Thanks Alan. unfortunately, this article doesn't have the information necessary to instruct me on adding songs to a playlist while swiping through titles.
I wonder if I am truly the only person who cannot do this? or perhaps there isn't high demand for this? it seems odd, though... Shermeen On 1/13/17, Alan Lemly <[email protected]> wrote: > Shermeen, > > > > I don't have Apple Music so I have no hands on experience with your question > but you might want to read this Apple Support article which I'll paste after > my signature: > > > > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204839 > > > > Good luck. > > > > Alan Lemly > > > > > Add music from the Apple Music catalog to your Library > > > If you're a member of Apple Music, you can add songs, albums, and playlists > to your Library from anywhere in Apple Music. > > To add songs, albums and playlists from Apple Music to your Library, first > turn on iCloud Music Library <https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204926> on > your devices, then follow the steps to add songs or albums > <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204839#add> or add playlists > <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204839#addplaylists> . > > When you add songs, albums, and playlists to your Library > <https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204951#MyMusic> , they automatically add to > your other devices, as long as you're signed in to all of your devices with > the same Apple ID <https://support.apple.com/explore/managing-apple-id> . > > The steps in this article are for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or PC. If > you have an Android phone, learn how to add music from the Apple Music > catalog to your Library <https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205397> . > > Description: > https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/mac_apps/itunes/divider.png > > > How to add songs or albums to your Library > > > In the Music app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or in iTunes on your > Mac or PC, find the song or album that you want to add to your Library. > Then: > > * On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, tap Description: iOS pink plus icon > to add a single song or tap Description: > https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/applemusic/ios10-apple-music-add-music-to-library-icon.png > to add an entire album. > * On your Mac or PC, click Description: iTunes blue plus icon to add a > single song or click Description: > https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/applemusic/macos-itunes12-5-add-music-to-library-icon.png > to add an entire album. > > You can find the songs and albums under Library. > > Description: > > > How to add playlists to your Library > > > In the Music app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or in iTunes on your > Mac or PC, find a playlist in Apple Music that you want to add to your > Library. > > * On your iPhone, iPad, or iPad touch: Tap Description: > https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/applemusic/ios10-apple-music-add-music-to-library-icon.png > . > * On your Mac or PC: Click Description: > https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/applemusic/macos-itunes12-5-add-music-to-library-icon.png. > > On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you can find the playlists in Library > > Playlists. On your Mac or PC, you can find the playlists in the sidebar of > Library under Apple Music Playlists. > > If you want to add individual songs from a playlist to your Library, view > the playlist, then tapDescription: > https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/applemusic/ios10-apple-music-add-music-icon.png > or click Description: iTunes blue plus icon next to the songs that you want > to add. > > Description: > > > How to download music to listen to offline > > > You can download songs, albums, or playlists to your device so that you can > listen to them when you're not connected to the Internet.* You must download > songs, albums, or playlists on each device that you want to use for offline > listening. > > Before you can download music to listen to offline, you need to add the > songs <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204839#add> , albums > <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204839#add> , or playlists > <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204839#addplaylists> to your Library. > After you add the music to your Library, in the Music app on your iPhone, > iPad, or iPod touch, or in iTunes on your Mac or PC, find the song, album, > or playlist that you want to download. Then: > > * On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Tap Download Description: > https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/applemusic/ios10-apple-music-download-icon-pink.png. > * On your Mac or PC: Click Download Description: > https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/applemusic/macos-itunes12-5-download-icon-blue.png. > > You'll see Description: > https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/applemusic/ios10-2-apple-music-downloaded-icon.png > when the download is complete. > > If you have Automatic Downloads turned on > <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204839#download> , music automatically > downloads to your device or computer when you add it to your Library. You > won't see Description: > https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/applemusic/ios10-apple-music-download-icon-pink.png > or Description: > https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/applemusic/macos-itunes12-5-download-icon-blue.png. > > > View only downloaded music > > > If you want to see only music that's downloaded to your device, follow these > steps: > > * On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: In the Music app, tap Library > > Downloaded Music. A message that