How to Play Apple Music on iPod Nano

By Justin SabrinaUpdated on December 16, 2022

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It’s very easy to install Apple Music App on iPod Touch (iOS 8.4 or above), so that it’s quite easy to enjoy Apple Music on iPod touch too. But it is different for iPod Nano, iPod classic, iPod shuffle. These devices are difficult to sync or play the music of Apple Music, because it cannot install Apple Music Apps. If you want to play Apple Music on iPod Nano, you need to convert Apple Music to MP3 or other common audio formats. So, have any of you encountered the following?

"I found that I cannot sync my Apple Music to my newly purchased iPod Nano. This is very unfair to me. I have already paid all the fees I should pay on Apple Music, but I can't sync or play Apple Music song to my newly iPod Nano, which is also an Apple device, which bothers me a lot."

I believe that many people have encountered the above situation. If you have not found a corresponding solution, then I believe this article will definitely help you solve the problem.

Why can't we play or sync Apple Music on iPod Nano

Apple Music files format: Apple Music AAC audio file, DRM protected M4P format.
iPod Nano supported audio format: MP3, MP3 VBR, unprotected AAC(M4A), HE-AAC, Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV.

Because of Apple Music is a subscription service, it need an internet connection is required to ensure that the subscription is accessible. Normally, owners of an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch 5/6 are able to download Apple Music app to enjoy music freely. But because the iPod nano, iPod classic and iPod shuffle don't have Wi-Fi function cannot access to other online services, as well as Apple Music subscription. Because iPod nano/classic/shuffle are Apple’s MP3 player, you cannot listen to Apple Music on iPod Nano.

Besides, Apple Music is a DRM-protected audio file, and DRM-protected audio files cannot be sync or play on other unauthorized devices like MP3 players. If you want to listen to Apple Music songs on iPod Nano, you can try to use a third-party software - Apple Music to iPod Converter.

In order to play Apple Music songs, playlist and albums on iPod Nano, iPod Classic, iPod Shuffle, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and more Apple devices, you should convert Apple Music to MP3, M4A or WAV format. Let’s teach you how to convert and transfer Apple Music to iPod Nano for playback.

Tool Required: Apple Music to iPod Nano Converter

UkeySoft Apple Music Converter is a smart Apple Music DRM remvoal and Apple Music to iPod converter, it not only can convert Apple Music to MP3, M4A, FLAC, WAV and AAC, but also supports to remove DRM from Apple Music legally, helping Apple Music users to play Apple Music songs/playlist/albums on iPod Nano at anytime. After converting Apple Music to MP3/M4A, you can not only sync Apple Music to iPod Nano, but also keep Apple Music songs on iPod Nano forever even if the subscription is terminated. Besides, UkeySoft Apple Music Converter supports batch convert songs up to 16X faster speed in Windows PC, it helps you save time to batch convert hundreds of Apple Music songs at once. What’s more, the original audio quality and ID3 tags ( the song title, artist name, album name, genre or album artwork. ) will be preserved after conversion.

Key Feature:

• Remove DRM from Apple Music & iTunes Music & Audiobooks.
• Convert Apple Music songs to common MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, etc.
• Convert iTunes Music, iTunes Audiobook and Audible Audiobook.
• Preserve original audio quality and ID3 tags after conversion.
• Batch Convert Apple Music files up to 16X speed.
• Enjoy Apple Music offline on any device.

Guide: Convert Apple Music to MP3 to Playback on iPod Nano

Here is the detailed tutorial of using UkeySoft Apple Music Converter to batch convert Apple Music to MP3, M4A, etc. Then, you can easily to put Apple Music to iPod Nano for offline listening.

Step 1: Download and install UkeySoft Apple Music Converter
After downloading and installing the program on your computer, you don’t need to download Apple Music songs locally in the iTunes library or playlist in advance.

UkeySoft Apple Music Converter will automatically Load the Apple Music/iTunes library and playlist on the computer, and what you need to do just add the songs, albums or playlists which you want to listen to the Apple Music or iTunes library.

Step 2: Select the Apple Music Songs
Click "Library" and select the Apple Music songs you need to convert. You can even select a few songs, or even the entire music library, because UkeySoft Apple Music Converter supports batch conversion.

