It was never possible to transfer music back from an iOS device to the computer via iTunes. If songs were purchased from iTunes it’s a non-issue since you can easily download these songs in iTunes or on other iOS device. If you turn on automatic downloads this happens automatically the next time you open iTunes.
Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Monday, June 19, 2017 11:20 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Isn't iTunes Music Sync Bi-Directional? Thanks, Sieghard. I suspect you're right. Seems I recollect stories of folks who had an iDevice containing all their music and they wanted to put it on a computer due to some mishap with a failed drive, etc. and they couldn't do it without buying special software. That fits with my experience with purchased songs on the iPhone. Alan From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, June 19, 2017 5:55 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: Isn't iTunes Music Sync Bi-Directional? Hi Alan, I don't think music you purchase on your iPhone syncs to the computer, you would have to turn on automatic downloads for music on your computer so that whatever you buy on other devices connected to your Apple Id also downloads on your computer. I don't use playlists a lot so can't help you there, but maybe a call to Apple Accessibility may give you the best amount of information regarding how this all works. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]<mailto:[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]> On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Monday, June 19, 2017 3:02 PM To: VIPhone Email List <viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> Subject: Isn't iTunes Music Sync Bi-Directional? I'm a bit confused by my results following syncing my iPhone 7 with iTunes after my last two song purchases from the iTunes Store on my phone. I purchased the two songs on my iPhone, went into the music app, and added them to my main playlist that I have set up to sync in iTunes. I would think that any songs I've added either on my computer or on my iPhone and have added to a synced playlist should remain in sync between the two. However, following a sync, the purchased songs are no longer in the playlist on my iPhone to which I added them. Its' as if the initial sync following their purchase didn't transfer them to the playlist on my computer and subsequent syncs then removed them from the playlist on my iPhone. Is it not possible for songs purchased directly on your iPhone and placed in a synced playlist to be transferred to that playlist on your computer following a sync? What about calendar events that I add directly to my iPhone? Will they be synced to my computer since I have contacts and calendars set to sync in iTunes? 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