Why can t I delete a song from my playlist Apple Music

Question: Q: Deleting songs from apple music playlist

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 aPlaylist, youTap on "Edit", then select thesongsyou wantto removefrom thePlaylist(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.

Looking forward to your response and a possible solution to this simple matter.

Best

Alexander

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iPhone SE, iOS 13

Posted on Aug 13, 2020 1:45 PM

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Aug 14, 2020 5:46 PM in response to mazros In response to mazros

Hi mazros,

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

Thanks again for taking time to share your ideas with the community. We hope you have a great day!

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Aug 23, 2020 3:16 AM in response to Nicholas_B2 In response to Nicholas_B2

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.

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Alexander

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Aug 23, 2020 3:16 AM

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Question: Q: Music won't delete

Hi

So basically I have a couple of unwanted songs which I don't want to appear in my main music on my iPhone and normally they didn't and if they did I would click remove download and delete from the library and they would disappear but just now they appeared with a download option and won't delete from the library whenever I delete from library.

Someone please help as I don't want that to come as a download option or as a song at all.

Thank you

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iPhone 7, iOS 11.2.6

Posted on Mar 14, 2018 12:33 PM

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Mar 15, 2018 9:45 AM in response to mid925 In response to mid925

Hello mid925,

Welcome to Apple Support Communities.

I see that you're having an issue with not being able to remove songs from your iCloud Music Library on your iPhone 7. I would be happy to help point you in the right direction from here. Here's a resource that can help:

Delete songs and videos from your iCloud Music Library
Specifically, try these steps:

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Open the Music app and tap Library. Find the song, album, playlist, TV show, or movie that you want to delete, then use 3D Touch or long press the item.

Depending on if you have the item downloaded to your device, you'll see one of these options:

• If you haven't downloaded the item to your device, tap "Delete from Library" to delete the item from iCloud Music Library.
• If the item is downloaded to your device, tap Remove. Then tap Remove Downloads to remove the item only from your device, or tap "Delete from Library" to delete the item from iCloud Music Library.

If you want to see only content that you downloaded to your device, follow these steps:

Tap Library > Downloaded Music. A message that says "Showing only music on this [device]" appears at the top of the screen. Tap Library in the upper-left corner to go back to your full library.

About iCloud Music Library icons and status

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Mar 16, 2018 8:57 AM in response to mid925 In response to mid925

Hello mid925,

Thanks for providing additional information to help clarify the issue with your iPhone.

It sounds like the downloaded song is being removed from the iPhone but remains in your iCloud Music Library. The following resource provides some additional information about the issue you are encountering:

Delete music, movies, and TV shows from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

In particular, take a look at this section:

In the Music app, you can delete songs, albums, playlists, and music videos that you downloaded to your device. If you see a download icon

next to your purchased content, the item is stored in the cloud, not on your device. Learn how to hide items stored in the cloud.

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