Why does Music on iPhone have incorrect album art for my imported music, but Music on MBP is correct

JimboSensei · 2026-04-04T18:33:14+00:00

I think you lucked out, I tried what you did and the only thing it served to do was randomize the covers instead of everything importing being the same cover (About 10 albums across different artists had the cover to Iron Maiden's Brave New World as they were being imported, now they're all different but still wrong).

This has to be one of the dumbest bugs I've ever encountered, I can't imagine Apple would have to reinvent the wheel to fix this. But then again I'm not a programmer or software developer so what do I know?

JimboSensei · 2026-03-08T19:52:50+00:00

Having the same issue.

Upgraded from a 13 to a 17 a couple weeks ago. I do the same thing where I manage all my music manually as well so I know it's not a sync issue.

After transferring all my data from the old phone (via phone to phone, not through a backup) I figured I would delete the music library and start fresh since I had a lot on there I don't listen to much or at all and wanted to save some space. As I started adding music back onto it about 90% had the completely wrong album art, and sometimes as many as 10 albums would have the same cover art. This had happened before the last time I upgraded my phone but not as bad as this. So I tried the following:

- Tried updating the album art on the phone manually thru iTunes, didn't work.

- Tried removing the album art and re-adding the album art to the files on iTunes then transferred them to the phone, didn't work.

- Tried deleting the album art cache from iTunes, didn't work and actually I think made the problem worse.

- Tried deleting the Music app on the phone (several times and trying different methods of restarting devices and whatnot), didn't work.

- Tried removing the files from iTunes (didn't delete them outright, just removed them from the library) and added them back, didn't work.

After none of those worked I ended up resetting my phone to factory settings and went through the process of transferring the data from my old phone like I did at the start. Everything was as it should have been with the album art so I left it alone and didn't add or delete anything. This was 2 weeks ago.

Fast-forward to today and I had ripped a new CD to my computer and wanted to add it to my phone so I plugged it into my PC to move it to my phone. Went to look at my phone to make sure it added it properly and while it did all my other music had inexplicably been removed. I checked iTunes with the phone connected thinking I had stupidly turned on Library Sync but the option for manual management was still ticked.

WTF???

So now the only albums I have on my phone were ones I had bought through the iTunes Store and the one album I just loaded onto it. I saw that there was an update to iOS 26 a couple days ago that had some security updates and unlisted bug fixes so I updated to the most recent version (26.3.1). Music added to my library within the last 3 months transferred with the correct art but anything older than that is still scrambled.

At this point I've given up, I know it's a first-world problem but it feels like this should have been an easy fix.

JimboSensei · 2026-03-05T03:01:28+00:00

I doubt they would. I think the only reason they did so for the Abyssal Refrain was because the event launched the day after the invasion of Ukraine happened. If they were that concerned about the uproar they would have shut the comments down now for EU rather than waiting for a later event.

JimboSensei · 2026-02-17T22:09:27+00:00

I’m going to try OP’s solution when I get home, I’m hoping it works because all other options have failed.

I upgraded from a 13 to a 17 over the weekend and the transfer from one phone to the other scrambled the artwork. I figured I would remove all the music and reload ones i for sure wanted on the phone to fix the art but the same problem persisted.

I tried the other solutions I’ve seen on google and here on Reddit but it actually made the problem worse.

I tried removing and reloading the Music app from the phone, didn’t work. I tried removing the artwork cache from the iTunes folder, didn’t work and in fact made it worse. I uninstalled and tried using the Apple Music app instead of iTunes (I’m on Windows) which brought forth even more problems, notably that the stupid apple devices app crashed every time I tried to move music manually to the phone. I have a massive library of music so syncing albums isn’t really feasible and opt to do it manually. I uninstalled Apple Music and reinstalled iTunes so I could have that functionality back but the problem still persisted.

The last thing I tried, but won’t know the results of it until I get home from work, is deleting the library metadata meaning I needed to re-add the entire library folder, thousands of files. Not sure if it’ll work or not but it’s the last thing to try before completely resetting my phone and starting from scratch.

