Will the Touch's iTunes Support AAC Radio Streams?

bobber205 · Sep 11, 2007, 06:53 PM

I am sooooo close to buying an iPod touch. It's exactly what I wanted out of the iphone.

What would make it totally worth it would be able to listen to aac radio streams. Last time I checked iTunes didn't really like those for some reason.

I guess we won't know for sure until someone gets one but...

I did have a gander at the specs and it says "aac audio blah blah" supported. So maybe it's possible.

EssentialParado · Sep 12, 2007, 08:15 AM

I doubt it, but that is a really good idea - listening to internet radio over the new WiFi functionality.

clevin · Sep 12, 2007, 09:08 AM

I would consider that a good function-for a PDA, its obviously not for traditional iPod.

Even if apple doesn't do it, I hope somebody else does it.

bobber205 · Sep 12, 2007, 06:20 PM

Again we'll have to wait, but on the iPhone is the iTunes app very similar to the OS X one?

I just the radio stream I want to play on the Touch and it worked in iTunes. iTunes 6 if I remember did not play it. I gave up trying and ended up using VLC.

Krevnik · Sep 12, 2007, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by bobber205

Again we'll have to wait, but on the iPhone is the iTunes app very similar to the OS X one?

I just the radio stream I want to play on the Touch and it worked in iTunes. iTunes 6 if I remember did not play it. I gave up trying and ended up using VLC.

The only iTunes functionality on the Touch is connecting to the Music Store. Otherwise it is just like any other iPod.

bobber205 · Sep 12, 2007, 07:16 PM

Oh really?

That makes me sad.

Hmm. I'll wait until I hear from other people. Maybe there'll be a hack to make it work.

Krevnik · Sep 12, 2007, 09:12 PM

If someone writes an app to get internet radio, it will work... but Apple didn't port iTunes to the iPod Touch and iPhone, so there won't be any hacks to Apple's software to make it work.

The upshot is that the iPhone was cracked open rather fast, and the Touch will be cracked open even faster. Apps will get written for it (and iPhone-oriented apps should mostly work too), and someone somewhere will probably work on an internet radio app at some point.

bobber205 · Sep 12, 2007, 10:37 PM

I hope that they see this (the hackers) and email me. I would love to help. lol

Sep 11, 2007, 06:53 PM	#1
bobber205 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oregon	Will the Touch's iTunes Support AAC Radio Streams? I am sooooo close to buying an iPod touch. It's exactly what I wanted out of the iphone. What would make it totally worth it would be able to listen to aac radio streams. Last time I checked iTunes didn't really like those for some reason. I guess we won't know for sure until someone gets one but... I did have a gander at the specs and it says "aac audio blah blah" supported. So maybe it's possible. __________________ Gyaboo!!!!
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Sep 12, 2007, 06:20 PM	#4
bobber205 Thread Starter macrumors 68020 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oregon	Again we'll have to wait, but on the iPhone is the iTunes app very similar to the OS X one? I just the radio stream I want to play on the Touch and it worked in iTunes. iTunes 6 if I remember did not play it. I gave up trying and ended up using VLC. __________________ Gyaboo!!!!
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Sep 12, 2007, 07:16 PM	#6
bobber205 Thread Starter macrumors 68020 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oregon	Oh really? That makes me sad. Hmm. I'll wait until I hear from other people. Maybe there'll be a hack to make it work. __________________ Gyaboo!!!!
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Sep 12, 2007, 09:12 PM	#7
Krevnik macrumors 68020 Join Date: Sep 2003	If someone writes an app to get internet radio, it will work... but Apple didn't port iTunes to the iPod Touch and iPhone, so there won't be any hacks to Apple's software to make it work. The upshot is that the iPhone was cracked open rather fast, and the Touch will be cracked open even faster. Apps will get written for it (and iPhone-oriented apps should mostly work too), and someone somewhere will probably work on an internet radio app at some point. __________________ Mac Pro (2008), 13" rMBP, iPad 4 LTE, iPhone 5
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Sep 12, 2007, 10:37 PM	#8
bobber205 Thread Starter macrumors 68020 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oregon	I hope that they see this (the hackers) and email me. I would love to help. lol __________________ Gyaboo!!!!
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Sep 12, 2007, 08:15 AM	#2
EssentialParado macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2005	I doubt it, but that is a really good idea - listening to internet radio over the new WiFi functionality.
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Sep 12, 2007, 09:08 AM	#3
clevin macrumors G3 Join Date: Aug 2006	I would consider that a good function-for a PDA, its obviously not for traditional iPod. Even if apple doesn't do it, I hope somebody else does it.
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