How to Download Music from iCloud to iPhone 7/6s/6/5s/SE

Q: "I'm an enthusiastic rock music fan, and I like to purchase music from iTunes. Everything is perfect until I update my iPhone 6 to iOS 9 yesterday, there are some errors during the updating, and I lost everything on my Phone as well as my music! Is there anyway to get them back without purchase again, please help!"

Backing up your iTunes Store purchases is extremely important. That's because there are kinds of accidents that may cause the loss of your music and other files. Thanks to Apple iCloud service, there is still the possibility to get your lost music back.

Now, with iCloud, virtually every song, app, TV show, movie or book you've purchased at iTunes is stored in your iTunes account and is available to redownload onto any compatible device.

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Part 1. How to Download Music from iCloud via iTunes

• Download the latest version of iTunes, open it and login with your iTunes account that you purchased the music.
• Go to the iTunes Store page, on the right side of your iTunes screen, go to Purchases.
• Click "Not in My Library" to view your purchased content. Click the cloud icon to download music from iCloud to iPhone.
• After re-download songs from iCloud, you can sync them to your iPhone with iTunes.

Part 2. How to Download Music from iCloud via an iOS Device

If you prefer to redownload music purchases right on your iOS device, rather than on the desktop iTunes, you can use the iTunes Store app on your device to download music from iCloud.

• Launch the iTunes app from your device's Home screen.
• Tap the "Purchased" tab from the bottom of the screen.
• Click the "Not On This iPhone" tab, you'll see a list of all the kinds of purchases: Music, Movies, or TV Shows.
• For Music, your purchases are grouped together as All Songs or listed by artist. Tap to select the artist you want to download songs or albums from.


How to Get Music from iCloud via an iOS Device

• Tap the "Download All" button to download all previously purchased music, or you can select a specific album or song you want to download by clicking the iCloud icon next to it.

Note: Your previously purchased content will appear within the purchased section of the iTunes app as long as you are signed in with the same Apple ID used to purchase the content.

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Note: If you have accidentally deleted some music from your iPhone iPad or iPod, but still have them on the computer, you can use AnyTrans to transfer the music from the computer to your device. For more detailed steps, please refer to How to Transfer Music from Computer to iPhone >

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