How to Solve Apple Music Not Authorized [Free & Fast]

The problem mentioned in the above user case is quite common like the Apple Music playlist disappeared. You are not the only one who receives the “Apple Music not authorized” message, which has affected users to use Apple Music for music playing.

Login problems, old versions of iOS or iTunes, and syncing errors can all result in such a problem. In the guide here, we prepared 6 useful methods to help you fix such a problem with ease. Hope you can find the one that suits you best.

6 ways to solve the “Apple Music not authorized” issue

All the 6 solutions to “this content is not authorized Apple Music” are suitable for various iPhone models including the latest ones.

Way 1. Reboot your iPhone

Basically, rebooting your iPhone can solve most of Apple’s errors, which may solve the “Apple Music this content is not authorized” problem for you. The steps to restart your iPhone depending on your iPhone model.

Way 2. Sign out and log into your Apple ID

This is another simple way to solve the “Apple Music content not authorized” error. Here are the easy steps to sign out and log into your Apple ID again:

1. Go to Settings to tap on your Apple ID on the top.

2. Go to the bottom of the page, and select the Sign Out option.

3. Wait a moment and you can log into your Apple ID again.

Way 3. Check the music settings

If you have updated to the newest version, you can consider checking the music settings to fix the “content not authorized Apple Music” problem. Just follow the steps below:

1. Go to Settings to choose Music, and turn on the Cellular Data option.

2. Then you will see the two options: Streaming and Downloads. Please make sure these two options are OFF. Then go to Apple Music to see if it can work properly.

Way 4. Check the status of your system

There is a support page provided by Apple to monitor every single system. So if your Apple Music is not authorized, you can go to this page to check what is the cause. Here is the easy guide to use it:

1. Go to the Apple System Status page on any Apple device.

2. Then you can check the status of applications. If it is working properly, the icon will be green. If there is an error with the service or application, its icon will be red.

Way 5. Update iTunes to the latest version

If your iTunes is not updated to the latest version, you may receive the message that says “This content is not authorized” in Apple Music. So you can go to check if the iTunes can update with the following steps:

1. Connect your iPhone to your PC correctly.

2. Go to iTunes to click Help > Check for Updates to see if you can update iTunes. If there is an update available, please download and install it.

Way 6. Download music to play

If all the methods above cannot solve your “Apple Music content not authorized” problem, or if you find the steps too troublesome, you can try downloading your music and playing them in offline mode. Then the error message may not appear again.

How to backup iPhone music with ease

If you often suffer from the “Apple Music not authorized” problem and want to find a solution to fix it, then you might consider backing up your iPhone music  to your computer and then playing your music on your computer. Backing up your music on your iPhone to your computer is also a way to protect your music files better, which can restore them easily if they are lost by accident.

For this, we advise you to use a professional backup tool for iOS devices: FoneTool. It can help you backup your music from iPhone to PC in a few minutes. With some useful features of FoneTool you can:

Select certain songs from iPhone to PC according to your needs.

 Backup iPhone music to computer, USB flash drive, external hard drive, or NAS.

Restore Apple Music to your iPhone, and will not delete any existing iPhone data.

 Create an image backup for your Apple Music Library.

Now, let’s see how to backup iPhone music to computer quickly via FoneTool:

1. Download and install the FoneTool client on your Windows PC. Then run it and connect your iPhone to your computer correctly.

2. Select iPhone to PC on the Phone Transfer page.

3. Then you can choose Music, then select the songs that need to be backed up.

4. Then you can choose a storage path for your music, then click on Start Transfer.

Wrapping things up

That’s all about how to fix the “Apple Music not authorized” issue, you can try them until your problem is solved. Besides, you can let FoneTool help you backup your iPhone music to your PC and play them on your computer normally.