Apple Releases iTunes 8.0.2

[MacRumors]

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Apple has released an update to iTunes to version 8.0.2. The update is available in your Mac OS X software update.iTunes 8.0.2 improves stability and performance and provides a number of important bug fixes, including:

- Addresses a quality issue creating MP3s on some computers.
- Fixes a connectivity issue with the iTunes Store when using some Internet proxies with Mac OS X.
- Improves accessibility with VoiceOver.The update comes just one day ahead of the rumored release of iPhone Firmware 2.2.

Article Link: Apple Releases iTunes 8.0.2 (http://www.macrumors.com/2008/11/20/apple-releases-itunes-8-0-2/)

[aznkid25]

I hope the 2.2 firmware does come out tommorrow. But how much will it cost for ipod touch owners? iTunes 8.0.2 is also out for PC users

[jawzzy]

I've been hoping for a snappy version of iTunes for quite some time. This is not it, but I've been wondering if Apple is going to clean up and speed up their bundled apps when Snow Leopard comes along. My iTunes practically needs a splash screen!

[SnowLeopard2008]

I just hope I don't have to pay another $10-$20. I'll run this update once Fusion finishes installing.

[rockstarjoe]

I hope this fixes some of the iTunes crashes I get when trying to sync my iPhone and iPod... it drives me nuts!

[Auzburner]

I'm hoping for iPhone 2.2. Also, when I sync'd to the new version of iTunes my backup for my iPhone 3G took all of 8 seconds.

[kabunaru]

Mac OS 10.5.6 with iPhone/iPod Touch 2.2 Software would be great. :D

[corinhorn]

As I know several people who use the VoiceOver feature on their Macs, I think it is sweet that Apple is improving functionality for this in iTunes.

[dolphin842]

Can anyone check to see if scroll-wheel volume adjustment in the MiniPlayer is active when the mouse is over any part of the player? iTunes 8.0 changed the behavior so that the it was just active over the volume slider... I'm waiting for them to change it back before upgrading. Thanks!

[flyinmac]

What issue are they talking about with creating MP3's on some computers?

I've never had a problem making MP3's on any of my computers. Are they now telling me that they would sound better if I had waited until this update to make my MP3's?

I hadn't had any complaints about the sound before. So, I'm not sure what they mean by quality issues.

[spice weasel]

I've been hoping for a snappy version of iTunes for quite some time. This is not it, but I've been wondering if Apple is going to clean up and speed up their bundled apps when Snow Leopard comes along. My iTunes practically needs a splash screen!

Me too. iTunes is a pig. I have a large library (about 600 gigs), and the damn thing performs about as well as an old Ford Pinto.

[corinhorn]

Me too. iTunes is a pig. I have a large library (about 600 gigs), and the damn thing performs about as well as an old Ford Pinto.My library is over 3TB—slug slow.

[kabunaru]

Does anybody notice any difference in anything? Sound quality? UI changes?
60MB sounds big in a software update.

[firstapple]

What are the updates to Safari? Just bug fixes or are there some UI changes?

So far, all we have heard is that they are moving the search bar... Do simple UI change, and I am sure bug fixes galore as mobile safari is way buggy still.

[corinhorn]

Does anybody notice any difference in anything? Sound quality? UI changes?
60MB sounds big in a software update.Not really. The update isn't just the tweaked code—it is the full iTunes package if I'm not mistaken.

[Mindflux]

Does anybody notice any difference in anything? Sound quality? UI changes?
60MB sounds big in a software update.

Considering it still has to cater to PPC Macs and Intel Macs, it's essentially doubling the code base AFAIK. This is where Snow Leopard will make the largest impact.

[heaven]

My library is over 3TB—slug slow.

wow, now that must be a nice music collection! :rolleyes:

[MacMuttonchops]

Hmm...Installed the update and now I'm getting a "The iTunes application could not be opened. An unknown error occurred (13008)."

Terrific.

[corinhorn]

wow, now that must be a nice music collection! :rolleyes:

And videos too.

[fleshman03]

Now really, just what are you so excited about? 2.2 dosen't really seem that impressive, from what we've read to date. An update to Google Maps? Adding the search bar to the safari browser?

I mean cmon, an update is nice, but nothing here to get too excited about.

