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Using Apple Music as a non-streaming Player across devices

I would like to use Apple Music as the standard audio player for my own music. So i created a Playlist on my Mac, but I can't find a way to sync it to my iPhone. I don't use Apple Music for streaming, I'm a Spotify dude.


The playlist is pointing to an Audio Folder on my iCloud account.


Any ideas?




MacBook Pro Apple Silicon

Posted on Nov 1, 2022 7:05 AM

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Posted on Nov 1, 2022 7:26 AM

Apple's Music App cannot access content in an iCloud Drive folder directly. While your devices will see the folder in iCloud Drive through the files app, and can even play the music through there, there is no way to point the Music app to it to access the music from there.


You can directly sync the music through the Finder to the devices and it will appear inside the Music app on the synced device however. Link-> Use the Finder to sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod with your computer - Apple Support



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Nov 1, 2022 7:26 AM in response to stammgast

Apple's Music App cannot access content in an iCloud Drive folder directly. While your devices will see the folder in iCloud Drive through the files app, and can even play the music through there, there is no way to point the Music app to it to access the music from there.


You can directly sync the music through the Finder to the devices and it will appear inside the Music app on the synced device however. Link-> Use the Finder to sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod with your computer - Apple Support



Using Apple Music as a non-streaming Player across devices

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