Unable to play downloaded songs offline on iPhone 14 Plus

I have been buying music from Apple for years so have a considerable collection of music from which I like to create playlists. Yesterday, while sat on a plane, I created a new playlist from music that was already downloaded on my iPhone. Once created it wouldn’t let me play it because I was offline. I was able to play all that music as individual albums so I know there was no issue with the songs.


Today sat at home I have tried all my playlists and non of them work while offline even though every song is downloaded on my phone. Why is this? Is there a way to get around this issue?


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Original Title: Playing playlists offline (not Apple Music)

iPhone 14 Plus, iOS 18

Posted on Aug 10, 2025 12:11 AM

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Unable to play downloaded songs offline on iPhone 14 Plus

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