't this complicated.


Anyone have a suggestion how I can do this without dropping and dragging each individual song into a playlist.. This is ridiculous ..

Posted on May 29, 2023 06:13 PM

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Posted on May 29, 2023 08:37 PM

what in my question has anything to do with internal storage?


has Apple employed AI chat bots to answer questions now?


I need to wipe my phone and do a Re-install to correct a corrupted iOS upgrade.


I want to re-install my existing songs by creating a playlist that I can re-import following a clean system install.


I don’t have a playlist of the existing songs and need to create one


the current “Apple Music” app doesn’t allow for the easy creation of a playlist from music existing on your phone.


I need a workaround

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May 29, 2023 08:37 PM in response to TheLittles

what in my question has anything to do with internal storage?


has Apple employed AI chat bots to answer questions now?


I need to wipe my phone and do a Re-install to correct a corrupted iOS upgrade.


I want to re-install my existing songs by creating a playlist that I can re-import following a clean system install.


I don’t have a playlist of the existing songs and need to create one


the current “Apple Music” app doesn’t allow for the easy creation of a playlist from music existing on your phone.


I need a workaround

May 29, 2023 06:17 PM in response to amerkincynic

amerkincynic Said:

"creating playlists FROM downloaded songs residing on an iPhone 12Max Pro: [...]I have several thousand more songs in the app itself, so much so, it won't all fit on my phone. [...]I have several thousand more songs in the app itself, so much so, it won't all fit on my phone."

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