I fixed my recently added playlist syncing problem

Ever since the iOS 7 upgrade on my iPhone 5, my recently added playlist would not sync properly.  It would be accurate in iTunes (latest version) but not on my iPhone.  After trying some of the suggestions I found on this forum without luck, I started messing around with it myself.  The way I got it to work was to first power down everything.  After a reboot, I launched the music app on my phone.  I selected the artist catagory and played a song completely until the album was completed (you could fast forward the song till the end).  I left the app on the artist page and closed it in the background (double tap home button, swiped app).  I then launched iTunes and connected the phone with a USB cable.  After syncing, I went into my recently added playlist on the phone and it was up to date!
It seems that in my case if I left the app in the playlists screen, it wouldn't sync.  The app remembers the last screen you had open since the last close, so it automatically reopens in that screen.  I hope this helps anyone having the same problem.  Good luck!

Hi,
It's just a Smart Playlist, so make a new Smart Playlist called "Recently Added". Set the rule to "Date Added is in the last two weeks" and make sure both "Match the following rule" and "Live updating" are checked. That's the same as the default "Recently Added" playlist...
charlie

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