Music App version 1.4.6.32 does not display or save playlist changes
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Essentially, Music App version 1.4.6.32 has intermittent issues showing and saving changes to playlists and folders. This is mostly in the sidebar, but I have also seen it in the track list itself. If you close Music, you can lose all your changes.
I have some possible workarounds for you, which might help:
- You can trigger a sidebar refresh by moving an existing playlist in or out of a folder. There is a point where doing this stops working, and no subsequent changes appear.
- Disconnect your iPhone from the computer. Mine is connected by a cable, and unplugging that has solved all the issues, at least for a while.
You might also consider making a backup using Music's Menu > File > Library > Export library ...
For any devs watching, I have an iPhone 7 running iOS 15, which no longer receives updates and might be causing the problems.
Mac Studio, macOS 14.6