How can I restore greyed-out songs on iPhone by syncing with a Mac computer?

When I went to my song list, I found that most were greyed out and I could not play them. Something on this page prompted me to sync my phone to the Mac computer and presto, all the greyed out songs came back and are now available to me.

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iPhone 16e, iOS 18

Posted on Mar 27, 2025 10:54 AM

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