How to use playlists in iTunes and the Music app

How to use playlists in iTunes and the Music app

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-use-playlists-itunes-and-music-app' title="How to use playlists in iTunes and the Music app"><img src='http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large_wm_blw/public/field/image/2015/06/music-playlists-hero.jpg?itok=PRCYrQMj' />[/url]</p> <p class="intro">Playlists have always been the best way to group all the music you want to listen to together.</p> <p>With Apple's new Music app, you can not only create and manage playlists, you can give them distinctive and easy to recognize thumbnails, quickly add music to them, queue them to Up Next, and a lot more.</p> <p><a href="#view">How to view playlists[/url] | <a href="#play">How to play a playlist[/url] | <a href="#create">How to create a playlist[/url] | <a href="#edit">How to edit playlists[/url] | <a href="#delete">How to delete a playlist[/url] | <a href="#download">How to download playlists[/url] | <a href="#share">How to share your playlists[/url]</p> <p><a name="view" id="view">[/url]</p> <h2>How to view your playlists</h2> <p>Want to find a playlist saved in your music? You've come to the right place.</p> <h3>On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod</h3> <ol><li>Tap the <strong>My Music</strong> tab at the bottom right. </li> <li>Tap the <strong>Playlist</strong> tab at the top.</li> </ol><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-use-playlists-itunes-and-music-app' title="How to use playlists in iTunes and the Music app"><img src='

?itok=kGVXWLRE' />[/url] </p> <h3>On your Mac</h3> <ol><li>Click on the <strong>Playlists</strong> tab. </li> <li><strong>Select</strong> your playlist of choice.</li> </ol><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-use-playlists-itunes-and-music-app' title="How to use playlists in iTunes and the Music app"><img src='

?itok=O4arj8fS' />[/url] <a name="play" id="play">[/url]</p> <h2>How to play a playlist</h2> <p>You can play a playlist in one of several ways:</p> <ul><li>Tap or click on the <strong>name</strong> of a playlist to open it immediately.</li> <li>Tap or click the <strong>More</strong> button (looks like •••) and then select Play Next to add it to the beginning of your Up Next queue.</li> <li>Tap or click the <strong>More</strong> button (looks like •••) and then select Add to Up Next to add it to the end of your Up Next queue.

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</li> <li><strong>iPhone/iPad/iPod-only:</strong> Within the playlist screen, tap on its album art to begin playing.</li> <li><strong>Mac-only:</strong> Within the playlist screen, click on the Play button.</li> </ul><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-use-playlists-itunes-and-music-app' title="How to use playlists in iTunes and the Music app"><img src='

?itok=PHULTTQX' />[/url]</p> <p><a name="create" id="create">[/url]</p> <h2>How to create a new playlist</h2> <p>Playlists have more options than ever before, but they're still easy to create.</p> <h3>On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod</h3> <ol><li>Tap <strong>New</strong>.</li> <li>Enter a <strong>Title</strong>.</li> <li>Tap the <strong>Camera</strong> icon to choose a thumbnail.</li> <li>Enter a <strong>Description</strong>.</li> <li>Tap <strong>Add Songs</strong> to start adding tracks.</li> <li>Once you've picked the tracks you want, tap <strong>Done</strong>.
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?itok=g5VMThOI' />[/url]</li> </ol><h3>On your Mac</h3> <ol><li>Click the <strong>Playlists</strong> tab.</li> <li>Click the <strong>New</strong> button (looks like a +) and select New Playlist.</li> <li>Enter a <strong>Title</strong>.

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</li> <li>Click on the <strong>album artwork</strong> to choose a custom thumbnail.</li> <li>Click on the <strong>Edit Playlist</strong> button to start adding tracks.</li> <li><strong>Select</strong> your tracks, then click <strong>Done</strong>.</li> </ol><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-use-playlists-itunes-and-music-app' title="How to use playlists in iTunes and the Music app"><img src='

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iTunes also allows you to create Smart Playlists, which are essentially smart, saved searches that look for certain types of media and present them in playlist form. Here's how to create one on your Mac:</p> <ol><li>Click the <strong>Playlists</strong> tab.</li> <li>Click the <strong>New</strong> button (looks like a +) and select <strong>New Smart Playlist</strong>.</li> <li>Enter your <strong>search terms</strong>.

