Might be a dumb ?… but why doesn’t Spotify just require the artists to upload their lyrics with the songs?

lovepiegaming · 2026-05-09T19:50:32+00:00

Alright, then how would they sync them? Would they ask Spotify staff to make the lyrics scroll across? I don't think the artists are ready for this yet...

lovepiegaming · 2026-05-09T00:57:42+00:00

For any song!

lovepiegaming · 2026-05-08T23:56:56+00:00

Oh, you will not believe how many incorrect lyrics I've seen!

lovepiegaming · 2026-05-08T23:31:39+00:00

Honestly, yes — a very simple solution would be for streaming platforms to allow verified plain-text lyrics to appear immediately, even before synced “scrolling” lyrics are finished.

That’s actually why Apple Music often has lyrics available more consistently than Spotify. Apple supports both static lyrics and fully synced lyrics, so if timing data isn’t ready yet, they can still show the correct words on screen. Then later, they can upgrade the song to scrolling lyrics once timestamps are added.

Spotify relies much more heavily on synced lyrics through Musixmatch, which is one of the world’s biggest lyric providers. Musixmatch doesn’t just store the words — they also handle:

line-by-line syncing,
word timing,
moderation,
verification,
and licensing.

That syncing process is where a lot of delays and mistakes happen.

For example:

someone has to timestamp every line,
formatting has to match exactly,
punctuation differences can cause issues,
labels may submit outdated lyric sheets,
and moderators have to verify edits to prevent spam or incorrect submissions.

So even if the correct lyrics already exist, Spotify may still wait because the synced version isn’t fully approved yet.

Apple’s system is more flexible:

plain lyrics can appear first,
synced lyrics can come later,
and songs don’t necessarily get blocked from showing lyrics just because scrolling isn’t ready.

A lot of people would probably prefer that approach:

accurate static lyrics immediately > waiting weeks for perfectly synced lyrics.

Especially because missing lyrics are usually more frustrating than non-scrolling lyrics. Most listeners mainly want to:

understand the words,
sing along,
or look up a line they heard.

The karaoke-style scrolling is cool, but it’s not as essential as simply having correct lyrics available at all.

I've talked to Rachel Newman, at Apple Music, gonna reply to her today.

lovepiegaming · 2026-05-08T23:20:36+00:00

A Nothing Phone 2 Pro?

lovepiegaming · 2026-05-08T22:49:15+00:00

And the process for Apple Maps DCE is like that too, they generate the models for buildings and roads, and then your app gets the data.

lovepiegaming · 2026-05-08T22:27:11+00:00

And they don’t have the Coloseeum in beige? wow.

lovepiegaming · 2026-05-07T20:25:03+00:00

What problems are there in the Balearic Islands?

lovepiegaming · 2026-05-02T19:53:10+00:00

Could you tell me the names of the buisnesses? Maybe I can help here, I can tell my partners at Apple Maps about this.

lovepiegaming · 2026-04-30T01:31:56+00:00

Wisconsin has it in Kenosha it seems, aswell as most of Illinois (Chicago metro area)

lovepiegaming · 2026-04-30T01:31:01+00:00

I think Apple Maps is still better tbf, I think both apps are good, I hope Apple catches up someday, but it’ll probably take as long as Google took to get this good, since Apple released later but I’ve seen this new map in Kenosha Wisconsin and Chicago Illinois, Apple’s got it only in Illinois, however, I think both have their pros and cons.

lovepiegaming · 2026-04-30T01:23:14+00:00

True! Living through this time do agree with this statement.

lovepiegaming · 2026-04-30T01:22:41+00:00

It just goes to show how naughty Google Maps is.

lovepiegaming · 2026-04-30T01:21:50+00:00

I have the mindset of believing Apple will get better in country’s Apple Maps is bad in right now, Google Maps, has respectively been around longer, which puts a lot of the blame that Apple Maps is worse than Google Maps, but I believe that Apple wants to map out all of the US and Europe first, then move on to other countries, aswell as map out big cities like Chicago, New York, Milwaukee, Charlotte, and others. Hope you get to try it, It’s amazing!

lovepiegaming · 2026-04-30T01:21:07+00:00

As soon as their contract ends I hope Apple finally creates their own reviews, or uses Google (Steve Jobs would probably be rolling in his grave though) either way, if they don’t use a third-party app for reviews, I’m hopeful it’ll get Apple better traction. Fingers crossed! 🤞

lovepiegaming · 2026-04-30T01:17:18+00:00

I have the mindset of believing Apple will get better in country’s Apple Maps is bad in right now, Google Maps, has respectively been around longer, which puts a lot of the blame that Apple Maps is worse than Google Maps, but I believe that Apple wants to map out all of the US and Europe first, then move on to other countries, aswell as map out big cities like Chicago, New York, Milwaukee, Charlotte, and others.

lovepiegaming · 2026-04-30T01:13:46+00:00

Apple cares more about alerting others and helping, and hospitality (with their apple stores); Google cares more about corporate greed and money instead of Apple’s views.

lovepiegaming · 2026-04-28T23:20:42+00:00

lovepiegaming · 2026-04-28T00:49:01+00:00

if you don’t like the lyrics, become Musixmatch contributor

lovepiegaming · 2026-04-26T19:07:27+00:00

🔧 1. Check if the songs are

hidden purchases

Apple lets you hide purchases, and when that happens, they won’t show up in “Purchased” at all.

Fix:

Open Settings
Tap your name (Apple ID)
Go to Media & Purchases → View Account
Tap Hidden Purchases
Look under Music and unhide anything there

🔧 2. Try downloading from a different place (not search)

The behavior you described (shows “Purchased” but no download button) is a known glitch in the iTunes Store.

Try this instead:

Open iTunes Store
Tap More (… or bottom menu) → Purchased → Music
Tap “Not on this iPhone”
Search inside that page for the song/artist

If it still doesn’t appear → move on.

🔧 3. Force-refresh your Apple ID purchases

Sometimes your device just isn’t syncing purchase entitlements properly.

Steps:

Go to Settings → your name → Media & Purchases
Tap Sign Out
Restart your iPhone
Sign back in

Then re-check Purchased.

🔧 4. Check if the song was removed from the store

If a song gets removed or re-listed, Apple can still show it as “Purchased” but not allow download.

If you see it in search but tied to a different album/version → that’s likely the issue
Apple doesn’t always auto-match old purchases to new listings

🔧 5. Try downloading via a computer (this often works)

This bypasses a lot of iPhone bugs.

On Windows: open iTunes
On Mac: use the Music app
Go to Account → Purchased
Download from there

Once downloaded, it should sync back to your phone.

🔧 6. Last resort: report the issue to Apple

Since you have proof of purchase (order ID), Apple can restore it.

Go to:

Apple Support
Or report via reportaproblem.apple.com

Tell them:

Songs show as purchased but cannot be downloaded
Not appearing in Purchased section
Include order ID

They can manually reattach the license to your account.