Honestly, I'm excited about wireless podcast updates. I've been wanting that since I got the iPod Touch. ( I hate having to pull out my MacBook Pro to simply update a podcast while at work.)


Can anyone check to see if scroll-wheel volume adjustment in the MiniPlayer is active when the mouse is over any part of the player? iTunes 8.0 changed the behavior so that the it was just active over the volume slider... I'm waiting for them to change it back before upgrading. Thanks!

It works if you have it over the volume section. Feel free to update!


wow, now that must be a nice music collection! :rolleyes:

Maybe there is some uncompress audio? I know my 320kbps Beetles collection is in the 4gb range.

[Eric5h5]

Considering it still has to cater to PPC Macs and Intel Macs, it's essentially doubling the code base AFAIK. This is where Snow Leopard will make the largest impact.

They're not going to stop updating iTunes for PPC just because Snow Leopard comes out and is Intel-only (assuming it actually is). Anyway, only the actual code has to be duplicated, which doesn't double the size, because all the other resources apply to both.

--Eric

[Chicagomac08]

it seems like the sync process is faster than before, about half the time.:)

[jaredmauch]

Something that is included in every iTunes update is an updated AppleMobileDeviceSupport. If you are technically savvy enough, you may be able to find any relevant differences between the old package and the new one.

Old: http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/27/54/061-5650/Hbk3xVT72JNydq45vrgF669p43QSmCz4nj/AppleMobileDeviceSupport.tar
New: http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/27/41/061-5811/LCdg4sfVVNx32SGPWn4mYMWMQ3x6s7KCKx/AppleMobileDeviceSupport.tar

I also view this as lending some credence to the rumor of 2.2 (or 2.1.1) tomorrow. Perhaps MobileSafari will crash less?

[Chris Rogers]

I'm checking for updates for apps and it's stuck on "Accessing iTunes Store" for 10min+ I'm able to access the iTunes store normally, but I just can't check for app updates :/

[Cubbiblue]

It will be interesting to see if apple figured out how to stop people making ringtones for free through itunes....

Let's hope not!

[flyinmac]

It will be interesting to see if apple figured out how to stop people making ringtones for free through itunes....

Let's hope not!


I just use GarageBand. But, then I don't use an iPhone either (I like reliable phones that I can keep using after accidental drops). My little Nokia has survived an amazing accident (and still looks nearly new).

[dolphin842]

Originally Posted by dolphin842
Can anyone check to see if scroll-wheel volume adjustment in the MiniPlayer is active when the mouse is over any part of the player? iTunes 8.0 changed the behavior so that the it was just active over the volume slider... I'm waiting for them to change it back before upgrading. Thanks!
It works if you have it over the volume section. Feel free to update!

Ah, but I want it to be like in iTunes 7 when you could adjust the volume when the mouse was over any part of miniplayer window. Thanks for checking though! :)

[Luap]

Its an iTunes update.. I don't see why every other post has to have over excited update monkeys getting wet & dribbly about an iPhone update.. 2.2 at that.. Zzz.. It's not like 2.1 was anything amazing over 2.0.2. So why should 2.2 be anyting so impressive over 2.1? :rolleyes:

Anyway, back to iTunes.. Runs good. but then I didn't have any issues beforehand either.

[malachiman]

I found it a great speed increase and iphone sync is much quicker:)

[SFStateStudent]

I didn't see this posted:

[JGowan]

Has anyone idea if this new update of 8.0.2 kills Requiem functionality? I am not going to do it 'cause I like my liberated collection and want to keep on being able to use Requiem.

[firstapple]

I can't seem to connect to app store from my iPhone right now either... Signs point to an update soon.

[Kingsnapped]

I hope this addresses the issue with choppy playback over airtunes. Since v8, APEs with perfect reception in the past have been randomly chopping up airtunes streams. The only fix has been downgrading to iTunes 7.

[japanime]

I just confirmed that this iTunes update fixes the problem in previous versions of 8.0.x with displaying Nike+ information for those of us who track more than one shoe sensor. Previously, the tables that display the sensor statistics would become corrupted when switching from one sensor to another.

That bug was driving me NUTS (I track six different sensors), and so this fix makes me a very happy Nike+ user again.

