Playlist Correct on Itunes, Incorrect on iphone

My playlist im syncing from itunes to my iphone from my macbook show correct on the computer and in the playlist, but are incorrect on the i phone. how?
even the drop-down menu for the iphone show correct, but on the actual phone, its all wrong.
also, some playlist are set up correct but dont work correct. example: 4 star playlist is set to 25 songs that are rated 4 stars, but some songs with no stars are in there
any solutions? thanks!

Welcome to the forums.
For smart playlists on the iPhone be sure to add "And type is music". Also, you will have better results if the playlist you create is referenced by another playlist and this second one is the one you sync to your phone.
For example, create a playlist called "4 Star playlist", make sure it has "Type is music" in it, and then make another playlist called "iPhone 4Star Playlist" and the second playlist only says "And Playlist is 4 Star Playlist" and sync this second one to your iPhone.

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