Still if you want to delete those directories or files saved as a result of failed or incomplete updates (which takes significant unnecessary storage) you can do so by turning off Mac's SIP temporarily. This is an advanced solution and recommended for advanced users only. It may open up your system for vulnerabilities and needs to done with care. Go to 'iTunes' folder now and now you will be able to find two files i.e. 'iTunes Library.itl' and 'iTunes Music Library.xml'. Now, remove the two files from this iTunes folder and this was how to clear iTunes library and start over. Firstly, quit the iTunes in your computer and then hit on the 'Finder' menu to open it. Really hate the App Library. I have my phone organized already. This feature is useless and not happy that I can’t delete it. It should be up to the phone holder to be able to keep features on the phone if wanted or not, not Apple. Please get rid of it or put a feature where we can delete if we want.
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Here's what you need
- Update your iPhone or iPod touch to the latest version of iOS, iPad to the latest version of iPadOS, or Mac to the latest version of macOS. On a PC, make sure that you have the latest version of iTunes for Windows.
- Subscribe to Apple Music or iTunes Match.
- Sign in to all of your devices with the same Apple ID that you use with Apple Music or iTunes Match.
- Connect your devices to the Internet over a Wi-Fi or cellular network. On a Mac or PC, you can also connect to the Internet using Ethernet.
Apple Music availability varies by country and region. Learn what's available in your country or region.
Turn on Sync Library
With the latest version of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, Sync Library is turned on by default. If you turned off Sync Library, you can turn it back on. Just follow the steps below for your device.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
- Go to Settings > Music.
- Turn on Sync Library. If you don't subscribe to Apple Music or iTunes Match, you won’t see an option to turn on Sync Library.
If Sync Library is updating or turned off, you'll see a message at the top of the Library tab in the Apple Music app.
On your Mac
- Open the Apple Music app.
- From the menu bar at the top of your screen, choose Music > Preferences.
- Go to the General tab and select Sync Library to turn it on. If you don't subscribe to Apple Music or iTunes Match, you won’t see an option to turn on Sync Library.
- Click OK.
If you have a large music library, it might take some time to upload and sync your music library across all of your devices.
On your PC with iTunes for Windows
In iTunes for Windows, iCloud Music Library isn't turned on by default. To turn on iCloud Music Library:
- Open iTunes.
- From the menu bar at the top of your screen, choose Edit > Preferences.
- Go to the General tab and select iCloud Music Library to turn it on. If you don't subscribe to Apple Music or iTunes Match, you won’t see an option to turn on iCloud Music Library.
- Click OK.
If you have a large music library, it might take some time to upload and sync your music library across all of your devices.
On other devices
If you subscribe to Apple Music, you can also access your music library — without having to turn on Sync Library — on other devices that support the Apple Music app and on music.apple.com.
If you don't subscribe to Apple Music
- If you only want to sync your existing music library across all of your devices, and not any music from the Apple Music catalog, you can subscribe to iTunes Match on your computer. iTunes Match lets you access your music library on any Apple device or a PC with iTunes for Windows.
- If you buy music from the iTunes Store, you can redownload your past music purchases on your Apple device or a PC with iTunes for Windows.
- You can also manually sync music from your computer to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Need help?
- If you sign out of your Apple ID or cancel your Apple Music or iTunes Match subscription, you won’t be able to access and sync your music library on all of your devices. The original song files will remain on the device that they were uploaded from.
- Apple Music isn't a back up service. Make sure to back up your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or PC, so that you have a copy of your music and other information in case your device is ever replaced, lost, or damaged.
- You can have up to 100,000 songs in your music library. Songs that you buy from the iTunes Store don't count against this limit.
- If a song is grayed out, incorrect music plays, or you can’t access your music library, learn what to do.
Learn more
- Learn how to join Apple Music.
- Learn about the icons that you might see next to songs when you turn on Sync Library.
- If Sync Library is turned on, a song that you delete from one device is deleted everywhere.
- Learn what to do if songs in your music library are grayed out.
Here’s the crux of the article in video form:
New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….
Original story (published on April 27, 2021) follows:
After a long wait, iPhone users unlocked their phones to receive the iOS 14.5 update pop-up. The tech giant finally brings all iPhones under the umbrella.
