![]() ![]() The response (not official, just person-to-person, second hand) was that this wasn’t an issue they thought was affecting many users and therefore it wasn’t a major priority for the team. I also want to mention that a friend with contacts on the iTunes team actually forwarded a link to this post and the forum thread as well to some folks in the team. ![]() Unfortunately, I’ve lost all trust in that application that I have been dependent on for years. I will probably also avoid updating any version as long as I can. ![]() I will likely do a similar process every time I update iTunes from now on. I have seen posts on the Apple forum that points to people still having podcasts deleted days after upgrading, so I’m going to continue to check ofter. I periodically do a check of my library to make sure that no files have been lost and it looks ok for now. So far, this has worked ok (for about 4 weeks for me). I moved my iTunes folder back into my user directory.I made sure that all the sync settings were off, so that no apps or podcasts would be synced over iCloud.Then I launched the app and let it create a new iTunes folder and library.Then I quit iTunes, moved my iTunes folder out of my user directory so that it wouldn’t get picked up after I restarted.First I backed EVERYTHING up, my media drive and my iTunes library to a separate disk.I found a suggestion on the Apple forum and decided to try that. And newest of all is a My Stations feature, which lets you create a playlist of podcasts to listen to: You get to pick what episodes and in what order they “air.” Even better, those stations and your current playback location sync via iCloud to the Podcasts app, so you can pick up your listening when you’re on the go.I finally was forced to upgrade for work reasons to 11.1.4. There’s also a more prominent button to refresh and check for new episodes. Podcast fans will welcome some additional improvements in iTunes 11.1: You now have the option to keep your subscription synced between all your devices (on iOS, they’ll sync with the Podcasts app). The new My Stations feature lets you queue up a playlists of podcasts the way you want to hear tme. Click Genius Shuffle again to hear a totally new set of tunes. This feature-accessible from the Controls menu, by pressing Option-Space, or by holding down the Option key and clicking on the new Genius Shuffle icon in the toolbar-automatically creates a mix of related songs from your library that iTunes thinks you will enjoy think of it as a random Genius Mix. And you can share stations with your friends via email, Messages, Twitter, Facebook, or just by copying a link.Īnother new feature in iTunes 11.1: Genius Shuffle. ![]() Buying songs from the iTunes Store is as easy as clicking the price when listed next to the name of the currently playing track. As on iTunes 7 you can tweak stations to your tastes, choosing from hits, more obscure songs, or a variety. You can browse through Apple’s featured stations or ones that you create yourself (and if you create a station on an iOS 7 device, it’ll automatically show up in iTunes Radio on your Mac, too). Launching alongside iOS 7, iTunes Radio makes its Mac debut here, accessible via a toolbar option in the Music section. Less exciting, you might think, but a necessary part of the equation: If you want to sync your device running iOS 7 with your computer, you’re going to need the latest version of Apple’s music-playing-video-watching-podcast-downloading-device-syncing-app-with-large-fries.īut that’s not the only new feature in iTunes 11.1. Just in case the imminent arrival of iOS 7 isn’t enough to get you pumped, Apple’s also gone ahead and released iTunes 11.1. ![]()
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