Music on iPod nano shows up under Apple Music but will not play

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Music on iPod nano shows up under Apple Music but will not play

My music is on my iPod nano, I connect to my MacBook Pro with MacOS 11.7.1 and launch Apple Music.

Apple Music shows the iPod Nano as a connected device, as well as the music library (songs) thereon but cannot play any songs straight from the iPod.

I saw earlier posting to change sync settings to manual but still not able to click on a song on ipod and play or even see the playlist and play the playlist.

Ideas?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 12, 2022 3:36 PM

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turingtest2

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Dec 13, 2022 4:51 AM in response to JavaOz

Some features of iTunes have not be carried over to the new Music app. In particular it is no longer possible to play the contents on a connected device, even when manually managed. See Recover media from an iPod - Apple Community for advice on pulling your media into the local library. FWIW it is never a good idea to rely on a portable device as the only repository for your music, too easily lost, stolen, damaged, or in need of a restore, and then you lose all that is on it and nowhere else.

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