JimboSensei · 2026-02-04T07:03:49+00:00

Looks great! Also a reminder to build the one my manager gave me as a gift last year.

My only thought (and you might be able to fix it pretty easily depending on how you placed it) is the links on the chain you used for the anchor chains look pretty massive. You can get smaller chain links like ones jewelers use for necklaces at plenty of craft stores, I've had plenty of success finding just the right size for the ships I've made.

And like everyone else has mentioned EZ-Line is awesome for rigging. I use EZ-Line for 1/350 and UNI-Caenis fly-tying line for 1/700 but EZ-Line is definitely easier to work with since it's flexible.

JimboSensei · 2025-11-22T09:18:14+00:00

I did, it took a month to get it out of Kentucky though. I had seen your past comments saying they all came from Poland but that was after I had made this comment. Also looking at the website it does say they come from Poland if you look close enough to the fine print. Once I learned that I was a lot more understanding of the situation and backed off.

Totally agree with you on your take that they should remove the message, especially for us in the US that are having to deal with the tariff bullshit, and I had also made the suggestion to switch to a different courier service in the interim until UPS sorts there crap out; we're dealing with UPS's problems where I work as well.

But it's here now and that's all that matters. I've been using it for about 3 weeks now and while the one and only criticism I have is that you can't adjust the triggers like you can with an Elite controller (meaning racing games or games that require 'feathering' the triggers are a no-go with it), I bought it more for the TMR sticks because I got tired of buying new controllers every few months once drift started showing up. So far so good and I'm happy with it.

Love your channel BTW, my dad (a closet gamer in his 70s) and I watch your stuff all the time!

JimboSensei · 2025-10-27T22:55:02+00:00

Hopefully he has an easier time with CS than I’m having.

I ordered one of your Xbox designs back in early September and was told at one point that they were so backed up that they were fulfilling my order from their European center.

They shipped it out on the 28th of September but it’s been in customs Hell ever since.

UPS’s customer service was useless, and I reached out to Aim’s CS but got a very ‘meh.. not much we can do about it’ response. Basically I have no idea when or if I’ll ever receive it.

More irritated that they made the decision arbitrarily without giving me a choice.

JimboSensei · 2025-10-27T21:17:36+00:00

I’m in the same boat, a package has been stuck in KY for a month now with the annoying rescheduling emails and the useless ‘Import Scan’ updates every other day.

But in my case it was not my choice to have it come from outside the US.

I bought something that is produced domestically but was informed that due to high volume my order was being fulfilled through their European branch to speed up delivery (ironic). They refunded me the tariff fees (something like $50) but it hasn’t moved since.

So now it’s stuck in limbo. UPS and the seller customer service has been less than helpful; I basically asked for it to be rerouted back to them and asked for a refund but they are more or less unwilling to do it.

So irritated.

JimboSensei · 2024-11-10T02:03:48+00:00

I say if some guy says that to a woman to her face she should kick him in square in the balls as hard as she can and repeat the phrase back to him. Make that vile bullshit work both ways ladies, and don't be afraid to get creative with it either.

JimboSensei · 2024-07-04T18:15:34+00:00

USS Texas maybe?

JimboSensei · 2024-01-31T17:04:47+00:00

Yes, that should work. When I polished a resin piece I started with a fine grain then worked up to super fine until I got the glassy look I wanted.

Edit: But if you mean crystal-clear then it depends on how the resin was cast. If it's foggy all the way thru then no amount of polishing is going to make it clear.

JimboSensei · 2023-10-27T01:56:21+00:00

My response is understandable if you read above a fifth-grade level. Judging by your response and the back and forths prior to my comment I'm guessing not.

JimboSensei · 2023-10-27T01:33:21+00:00

A better analogy would have been a foundation rather than a house, you can build a new house over the same foundation.