Step 3: Choose MP3/M4A as Output Format
The “Output Settings" at the bottom of the main interface, Click the option of “Output Format”, the software supports different output formats like MP3, M4A, MKA, AC3, AIFF, AU, FLAC, M4R, MKA, etc. To play Apple Music on iPod nano and more iOS devices, you should select the "MP3" or “M4A” as output format.

In addition, you can change the output path, and save the output Apple Music files at anyplace what you want.

Step 4: Convert Apple Music Songs to MP3 format
Click the "Start" button, and the program will immediately to start converting Apple Music to MP3 format, wait a few minutes until the conversion ends.

Step 5: Transfer Apple Music to iPod Nano
Once the conversion finishes, all output MP3 files will be saved in the location you specify, the all converted Apple Music files can be transferred to iPod Nano and more MP3 player.

To transfer the converted Apple Music to iPod Nano, there are many free tools and paid tools to sync music from computer to iPod Nano.

iTunes (Free): You can use iTunes to sync the converted Apple Music songs to your iPod nano, follow the below guide to sync Apple Music to iPod Nano with iTunes:

Step 1. Please create a new playlist in iTunes library, and import the conveted Apple Music songs to this new created playlist.
Step 2. Connect iPod nano to computer with USB cable, after the iTunes detects your iPod Nano successfuly, click “iPod Nano” icon and click “Summary”.
Step 3. Click "Music" > "Sync Music" > "selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres".
Step 4. Choose "Recently added" which includes the Apple Music songs(.MP3 or .M4A) that you add into iTunes library from "Playlists".
Step 5. Click on "Apply". Now iTunes will automatically transfer Apple Music songs to your iPod Nano as expected.

Note: To use iTunes to sync files, it will overwrite the contents of the device and erase all data.

iPhone/iPad/iPod Transfer (Recommended): If you think it's tedious to use iTunes to transfer music, this iOS Transfer is the best iTunes alternative, it can help you directly transfer music from computer to iPod Nano/Classic/Shuffle, iPhone, iPad and iPad without data losing. Connect your iPod Nano to computer and launch the software, click “Music” menu and click “Add File” or “Add Folder” to import the converted Apple Music songs to iPod Nano with 1 click. In addition, this powerful iOS & Android Manager also can transfer music, photos and videos from computer to iOS/Android devices, from iOS to iOS, from Android to iOS, from iOS to Android.
Related guide: How to Transfer Music from Computer to iPhone/iPad/iPod

After syncing the converted Apple Music songs to iPod Nano or other MP3 players, then you can enjoy your favorite music on any MP3 players, such as iPod nano, iPod Shuffle, iPod classic, Sandisk, Sony Walkman, etc.

Conclusion

In this article, you have been introduced how to convert Apple Music to MP3 format that can be played on iPod Nano or other MP3 player. In any case, it's very importnat to convert Apple Music to MP3 format, so that you can enjoy Apple Music on iPod Nano and more devices without limitation, saving Apple Music forever, while also saving money to enjoy Apple Music. UkeySoft Apple Music Converter is a must-have tool for all Apple Music users, the price only is $39.95, you only need to pay once, then you can enjoy your favorite Apple Music songs for life, which is a powerful and useful software worth buying, the trial version allows you converts the first three minute of each track, if you want to convert the full tracks, please purchase the full version.

Justin Sabrina

Justin Sabrina has over 10 years of content writing experience. She specializes in product reviews, how-to guides, tips and tricks, top lists, etc. on data encryption, multi-media conversion, screen recording and iOS unlocking. At UkeySoft, she performs in-depth research SEO copywriting and collaborates with our R & D team to offer effective software solution, most of her articles on software are helpful and easy to read, helping our reader easily solve problems through using software or apps.

Justin Sabrina

Li Zhang is a sophisticated editor for UkeySoft in tech blog writing, as well as a SEO and content marketing expert. She has been writing related article about multimedia conversion, streaming music and streaming video since 2018. Also, she's starting to write article about data security, including articles about file lock, USB encryption, DVD encryption, etc. Each helpful tutorial and solution is based on her practical tests, she is aways energetic and trustworthy in this field.

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