If you’re like me, you’ve switched music streaming services so often that leaving your music behind has become second nature. Or maybe you just used a third party service to link your streaming services together and transfer music between them.
Well, if you’re finally done waiting for Spotify to release it’s high fidelity listening option (lol), and you want to switch to Apple Music, then the new built-in Transfer Tool will prove extremely helpful to you.
Yes, Apple Music has finally added a new option to help users transfer their playlists and songs from another streaming service into their Apple Music library. You can simply connect your existing streaming service and the tool will automatically add all the same songs and playlists to your Apple Music library.
The tool also goes as far as to mark songs for review if it’s unable to find a match for them in Apple Music.
How to Transfer Songs to Apple Music
So, here’s how you can use this new feature and switch from Spotify to Apple Music without losing your library.
Transfer Songs to Apple Music on iPhone
- Go to Settings -> Apps -> Apple Music
- Tap on “Transfer Music from Other Music Services”
- Choose your streaming service from the list of supported services. You will also need to sign in, in order to access your existing music library
- Choose the music you want to transfer and tap on “Add to Library”
Transfer Songs to Apple Music on Android
- Open Apple Music and tap on the three dots icon. Then tap on “Settings”
- Tap on “Transfer Music from Other Music Services”
- Choose your streaming service from the list of supported services. You will also need to sign in, in order to access your existing music library
- Choose the music you want to transfer and tap on “Add to Library”
Note: This feature is currently available only in Australia and New Zealand.
Toasty Take
As I mentioned, I’ve had to leave my music behind on streaming services too many times to count. But it’s good to know that Apple has implemented this as a native feature in Apple Music.
At the very least, I know I might be able to carry forward my music library if I decide on switching music streaming services again.
source: Apple (link)
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