The damage was not such that the screen requires immediate replacement, but it is planned in the near future. I have an iPad Mini first generation, which was dropped and the glass was damaged. (iPad Mini will not stay on, Battery indicator not changing) What other annoyances or problems have you encountered in iCloud Music Library? Have something to else to gripe about? Leave a comment below and have your say.Issue with iPad Mini re-booting after 2.5 to 3 minutes. You can listen to music on Apple Music just fine without turning this feature on. You only need to turn on iCloud Music Library if you wish to save music or playlists from Apple Music to your music library, or if you wish to use Apple Music’s matching feature. However, if you do have issues, particularly with matching, you may want to use Apple Music without iCloud Music Library. You may be using Apple Music and iCloud Music Library with no problems. This does not always resolve the problem, unfortunately. To do this, choose File > Library > Update iCloud Music Library. If this happens, try updating your iCloud Music Library. This usually clears up, though it may take several hours, or more. It’s not clear why this happens, and, in many cases, patience is a virtue. The Patience TestĪ number of people have reported seeing tracks in their iTunes library that are dimmed - grayed out - and that show the iCloud Status as Waiting. There is nothing you can do about this the artwork comes from the Apple Music catalog, and, as in the first point above, often results from incorrect matches.įiles with DRM show as Apple Music AAC audio files, and have a FairPlay version (FairPlay is Apple’s DRM scheme). If you have carefully added album artwork to music in your iTunes library, you may find that when you look, for example, on your iPhone, some of the artwork is different. Just as iCloud Music Library can match music incorrectly, it may also display the wrong album artwork for some of your tracks. Because of this, matching is not very reliable, and it can be annoying to find that, when you try to play some of your music from the cloud, you’re not getting the same tracks that you matched. And it often matches explicit versions of songs to clean versions. It may also match tracks to greatest hits albums, compilations, or even soundtracks. For example, if you have a live album, iCloud Music Library may match some of its tracks to studio versions. But, since iCloud Music Library matches music by only looking at your music’s metadata, it can make mistakes. In many cases, this matching works correctly. ICloud Music Library, together with Apple music, offer a feature that matches your local iTunes library with music in Apple’s cloud.
There are some problems you may encounter with iCloud Music Library. Here’s a look at some of the most annoying iCloud Music Library issues, and if possible, how to fix them. While you’re still paying for this service - $25 a year - be aware that iTunes is not mentioning it anymore. One source of confusion for iTunes Match subscribers is the fact that you no longer see the term iTunes Match anywhere in iTunes.
If not, if you’re only using Apple Music, on a free trial or a paid subscription, iCloud Music Library manages the music and playlists that you add to your iTunes library from Apple Music. If you have an iTunes Match subscription, then iCloud Music Library replicates its features. This cloud storage feature includes iTunes Match as well as the part of Apple Music that stores music you add to your personal iTunes library. What’s going on with iCloud Music Library?įirst, you need to understand exactly what iCloud Music Library is and a little about how it works. But there’s another source of headaches in the latest version of iTunes: iCloud Music Library. I recently wrote about a number of Apple Music annoyances issues you may see when using Apple’s new streaming service. Apple The Most Annoying iCloud Music Library Issues We Hate to See