In this guide, we will show you various methods to fix the ‘This song is currently not available’ error in Apple Music. This music and audio streaming service from the Cupertino giant is the go-to option for users in the Apple ecosystem. It gives you the option to easily sync your playlist and liked songs across numerous devices that are signed in with the same Apple ID. However, as of late, it isn’t working along the expected lines for many.
Numerous users have voiced their concern that numerous songs in their Apple Music playlists are greyed out and if they tap on it, then they are greeted with the ‘This song is currently not available in your country or region’ error. If you are also facing this issue, then this guide will make you aware of numerous methods to rectify this bug. Follow along.
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Fix Apple Music ‘This song is currently not available’
It is recommended that you try out each of the below-mentioned workarounds and then see which one spells out success. So with that in mind, let’s get started.
FIX 1: Re-Sign into Apple ID
Your first course of action should be to sign out oF your Apple account and then sign back in. This will refresh the account’s underlying settings and could well rectify the issue that we are currently dealing with. So give it a try using the below-listed steps and then check out the results.
- Head over to Settings > Apple ID and tap on Sign out > Sign out.
- Then restart your device. Now go to Settings and tap Sign in to your iPhone.
- Type in your account credentials and then check if it fixes the Apple Music bug.
FIX 2: Use the Search Bar
The issue of songs being greyed out is only limited to a user’s playlist. You could still play that song from the search results. So on one hand, this would address this issue, but on the other hand, it might prove to be a tedious task to manually search for each greyed-out song and then play it.
FIX 3: Re-Add Songs
The issue might also be attributed to a license change of a song. In such cases, your best bet will be to remove and then re-add that song and it would rectify the underlying issue. For that, you could import the desired songs to your playlist using iTunes on your PC. However, as was the case with the previous fix, it would also require way too much manual effort, if you have quite a few songs added to your playlist.
That’s it. These were the various methods to fix the ‘This song is currently not available’ error in Apple Music. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
