iTunes 11 now available

DubDJ

Apple have just updated iTunes to version 11 with the revamped UI and better iCloud support among other features. It's available as an update via the Mac App Store or by Direct Download from Apple.com ([Snip] - Now available).

Apple TV was also updated to 5.1.1 and the Remote app has a new iPad interface.

aoshea83

Nothing yet for windows

aoshea83

Forget that just went to the site

nocoverart

aoshea83 wrote: »

Nothing yet for windows

Damn racists!

Blazer

seems to be available now..at least the url mentions itunes11 in it

aoshea83

I like it!

Still a bit slow in places but it's clean and familiar

DubDJ

Yep available on the MAS and Apple's site. Really like the new UI of the whole thing. Layout will take some time getting used to. Like the new layout for syncing the connected iOS devices. A little awkward to find though.

Also for those afraid of change and want the sidebar back try this;

1. Click Songs.

2. Click View > Show Sidebar (Command-Option-S)

3. Click View > Show Status Bar (Command-/)

coylemj

I notice that it now allows me to access the taskbar at the bottom of the screen (Windows 7), previously it grabbed the whole screen when maximized and the taskbar was inaccessible.

Review on the Telegraph today...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/9713830/iTunes-11-review.html

Dades

DubDJ wrote: »

Yep available on the MAS and Apple's site. Really like the new UI of the whole thing. Layout will take some time getting used to. Like the new layout for syncing the connected iOS devices. A little awkward to find though.

Also for those afraid of change and want the sidebar back try this;

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Thanks for that.

I've been mucking around with it and can't figure why you'd want to NOT have the sidebar when moving/deleting stuff from your device.

Looks well though.

Sad Professor

Dades wrote: »

Thanks for that.

I've been mucking around with it and can't figure why you'd want to NOT have the sidebar when moving/deleting stuff from your device.

Looks well though.

The playlist sidebar automatically appears on the right when you click and drag a song. Much easier than the old way. There's really no need for the main sidebar anymore.

Dades

Now I see how it works!

Also, CTRL S toggles the sidebar which is cool.

Is there another way of getting your actual device library (music. apps, etc.) to display without going in via the sidebar? I keep clicking the eject iPhone option which appears on BOTH side at the top depending on what view you're in. Is that really needed??

Why isn't there a button instead that shows your iPhone like the "iTunes Store" button brings you into iTunes.

Mimikyu

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Itssoeasy

Dades wrote: »

Now I see how it works!

Also, CTRL S toggles the sidebar which is cool.

Is there another way of getting your actual device library (music. apps, etc.) to display without going in via the sidebar? I keep clicking the eject iPhone option which appears on BOTH side at the top depending on what view you're in. Is that really needed??

Why isn't there a button instead that shows your iPhone like the "iTunes Store" button brings you into iTunes.

There is its next to the itunes store one.

Mimikyu

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Itssoeasy

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I had the same problem as you before but it seems to be working fine for me now.

Mimikyu

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Itssoeasy

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OTA or using the cable ?

Mimikyu

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Dades

Itssoeasy wrote: »

There is its next to the itunes store one.

Urk! I've just realised there's two clickable areas on that button. One to eject and the other goto device.

I swear I'm an internet professional. :pac:

Itssoeasy

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Just closed itunes and started it again and my iphone appeared again but not as quickly as before. hmmm and it only says "iphone" instead of "mynameiphone"

Sad Professor

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For the last 24 hours iTunes Match has been nothing but a complete pain in the hole for me. It seems to be working okay now, but I'm getting really pissed off with it. It frequently stops working for hours at a time.

It's amazing how the blogs get their panties in a twist over every little thing to do with Apple, while ignoring the fact that Apple are currently charging users 25 euro a year to beta test their music-in-the-cloud service.

Sephiroth_dude

Hi
Got a new ipod nano,updated to the new version of i tunes,it doesn't seem to syncing properly,it was stuck 2of1450 songs even though the bar was moving along and then all of a sudden it just stops syncing,SO I Disconnected the nano and there was only 2 songs on it,any ideas?

jack presley

I've gone back to having the sidebar and status bar anyway.

