How to sync Apple Music library to a new iPhone?

new iphone won't bring over all my music from old iPhone library. "This item is not synced across your devices.


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iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Jun 2, 2025 5:24 PM

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Jun 3, 2025 1:44 PM in response to kevin again

kevin again wrote:

Tried that, still isn't doing it. Weird. It brings over all the songs I purchased but not the songs I dropped into iTines off a cd


The manual synchronization model for purchased music is one-way: from a "master iTunes/Music library residing on a Mac or PC, to an iPod, iPhone, or iPad. It is only possible to sync against one computer at a time. If you synchronize a mobile device against one computer, and then against a second, all of the music from the first computer is wiped from the mobile device, and none of it is uploaded to the second computer.


Sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod using your computer - Apple Support


There was an exception to this for music purchased for the iTunes Store.

  • At one time, I believe that music purchased from the iTunes Store on an iPhone or iPad would be transferred to the Mac or PC as part of a synchronization.
  • Today, I believe that if you purchase a track from the iTunes Store, you can re-dowload it on any of your devices that are signed in t the same Apple Account you used when purchasing the music.


If you subscribe to iTunes Match, or if you subscribe the Apple Music subscription service and use Sync Library, then you might be able to synchronize or stream purchased music to other devices.


Use Sync Library with your Apple Music subscription - Apple Support

Subscribe to iTunes Match - Apple Support


Jun 3, 2025 7:07 AM in response to kevin again

Are you using Apple Music? That tries to match music that you have ripped from CD. Let me see if I can find some additional information about that, but it has something to do with Apple Music trying to match those selections. There is some setting to use, but I cannot remember it. I've had troubles with mine as well at times, and it is especially harder since I moved over to the Mac.


See if this helps. Use Sync Library with your Apple Music subscription - Apple Support


How to sync Apple Music library to a new iPhone?

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