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Written by David Delima | Updated: 28 August 2024 18:39 IST

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Only the songs that are natively available on YouTube Music will be transferred

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Apple Music does not delete the playlist after transferring
s will need an active Apple Music subscription to transfer playlists
Self-created, collaborative playlists can be transferred to Apple Music

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Apple Music is getting a new cross-platform feature which will allow s to transfer their playlists to YouTube Music. Although the Cupertino-based tech giant highlights that playlists can be transferred to “another service”, only YouTube Music is currently ed. However, s will only be able to transfer the playlists which are self-created or created collaboratively. Music files or the folders in which playlists are organised cannot be transferred through this process.

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The details of Apple's new playlist transfer functionality have been revealed in a recently published page. The iPhone maker says that s can request to transfer their Apple Music playlists to YouTube Music from the Data and Privacy page.

In order to transfer playlists, s will require an active Apple Music or iTunes Match subscription as well as an active YouTube Music . While transferring a playlist will typically take a few minutes, Apple's document explains that it can also take up to several hours depending on the number of playlists and their size.

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Currently, Apple will let s transfer only those playlists that have been created by them. This also includes the collaborative playlists a owns. However, non-collaborative shared playlists, curated playlists, or the music files themselves are not transferable. Additionally, the folders where the Apple Music playlists are organised cannot be transferred.

Further, the playlists to be transferred can only include songs that are available on YouTube Music. Any exclusive songs, podcasts, or audiobooks will not be transferred. Notably, the playlist is not deleted from Apple Music after being transferred.

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Go to Apple's Data and Privacy page.
Sign in to your Apple ID .
Select Transfer a copy of your data.
Follow the onscreen instructions.
Sign in to your YouTube Music to start transferring the playlists.
Apple will send an email notification when the transfer begins.
You can check the status of the transfer or cancel the transfer on the Data and Privacy page.
You will receive a confirmation email once the transfer is complete.

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