Apple Releases iTunes 5.0.1

[thomasp]

12.6Mb update for iTunes, available from software update

iTunes 5 features a new even more powerful instant search, including the new Search Bar which helps you find exactly what you are looking for in iTunes or from among 2 million songs on the Music Store, folders for organizing playlists, and new Parental Controls for music, music sharing and podcasts. iTunes 5.0.1 features several stability improvements over iTunes 5.

Good news is: no restart required

Bad news is: still no brushed metal

[dubbz]

Originally Posted by thomasp

Good news is: no restart required

Bad news is: still no brushed metal

So no bad news then

[PlaceofDis]

Originally Posted by dubbz

So no bad news then

agreed

although iTunes 5 didnt break anything for me in the first place.

[Tupring]

Originally Posted by dubbz

So no bad news then

Originally Posted by PlaceofDis

agreed

Same here. I've never liked Brushed Metal.

[me_94501]

I've been getting a -48 error in iTunes when I try adding a song from my iTunes Library to my iPod (I manage my iPod manually). I'm running iTunes 5.0.1; iPod Software 3.1, 4G iPod (black and white screen).

Any ideas?

EDIT: It lets me copy over a few songs before it throws up its hands and gives me the type -48 error, in which case I need to (properly!) disconnect the iPod and reconnect it to get it to work again.

EDIT #2: I meant to post this as a separate thread, not respond to this thread. Oops!

[mad jew]

A -48 error means that either there is a duplicated file or that a folder is in the place of a file.

Yeah, that doesn't help at all.


All I can say is that it looks like 5.0.2 is just around the corner (a matter of hours probably) so hold out for that.

[runplaysleeprun]

God, i know its always a bad idea to be one of the first to download updates, especially with apples track record (hey, what happend to my external HD? oh, it got erased) but, i can't help myself. Here's hoping for the best.

[MacRumors]

http://www.macrumors.com/images/macrumorsthreadlogo.gif

Apple released a small update to iTunes 5.0 today:

iTunes 5 features a new even more powerful instant search, including the new Search Bar which helps you find exactly what you are looking for in iTunes or from among 2 million songs on the Music Store, folders for organizing playlists, and new Parental Controls for music, music sharing and podcasts. iTunes 5.0.1 features several stability improvements over iTunes 5.

The 5.0 upgrade introduced a number of issues including crahes, difficulties transferring purchased music, playlist problems and other issues.

This bug-fix update has been expected.

[tekmoe]

nice. figured it would happen today.

[Riot_Mac]

Originally Posted by Macrumors

http://www.macrumors.com/images/macrumorsthreadlogo.gif

Apple released a small update to iTunes 5.0 today:



The 5.0 upgrade introduced a number of issues including crahes, difficulties transferring purchased music, playlist problems and other issues.

This bug-fix update has been expected.

dling it now... man i was really hoping for a Pbook update today. Oh well maybe next week.

[VanMac]

Originally Posted by Riot_Mac

dling it now... man i was really hoping for a Pbook update today. Oh well maybe next week.

Ya, well I was kinda hoping for a huge PM update.... Maybe tomorrow

[Xenious]

Dual 2.5 G5, no issues with the update. (No previous issues with 5.0 either)

[Yvan256]

Originally Posted by VanMac

Ya, well I was kinda hoping for a huge PM update.... Maybe tomorrow

And I was waiting for my sub-notebook/palmtop that runs OS X... Maybe next month.

[wrxguy]

can anyone recomend a mini itunes player that i can use so that i dont have to keep maximizing and minimizing my itunes...i would like to have the art work and all that but its not a must

[swissmann]

Great. Now where is 10.4.3?

[Heart Break Kid]

Originally Posted by swissmann

Great. Now where is 10.4.3?

HBK is waiting for it too!

[paperinacup]

FINALLY an update.

[SeaFox]

Originally Posted by wrxguy

can anyone recomend a mini itunes player that i can use so that i dont have to keep maximizing and minimizing my itunes...i would like to have the art work and all that but its not a must

1. Advanced menu --> Switch to Mini Player
2. Use the iTunes controller Widget
3. I have the FoxyTunes extension for Firefox, which gives me simple controls for iTunes in the status bar of browser windows.

[Phat_Pat]

Originally Posted by SeaFox

1. Advanced menu --> Switch to Mini Player
2. Use the iTunes controller Widget
3. I have the FoxyTunes extension for Firefox, which gives me simple controls for iTunes in the status bar of browser windows.

1. You can just hit the green button over the play/pause buttons

[rdas7]

Originally Posted by Phat_Pat

1. You can just hit the green button over the play/pause buttons

For even more transparent control over iTunes, check out Synergy which gives you key command shortcuts to all the good stuff in iTunes (Play/Pause/Rwd/FFw) as well as control over star ratings (via key shortcuts) and other cool stuff.

It's even growl-aware so you have trigger transluscent overlays (like the volume/brightness controls). I've got mine configured so that every time a new track comes on, a transluscent black bar pops up at the bottom of my screen with album art, artist and track info (like MTV, sorta). Or a key shortcut pops up info about the currently playing track (in case I'm curious!)

This is a sample screenshot of growl - imagine that black bar at the bottom sliding up for a few seconds then sliding back down with all the track info...

Once it's all configured the way you want it, you won't even really need to go to iTunes to control your music - and best of all, this solution uses no screen space at all, so you've got more room to focus on what you're doing.

[barbee]

Does anyone know if this solves anything for Windows platforms? From my experience, the performance is HORRIBLE and there's no way of downgrading to 4.x.

[Mike Teezie]

Here's to hoping 5.0.1 fixes my iPod issues.

Downloading now....

[SiliconAddict]

Originally Posted by barbee

Does anyone know if this solves anything for Windows platforms? From my experience, the performance is HORRIBLE and there's no way of downgrading to 4.x.

I've had no problems with iTunes 5 on my XP system. performance is fine. Of course I uninstalled iTunes and quicktime, rebooted, reinstalled, rebooted. Maybe a bit overkill but it takes 20 seconds to boot so *shrugs*.

Don't think I will upgrade. The issues this resolves I haven't had in the first place. *knock on wood*

[~Shard~]

I never experienced any probelms myself with 5.0 , but nice to see this update anyway - I'll be installing it tonight.

[Jetson]

I reported to Apple that with iTunes 5.0, it now updates every recently played song to my iPod. This is annoying and time wasting. It's also fragments my iPod's hard drive.

I can see no reason for updating songs to the iPod that I've simply listened to in iTunes. I hope they fixed that.

I also had a problem with one playlist being appended to other playlists.

I love the changes they made to iTunes. I just hope the bugs get worked out soon.