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Apple Releases iTunes 10.6.1 Update
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Have you tried making a playlist of TV Episodes?
That might accomplish the same thing.
If only I could be the tiniest bit optimistic that they've made any improvements to iTunes Match. Or they ever will in the year or two it limps along before they finally give up and kill it like MobileMe.
Does Spotify (or any other alternative app) support iTunes playlists and smart playlists, including ratings and play count/last played?
Does Spotify (or any other alternative app) support iTunes playlists and smart playlists, including ratings and play count/last played?
Owners of iPod classics, nanos and shuffles would like to have a word with you.
But seriously, even if I had a touch, iPhone or iPad, I'd still sync my media locally. USB is still faster than Wi-Fi at this point, and I wouldn't want to use mobile bandwidth unnecessarily when I'm on the go. A dramatic increase in both Wi-Fi speed and mobile data caps (at the same/similar price points) might get me to reconsider this point, though.
finally...
I had called Apple Support several times because of this issue. iTunes became stuck in a loop and wouldn't open, and then once it did all of my metadata was gone. Apple Support's solution: just don't use iTunes or use iPhoto (because apparently something was involved in that) until an iTunes update hit.
The Apple Support guy even randomly said to me: "It's just your music and photos, it can't be that much of an inconvenience, it's really not that big of a deal."
Let's just say this was the WORST Apple Support call I've had in a long time. I haven't been able to sync my iOS devices, use my ATV or use iTunes and iPhoto for a while now, but I was more surprised that the support guy was like, "Get over it."
I don't care about not being able to access my music or movies (that's very much a "first-world problem"). But what's more annoying is that the Apple Support guy bascially acted like iTunes is just a "music or photo" storage program, when it's clearly the crutch of most of Apple's services.
I had called Apple Support several times because of this issue. iTunes became stuck in a loop and wouldn't open, and then once it did all of my metadata was gone. Apple Support's solution: just don't use iTunes or use iPhoto (because apparently something was involved in that) until an iTunes update hit.
The Apple Support guy even randomly said to me: "It's just your music and photos, it can't be that much of an inconvenience, it's really not that big of a deal."
Let's just say this was the WORST Apple Support call I've had in a long time. I haven't been able to sync my iOS devices, use my ATV or use iTunes and iPhoto for a while now, but I was more surprised that the support guy was like, "Get over it."
I don't care about not being able to access my music or movies (that's very much a "first-world problem"). But what's more annoying is that the Apple Support guy bascially acted like iTunes is just a "music or photo" storage program, when it's clearly the crutch of most of Apple's services.
Apple actually listened!
I was ready for this to be another "feature" that I'd have to live with or move on.
I was ready for this to be another "feature" that I'd have to live with or move on.
From what I can see the answers are:
Playlists - You can make them in Spotify. They won't be copied from iTunes. There doesn't appear to be any way of making a smart playlist, but there's a playlist that contains all of your starred music.
Ratings - Not supported. You can mark songs as favorites in Spotify.
Play Count - Not supported.
Last Played - Not supported. Kind of related but maybe not what you're looking for: You can access your history by going to "Play Queue" and then clicking on the "History" tab at the top. I really like it for when I'm shuffling through songs while working, and then I'm not sure what the song I heard was but I liked it so I go to History to see what it was. (Because remember: Unlike iTunes, Spotify isn't limited to the few hundred or thousand songs you've handpicked and bought. It is hundreds of thousands of songs. Maybe you wanted it to pick something for you instead. So you could get something you really like that you've truly never heard before.)
Honestly, it's silly to not switch to Spotify on account of the lack of metadata. It's just music. The number of times you've played a song is a trivial point.
Edit: I should note that while you can't exactly save smart playlists, there are various "Apps" that can be used within Spotify which will create playlists for you. I particularly like "Moodagent", which lets me specify a song I know with a mood I want for a playlist. It'll then find a dozen or two other songs which it deems to have a similar mood.
To answer my own question - no, same artwork still missing, and I even restarted my iPhone which should force it to re-sync with Match.