says "Showing only music on this [device]" > appears at the top of the screen. Tap Library in the upper-left corner to > see all of your music. > * On your Mac or PC: In iTunes, click Library. Then, from the menu bar at > the top of your computer screen or the top of the iTunes window, choose View >> Only Downloaded Music. Choose View > All Music to see all of your music. > > > If you want to download music automatically > > > The first time that you download music to your device, you might see a > message that asks if you want to download music automatically. > > * Tap Download Automatically to download all songs, albums, or playlists > automatically to your device. The next time you add music to your Library, > it also automatically downloads to your device. > * Tap Not Now to download the music later > <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204839#offline> . > > If you want to turn on Automatic Downloads for all music that you add to > your Library in the future, go to Settings > Music, then scroll to the > Downloads section and tap Automatic Downloads. > > Description: > > > Learn more > > > * You can remove songs, albums, and playlists that you've added to your > Library from Apple Music on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch > <https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201323#iOS> or your Mac or PC > <https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201323#computer> . > * Learn what happens to the music already on your computer > <https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204925> when you join Apple Music. > * If you have an Android phone, learn how to add music from the Apple > Music > catalog to your Library <https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205397> . > * Learn what to do if you don't see your music on all of your devices > <https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204926> . > > *You can download music on up to 10 devices. 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Contact the > vendor <https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201777> for additional information. > Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective > owners. > > Published Date: Dec 12, 2016 > > Helpful? > > 58% of people found this helpful. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Shermeen Khan > Sent: Friday, January 13, 2017 12:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Adding a song to an existing playlist in apple music > > > > Hmmm, perhaps I'm not explaining myself well. > > > > I mean that I am having difficulty adding a song from, say, an apple > suggested playlist to an existing playlist I have on my phone. So, if I have > their suggested playlist up, and in swiping right through the titles of the > song, I see one I'd like to add to one of my own existing playlists, I can't > in fact just double tap it, as this will only make the song start to play. > If I do want to add it to an existing playlist, I have to double tap the > song title, which will make it start playing, then bring up the mini player, > find the more button, and then choose add to playlist. So this means that I > am not actually able to spontaneously add songs to an existing playlist > without actually listening to them. If I recall correctly, this was not the > case in ios9. And if I do flick up and down on a song title, there is no > "more" option--just activate and add to library. am I making sense? are > other people having this difficulty too? > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > Shermeen > > > > > > On 1/13/17, Akhil < <mailto:[email protected]> > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, > >> the entire process will be same except the last final step as you > >> described. > >> instead of flicking up or down, just double tap and press long the > >> song which you'd like to ad to your existing playlist. a dialogue box > >> will appear consisting of various options including the add to play > >> list option which you want. select the desired option and find the > >> playlist by flicking > >> > >> left or right in which you like to add the selected song. double tap > >> the selected play list and the song is added to your desired playlist... > >> > >> Thanks > >> Akhilesh. > >> > >> -- > >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > >> list. > >> > >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, > >> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact > >> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > >> > >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara > >> Quinn - you can reach Cara at <mailto:[email protected]> >> [email protected] > >> > >> The archives for this list can be searched at: > >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >> --- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> Groups "VIPhone" group. > >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > >> an email to <mailto:[email protected]> >> [email protected]. > >> To post to this group, send email to <mailto:[email protected]> >> [email protected]. > >> Visit this group at <https://groups.google.com/group/viphone> >> https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > >> For more options, visit <https://groups.google.com/d/optout> >> https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > >> > > > > -- > > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at <mailto:[email protected]> > [email protected] > > > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to <mailto:[email protected]> > [email protected]. > > To post to this group, send email to <mailto:[email protected]> > [email protected]. > > Visit this group at <https://groups.google.com/group/viphone> > https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > > For more options, visit <https://groups.google.com/d/optout> > https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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