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</li> <li>Your playlist will automatically be created based on those terms. You can rename it by double-clicking on the Name field.</li> <li>If you want to adjust your search terms, click on Edit Playlist.</li> </ol><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-use-playlists-itunes-and-music-app' title="How to use playlists in iTunes and the Music app"><img src='

?itok=KkN_V0as' />[/url]</p> <h2>How to add tracks to an existing playlist</h2> <p>If you want to add songs to an older playlist, here's how to go about it.</p> <h3>On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod</h3> <p>To add tracks from the playlist screen:</p> <ol><li>Tap <strong>Edit</strong>.</li> <li>Tap <strong>Add Songs</strong>.</li> <li><strong>Search or browse</strong> to the track you want to add.</li> <li>Tap the <strong>+</strong> button to add the track.</li> <li>Tap <strong>Done</strong>.</li> </ol><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-use-playlists-itunes-and-music-app' title="How to use playlists in iTunes and the Music app"><img src='

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To add tracks from anywhere in the Music app:</p> <ol><li>Tap the <strong>More</strong> button (looks like •••) to the right of the track you want to add.</li> <li>Tap <strong>Add to Playlist</strong>.</li> <li>Tap the <strong>playlist</strong> you want to add it to.</li> </ol><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-use-playlists-itunes-and-music-app' title="How to use playlists in iTunes and the Music app"><img src='

?itok=ZbrahwT-' />[/url] </p> <h3>On your Mac</h3> <p>If you think a song you've found would make a fine addition to your own custom mix, you can add it to your own playlists, too.</p> <ol><li>Find a <strong>song or playlist</strong> you want to add.</li> <li>Click the <strong>More</strong> button (looks like •••).</li> <li>Select <strong>Add to</strong>.</li> <li>Select the <strong>name</strong> of the playlist you'd like to add this playlist to. </li> </ol><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-use-playlists-itunes-and-music-app' title="How to use playlists in iTunes and the Music app"><img src='

?itok=8DeVPVbn' />[/url] </p> <h2>How to rearrange tracks in a playlist</h2> <h3>On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod</h3> <ol><li>Go to the <strong>playlist</strong> you want to re-arrange.</li> <li>Tap <strong>Edit</strong>.</li> <li><strong>Touch and hold down</strong> on the grabber button to the right of the track you want to move.</li> <li><strong>Drag</strong> the track to its new position.</li> <li>Tap <strong>Done</strong>.</li> </ol><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-use-playlists-itunes-and-music-app' title="How to use playlists in iTunes and the Music app"><img src='

?itok=q6TivXf4' />[/url] </p> <h3>On your Mac</h3> <ol><li>Go to the <strong>playlist</strong> you want to re-arrange.</li> <li><strong>Click and drag</strong> on a track to move it to its new position.</li> </ol><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-use-playlists-itunes-and-music-app' title="How to use playlists in iTunes and the Music app"><img src='

[/img]?itok=2U0xn6xF' />[/url] </p> <h2>How to remove tracks from a playlist</h2> <h3>On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod</h3> <ol><li>Go to the <strong>playlist</strong> you want to remove the track from.</li> <li>Tap <strong>Edit</strong>.</li> <li>Tap the red <strong>-</strong> button to the left of the track.</li> <li>Tap the red <strong>Delete</strong> button.</li> </ol><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-use-playlists-itunes-and-music-app' title="How to use playlists in iTunes and the Music app"><img src='

?itok=vwsoeNle' />[/url] </p> <h3>On your Mac</h3> <ol><li>Go to the <strong>playlist</strong> you want to re-arrange.</li> <li><strong>Highlight</strong> the track(s) you no longer want in your playlist.</li> <li>Press the <strong>Delete</strong> key and confirm deletion.</li> </ol><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-use-playlists-itunes-and-music-app' title="How to use playlists in iTunes and the Music app"><img src='

