Album is split on iOS, but intact on MacOS Music
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I have 2 albums (CD-rips) that are fine on MacOS Music on my MacBook, but after I sync them onto my iPhone, each has a track or two that gets split into a separate album with the same name.
**Again, the albums are *not* split in MacOS Music.** They only get split on iOS.
Strangely, the split only happens on the *second* sync. The sync which adds the album will result in the album being intact. But on the *next* sync, the album will suddenly get split on iOS (and *only* iOS).
Before you hit me with the usual solutions, please know that I tried all of the following:
* I have checked and triple-checked the metadata. It's correct. The only fields that differ are "Artist" and "Track Number".
* I have unchecked the "compilation" checkbox and then rechecked it and then re-synced
* I have deleted the tracks from MacOS Music and re-imported them and then re-synced
Here's what the album looks like in MacOS Music and then in iOS after 2 syncs:
Is there any way to stop this iOS split from happening?

Asked by Grant Birchmeier
(169 rep)
Apr 14, 2025, 03:28 PM