[kunze50]

Can anyone check to see if scroll-wheel volume adjustment in the MiniPlayer is active when the mouse is over any part of the player?
No Go

[Westside guy]

Has anyone idea if this new update of 8.0.2 kills Requiem functionality? I am not going to do it 'cause I like my liberated collection and want to keep on being able to use Requiem.

I was wondering the same thing - although in the short term it'd only be a true problem for requiem users if the updated iTunes started deleting stuff.

[born4sky]

Right after start "iTunes cannot run because it detects a problem with QuickTime. For repair instructions, click help."

Nice beginning ....

[Blue Velvet]

Mod's note: For now, please use this thread (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=603836) for iPhone 2.2 conversation and news, thank you.

[jaw04005]

Has anyone idea if this new update of 8.0.2 kills Requiem functionality? I am not going to do it 'cause I like my liberated collection and want to keep on being able to use Requiem.

Yes, it does break it. GRRRRR.

[ltldrummerboy]

Yes, it does break it. GRRRRR.

Thanks for being the guinea pig. Looks like I won't be updating for a bit.

iTunes Store terms and conditions have changed. Anyone read them yet?

[andreab35]

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Awesome- not only an iPhone update, but an iTunes one too!
It'll be going on the Windows box straight away when I come hme from work!

[Nitrocide]

"Fixes a connectivity issue with the iTunes Store when using some Internet proxies with Mac OS X."

Finally, they lost a good bit of moolah from me due to this issue.

[zenspeaks]

Is it killing Coversutra?

[MagicWok]

- Fixes a connectivity issue with the iTunes Store when using some Internet proxies with Mac OS X.


Grr, my iTunes now performs really slow connection to the store as a result of the update. I go through a proxy at work and it was perfectly fast before... Dammit! lol

[jonlanghoff]

Is anybody else having problems autosizing the columns after downloading this update???

It cuts off the last bit on the longest song titles! :mad:

[Tallest Skil]

Yes, it does break it. GRRRRR.

Tanj in torment... so what is it that Requiem does, exactly, that iTunes doesn't seem to like?

Just had a thought: So you have a Requiem-ed audio file. Can you open it in Quicktime, save it (it'll tell you to do so as a movie), and then change the extension to .aac so it plays as music, and put it back into iTunes? Will that be enough of an authorization for iTunes to allow the music again?

[coreanomac]

I was trying yo buy more Heroes episodes with my still remaining credict of $120.00 and today I woke up, I haven't update my iTunes, I have iTunes 8.0.1 I try to buy something and this pop up came up:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14465410@N07/3047049277/

Any recomendations?

I will get my $120.00 iTunes credict later?

[Chris Rogers]

I was trying yo buy more Heroes episodes with my still remaining credict of $120.00 and today I woke up, I haven't update my iTunes, I have iTunes 8.0.1 I try to buy something and this pop up came up:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14465410@N07/3047049277/

Any recomendations?

I will get my $120.00 iTunes credict later?

try buying something, maybe it didn't go away, it's vacationing?

[heaven]

I was trying yo buy more Heroes episodes with my still remaining credict of $120.00 and today I woke up, I haven't update my iTunes, I have iTunes 8.0.1 I try to buy something and this pop up came up:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14465410@N07/3047049277/

Any recomendations?

I will get my $120.00 iTunes credict later?

did you get it back already?

[bacaramac]

Well for some reason I cannot connect to get my app updates. It just keeps saying Accessing Itunes Store with a scrolling bar. Then I receive an error message. I can get to iTunes store just fine via the store link, just not to download updated apps. What is going on here???

[leodavinci0]

It's always a nice surprise to find something work better you never expected. On my old 867 MHz PB .mp4 files would skip when played with the last iTunes, just enough to make it annoying, but you could still watch. Now, I can't find any .mp4 file that skips, all play smoothly. Considering the age of my PB, I never thought this would be remediated. Hopefully it continues like this, my CPU is at 100% even with this, so it's just barely squeaking by.

Edit: Wow, I take my cheers back. I just had my fourth kernel panic since buying my PB new, right at about the time I clicked "Submit" for this comment. Hopefully this doesn't keep up.

[Kwill]

My library is over 3TB—slug slow.