The iOS 14.5 update has been a subject of discussion that put many on the edge of their seats, which is surprising for an update that is barely a major jump.
But then the update does justice to the long wait as a plethora of changes have arrived with this iteration.
Along with a bunch of good and exciting changes, the update came with an annoying bug as well.
An issue of the Podcast app going haywire is being reported by the users who have upgraded to iOS 14.5.
Going by the reports, it appears that even though Apple has made positive changes to the Apple Podcasts, it didn’t turn out to be as expected.
Here’s what the changelog of iOS 14.5 says about the changes done to Apple Podcasts.
Apple Podcasts gets redesigned show pages to make it easier to start listening, as well as an option to save and download episodes so they are automatically added to Library for quick access. Top Charts, categories, and curated collections on the Search tab help listeners discover new shows.
Downloading old stuff and consuming data
Users report that the Podcasts app brought podcasts from the past that users chose to skip or didn’t listen to back then.
iOS 14.5 Podcast app brought all old episodes that I did not listen to, either deliberately or because of timing, back to the feed. So annoying 🤦🏻♂️ ugh. (Source)
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Unable to delete Podcast episodes on iOS 14.5
And what’s more annoying is the fact that Apple has done away with the deleting option on the app. This leaves users with a bunch of podcasts lying in their list with no way of deleting them.
I’ll pay you a thousand dollars if you can tell me how to delete a podcast episodes with the new iOS 14.5 update. Sweet merciful lord of christ. (Source)
Well, one can still get rid of those redundant podcasts by marking them as “played” but that is a task as it requires you to go through each one of them.
Library sorting
This is coupled with an issue of sorting on the Apple Podcast app where it sorts podcasts in a different fashion.
ios 14.5 updated the podcast app again and it’s fucking terrible. sorts library by when you subscribed to the podcast now instead of the most recent episode. who the fuck thought this was good (Source)
Podcasts syncing issue
The long-standing issue of the podcasts where it won’t sync on other Apple devices continues even after the iOS 14.5 update.
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Source (1, 2)
This issue has consistently affected Apple users and there’s no fix even this time around. We hope Apple quickly takes note of this and patches things up here.
But nevertheless, iOS 14.5 still offers great value and it would be interesting to watch the changes iOS 15 brings, track the developments here.
Update 1 (April 29)
For those of you who are not liking the recent changes in the Podcast app (following iOS 14.5), the least you can do is head here and share your feedback with the developers. That’s the only way to get to them and convey what you feel about the changes.
Update 2 (April 30)
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There appear to more underlying issues than what was initially reported.
In addition to the issue where users could no longer remove podcasts individually, it now appears that individual podcasts can not be added to the list either.
In order to remove the ones in the list, toggling “Hide Played Episodes” will help get rid of the redundancy.
The “recently updated” option has also gone missing from the Podcasts app and also it isn’t possible to keep track of how many unplayed episodes per show are on the list.
Some users are also facing issues related to their custom Podcast Stations that are no longer functioning. Stations fail to gather data of selected episodes in the right way.
There’s also a significant chunk who are affected by the missing unplayed episodes and the ones that are present throw loading errors.
Update 3 (May 07)
A highlighted by a recent report, users should opt for the Limit downloads feature in the Apple Podcasts app to prevent the app from burning through their data by downloading months’ worth of podcasts.
To do this go to the Library section in the Podcasts app > tap on the three dots > select Settings > then tap on Downloads. From here, choose the number of episodes you want the app to download automatically.
Taking things a step further, you can even toggle off the automatic downloads option. Although, this means you would have to have access to the internet at all times to listen to podcasts.
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Update 4 (May 18)
In case the podcasts have already been installed on your Apple device. Here’s what you can do to get rid of the redundant podcasts all at once.
iPhone/iPad
Go to Settings > General > Touch Storage > Podcasts > swipe left to delete all shows from the show
Mac
1) Click Downloads in the sidebar
2) Click the first download while holding Shift, scroll down to the last podcast
3) Click it to select all the intervening episodes
4) Control-click any of the selected downloads and click Remove Download.
This should help in case you already became the victim of the bug with hundreds of podcasts lying in your library.
Note: We have more such stories in our dedicated Apple Section so be sure to follow them as well.
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