iTunes 11 Released

Paddy@CIRL

Just spotted on Cult of Mac that iTunes 11 has just been released, downloading it through Software Update now.

Please don't be ****, please don't be ****, please don't be **** ...

QikBax

No sign of an update on mine yet.

jakdublin

Installing now. Check the App Store. It's there.

DominoDub

I like the look of it so far ...change can be good sometimes:o

QikBax

Yup. Came up after all.

Looks alright.

Have reset most of the view options though already.

MagicMarker

Well this is..... different.

adox

Not showing for me yet.

Scratch that. Found it under software update rather than searching for the update in iTunes itself. Downloading now.

NUTZZ

This is very different alright!

nocoverart

Don't use iTunes that much anymore. I just stream the ****e out of music these days, weather it be at home or on my phone. I'll give it a twirl all the same.

Mars Bar

Anyone know how to get the list view of songs?

ZENER

Click on Songs along the top or select Playlists for a more familiar view. Alternatively click View > Show Side Bar.

Liking it so far, it's a fair bit different but I like the way it's looking so far !

Ken

adox

Really liking it so far. So much easier to use and navigate. Really like the up next feature ans the re-designed mini player. Seem much more responsive too with the new layout.

Sad Professor

Need a few days to play with it, but very impressed so far. I only started a thread bemoaning the state of iTunes earlier in the year. I'm delighted to say that iTunes 11 resolves most of my issues with the old version of iTunes. Playlists are so much easier to manage with the new streamlined interface. Lots of nice little touches, like the genius suggestions and the artist galleries, that remind me why I love the Mac.

EDIT: a little tip - if you hold down the alt key while hovering over a song, a plus button will appear allowing you to immediately add it to Up Next.

Zapp Brannigan

Am I being thick or is there now no party shuffle mode?

Cork981

No show duplicates

banquo

It's a much, much needed improvement. But the real change will be what Apple does with music next and how well it integrates.

Drives me crazy how many opportunities Apple have missed with music in the last 2 years. Still, we don't know what's happened behind the scenes.

Awfully good update though.

ShaneU

Anyone know why some songs are in lighter font that others on artist view?

Mars Bar

Cork981 wrote: »

No show duplicates

Oh dear! Hope I don't have any reason to import my music all over again...

Davyhal

I downloaded it there last night. I think it is a great update, using the Artists tab of course. Much simplier format and works much better.

I hadn't spotted the lack of "show duplicates". This could be an issue for me if I ever have to re-import my music, but hopefully it will be included in future updates. I always found it a very handy feature

huggs2

What i like most is the big improvement in system sound.Everything sounds great.

faceman

I was setting up an iPhone for a colleague this morning oblivious to the update of iTunes. The new version takes an eternity to open on a Windows machine.

jester77

Nice touch with colouring of the songlist to match its album cover. Can't seem to find coverflow?

Sad Professor

Coverflow is gone.

Andy-Pandy

Been a while since i used itunes, does it play FLAC yet?

Sad Professor

No and it never will. Although I thought there was third party add-on for this.

adox

The remote app for ipad got an update as well and is great too. Add to que feature available on it and it works so much better.

QikBax

Anyone know how to turn off the bloody icloud login pop up. Usually comes up on launch.

DubDJ

The 'show duplicates' option is something I hope they bring back. Same as when they updated Safari to 6.0 and removed the Activity Window. The duplicate option wouldn't be used too much but still a handy feature to have.

miralize

Pretty cool, youre able to use the iSight camera to claim iTunes vouchers now. The UP Next playlist is also a killer feature

DubDJ

miralize wrote: »

Pretty cool, youre able to use the iSight camera to claim iTunes vouchers now. The UP Next playlist is also a killer feature

This feature isn't available for me. Is it US only or has anybody been able to access it?

DominoDub

jester77 wrote: »

Nice touch with colouring of the songlist to match its album cover. Can't seem to find coverflow?

Yeah colour rendering of the the Track Details from the Album cover is very nice like this one Yellow taken from the DG logo