Wow. Sound like you have your own iTunes store. Let me see. At 99¢ per song I wonder how much that collection is worth. :rolleyes:

[Shawnstra]

I'm checking for updates for apps and it's stuck on "Accessing iTunes Store" for 10min+ I'm able to access the iTunes store normally, but I just can't check for app updates :/

Exactly same issue here. iTunes store as per normal, loading times all normal, but when I try to "check for updates", it gets stuck on "Accessing itunes store"

[nick9191]

Everything seems smoother :)

[Kilamite]

Wow. Sound like you have your own iTunes store. Let me see. At 99¢ per song I wonder how much that collection is worth. :rolleyes:

Depends on whether the songs are lossless. Plus movies and TV shows (HD in particular will take up large amounts of space). I seriously doubt he has over 600,000 songs in his library ;)

[cpragman]

I don't see a link to iTunes Plus (Upgrade my library) on the iTunes 8.0.2 music store home page anymore. Did Apple silently delete this feature??

[morespce54]

I don't see a link to iTunes Plus (Upgrade my library) on the iTunes 8.0.2 music store home page anymore. Did Apple silently delete this feature??

Nope, it still at the bottom of the first box, to your right...

[ltldrummerboy]

Exactly same issue here. iTunes store as per normal, loading times all normal, but when I try to "check for updates", it gets stuck on "Accessing itunes store"

I'm still on 8.0.1 and it won't check for updates here either. Everything else works fine.

[cosmokanga2]

Does anybody notice any difference in anything? Sound quality? UI changes?
60MB sounds big in a software update.
When you hover your mouse over a podcast in the grid view it says 'Play Podcast' vs 'Play" as it used to be. Only thing I have noticed different.

[Trajectory]

Checking for App updates doesn't work in the new iTunes, or on the iPhone with 2.2 firmware. Hasn't worked for me all day today. I get "Accessing iTunes Store..." for about 2-3 minutes, then an error saying couldn't connect to the iTunes Store.

[bacaramac]

Checking for App updates doesn't work in the new iTunes, or on the iPhone with 2.2 firmware. Hasn't worked for me all day today. I get "Accessing iTunes Store..." for about 2-3 minutes, then an error saying couldn't connect to the iTunes Store.

Apparently this is hit and miss. On the apple forums many are seeing, but it still seems overall to be a small population. I am pissed as I want the new update for Guitar Rock Tour. Guess I can try the delete and redownload trick.

Oh, and it is not 2.2 as my iPhone on 2.1 is doing this. Updating to 2.2 now.

[macbookairapple]

Why is Itunes so slow on Windows Vista but blazing fast in Leopard?

[Stridder44]

My library is over 3TB—slug slow.


Dang that's a lot of legal music. ;)

[TuffLuffJimmy]

Why is Itunes so slow on Windows Vista but blazing fast in Leopard?

That's a silly question. Think about it. First Leopard is generally faster than Vista, second it's native on Leopard and a port on Vista.

[ratattak]

has there always been a Browser view for teh app store?

[ltldrummerboy]

That looks new. Maybe that's why nobody has been able to updates their apps.

[ratattak]

That looks new. Maybe that's why nobody has been able to updates their apps.

Yea, I thought it looks new, and if definitely makes it easier for me to find apps.

I have been updating my apps on iphone and itunes just fine. Its been Hit or Miss for people as far as I can tell :confused:

[Shawnstra]

Now I can update apps through iTunes, but on my iPhone and iPod Touch, both updated to 2.2, when I check for apps it says all apps are up to date although on itunes at the same time there are apps to update, which were transferred to the iPhone/iPod Touch when I sync them.

[bsheridan]

When I try to update Genius I get stuck on sending info to apple.
Anyone else?

[amwayorlando]

Hey guys,

Anyone experienced a black screen problem while browsing the itunes store? I haven't had this problem until I installed the 8.0.2 update. While I was browsing the movies in "Cover Flow", my screen would just go black without any response. I had to press the power button to restart. I'm on Vista 32 Home Basic.

Thanks

[Newbi]

Hmm...Installed the update and now I'm getting a "The iTunes application could not be opened. An unknown error occurred (13008)."

Terrific.


Yep i got that too!

My iTunes is stored on my 4Tb NAS drive and it doesn't seam to link to it anymore:mad:

So I just trashed iTunes app went into Time Machine and dragged yesterdays iTunes back to the front! I just wont bother with the update until then next one?