What makes this all the more annoying is that all the missing artwork came from iTunes, either added to my own tracks, or on tracks I bought. The half-a-dozen or so covers I scanned in myself are OK
How long has Match been around now? 6 months or so?
Come on Apple, extractus digitus
This update Broke my iTunes!!!
Apple has released another ****** and buggy update!!
Immediately after updating to 10.6.1 I started getting an error: "The iTunes library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occured (-54)." This error pops up every 15-20 seconds after I click ok, and now I'm thoroughly annoyed. I'm off to the discussions to find dozens of reports with no resolution.
Apple has released another ****** and buggy update!!
Immediately after updating to 10.6.1 I started getting an error: "The iTunes library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occured (-54)." This error pops up every 15-20 seconds after I click ok, and now I'm thoroughly annoyed. I'm off to the discussions to find dozens of reports with no resolution.
To answer my own question - no, same artwork still missing, and I even restarted my iPhone which should force it to re-sync with Match.
What makes this all the more annoying is that all the missing artwork came from iTunes, either added to my own tracks, or on tracks I bought. The half-a-dozen or so covers I scanned in myself are OK
How long has Match been around now? 6 months or so?
Come on Apple, extractus digitus
I'm really considering calling apple to get a refund on match. I know it's a little late at this point since I got it at launch, but I kind of expected it to be working by now. My experience with it only seems to get worse. Now when I turn on iTunes match on my phone, it actually deletes a lot of songs off my device, which leads me to have to turn it off and sync again.
Then there's STILL the missing artwork issue, and perhaps my biggest pet peeve - several explicit albums that I re-downloaded for the higher quality iTunes version were replaced with EDITED versions - sometimes only certain tracks even. Basically none of the features I paid for are working correctly.
Not sure why Apple is allowing updates through the App Store if they're trying to make iOS and OS X more alike. I mean, you don't update iOS through the App Store... not yet at least.
Someone is using the Mountain Lion DP. That's all. On Lion, Snow Leopard, and Leopard, it will be through the software update process you're used to.
Unfortunately, there still seems to be the issue where the view changes for each section. For example, I like to have my Music and movies in coverflow, and apps, podcasts and TV shows in Album view. Previously, each view would stick with each respective tab, but now, if you change one, they all change.
Apple has released another ****** and buggy update!!
Immediately after updating to 10.6.1 I started getting an error: "The iTunes library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occured (-54)." This error pops up every 15-20 seconds after I click ok, and now I'm thoroughly annoyed. I'm off to the discussions to find dozens of reports with no resolution.
I got the same. Try clicking on your username(iTunes name) which takes you into user settings, click 'Done' and this is when mine went back to normal(thus far)
Looks like the Carbon programmers are safe...
LegacyAPISurvey shows lots of Carbon Frameworks use:
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LegacyAPISurvey shows lots of Carbon Frameworks use:
arrrgggg!!! I had major crashing issues with the 10.6 update and had to go back to 10.5.3. Now my MacBook is running 10.6.1 just fine but my iMac i7 gave me an incorrect language error upon updating. Downloaded the full installer from Apple and it at least opens, but lost all my media and playlists. Got it to recognize my old library finally BUT it loses any video converted using Handbrake. Next step was using Time Machine to restore iTunes 10.5.3 but still lost all my playlists. Even restoring my iTunes Library file doesn't restore the playlists. Taking a break from this problem before I break something.
Is there a file I can restore using Time Machine that will give me my old playlists back?
Oh, and thank Thor I didn't open my wife's account iTunes during all this. At least her playlists are intact.
Is there a file I can restore using Time Machine that will give me my old playlists back?
Oh, and thank Thor I didn't open my wife's account iTunes during all this. At least her playlists are intact.
Itunes 10.6 has been the buggiest version of itunes I've ever used. Just about every previous version was unremarkable: they just worked. Now, I've had significant issues with 10.6 and .1. First, going into video full screen crashed itunes. Now, itunes just locks up and becomes inoperable for no discernible reason. Wake up, apple!