Playlists on itunes match

I purchased iTunes Match about a month ago and have had issues getting my playlists onto my iPhone. I don't see an option to do manage the playlists and the phone seems to arbitrarily choose the playlists it wants via iTunes Match which are not the playlists that I want to use. Any advice?

Smart Playlists in particular need to meet certain criteria before they will be avilable in the cloud. For example, the playlist cannot reference another playlist or have ineligible items. Give us more details on the playlists that are not showing up in the cloud for you and we'll do our best to help.

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How come I can't add a song to my playlists in itunes match? Is it me or itunes match? It keeps on coming up with a message " iCloud playlists can only contain songs from your iCloud music library. If you continue, the playlist will be removed from iCloud

How come I can't add a song to my playlists in itunes match? Is it me or itunes match? It keeps on coming up with a message " iCloud playlists can only contain songs from your iCloud music library. If you continue, the playlist will be removed from iCloud and will only be available on this computer"?
You must surely be able to add and subtract songs on specific playlist?

I fixed this issue (with help from tech support) and it involved several things.
After adding a song to iTunes, right-click on the song in iTunes and select "Update iTunes Match."
OR go to the iTunes menu-->Store-->Update iTunes Match.
Maybe that's the reason, it just hadn't updated to the cloud.
OR maybe it's not a high-enough bitrate file. This happens to me because most of my tunes are home-recorded.
Sometimes converting to .mp3 or Create AAC version might work. (You do this with a right-click in iTunes, and then you will want to remove the original file from iTunes.)
There is an iTunes Preferences setting, under General Preferences called Import Settings. Try setting it to AAC Encoder and iTunes Plus. That (I think) causes imports to be slightly better quality.
Good luck! The tech support person at Apple is requesting that a knowlege-base article be written about this.

How do I add a playlist to iTunes Match so that it'll appear on my Apple TV? It was appeared on it before but ever since I added some CDs to the playlist, it won't show anymore. Please help.

How do I add a playlist to iTunes Match so that it'll appear on my Apple TV? It was appeared on it before but ever since I added some CDs to the playlist, it won't show anymore. Please help.

When new content is added to a playlist it has to be updated for it to be available across devices. If it's content that isn't matched the playlist is removed from the cloud. Did you make sure to access store - update iTunes Match? It should do it automatically after a few minutes but the odd time I have to force it.
Other than that may want to try reboot, log out/in.

How automatically download playlist from iTunes Match?

Today while connected to wifi our apps are automatically upgraded, if we want.
I wanna do the same with my playlists from iTunes Match.
I know music played is downloaded on iOS's devices, but I want specify what playlists have to download when I'm connected to wifi.
Sorry by my english.

At this time it is not possible to do what you want. You may submit your polite feedback to Apple here: http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html

HT204406 how do I get the playlists in Itunes match to show on my Iphone

I've been reading through all the articles and trying as many solutions as people have offered with no results. Itunes Playlists are showing on my macbook and my Imac, but I cannot edit which playlists are showing on my Iphone 4S, I connected it by USB to see if I could edit the playlists selected there but there was no way to do that as it says Itunes Match is on, and it's only placing copies of purchased/recently added playlists onto my phone.
People had mentioned in earlier posts, adding and removing computers, authorizing and deauthorizing, editing the playlists titles, deleting songs from playlists, turning phone on and off, toggling on and off on Itunes Match, NOTHING IS WORKING! I'm a dance teacher and I need my playlists, this is making my life very very difficult and I'm incredibly frusterated that instead of Paying for a service that was supposed to help my music problems I have paid for a service that has simply created a brand new one. I even paid for an extra 10 GB of Icloud space to see if that changed anything and it didn't so now I'm up to 40$ in annual charges all for something that is so far absolutely useless to me. PLEASE HELP! There's not even a helpline on apple phone support for itunes, or itunes match it simply redirects me to the online forums. I"M DESPERATE for your help!!

I did see this yes, I also spent about 20 minutes on the phone finally with a technical support person at Apple who told me to restart and reset my phone which got rid of the few playlists I'd somehow managed to keep on my phone, and also got me off his back because I had to hang up with him to do so....useless.

Songs not playing correctly in playlist in iTunes Match - iPad

I turned on iTM on my ipad and iphone. It works great on my iphone. All of my playists show up on both devices. When I try and play music from a playist on my ipad, the song displayed is not the song that is playing. When it goes to the next song, it just sits there and doesn't play. I've downloaded all of the songs in this particular playlist. Not sure if other people are having the same issue.
Thanks,
Jim

This has happened several times to me since I originally posted. I found it happens when I add more music to a playlist that I already have on my iPad. Below is a fix.
1. Turn off itunes match on your device. This step is important.
2. Delete all of the music on your device. General / Usage / Music
3. Restart your device.
4. Turn iTunes Match on
5. Download the playlist you want.
I hope Apple fixes this soon. This fix is not ideal and takes a good bit of time, but it works for now.

My smart playlists in iTunes match are not interpreting "date added" property correctly for some songs.

I have many smart playlists that are dependent upon the "date added" property of my songs. I use iTunes match on a PC, my iPad (4th gen), and my iPhone 5, and my music is stored on my iMac. For some reason, (on my iPhone only) a handful of songs stubbornly continue to appear in smart playlists even though their "date added" is much earlier than the playlists dictate. And they are the same handful of songs on all playlists that have this problem.
Turning off Live Updating resolves the problem, but then what's the point of a smart playlist if I have to continually update it manually? Turning off iTunes Match on my iPhone, deleting music, and turning iTunes Match back on does not resolve the problem.