Dont wont to start messing with all my playlists and files last time it took me nearly a week to put it all back together.


N

[izzle22]

When I try to update Genius I get stuck on sending info to apple.
Anyone else?

Yes me too. Give it a while it took me about 30 min from start to finish to get my results.

[Hugh]

I was trying yo buy more Heroes episodes with my still remaining credict of $120.00 and today I woke up, I haven't update my iTunes, I have iTunes 8.0.1 I try to buy something and this pop up came up:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14465410@N07/3047049277/

Any recomendations?

I will get my $120.00 iTunes credict later?

If you don't get your credit back, I would call Apple about it. If I had that much credit I would be ticked off too. :(

Hugh

[SpaceMagic]

In the "what is new" part... does it not say I can now download HD shows from the Apple Store onto my comp??? Not just AppleTV???

[Hugh]

In the "what is new" part... does it not say I can now download HD shows from the Apple Store onto my comp??? Not just AppleTV???

I have been able to do this before this update (I haven't up dated yet) and download HD shows. I don't know what it do for playing on my MacBook though. :/

Hugh

[dragonflyer]

Hmm...Installed the update and now I'm getting a "The iTunes application could not be opened. An unknown error occurred (13008)."

Terrific.

Since I've updated iTunes literally crashes my entire system. (i.e. gray screen of death and the hard drive making very worrying clicking noises) :eek:
I've tried re-installing which allows me to open iTunes, but as it's scanning through my music it starts doing the same thing and then the inevitable screen of death comes back. fantastic. Anyone else run into this and find a solution? :confused:

I've got a Macbook Pro, 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 gig ram, running OSX 10.5.5

[TuffLuffJimmy]

Since I've updated iTunes literally crashes my entire system. (i.e. gray screen of death and the hard drive making very worrying clicking noises) :eek:
I've tried re-installing which allows me to open iTunes, but as it's scanning through my music it starts doing the same thing and then the inevitable screen of death comes back. fantastic. Anyone else run into this and find a solution? :confused:

I've got a Macbook Pro, 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 gig ram, running OSX 10.5.5

.... repair permissions? Maybe it's because you put your signature in your post.

[dragonflyer]

.... repair permissions? Maybe it's because you put your signature in your post.

I suppose I should've outlined what I've done to try to fix this. I have repaired permissions (first thing I did, but thanks for the suggestion), deleted the library in hopes that iTunes would rebuild (but no) and finally re-installed iTunes. Nothing works.

But I can say that I'm not the only one who's having this problem. There's a thread on the Apple support discussions that's all about this.

ARGH..

Guess I need to some reading to see if anyone's figured out how to fix this nonsense.

[motulist]

I suppose I should've outlined what I've done to try to fix this. I have repaired permissions (first thing I did, but thanks for the suggestion), deleted the library in hopes that iTunes would rebuild (but no) and finally re-installed iTunes. Nothing works.

But I can say that I'm not the only one who's having this problem. There's a thread on the Apple support discussions that's all about this.

ARGH..

Guess I need to some reading to see if anyone's figured out how to fix this nonsense.

try to trash your itunes preferences file. If you do a search for how to trash pref files you'll find plenty of instructions.

[mknawabi]

Installed and no hitches so far. I'm surprised at how much faster iTunes runs on my MBP than it does on Windows. (Actually, I really shouldn't be too surprised)

[flyinmac]

No problems with my update either. Still curious about the so called improved quality of MP3 creation.

[TD912]

The guys at HydrogenAudio found a bug in the MP3 encoder in iTunes on any multi-core computer, causing the bitrate to be much lower (and thus lower quality) than encoding on single-core computers.

http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=66564&st=0&p=593905&#entry593905

Read the bottom part of the first post.

It was then confirmed 'fixed' by 8.0.2 in this thread:
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=67424

[Galley]

Column auto sizing acts wonky. :(

[rhett7660]

No problems here. Went pretty darn smooth on both my computer and my wife's.

[ltldrummerboy]

Went smooth on both an iMac and MacBook here.

[beestigbeestje]

It seems like every update of iTunes, slows it down.
it takes longer to boot, sometimes freezes, takes a long time to preview artwork..
hope another update will somewhat speed things up a bit.