[/img]?itok=2U0xn6xF' />[/url] </p> <h2>How to build off an existing playlist</h2> <p>You can also create new playlists based on those you find in Apple Music on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac. Whether you want to use Apple Music's curation as a starting point, or you want to exclude particular songs on Apple Music playlists that you don't like, this is how to go about it.</p> <ol><li>Find a <strong>playlist</strong> you want to add.</li> <li>Click or tap on the <strong>Playlist name</strong> to open up its song list.</li> <li>Click or tap on the <strong>More</strong> button (looks like •••)</li> <li>Select <strong>Add to</strong>.</li> <li>Select <strong>New Playlist</strong>.</li> <li>Give your playlist a <strong>name</strong>.</li> </ol><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-use-playlists-itunes-and-music-app' title="How to use playlists in iTunes and the Music app"><img src='

?itok=dzP_MsQS' />[/url] <a name="delete" id="delete">[/url]</p> <h2>How to delete a playlist</h2> <p>It's easy to delete playlists you no longer want on your device.</p> <h3>On iPhone, iPad, or iPod</h3> <p>You can delete a playlist either from the Playlists tab or a specific playlist screen:</p> <ol><li>Tap the <strong>More</strong> button (looks like •••) to the right of the playlist.</li> <li>Tap <strong>Delete</strong>.</li> <li>Tap <strong>Delete Playlist</strong> to confirm.</li> </ol><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-use-playlists-itunes-and-music-app' title="How to use playlists in iTunes and the Music app"><img src='

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?itok=70X0GFtQ' />[/url] </p> <h3>On your Mac</h3> <p>Since playlists only reference the song files, and don't contain them, deleting a playlist you don't want anymore won't save you any drive space. What it will do, however, is declutter your library.</p> <ol><li>Click on <strong>Playlists</strong>.</li> <li>Select the <strong>playlist</strong> under Apple Music Playlists you'd like to delete.</li> <li>Tap the Delete key. Alternately, <strong>option-click</strong> the playlist name, and select <strong>Delete</strong>. </li> </ol><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-use-playlists-itunes-and-music-app' title="How to use playlists in iTunes and the Music app"><img src='

?itok=i6mkx0p4' />[/url] <a name="download" id="download">[/url]</p> <h2>How to download playlists</h2> <p>Apple Music hosts hand-built playlists from Apple's editors, Beats 1 DJs, you, and your friends. It's easy to save your favorites to your library: Here's how to do it on your Mac or iOS device.</p> <ol><li>Find the <strong>playlist</strong> you want to add.</li> <li>Click or tap the <strong>More</strong> button (looks like •••).</li> <li>Select <strong>Add to My Music</strong>.</li> </ol><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-use-playlists-itunes-and-music-app' title="How to use playlists in iTunes and the Music app"><img src='

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The playlist will now appear in the Apple Music Playlists category in the iTunes sidebar, or under Playlists in My Music within the Music app.</p> <p>You can also make these tracks available offline by using the More button:</p> <ol><li>In the Playlists screen, tap the <strong>More</strong> button (looks like •••) next to the Apple Music playlist you want to download.</li> <li>Select <strong>Make Available Offline</strong>.</li> </ol><p>Alternatively, if you're viewing a specific playlist, you can click the <strong>iCloud status icon</strong> next to the playlist title to download the entire song list to your device. (If you wish to download individual tracks for offline listening, click the iCloud status icon next to each song.)</p> <p><a name="share" id="share">[/url]</p> <h2>How to share your playlists</h2> <p>Sharing your discoveries with your friends and family is a big part of the fun of Apple Music. If you've found (or created) a playlist you'd like to let everyone else know about, it's easy to share it from iTunes or the Music app.</p> <ol><li><strong>Select</strong> a playlist you'd like to share.</li> <li>Click or tap on the <strong>Share sheet</strong> button in the title bar of the playlist. You can copy the link to your Clipboard, embed it in an email, send it in an iMessage, post it to Twitter, or post it to Facebook. </li> </ol><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-use-playlists-itunes-and-music-app' title="How to use playlists in iTunes and the Music app"><img src='

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