How to fix Apple Music Error 42587

Many Apple users face Error 42587 when trying to listen to music. This article describes how to troubleshoot the problem.

Restart iPhone

Try restarting your iPhone and opening Apple Music again to see if the issue is resolved.

Restart iCloud Music Library

Log out of your Apple account in Apple Music and log back in. Then go to Settings -> Music to open your iCloud Music Library. Try to play audio files.  The note:

  • iOS 11. In this situation, in the community you will see “iCloud Library” in the settings.
  • Make sure you have a backup of your information on your device.

Check out iCloud Music Library

When switching to the library, you may receive a message: “Can’t play music and import files saved on other devices.” Try to fix it like this: 

  • Go to Settings> Music.
  • Click on iCloud Music Library.
  • Select “Keep Music” or “Remove and Replace”.

If the error continues to appear, try repeating the steps until the error goes away. If this fails, contact the company 

Apple

 for help.

Remove DRM from Apple Music Songs

To avoid these errors, save the files directly to your iPhone. Then play audio files in other media players. Sometimes Apple Music is not available and it is prohibited to launch outside of the program. This is due to FairPlay DRM protection, one of the Digital Rights Management technologies used for copy protection. In order to save songs directly to iPhone, you will have to unlock the DRM protection. Appendix 

TuneFab Converter

 will provide you with great help. Advantage of TuneFab Converter:

  • Remove DRM from audio files;
  • Converting to simple formats MP3, M4A, AIFF;
  • High conversion speed;
  • Available for both Windows and Mac.

Use process:

  • Launch TuneFab Converter.
  • Click the Try It Free button. (Free trial provided).
  • From Music to Playlists, browse your playlists. Then select the files where you want to remove DRM and mark them.
  • Select the M4P file.
  • Output settings. Select the output format. You are prompted to change the baud rate, codec, sampling, channels.
  • Select MP3 as the output format.
  • General settings (optional). Go to “Options” in the upper left corner of the interface, change the general settings. Change the conversion speed from 1x to 16x. Select artist, album, song title to sort or rename them.
  • Start removing DRM from Apple Music songs by clicking Convert button. The conversion will complete in a few minutes.
  • Once complete, save the files directly to your iPhone and then import them into your media players. Subsequently, you don’t have to worry about Apple Music error.

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