Questions tagged [apple-music]
Apple Music is a music streaming service by Apple Inc.
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How can I make an iOS shortcut that adds all my Arabic songs (Arabic songs in my library) to specific playlist without duplicates
I want to make an iOS shortcut that adds all my Arabic songs (Arabic songs in my library) to specific playlist.
Meanwhile, my shortcut keeps getting stuck because there are too many processes for my ...
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Is there a way to control Apple Music streamed to my Google Home speaker groups from my phone?
I'm trying to switch over from Spotify to Apple Music, but there's a missing feature that's a dealbreaker for me. With Spotify, I can use the Spotify app on my iPhone to control music on a Google ...
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Export / import Apple Music collection between different AppleIDs
Is there a way to export / import Apple Music library from one account to another?
I have used Apple Music with one account and have a lot of albums added to my collection. Now I have changed my ...
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How to extract album art from multiple mp3s on mac
I've seen a few people asking how to extract album art from singular tracks but is there any way to do so with multiple tracks in one go? I ask because I have a list of over 280 songs and I'd rather ...
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Convert list of Apple Music links to an Apple Music playlist
I have a text document with a list of Apple Music links for songs, all with this format:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/1650841512?i=1650841513
Is there an easy way to create a playlist with all of ...
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Actual requirements for iTunes Match?
I decided that I want to sign up for iTunes Match. But I'm not sure how I can, or even if I can.
I visited the "Subscribe to iTunes Match" page on the Apple Support site and it says, "...
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HomePod with Apple Music family
How to use a HomePod with several Apple accounts?
I currently have a family plan for two people: myself and my friend. I also have a HomePod, on which I listen to my music.
My friend has an Android ...
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Skip Currently Playing Song when Dislike Selected in Apple Music
When using Apple Music and a song plays that I don't like, I click "Dislike" but the song continues playing as if I might want to continue to listen to the song. Wow.
If I instead tell Siri &...
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Apple Music, difference between "Add to Library" and "Love"?
I'm coming from Spotify to Apple Music. Using Spotify, I can like a song with a single key press and it is added to my music library. This song is used in Spotify's algorithms for my weekly Discover ...
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Apple Music, quick ways to add a playing song to your library and love it?
I'm using Apple Music application on an iPhone and am trying to find quick ways to add songs to my library and/or love the song. I switched from Spotify, where the ability to add a song to your liked ...
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iOS Music Settings - EQ Resets to Off
I am seeing a repeated issue where the EQ setting for Music in iOS resets to Off. There doesn't seem to be rhyme or reason to it; I'll just notice something sounds different when starting playback, ...
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Remove russian songs from iTunes with AppleScript
I am from Ukraine and as you know we have a big war with Russia.
Earlier, I used to listen to many Russian songs, but now I want to remove all of them from my iTunes library in order not to give ...
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Get audio variants (dolby, lossless, AAC) of songs in apple music library using apple script
Apple Music API can return all audioVariants of a song. I'm trying to get this info using apple script but unable to figure out.
I need the highlighted information (Dolby Atmos, Lossless Audio, AAC ...
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Apple Music Home Sharing: Skips song and doesn't play audio when Bluetooth speakers/headphones are connected
Since a while back, I can't get Apple Music's Home Sharing (Media Sharing) to work on the local network. If I access the library on another MacOS computer, the library content will display fine, but ...
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How to force Music on desktop to sync with cloud
The collection of playlists that shows up on my (Android) phone using Apple Music is different than the collection that shows up on my desktop using Apple Music. I've tried removing the files in ~/...
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Does the time bar appear in the Playing Next list in the Apple Music app on iPadOS 16?
I updated my iPhone to iOS 16 and found that Apple Music has changed as below.
Where I watch one song at a time with album art, the time bar is still displayed and there is no problem. But the ...
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How can I mass-import matched MP3s to a playlist in Apple Music?
I have a folder full of about a thousand songs as MP3 files. I want to create a playlist in Apple Music of the ones that exist in the catalog. I can achieve this by Shazaming and adding each one ...
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Why is Siri no longer searching Apple Music?
For over a week now when I ask Siri to play something it won’t search Apple Music and it will reply that couldn’t find it on my library. I tried restarting, removing and reinstalling the app, ...
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How to copy my Apple Music Library from my 2013 MacBook Pro to a new iPad Air?
I am thinking of buying an iPad Air to replace my old iPad Mini. I would like to download the music files on my MacBook Pro to the iPad Air. The Apple Store guy said to just connect the two devices ...
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iPod Classic no longer fully syncs via Apple Music app
I love my iPod Classics. Alas, I am bummed out because Apple stopped supporting it. My 80GB device still syncs perfectly via the Apple Music app on my 2013 MacBook Pro. The 160GB device does not. It ...
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Applescript permissions in Mac OS 12
My music licensing business uses Filemaker and quite a few Applescripts as part of its day to day operations. For years we have been running everything on OS 10.14 without any issues. We recently ...
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AirPlay mechanism in Layman's language
I am wondering how airplay works, e.g. I have this set-up:
MacBook Pro
Bose Home 300 Speaker (2.4GHz Wifi only)
Wifi modem-router 1 (Wifi5GHz)
Wifi router 2 (extended from 1 with an ethernet cable, ...
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OS compatibility for older Mac
Can my Mac Pro (Mid 2010) use Mojave? Right now I am using 10.13.6.
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AirplayXPCHelper consumes 100% CPU when playing music via AirPlay in Music.app
Environment
# sw_vers
ProductName: macOS
ProductVersion: 11.6.7
BuildVersion: 20G630
# system_profiler SPHardwareDataType | grep 'Model Identifier'
Model Identifier: MacBookPro11,3
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Delete playlist from Apple Music with Applescript
I would just like to delete all songs from a playlist on Apple Music via AppleScript. I tried this
Tell application "Music"
delete tracks of playlist "untitled playlist&...
