Itunes Remove Song From Playlist

[Glauco Schlembach]

OniPhone 12, IOS 14.6, got Apple Music subscription last month and since then have not been able to remove songs from my playlists without deleting them from my library and having to re-add and re-download them. There is no option I can find to simply remove from the playlist.

Such a garbage problem. Have no idea how to get these songs back now or which ones I even deleted. Do these people even use their own app? Seriously, things like "play last" instead of an add to queue, now this crap? What a joke, I might just to switch back to spotify at this point

Thank you for posting in Apple Support Communities. From our understanding, when you attempt to remove a song from a specific playlist it remove the song from your library completely, is that correct? How are you deleting it? Are you selecting the 3 dots at the top right, selecting "Edit" and then selecting the minus sign next to the song instead of selecting the song and selecting "Delete From Library"?

To re-download them, I had to search for the songs individually in the ITunes Store app on my phone. Once they showed up in search , I clicked the little price and authorized payment. Then I got a "you already bought this, click here to download again" message and downloaded from there!

I have the same understanding. Apple removed functionality on mobile to remove specific songs from playlists without removing them from the library. This was previously possible mobile. Now it's not and what looks like the same feature achieves what it is I'm trying to avoid: remove song from library.

She was do frustrated she showed me on my phone. One of my playlist had the same song seven times. Deleted one instance of the seven in play list, all seven instances disappeared as well as from my library.

Dear Apple support, songs are added to playlist with a simple klick and choosing add to playlist. Removing the same song from the same playlist is a complete different process. With a simple klick on the song you can add the song to the library, to a new playlist, you can share the song, show lyrics, create a station, like the song or just letting Apple music know that you don't like the song, but no possibility to deleting the song from the playlist.

I cant believe that Apple haven't thought of this so what is the explanation. With the current process you get inside a Playlist, you Tap on "Edit", then select the songs you want to remove from the Playlist (minus sign). It sounds easy but if you have more than a couple of hundred songs which is the usual case and you are not even allowed to sort in alphabetical order the process becomes very complicated. When you listen to a song and realise that you don't like that song anymore you simply want to remove it from your list by a simple klick as easy as when you added the track.

Please explain why apple makes it so difficult. Is it because of increasing profit? Maybe the artist receives less money if the listener plays the song from a playlist? I don't know, I am just amazed that a such a simple feature is not there.

I am 44 years old and I have seen Motorola, Ericsson and Nokia almost disappear from the market due to negligence. I don't want the same thing to happen apple. I have all the products and my recent purchase was an Apple Watch and because of it I opened Apple music instead of Spotify since the latter do not exist on Apple watch. I have several friends that are equally upset about this removing song matter and they say that as soon as Spotify creates an app for the Apple watch they will change back.

Dear Nicholas, thanks for much appreciated response. I do not believe several thousands of highly rewarded Apple ingeniers haven't thought of this improvement. Fairly simple to understand the need to simply add and to remove a track from your playlist. So it have to be another explanation to why Apple deliberately complicate this feature. If I post my question on the page you suggesting, we know that nothing will happen.

I might be wrong. Very much looking forward to your frank and honest response. From my side, and many with me, I will stop my subscription of Apple music after the three months gratuitous period if its close to impossible to delete a song from my playlist.

Thanks for taking the time to post on the Apple Support Communities page. Apple is always looking for ways to improve products and software. Many changes and improvements come from user feedback like yours. We have a page dedicated to feedback and suggestions. This would be the best place for you to submit your ideas directly to our engineers. You can access our feedback site here: Product Feedback

I am using iTunes for Windows 12.5.5.5 and I can't seem to find how to delete a song from my custom playlist and keep it in my Library - doesn't matter if it is iTunes for Windows or on my iPhone. Every instruction on Apple's site discusses deleting from your library, but not from a playlist. If you press the delete key, it prompts you if you want to delete from your library, with options to keep the song or remove it from all devices. This is rather irritating....

So as soon as I post this, I see that if I DON'T select Edit Playlist, but select just the song, an option appears in the context menu to remove from playlist.... wow. Apple you wrote the book on GUI design, this is a fail...

This is epically stupid. The trick is to set View>ViewAs to Songs (not Playlist). This lets you sort the list and do other things without ever diving into Edit mode, which is almost completely useless AFAIK.

Every time I remove a song from a playlist on PC, then sync to iPhone via iTunes, the playlist is updated (i.e. it doesn't include the removed song), but the song is still in the library. That adds up over time. Now a bunch of "rogue" songs have accumulated that aren't in any playlists that take up quite a bit of storage. Any way to get rid of them?

If you are someone that learned to drive a car without an automatic transmission, your method is akin to manual shifting. You could also enable Apple Music or iTunes Match and then you no longer have to micro-manage which I played songs get removed as your device keeps track and cleans automatically when you run low on free space on device.

Since its launch in 2015, Apple Music has grown tremendously over the years. This is evident by the tons of songs and millions of users on its platform. Apple Music dwells on hand-picked content, which makes you want to save as many tracks and playlists as possible. This then takes us to the need to delete songs from Apple Music library from time to time. The old songs, of course, fade with time as you add your newly found fresh and trending tracks. If not anything to go by, deleting songs from Apple Music is also a simple way of keeping your storage free. Here's how to remove songs from Apple Music playlist.

Managing your Apple Music library is key to a personalized and clutter-free music experience. In this guide, we'll explore various options for removing songs, catering to both mobile users (iOS/Android) and desktop users (Windows/Mac).

As we explore ways to refine your Apple Music experience, let's now delve into the option of streamlining your library by removing the 'Songs' section. This can be particularly useful if you prefer organizing your music through playlists rather than a comprehensive songs list.

If you want to have more flexibility to free up space and curate your offline music experience, you may need to remove your downloads from your Apple Music library or even your device entirely. You can efficiently manage your downloaded songs, making room for fresh content and tailoring your offline music library to suit your ever-evolving tastes.

If you have a second thought as you delete Apple Music songs, you may as well back up Apple Music songs for later use. As you should know, Apple doesn't allow any user to save the downloaded Apple Music songs on computer or non-Apple devices. In order to make a backup of Apple Music tracks anywhere, you'll need the help of ViWizard Apple Music Converter, a 3rd-party Apple Music converter that can easily convert Apple Music songs to MP3, M4A, M4B, AAC, FLAC, WAV at up to 320 Kbps and at a 30X faster speed with ID3 tags kept. You can download the free version below for a try.

After the installation is complete, just launch the ViWizard Audio Converter application on your PC. Then, from the top menu, choose Music Note to load the Apple Music files to rip. Simply drag and drop the music files you want to download into the Apple Music downloader.

Use the Format option after importing the music into the software to select the appropriate output format for your purposes. MP3 is a great format for listening to Apple Music on other devices. In the format settings box, you may also alter the output audio properties such as sampling rate, bit rate, channel, and so on. Finally, press the OK button to save your choices.

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