Groove Help

Adding Music

Groove supports the following file formats; MP3, MP4, M4A, FLAC, and ALAC.

From the Files App

Use the Files app to import your music from another folder on your iPhone, from cloud storage, or from a local network share.

You can either copy or move your music files into the Groove folder (this is located in On My iPhone), or import songs from within the app under "Library -> Import Music".

From Your Mac or PC

You can also add music to Groove using Finder on macOS, or Apple Devices on Windows PCs.

• Sharing files from your Mac
• Sharing files from your Windows PC

Editing Metadata

Groove lets you edit song and album metadata directly within the app. Changes are saved to Groove's local library database and do not modify the original audio files.

Editing a Song

Long-press any song and choose Edit Song. You can update the title, artist, album, year, genre, composer, track number, disk number, and lyrics. Tap Save in the top right corner and confirm to apply your changes.

Editing an Album

Long-press any album and choose Edit Album. Changes you make here — album title, album artist, year, genre, and compilation status — are applied to every track in the album at once. If the tracks in an album have different years or genres, those fields will show Multiple values; leaving them as-is preserves each track's individual value.

Updating Artwork

Artwork can be changed from the Edit Album screen. Tap the artwork thumbnail at the top of the editor to choose from:

• Photos — pick an image from your photo library.
• Files — choose an image file from the Files app.
• Find Artwork — automatically search for artwork using MusicBrainz.
• Clear Artwork — remove the artwork entirely.

Troubleshooting

The lyrics for some of my songs are incorrect/missing

Groove does its best to match the correct lyrics using LRCLIB. While more popular songs will likely be easily matched, such a database cannot possibly cover every song ever released with 100% accuracy.

You can modify lyrics with a dedicated interface by tapping Edit Lyrics when editing the metadata for any song. There you can make adjustments, paste in plain text, or even import LRC files. A great source for these is Lyricsify.com.

I changed some metadata in an external app, and it's not reflected in Groove

You may have to press "Refresh Metadata" in Groove's settings. Depending on the size of your library, it can take several minutes to fully refresh everything.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out on Mastodon, Bluesky, or at [email protected]