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<\/a>\nTechCrunch offers a really good overview of the major feature changes to iTunes. They have a lot to say about it<\/a>, noting that iTunes 11 is \u201cone of the biggest overhauls of the media management service yet.\u201d Apple\u2019s introduction to the new iTunes<\/a> cites the following changes were made:<\/p>\n
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- Completely Redesigned.\u00a0iTunes makes it more fun to explore and enjoy your music, movies, and TV shows. You’ll love the beautiful edge-to-edge design, custom designs for each album,\u00a0movie, or TV show in your library, and getting personal recommendations any time you click In the Store.<\/li>\n
- A New Store.\u00a0The iTunes Store has been completely redesigned and now features a clean look that makes it simpler than ever to see what’s hot and discover new favorites.<\/li>\n
- Play purchases from iCloud.\u00a0Your music, movie, and TV show purchases in iCloud now appear inside your library. Just sign-in with your Apple ID to see them. Double-click to play them directly from\u00a0iCloud or download a copy you can sync to a device or play while offline.<\/li>\n
- Up Next.\u00a0It’s now\u00a0simple to see which songs are playing next, all from a single place.\u00a0Just click the Up Next icon in the center display and they’ll instantly appear. You can\u00a0even\u00a0reorder, add, or skip songs whenever you like.<\/li>\n
- New MiniPlayer.\u00a0You can now do a whole lot more with a lot less space. In addition to showing what’s playing, MiniPlayer now includes album art, adds Up Next, and makes it easy to search for something new to play\u2014all from a smaller and more elegant design.<\/li>\n
- Improved search.\u00a0It’s never been easier to find what you’re looking for in iTunes. Just type in the search field and you’ll instantly see results from across your entire library. Select\u00a0any result and iTunes takes you right to it.<\/li>\n
- Playback\u00a0syncing.\u00a0iCloud now remembers your place in a movie or TV show for you. Whenever you play the same movie or episode from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple TV, it will\u00a0continue right where you left off.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n
From the sound of Apple’s horn, everything about the software was improved. Right? Well, with any big Apple update there always follows a big response from Apple fans and even naysayers. So I thought it would be fun to share some perspective on how others, at least initially, feel about the new iTunes. Twitter users never fail to chime in with amusing thoughts, unusual opinions, and sometimes even helpful feedback:<\/p>\n
First impression of iTunes 11: far less radical changes than I thought (and was hoping for). Mostly a new theme on top of the old app.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Florian Albrecht (@flo_muc) November 29, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Now Apple just needs to get rid of the horrific music app UI on iOS. Looks even worse after using iTunes 11.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mark Gurman (@markgurman) November 29, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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At least iTunes 11 shows that we’re taking the software in the right direction, which is more than we can say about where our Maps take you.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Not Tim Cook (@fauxTimCook) November 29, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Weird. My iTunes 11 doesn\u2019t have a View \u2192 Show Sidebar menu item. Mine says View \u2192 I Hate Change.<\/p>\n
\u2014 John Gruber (@gruber) November 29, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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I almost exclusively use Spotify now but iTunes 11 is nice, love editable \u201cup next\u201d n \u2018themed\u2019 album views. Makes me wanna use it.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Casper Myers (@surlaroute) November 29, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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in iTunes 11 you can manually back up or a full sync<\/p>\n
\u2014 Charles Schloss (@Chasapple) November 29, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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iTunes 11 is making me reorganize my music library. Thanks Apple for contributing to my OCD.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Jordan Couture (@jordan_couture) November 29, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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The new iTunes 11 is amaaaazing. Finally it’s possible to stream a song and browse through the iTunes Store!!<\/p>\n
\u2014 Zedd (@Zedd) November 30, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Liking iTunes 11, it’s super smooth. Not sure how to get iCloud Podcast stuff working though.<\/p>\n
\u2014 jcafarley (@jcafarley) November 29, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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For iTunes 11 users in the same boat as Twitter user @jcafarley, here’s a quick tip: if you want your purchases from the iTunes store to be downloaded automatically to your other computers or devices\u2014not just the one you use to make purchases\u2014you\u2019ll need to adjust some settings on your Mac and iOS devices. You must turn on iTunes in the Cloud for it to work properly. This feature can be turned on from iTunes Preferences > click Store, and select the items you want automatically downloaded. On your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch, tap Settings > tap iTunes & App Stores, and then turn on the items you want. Now all of your purchases will automatically be downloaded to all of your devices and computers!<\/p>\n
The new iTunes is available at the Mac App Store, or when you\u2019re ready to download and install it you can choose Apple menu > Software Update. You can also head over to Apple and download iTunes 11<\/a> for Mac and PC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Apple has released a software update for iTunes to version 11 that comes with both new and enhanced features worth falling head over heels for. The new iTunes includes \u201ca dramatically simplified player, a completely redesigned Store, and iCloud features you\u2019ll love,\u201d says the company. Apple\u2019s 197.8 MB update to iTunes 11 includes very noticeable […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[71],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n