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Apple Music>Pop-up> Your computer is not authorized-?

I thought I would open Apple Music and play music in the background while working. I hit the play button, and now a window pops up telling me, "Your computer is not authorized."


This is so annoying. The app is acting strangely. It randomly selects songs and rapidly switches to another. Note: My songs are purchased from Apple.


Why are these and other little annoying things happening? Is there some goofy programmer doing this for a laff? I mean, what I say is that this has to be programmed.

Mac Studio, macOS 13.5

Posted on Oct 15, 2024 5:03 AM

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Oct 15, 2024 1:46 PM in response to rgbnite

See Authorization vs. association - Apple Community. Downloading past purchases requires that your computer be both authorized and associated with your Apple ID. You can try deauthorizing and then reauthorizing the computer from the account menu to ensure that it really is authorized. Association should then happen automatically if you download a past purchase or enable Apple Music, provided the computer hasn't been associated with a different Apple ID in the last 90 days. Having multiple Apple IDs may be a potential cause of problems in this area.


tt2

Oct 24, 2024 11:46 AM in response to turingtest2

I've had the same ID for 40 years. Music I purchased from Apple or anywhere is mine to listen to from any device without an author's constant permission- at least, I thought so. And it happens randomly from a desktop where it has never occurred before.


I think marketing's influence over software development has made computing complicated and uncomfortable.



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