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Adding playlists to iPhone
By Jesse Hollington
Social Media & Software Editor, iLoungeGoogle+
Published: Friday, April 16, 2010
Articles Categories: Ask iLounge, iPhone, iPod classic, iPod nano, iTunes, Music
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Q: I have an iPod nano, iPod classic and an iPhone and and when I have my iPhone connected I don’t seem to be able to add a playlist in the iPhone (as opposed to adding a playlist to the iTunes library). Is it because I have the settings to sync everything?
Dean
A: That’s essentially correct. When using automatic sync with an iPhone or iPod it mirrors the content in your iTunes library, so you cannot actually copy any content onto the device or create any playlists that are not already in your library. Selecting the option to Manually manage music and videos on the iPhone’s Summary screen in iTunes will set the iPhone into manual mode and you can then create playlists on it through iTunes and drag-and-drop content to it manually. Even in manual mode, other content such as applications, ringtones, photos and podcasts will still sync to your iPhone automatically if you have these items selected.
Note also that the iPhone is a special case when it comes to manual mode as compared to iPod devices. Setting an iPod to manual mode will allow you to add content and manage the content manually from any other computer running iTunes, and not just your “home” library. The iPhone, by comparison, remains associated with only a single computer, and even in manual mode you will not be able to manage or load content onto it from secondary computers.
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I just received my first ipod (touch) I’ve got it working but it only will play (and display) the first album I copied from a CD. I can’t figure out how to get it to show me the other 8 albums I copied from CDs.
Help!?!?!?
Posted by John on April 18, 2010 at 10:52 AM (PST)
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hey i got apple ipod 3G about a year back.6 months before it wasn’t getting connected on the computer, by which i mean that the computer wasn’t recognising it as a usb device which it usually does. i had connected it on the port to which i connect it regularly. but then the problem resolved itself and the ipod got connected. but now the same problem has cropped up gain and in the mean time, i had also got a usb charger with which it used to get charged but now it doesn’t get charged even by that.what sould i do??
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