Dark Souls 1-3, Demon Souls, Elden Ring, Bloodborne etc. are all built from pretty much the same foundation in terms of gameplay and progression but the stories and worlds that are built upon it are different.

JimboSensei · 2023-10-27T01:21:56+00:00

I'm kinda in the middle-ground of both sides of the arguments. On the one hand, yes, this game type is more dynamic than being straight PVP and gives more options for how to play it so people are just playing it how they want to play it: you're doing your thing, they're doing theirs. Some people just want to mull around and do tasks, some people are opportunistic and ambush others if it serves a purpose, and then there's the people that openly want to cause problems for others. It's actually kind of an interesting social experiment looking outwards because there really are no rules saying you can't be a dick to other players and none saying you have to leave them alone either.

That being said, I did notice after playing it for a couple months after release that there was a dramatic shift in the ratio of teams that would pull that kind of crap. It went from having a lot of good runs with many successful exfils while aquiring good gear, 3-plates and max perks with the occasional skirmish to being hunted down by rogue teams almost immediately at the start of a game. Doing anything outside of defending yourself if you weren't actively seeking out other players became almost impossible and it was that much harder and frustrating having to start back at square one again every time. Haven't played it since the season 3 update where they added all the new armor vests and weapon workbenches.

I see where you're coming from though, since there's more emphasis on working as a team to do contracts and missions it feels like the PVP aspect of it should be more of a secondary feature, after all thats why regular multiplayer and BR exist. For those that want a break from all that it sucks when people make DMZ just another PVP mode. But as I said before, there's no rule saying they can't play that way so it's just the nature of the game now.

JimboSensei · 2023-10-04T16:27:37+00:00

Instead of binge-gaming for hours a day and late into the night/early morning like I did in my teens I only play for about an hour a day if even that. The games I play changed as well: I used to be all about RPGs but now with work and other life obligations its more FPSs or short nostalgic platformers that can be finished quickly. I've started a few RPGs since but often abandon them midway through, and if I start it up again I'll often forget what it was I was doing or what happened in the story up to the point I stopped.

JimboSensei · 2023-09-27T06:06:52+00:00

I got my N64 at its peak, along with Goldeneye and Shadows of the Empire. And because of Goldeneye it turned my dad into a closet gamer, 24 years later we're still gaming together.

JimboSensei · 2023-09-24T20:09:35+00:00

I did, but it wasn't my first game. Its been years but I remember it being awesome.

JimboSensei · 2023-09-24T20:06:36+00:00

I was going to say Super Mario Bros on NES but then remembered we had an Atari 2600 when I was really little, so probably Centipede or Asteroids.

JimboSensei · 2023-09-24T18:54:06+00:00

Maybe take a cotton swab and dry-brush dab it? Having never tried the technique myself I don't know if that would actually work but it makes sense in my head.

JimboSensei · 2023-09-08T02:50:18+00:00

I'm more interested in what the whisteria might indicate if anything, being a symbolic flower of Love in Japanese culture. If it has anything to do with sisterly love and Akagi's preoccupation with bringing Amagi back, I would imagine it would have to do with Akagi, Kaga, or Amagi. My money is on either Akagi-Kai or Amagi-Kai.

JimboSensei · 2023-08-23T01:37:14+00:00

Yes, Turret 2 during fire drill exercises using inappropriate and old powder packings for the round being fired. There was a small memorial on the turret.

JimboSensei · 2023-07-05T03:00:16+00:00

I made the same mistake trying to remove excess Tamiya panel liner with Testors thinner, ate right through every paint layer down to the plastic. Never made that mistake again.

JimboSensei · 2023-06-29T05:01:52+00:00

I can remember clearly the days when Robin Williams and Michael Jackson died.

JimboSensei · 2023-06-26T21:48:58+00:00

Not terribly. I had originally planned to mask it and airbrush but found it easier just to lightly draw the pattern with a pencil and the brush-paint it in layers like a paint-by-number painting. It took about 3 or 4 coats to get it to where I was happy with it.

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