An Apple Music song that isn’t in your library yet reaches the Primuse library only after a sync, which often takes tens of seconds on Mac. Previously “Add to Apple Music Library” and the heart for such songs kept spinning until that sync finished. In versions after 1.13.1 (133), as soon as Apple Music accepts the song you see “Added to your Apple Music library” and the heart lights up; the sync continues in the background and the song goes into “Liked Songs” once it arrives. Tapping the heart again while waiting cancels the like; the song stays in your Apple Music library.
In Search, open an Apple Music song’s menu and choose “Add to Apple Music Library”. Once “Added to your Apple Music library” appears you’re done; the song shows up in the library shortly.
While such a song plays, tap the heart in Now Playing, the mini player or the Mac bottom bar; it lights up right away. CarPlay, Siri and the Mac lyrics island and menu bar work the same way.
Tapped by mistake? Tap the heart again before the song syncs and it won’t be added to “Liked Songs”.
Choosing “Add to Liked Songs” from a search result’s menu works the same: “Added to your Apple Music library and Liked Songs” appears right away. Only adding to a playlist still waits for the sync.
If the heart goes dark after a long while, the sync hasn’t brought the song in and the like wasn’t saved; try again later. If Apple Music library sync is reported as off, turn it on first.
Overview
An Apple Music song that isn’t in your library yet reaches the Primuse library only after a sync, which often takes tens of seconds on Mac. Previously “Add to Apple Music Library” and the heart for such songs kept spinning until that sync finished. In versions after 1.13.1 (133), as soon as Apple Music accepts the song you see “Added to your Apple Music library” and the heart lights up; the sync continues in the background and the song goes into “Liked Songs” once it arrives. Tapping the heart again while waiting cancels the like; the song stays in your Apple Music library.
Steps
- In Search, open an Apple Music song’s menu and choose “Add to Apple Music Library”. Once “Added to your Apple Music library” appears you’re done; the song shows up in the library shortly.
- While such a song plays, tap the heart in Now Playing, the mini player or the Mac bottom bar; it lights up right away. CarPlay, Siri and the Mac lyrics island and menu bar work the same way.
- Tapped by mistake? Tap the heart again before the song syncs and it won’t be added to “Liked Songs”.
- Choosing “Add to Liked Songs” from a search result’s menu works the same: “Added to your Apple Music library and Liked Songs” appears right away. Only adding to a playlist still waits for the sync.
- If the heart goes dark after a long while, the sync hasn’t brought the song in and the like wasn’t saved; try again later. If Apple Music library sync is reported as off, turn it on first.