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Are there expiration dates on music added to my Apple Music collection?
I add some songs or albums to my collection/library.
Sometimes, in a few months, they seem to be automatically removed and I need to re-add them.
The songs and albums are still available, not like if ...
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Remember Playback Position for Apple Music Radio?
This should probably be a feature request not a question, but just incase, is there a way to have Apple Music remember my position in an Apple Music Radio show? These shows are two hours long, you ...
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Large Apple Music MacOS library on external SSD - taking hours to save library on quit - how to troubleshoot?
I have a large music library (200GB/14.000 tracks), with files spanning well over a decade. I'm on a temporary Mac for the next month or two, so I'm keeping the files and library on an extremely fast ...
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How do I play all songs shuffled of an artist?
I mean all songs of an artist that exists in Apple music.
The songs should include those that are not in my library.
I couldn't find a way on iOS or macOS.
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How do I bypass Apple Music on the Music app on Monterey?
On Monterey, every time I try to open the Music app, it nags me to join Apple Music. Moreover, when I open the iTunes store and click to play a song, it nags me again to join Apple Music and does not ...
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Since the Apple Music and iTunes Store catalogs differ at times, do I need both services in order to more completely match my music?
I just noticed that some of my songs that Apple Music is marking as Uploaded rather than Matched, are actually greyed out on the album page within Apple Music. If I try to add these streaming versions ...
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Does Spatial Audio offer any advantage without Head Tracked Stereo?
I suppose neither traditional headphones nor AirPods in Fixed Stereo benefit from spatial audio objects.
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MacOs: Prevent Apple Music from launching when clicking AirPods Pro
I love that my AirPods Pro seamlessly switches between devices. It's not perfect, but it gets it right probably 85% of the time, which is good enough. The problem is that sometimes it thinks I want to ...
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How to search own library in macOS' Music?
In macOS' Music app, I'd like to be able to search only within my local library (I have no interest in the streaming service):
However, there seems to be no options with the search bar, so it ...
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Missing option to cancel Apple Music subscription
I have the Apple Music 'individual' subscription, and now I want to cancel it. But when I go the the settings it does not show the option to cancel subscription.
It only gives an option to ...
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How to replace the non-lossless songs in my playlists with the lossless ones
Many songs in my playlists are not tagged as lossless when I play them.
I then go to the album and select display entire album. There I can see, that most of the time, there is a different version of ...
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Does Music.app count plays and skips from other devices synced with the library?
I use a MacBook Pro and Music.app on it. I also use my Android with Apple Music downloaded, and have an active Apple Music subscription to sync the two devices. However, in the "Songs" tab ...
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Does Apple Music include FULL iTunes Match functionality, or not?
I've been unable to get a simple, clear conclusive/official answer to this question:
Does Apple Music truly include all of the feature set of iTunes Match?
Bonus question below.
My situation:
I am a ...
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How to add all songs in your apple music library to a single playlist at once?
I figured out a couple of songs get removed from apple music overtime, I want all my library songs in a single playlist so that I can keep an eye on the number of songs I have, currently I have over ...
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HomePod alarm that streams a TuneIn station with Apple Music's new Voice Plan?
HomePod and HomePod Mini support streaming radio stations on demand, without an Apple Music subscription. But streaming a radio station as an alarm requires a subscription. Could I use an Apple Music ...
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Remove Apple Music in the Music App
I have my own music saved in a folder, which I imported into the music app in macOS Monterey. They can be found in this section:
However, I have a problem. I don't want the Apple music section to be ...
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How Many Unique Audio Channels Are Supported In Spatial Audio?
I hear the term Dolby Atmos mixed with Spatial Audio. Dolby Atmos has 7.2 channels I think. Does that mean Spatial Audio has 7.2 channels?
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Apple music : what does "sync library" actually do?
I have just subscribed to the Apple Music service.
I want to be able to create a playlist from songs on Apple Music that are not necessarily in my Library (to save on space).
However, when I try to ...
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Apple Music download error "Too Many Devices"
I'm using Music.app (née iTunes) to play music on macOS with an active Apple Music streaming subscription.
When I press the "Download" button, I get the error:
Too Many Devices
To play ...
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Import list of songs into Apple Music
Import list of songs into Apple Music
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Essentially, I've been writing down a list of songs in my note app on my Macbook Pro (more specifically, OneNote) which I like - just the name, because ...
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Switch Apple subscription payment method
I'd like to switch the payment method of my iCloud+ and Apple Music subscription to Apple Pay. It is currently PayPal. I was under the impression that adding Apple Pay to the top of my list with ...
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Disable Apple Music starting when Bluetooth connects
I'm using macOS is 11.6 and have tried all the other ways listed from as far back as 8 years until recently. Most of those methods don't work/options are no longer visible.
Looked at deleting it from ...
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How do I stop this malware from opening up everytime I wear my Bluetooth headphone? [duplicate]
I have Sony Bluetooth headphone that has wear detection, which automatically pauses any audio/video playing whenever I temporarily take my headphone off and restart playing as soon as I start wearing ...
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Duplicate albums are appearing in Apple Music on iOS after editing metadata of purchases
I manually manage my music library on my Mac outside of Apple Music, and sync it with my iPhone.
Unfortunately, as I have edited the metadata of past iTunes purchases, Apple Music on iOS is showing ...
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The Automator website search service I found on AskDifferent breaks in Apple Music/iTunes, how do I fix it?
I made a shortcut to run from the contextual menu.
I want to use it in iTunes Apple Music to search discogs for certain albums and singles.
I copied this workflow.
I modified the code to suit my ...