I think I have figured this out, so I'll share in case anyone else has this issue. I had automatic downloads enabled for my iPhone, so any iTunes music purchases were automatically downloaded to my phone. As a result, the "date added" attribute of a song is tied to when it was downloaded to the phone rather than when I originally purchased the song and added it to my iTunes library.
I disabled iTunes Match, deleted these songs from my phone, re-enabled iTunes Match, and that seems to have done the trick.

How to download playlists from iTunes match?

My new iPod touch downloaded everything from iTunes Match (Artists, Songs, Albums, etc), but when I touch "Playlists," all it get is a blank screen with an invitation to "Add Playlist...." Why does it not display the playlists? They appear on all my other iOS devices.
Many thanks.
Bob

Yes, but you must turn off iTunes Match on your device and sync the music from iTunes on your computer.
Managing content manually on iPhone, iPad, and iPod

Problem with a thousend empty playlist in iTunes Match.

I need a help to reset my itunes match because have a problem with a thousend empty playlist.

Funny thing: I just reset the iPad 2 again and was careful to shut off iTunes Match. Almost immediately my iPhone 4s updated and showed no more duplicate "recent" playlists. A check of my Laptop also shows none. So now it's isolated to the iPad. Guess I'll leave Match shut off for a day or two.

Sorting out playlists after iTunes Match

I just completed my iTunes Match thing, and i was happy.
But then realised that i can't sync particualr playlists using iTunes, to my iPhone.
Why is this. Why can't i sort my music, the way i used to, using iTunes, then syncing up the playlists that i want and th emusic that i want.
What i'm seeing is this;
Instead of the usual sync opions. Now i'm afraid to sync my iPhone incase it removes or adds music that i don't want on my iPhone at this time.
Is there a way to get the out Sync opions back?

And so now i discover that all my iPhone playlists are gone, all the music is there, but i have no playlists, nothign.
Do i need to recreate all my playlists again using my iPhone?
If so, i wish i'd never used iTunes Match now. Its just created more problems then it sovled.
Thanks Apple, thanks for infoming me that i'd lose all my playlists on my iPhone, and now have to spend god knows how long rebuilding them.
PUT THE IPHONE MUSIC SYNC OPIONS BACK TO THE WAY THERE WERE!
If not, then i guess i might end up taking all my DRM free music someplace else, couse i feel, lately using Apple is far much like hard work.

Opening Playlists with iTunes Match restarts Apple TV

I recently got iTunes Match. I have successfully connected my iTunes account with my Apple TV - I can see all of my artists, songs, album art, etc. - but I cannot even load the playlists. When I try, my Apple TV says "Loading iTunes Match" for a few seconds, then the pinwheel appears and circles for a few seconds, and then the Apple TV restarts. I can shuffle all my songs, play any artist, and everything works fine then.
To fix the problem, I have turned off Match, disconnected my iTunes account, reset the Apple TV, logged back into iTunes, and turned iTunes Match again. This is the only solution I have found in other threads, but I have done this a couple times on different days with no success. My Apple TV is fully updated, iTunes Match works on all of my other devices, etc.
Is anyone else having this problem? Is there a fix I'm not trying?

Hi onlyalullaby,
If you are having issues such as you describe with your Apple TV I would suggest doing a restore of the device. See this article -
Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation): Restoring your Apple TV
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4367
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L

How can I get my smart playlists on iTunes match to update automatically on my iPhone?

I've been trying to figure out how to have my smart playlist in iTunes update on my iPhone automatically via iTunes Match, but everytime I create a smart playlist it shows up on my iPhone but it contains every single song in my library rather than just the ones that are supposed to be in the playlist.

Experienced same situation with my iPhone4. Just started using the cloud last week for my music library.
Solution: Click "Update iTunes Match" using iTunes on my MacBook Pro. A minute or two later all of my playlissts appeared on my iPhone. Hope this is helpful

How do I get new playlists in iTunes match?

I've been signed up for iTunes match for over a year, but only recently got an iPhone and Apple TV. Only my older playlists show up in the music section - how do I get new ones up?

I did see this yes, I also spent about 20 minutes on the phone finally with a technical support person at Apple who told me to restart and reset my phone which got rid of the few playlists I'd somehow managed to keep on my phone, and also got me off his back because I had to hang up with him to do so....useless.

Hiding playlists on iTunes Match (?)

I love iTunes Match. However, I have a number of playlists that my younger kids don't need access to. Can I hide those playlists from their iPods

Actually, yes you can. But you have to "hide" them on all devices, which may not be what you want to do.
To "hide" a playlist from the cloud just add an ineligible item to the playlist, such as a digital booklet.

Recently Downloaded playlist for iTunes Match Users

Is there a way to create a "Recently Downloaded" smart playlist on your iPhone for people with iTunes Match?

Perhaps helpful to simply turn on the iCloud Status and iCloud Download indicators on in the main library view - in this way you can always see exactly where each Song is and the current status.
If you have a Song available but not locally the iCloud Download indicator will simply show the ability to download as an icon.

Playlists on itunes match

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