How to sync playlists from old phone to new laptop?

Question

We just got a new MacBook Air and I'm trying to get playlists transferred off an old phone. I connected the phone to the laptop with a cable but it's not showing up in Music, nor is it acknowledged in anyway.

The phone no longer has a sim card but that shouldn't matter.

What do I need to do to get the playlists on to the laptop?

--- Edit ---

So the phone is now showing up. We have an Apple Music subscription. The phone went through a sync process, but the playlists still only show on the phone and not on the laptop.

Thoughts?

Thanks

Answer 1

Syncing back audio tracks from an iPhone to a computer was never part of any iOS version. In the past there have been tools like senuTi but afaik they don't work anymore.

If you have an Apple Music subscription on the phone you can log into Apple Music also from the Music application on macOS. It may take a while but all tracks and playlists from the phone will sync back to your Mac.