How to Fix: Music Not Showing Up on iPhone/iPad

“I updated my iPhone 11 to the latest iOS 14.2 yesterday. But now, I found that my songs are not showing up on iPhone, even the purchases. How can I resolve this? Any ideas will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!”

The above user’s experience is not a rare issue. A large number of iOS users have encountered the same situation that music not showing up on iPhone/iPad after iOS update or some other reasons. Worry not. No matter what the reasons caused the iPhone music not to show up, we do have workarounds for that. Now, let’s check the solutions.

Also Read: How to Fix iCloud Music Library not Showing Up >

Tip 1. Restart iPhone

For iPhone 8 or earlier models:

Press and hold the Top button until the slider appears > Drag the slider to turn off your iPhone > Press and hold the Top button again until you see the Apple logo.

For iPhone X or later models:

Press and hold the Side button and either volume button until the slider appears > Drag the slider to turn off your iPhone > Press and hold the Side button again until you see the Apple logo.

Tip 2. Check Apple Music Setting on iPhone

Turn on Show Apple Music and Show All Purchases

Go to Settings on your iPhone/iPad > Choose Music > Turn on Show Apple Music and Show All Purchases > Tap on Join Apple Music and your Music app will pop up directly in local music files.

Tip 3. Reset Network Settings

Go to Settings > Tap General > Scroll down and choose Reset > Tap on Reset Network Settings.

Tip 4. Rebuild Music Library

Open iTunes on your computer > Connect your iPhone/iPad to the computer via USB cable > Click device shaped button at the upper left corner of iTunes window to get details of your device > Choose Music > Check Sync Music > Click on Apply button to rebuild your music library.

Tip 5. Restore from iTunes Backup

If you have made an iTunes backup of your iPhone/iPad, then you can directly restore it from iTunes backup. But it is worth mentioning that when restoring from iTunes backup, all existing data on your iPhone/iPad will be erased and replaced.

Open iTunes on your computer > Connect your device to the computer via a USB cable > Click on the Device button > Select Restore Backup.

Tip 6. Restore without Erasing

If the above methods fail to help you out on Apple music not showing up an error, there’s a danger that your music has been accidentally deleted. In this case, turn to PhoneRescue to get them back right away, or your lost music will be overwritten by new data and disappear eternally. PhoneRescue for iOS is highly recommended by millions of iOS users who have successfully recovered deleted or lost files on iPhone/iPad/iPod touch.

• It helps you recover all music in just 1 click, including both the purchased and non-purchased songs. More than anything, unlike restoring from iTunes backup, no previous data on your iPhone will be wiped.
• It enables you to preview and select the songs before recovering, which means you can recover the songs you prefer most and manage your music library at the same time.
• It offers you 3 recovery modes to retrieve music with/without backup: from iPhone/iPad/iPod directly (even without backup), from iTunes backup, from iCloud backup.
• Besides music, it also supports recovering photos, messages, contacts, notes as well as other up to 31 iOS file types.

Step 1. Download PhoneRescue for iOS on your computer > Open it > Connect your iPhone to the computer via its USB cable.

Step 2. Choose one recovery mode (here we take Recover from iOS Device mode for example) > Click the right arrow at the bottom right corner.

Step 3. Scroll down and choose Music only > Click OK to scan deleted music. If you also want to recover other files at the same time, just check the file type.

Step 4. After the scanning process completes, preview and select the music you want to recover > Click on To Computer button to get them back now.

The Bottom Line

You may have successfully fixed Apple music not showing up on iPhone/iPad error with the above 6 methods. If you have other trouble with this issue, feel free to leave your comment below, and we will reply to you soon.