AndroidTutor2018- When it comes to listening to digital music today - smartphones have officially killed off the MP3 player market. The device of choice today is the smartphone - with the majority of consumers using either an iPhone or an Android smartphone. If you've gone down the Android route, chances are that you've bought into the Google Play music ecosystem and consolidated your music collection through that. But what if you end up preferring iTunes over Google Play Music? Or recently switched from an Android smartphone to an iPhone? How do you move your Google Play Music purchases to iTunes?
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First things first: there is no practical way to automatically sync Google Play Music with iTunes. Your Google Play Music purchases will not automatically (or magically) transfer over to iTunes. There are no real plug and play options either. So if you connect your iPhone to your computer (or Mac), your Google Play Music will not automatically sync.
So let's start with the bad news: if you want to move your Google Play Music over to iTunes, you're going to have to do it manually.
The good news is that it's super easy and relatively quick (depending on how much music you've purchased via Google).
Before we get into the details of how to accomplish this feat, let's clear up some of the misconceptions and rumors floating around the web.
You do not need to convert your music files when you download them from Google Play Music. Quite a few people say that you'll need to convert your Google Play Music from MP3 to MP4, but that's just not true. If needed, iTunes will manage all your audio conversions automatically.
You do not need any third party software to record/rip your tracks and to upload them to iTunes.
How to move Google Play Music to iTunes
Editor's Note: While Step 1 is optional, I find it helpful and cleaner!
1) Create a new folder on your desktop or somewhere on your computer that you can quickly access.
Create the folder on your desktop. © AndroidPIT
2) Open Google Play Music in your browser and click on “My Music” on the left hand side.
You'll find "My Music" on the top left. © AndroidPIT
3) Click on the top left hand menu (the three lines) and select “Music Library”.
The menu will appear on the left. © AndroidPIT
4) Click on "Albums".
Albums will be listed at the top. © AndroidPIT
5) Right hand click or hover over the album and click on the three dots and select “Download album”.
6) You'll be prompted to select a download location. This is when you should select the empty folder that you created.
Select the folder that you created at the beginning of this process. © AndroidPIT
7) Repeat steps 5 and 6 until you've downloaded all your Google Play Music.
8) Open iTunes and drag and drop your downloaded music into it.
And that's it. Simple as that. You can then delete the folder with the downloaded music, as you won't need it anymore.
Sadly, there is no bulk download feature for Google Play Music at the moment, which makes Step 5 very tedious. So until Google offers this functionality, you're stuck with doing it manually.
If you've found an alternative or quicker way to move your Google music to iTunes, or have a cool tip, then let us know in the comments.
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1 Tony G. 4 months ago Link to comment
Use the Google Play Music Manager (Google it!). You have the option to export your whole library or just specific songs. You're welcome.
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1 Lisa Patterson 6 months ago Link to comment
Very helpful article!! I wanted to say that after step 5, it gave me a link to download google play music manager so I went through those steps. Opened that program after it downloaded and it had me sign in with my Google account and right away asked me if I wanted to transfer my songs. It then gave me the option to transfer them to iTunes or other folders so I chose iTunes and it worked perfectly! It starts out slow but speeds up. It also doesn't duplicate any files if you already have some music sitting in iTunes.
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2 Elizabeth Hardersen 7 months ago Link to comment
....stunned silence and crickets here......
Freinds don't let friends get an iPhone.
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24 Georg Seebode 7 months ago Link to comment
you know that iTunes for Android exists as well ;)
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20 Jacques Labuschagne Mod 7 months ago Link to comment
Isn't that like moving your music from a cd to a vinyl? ;-)
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4 Jack Smith 7 months ago Link to comment
What am i missing? Or is it a typo? Why on earth would you move from Google Play Music to iTunes?
Google Play works fine on my iphone. iTunes is the worse as it locks your music in. But also Google play works on the Internet, every platform, on your TV, works on many stereos, in the car, but the biggest thing with a cheap chromecast works on everything but from the cloud not my phone.
Please explain your thinking?
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24 Georg Seebode 7 months ago Link to comment
Theres quite a few reasons to switch from google play music to itunes and vice versa. Many people are not bound for life to a certain OS, Phone or App. Speaking from personal experience, ive switched from an iPhone to an Android phone and back a few times. Ive bought music in both stores and when I was using my moto x style I was exclusively using google play music on my phone. BUT - if you switch to an iPhone youd have to be a fool to keep on using google play music. The reason why iOS is so good is because it all works so smoothly together. Phone usage aside - its also a preference thing - there are many people out there who just simply prefer itunes to google play.
"Google Play works fine on my iphone."
It does on mine as well but from a usability perspective its easier to have all your music consolidated through one "music player" rather than switching back and forth between the two.
"iTunes is the worse as it locks your music in."
Now what do you mean with this? Unless im misunderstanding what youre trying to say - ive never had any issues transferring any of my itunes music to any other device or platform.
"But also Google play works on the Internet, every platform, on your TV, works on many stereos, in the car"
And the same thing can be said about iTunes. And the only real advantage that the Chromecast IMO has is that its cheap. You can have virtually the same experience with apple tv. My point is not to debate whats better - but simply that everyone has different preferences and opinions and they are just as valid as yours ;)
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16 Shankar Prasad Nandi Mod 7 months ago Link to comment
The other way round? How do I move my iTunes music to Android?
