What does added playlist mean on apple music

What does added playlist mean on apple music

You can create a Smart Playlist that automatically organizes songs into playlists based on criteria you specify. Whenever you add items to your music library that meet the criteria of a Smart Playlist, the Smart Playlist is automatically updated to include them.

For example, you could create a Smart Playlist that includes your most highly rated rock songs that were released before 1990 or after 2000. When you import songs from a CD, they’re automatically added to the Smart Playlist if they meet the criteria.

Smart Playlists you create have this icon

What does added playlist mean on apple music
next to them.

What does added playlist mean on apple music

Tip: Click All Playlists in the sidebar on the left (below Playlists) to show all your playlists with cover art and organized by playlist type.

Open Music for me

  1. In the Music app

    What does added playlist mean on apple music
    on your Mac, choose File > New > Smart Playlist.

  2. Specify the criteria.

    • Set the first rule: Click the first pop-up menu, choose an option (such as Genre, Love, or Year), then complete the rule using the other available menus or fields (they vary depending on your choice in the first pop-up menu).

      For example, to include rock songs, choose “Genre” from the first pop-up menu and “contains” from the second one, then type “Rock” in the text field. Any rock song is automatically included.

    • Add or remove rules: To set additional rules, click the Add button

      What does added playlist mean on apple music
      . To remove a rule, click the Remove button
      What does added playlist mean on apple music
      .

    • Nest rules: To specify another set of criteria within a rule, press the Option key, then click the Nest button

      What does added playlist mean on apple music
      . (The Add button changes to the Nest button when you press the Option key.)

      For example, to include your most highly rated rock songs released before 1990 or after 2000, you can add two nested rules.

      What does added playlist mean on apple music
    • Set the scope of multiple rules: If you have at least two rules, a pop-up menu appears at the top of the Smart Playlist dialog that lets you choose whether an item must meet any or all of the criteria to be included in the Smart Playlist.

  3. For additional control over the Smart Playlist, set any of the following options:

    • Limits: To limit the size and contents of the Smart Playlist, select the Limit checkbox and choose options. For example, limit the Smart Playlist to 2 hours, with songs that were most recently added.

    • Match only checked items: Select the “Match only checked items” checkbox to include only items that have a checkmark next to them in the library. See Prevent a song from playing.

    • Live updating: Select the “Live updating” checkbox to have Music update this Smart Playlist as items in your library are added, removed, or changed.

  4. Click OK.

    Your new Smart Playlist appears with your other playlists in the sidebar on the left. Whenever you select your Smart Playlist in the sidebar, items that match its criteria are listed.

  5. At the top of the main window, enter a name for the Smart Playlist.

You can’t add or remove items directly from a Smart Playlist. To change which items are included in the playlist, you must change its criteria.

  1. In the Music app

    What does added playlist mean on apple music
    on your Mac, select a Smart Playlist in the sidebar on the left.

    Note: If you want to change the order of the items in a Smart Playlist, choose View > Sort By. When you choose View > Sort By > Playlist Order, you can drag items into the order you want.

  2. Click Edit Rules, then change, add, or remove rules or controls.

  3. Click OK.

  1. In the Music app

    What does added playlist mean on apple music
    on your Mac, select a Smart Playlist in the sidebar on the left.

  2. Select the Smart Playlist name at the top of the window, then enter the new name.

  • In the Music app

    What does added playlist mean on apple music
    on your Mac, select a Smart Playlist in the sidebar on the left, then press the Delete key.

    Only the Smart Playlist is deleted; items that were included in the Smart Playlist remain in your music library and on your computer.

In the Music app

What does added playlist mean on apple music
, the library includes music you added or downloaded from Apple Music, music and videos you synced to iPhone, TV shows and movies you added from Apple Music, and your iTunes Store purchases.

What does added playlist mean on apple music

  1. In the Music app, tap Library, then tap a category, such as Albums or Songs; tap Downloaded to view only music stored on iPhone.

  2. Scroll to browse or swipe down the page and type in the search field to filter your results and find what you’re looking for.

  3. Tap an item, then tap Play, or tap Shuffle to shuffle an album or playlist.

    You can also touch and hold the album art, then tap Play.

To change the list of categories, tap Edit, then select categories you’d like to add, such as Genres and Compilations. Tap any existing categories to remove them.

  1. Tap Library, then tap Playlists, Albums, Songs, TV & Movies, or Music Videos.

  2. Tap Sort, then choose a sorting method, such as title, artist, recently added, or recently played.

If a computer on your network shares music through Home Sharing, you can stream its music to your iPhone.

  1. On your iPhone, go to Settings 

    What does added playlist mean on apple music
     > Music, tap Sign In below Home Sharing, then sign in with your Apple ID.

  2. Open the Music app

    What does added playlist mean on apple music
    , go to Library > Home Sharing, then choose a shared library.

Go to Settings

What does added playlist mean on apple music
 > Music, then turn off Sync Library.

The songs are removed from iPhone but remain in iCloud. Music you purchased or synced also remains.