Apple Music - grey down arrow
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I understand the grey down arrow next to the song means it has been downloaded for offline listening but I don't seem to have any other option when adding music lately. I *think* before I did the latest iPhone software upgrade recently it gave me options of whether to just add the song, or if i wanted to I could download it (grey arrow). Now every song I add has the grey arrow. I'm just concerned I will run out of space on my phone for all these songs. Anyone any advice? Thanks
All of my downloaded playlists have the arrow - I assume it’s to show a downloaded song, vs just something that’s been saved to your library but not on the device
ETA when I select a playlist to save, I’ve sometimes noticed it doesn’t download the songs automatically, I have to tell it when I open that playlist to save songs to my phone. Similarly when I remove one, it asks whether I want to remove the playlist entirely, or just delete the songs saved
ETA when I select a playlist to save, I’ve sometimes noticed it doesn’t download the songs automatically, I have to tell it when I open that playlist to save songs to my phone. Similarly when I remove one, it asks whether I want to remove the playlist entirely, or just delete the songs saved
Phooey said:
The issue is I don't want to 'download' any songs. I just want to add them to my library (without downloading) but when i add them to library (Add to Library) it seems to automatically download them (grey arrow). Odd.
There's an "Automatic Downloads" switch in the Music app settings. Make sure this is switched-off; if this is switched-on it will work the way you describe.NoTreadLeft said:
There's an "Automatic Downloads" switch in the Music app settings. Make sure this is switched-off; if this is switched-on it will work the way you describe.
Brilliant - thank you. Yes it was switched on - no idea how that happened - must have been in the latest software upgrade....Is there a way of transferring downloaded songs to library (to save on phone storage) without entirely deleting the song?
Settings - Apps - Music. Turn on “optimise storage” and pick the approx number of songs you want to keep on the phone (can be zero). The removed ones will still be available in your library, offloaded to iCloud. If you choose to retain some songs it will offload least played songs first.
Edited by benny.c on Thursday 27th March 20:02
benny.c said:
Settings - Apps - Music. Turn on “optimise storage” and pick the approx number of songs you want to keep on the phone (can be zero). The removed ones will still be available in your library, offloaded to iCloud. If you choose to retain some songs it will offload least played songs first.
That’s very helpful, thank you benny Edited by benny.c on Thursday 27th March 20:02
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