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24 Georg Seebode 7 months ago Link to comment
the tutorial is linked all the way at the beginning of the article - but here you go ;) https://www.androidpit.com/itunes-and-android-how-to-sync
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4 Jack Smith 7 months ago Link to comment
Ok this makes more sense. Was the original an early April fools joke?
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Best music players for Android
How to sync iTunes with an Android smartphone
First things first: there is no practical way to automatically sync Google Play Music with iTunes. Your Google Play Music purchases will not automatically (or magically) transfer over to iTunes. There are no real plug and play options either. So if you connect your iPhone to your computer (or Mac), your Google Play Music will not automatically sync.
So let's start with the bad news: if you want to move your Google Play Music over to iTunes, you're going to have to do it manually.
The good news is that it's super easy and relatively quick (depending on how much music you've purchased via Google).
Before we get into the details of how to accomplish this feat, let's clear up some of the misconceptions and rumors floating around the web.
You do not need to convert your music files when you download them from Google Play Music. Quite a few people say that you'll need to convert your Google Play Music from MP3 to MP4, but that's just not true. If needed, iTunes will manage all your audio conversions automatically.
You do not need any third party software to record/rip your tracks and to upload them to iTunes.
How to move Google Play Music to iTunes
Editor's Note: While Step 1 is optional, I find it helpful and cleaner!
1) Create a new folder on your desktop or somewhere on your computer that you can quickly access.
Create the folder on your desktop. © AndroidPIT
2) Open Google Play Music in your browser and click on “My Music” on the left hand side.
You'll find "My Music" on the top left. © AndroidPIT
3) Click on the top left hand menu (the three lines) and select “Music Library”.
The menu will appear on the left. © AndroidPIT
4) Click on "Albums".
Albums will be listed at the top. © AndroidPIT
5) Right hand click or hover over the album and click on the three dots and select “Download album”.
6) You'll be prompted to select a download location. This is when you should select the empty folder that you created.
Select the folder that you created at the beginning of this process. © AndroidPIT
7) Repeat steps 5 and 6 until you've downloaded all your Google Play Music.
8) Open iTunes and drag and drop your downloaded music into it.
And that's it. Simple as that. You can then delete the folder with the downloaded music, as you won't need it anymore.
Sadly, there is no bulk download feature for Google Play Music at the moment, which makes Step 5 very tedious. So until Google offers this functionality, you're stuck with doing it manually.
If you've found an alternative or quicker way to move your Google music to iTunes, or have a cool tip, then let us know in the comments.
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10 comments
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1 Tony G. 4 months ago Link to comment
Use the Google Play Music Manager (Google it!). You have the option to export your whole library or just specific songs. You're welcome.
0
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1 Lisa Patterson 6 months ago Link to comment
Very helpful article!! I wanted to say that after step 5, it gave me a link to download google play music manager so I went through those steps. Opened that program after it downloaded and it had me sign in with my Google account and right away asked me if I wanted to transfer my songs. It then gave me the option to transfer them to iTunes or other folders so I chose iTunes and it worked perfectly! It starts out slow but speeds up. It also doesn't duplicate any files if you already have some music sitting in iTunes.
0
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2 Elizabeth Hardersen 7 months ago Link to comment
....stunned silence and crickets here......
Freinds don't let friends get an iPhone.
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24 Georg Seebode 7 months ago Link to comment
you know that iTunes for Android exists as well ;)
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20 Jacques Labuschagne Mod 7 months ago Link to comment
Isn't that like moving your music from a cd to a vinyl? ;-)
0
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4 Jack Smith 7 months ago Link to comment
What am i missing? Or is it a typo? Why on earth would you move from Google Play Music to iTunes?
Google Play works fine on my iphone. iTunes is the worse as it locks your music in. But also Google play works on the Internet, every platform, on your TV, works on many stereos, in the car, but the biggest thing with a cheap chromecast works on everything but from the cloud not my phone.
Please explain your thinking?
0
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24 Georg Seebode 7 months ago Link to comment
Theres quite a few reasons to switch from google play music to itunes and vice versa. Many people are not bound for life to a certain OS, Phone or App. Speaking from personal experience, ive switched from an iPhone to an Android phone and back a few times. Ive bought music in both stores and when I was using my moto x style I was exclusively using google play music on my phone. BUT - if you switch to an iPhone youd have to be a fool to keep on using google play music. The reason why iOS is so good is because it all works so smoothly together. Phone usage aside - its also a preference thing - there are many people out there who just simply prefer itunes to google play.
"Google Play works fine on my iphone."
It does on mine as well but from a usability perspective its easier to have all your music consolidated through one "music player" rather than switching back and forth between the two.
"iTunes is the worse as it locks your music in."
Now what do you mean with this? Unless im misunderstanding what youre trying to say - ive never had any issues transferring any of my itunes music to any other device or platform.
"But also Google play works on the Internet, every platform, on your TV, works on many stereos, in the car"
And the same thing can be said about iTunes. And the only real advantage that the Chromecast IMO has is that its cheap. You can have virtually the same experience with apple tv. My point is not to debate whats better - but simply that everyone has different preferences and opinions and they are just as valid as yours ;)
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16 Shankar Prasad Nandi Mod 7 months ago Link to comment
The other way round? How do I move my iTunes music to Android?
1 Jack Smith
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24 Georg Seebode 7 months ago Link to comment
the tutorial is linked all the way at the beginning of the article - but here you go ;) https://www.androidpit.com/itunes-and-android-how-to-sync
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4 Jack Smith 7 months ago Link to comment
Ok this makes more sense. Was the original an early April fools joke?
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