How to Delete Playlists from iPhone

March 24, 2020Nicole Jones

It is easy to create playlists for songs. People can create different playlists to differentiate their favorite songs based on their personal preferences. Many people like playing songs in the different playlists they created. Playlists also allows people to listen your favorite tracks from different artists and genre in just one click. It really helps people save much time in searching.

But when you want to regroup songs to make room for new playlists for a better music experience or need to delete playlists to free up storage space, how to delete playlists from iPhone? Don't worry. This article will help you solve it.

Delete Playlist from iPhone

Part 1: Delete Playlists from iPhone Directly

The first and easiest way you would think out to delete playlists from iPhone is delete it on your iPhone directly. It is easy-to-use and known by most people. The following part will introduce the steps to delete playlists from iPhone directly.

Step 1.
Launch the Music app first on your iPhone and Tap on Playlists. Choose the playlist which you want to delete and tap on "…" icon beside the playlist.
Step 2.
Then it will pop up a menu from the below. Tap on Delete to delete the playlist.
Delete Playlist from iPhone Directly

Note: If you want to delete all songs on iPhone, you can follow the detailed steps like:
Go to click "Settings" > "General" > "Storage and iCloud Usage" > "Manage Storage" > "Music". Swipe left on "All Songs" and then tap on "Delete" button to erase all music files from iPhone.

Click here to know about how to delete songs on iPhone.

Part 2: Remove Playlists from iPhone with iTunes

As we all know, iTunes can help us search songs we want and manage our songs and data on the iPhone. You can also use iTunes to delete playlists from your iPhone. But because of the sync feature of iTunes, if you have turned on automatic syncing of iTunes, once connected to your computer, the iPhone will sync with iTunes. So be careful if you use iTunes to delete playlists.

Step 1.
Connect your iPhone to PC with a USB cable. After iTunes detects your iPhone, you need to click the iPhone icon on the left sidebar and select a music category in the left sidebar.
Step 2.
Then you need to select "Sync Music" and select the playlist you want to keep on the iPhone. Click the "Sync" button in the lower right corner.
Then the playlists on your iPhone are only you want.
Delete Playlist from iPhone with iTunes

Or you also can delete playlists by the second way.

Step 1.
Open iTunes and click the music icon in the upper left corner. Then you can see all the playlists you have created.
Step 2.
Select the playlist you want to delete, right click on it, and then click on "Delete". Then sync your iPhone with iTunes.

Part 3: Clear Playlists from iPhone with FoneTrans

Although its name is FoneTrans, it also can help users manage the data on iPhone. Apart from transferring photos, music, contacts and voice memos from iPhone/iPad/iPod to your computer or reversely, it also can edit and manage contacts, photos, music and etc. on iOS devices easily. Of cause, it also can help you manage your playlists on iPhone, like deleting.

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Step 1.
Free download, install and launch FoneTrans on your computer. Connect your device with computer via USB cable. For iOS data security, you need to enter the password on iPhone and tap Trust for scanning.
Interface
Step 2.
Click Music on the left of the main interface, waiting for seconds and all the music files and playlists will be loaded on the program. Choose the playlist you want to delete. Right click it and click Delete in the menu.
You also can click the Recycle bin icon on the middle of the top bar.
Export Media
Step 3.
Click "Yes" in the pop-up window. It will delete the photos in just few seconds.

Part 4: Erase Playlists from iPhone Permanently with FoneEraser

It is known to us that the data you have deleted on iPhone is just not shown on iPhone. It doesn't mean that you have deleted it permanently. So, the three ways mentioned on the above only can help you delete the playlist from your view. It still exists in the corner out of your sight.

If you want to delete playlists from iPhone permanently, you would need FoneEraser.

FoneEraser is your ultimate tool to delete playlists and other iOS content permanently and completely. Moreover, there are three erasing modes you can choose to overwrite all content and settings for one/two/three times. As for deleting a playlist on iPhone with FoneEraser, it is just a piece of cake. Here is the thing you must know. The data you use FoneEraser to delete is your all data on your iPhone. Think carefully before you use it.

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Step 1: Download, install and launch Aiseesoft FoneEraser firstly. Connect your iPhone to computer with USB cable.

Connect Device

Step 2: When your iOS device is detected by this software, you will see your iOS device name, connecting status, and Erasing Level as "Low" by default.

This software provides you with three levels of erasing: Low, Medium and High.

Here you only need to choose Medium.

Select Erasing Level

Step 3: After choosing erasing level, you can click Start button to erase your playlists from iPhone.

Start Erasing

Part 5: FAQ about Deleting Playlists from iPhone

How to remove songs from iPhone playlist?

Go to the playlist you want to remove the track from. Tap Edit and click the red - button to the left of the track. Then you can find the red Delete button. Tap it.

How to add songs to iPhone playlist?

In a track list or on the playing screen, tap Add to a Playlist, then tap New Playlist. To add songs to your library when you add them to a playlist, go to Settings > Music, then turn on Add Playlist Songs.

How to recovery the deleted playlist on iPhone?

To recovery the deleted playlist on iPhone, you can use iPhone Data Recovery. It can recover deleted playlists, Text Messages, iMessages, WhatsApp/Kik/Line/Viber/Messenger messages and attachments, Contacts, Photos, Notes, Call History, etc. from iPhone. But if you delete playlists from iPhone permanently, the answer is NO.

Conclusion

With the help of the 4 mentioned methods, you are able to delete playlists from iPhone with ease. When you make a comparison, it easy to find out that FoneEraser is the best option to delete playlists from iPhone. With it, you can easily delete the data on iPhone and choose the delete degree for later recovering or not. Have a nice day!

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