The big down side to 11 for me (unless I'm missing something obvious of course) is that it's not as simple as it used to be to manually add artwork to an album if it isn't in Apple's database. In the old versions you could just copy and paste an image from Google or wherever in the album view on the sidebar and could do whole albums in one go. Now you can't copy and paste but have to go into the 'get info' section and add the artwork from a file on your computer. And you have to do it individually for each song. Total pain!

DubDJ

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Hi
Got a new ipod nano,updated to the new version of i tunes,it doesn't seem to syncing properly,it was stuck 2of1450 songs even though the bar was moving along and then all of a sudden it just stops syncing,SO I Disconnected the nano and there was only 2 songs on it,any ideas?

Just a few things. Have you got enough space to hold the 1450 songs on the nano? Have you tried restoring it though iTunes? Could be a corrupt copy of iOS. Try closing iTunes and 'Quiting' completely from it. Also a restart of your Laptop/PC.

Sad Professor

jack presley wrote: »

I've gone back to having the sidebar and status bar anyway.

The big down side to 11 for me (unless I'm missing something obvious of course) is that it's not as simple as it used to be to manually add artwork to an album if it isn't in Apple's database. In the old versions you could just copy and paste an image from Google or wherever in the album view on the sidebar and could do whole albums in one go. Now you can't copy and paste but have to go into the 'get info' section and add the artwork from a file on your computer. And you have to do it individually for each song. Total pain!

You can still paste images in. Just click in the artwork box and paste.

I never realised you could even do it the sidebar way. I always did it the Get Info way.

jack presley

Sad Professor wrote: »

You can still paste images in. Just click in the artwork box and paste.

I never realised you could even do it the sidebar way. I always did it the Get Info way.

Which view are you doing this in? I can't paste. I only get the option to 'add' or 'delete'. Nothing happens when I right click. Also a shame that to get the 'next' or 'previous' buttons in the get info, you have to be in the songs option.

Sad Professor

jack presley wrote: »

Which view are you doing this in? I can't paste. I only get the option to 'add' or 'delete'. Nothing happens when I right click. Also a shame that to get the 'next' or 'previous' buttons in the get info, you have to be in the songs option.

I always use keyboard shortcuts (CMD-V on a Mac to paste), so I'm not sure if right-click ever worked. It's probably easiest if you bring up the multi info window by right-click and Get Info on an album. Then just click in the artwork box and paste. It does seem a bit buggy now that I look at it, but it still works.

jack presley

Sad Professor wrote: »

I always use keyboard shortcuts (CMD-V on a Mac to paste), so I'm not sure if right-click ever worked. It's probably easiest if you bring up the multi info window by right-click and Get Info on an album. Then just click in the artwork box and paste. It does seem a bit buggy now that I look at it, but it still works.

Ah yeah, that works. I've always used the mouse to cut and paste, never the keyboard. thanks for that.

bucks73

Not liking the update so far. Seems to be more awkward when looking for something in particular plus one thing that is really annoying is when you leave your library to go to the store or disc in the drive and then go back to the library it takes you back to the top again instead of what you were looking at previously like it did in previous versions.

Creamy Goodness

it's a UX diaster tbh, I have to move my pointer all the time now as everything is in opposite corners. as before everything was in the sidebar easy accessible.

now i know you can get the sidebar back but i don't particularly want to, apple should know better

jack presley

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

it's a UX diaster tbh, I have to move my pointer all the time now as everything is in opposite corners. as before everything was in the sidebar easy accessible.

now i know you can get the sidebar back but i don't particularly want to, apple should know better

What way would you make it better though? You don't want the sidebar but you want the things you used to be able to do with the sidebar.

sink

I like it, I have iTunes match and have had no problems with 11. It's a much cleaner presentation, and looks much better when viewed on a TV from a couch. Few things I'm still trying to figure out, I can't seem to change the sort order.

Mr. JoeCool

jack presley wrote: »

I've gone back to having the sidebar and status bar anyway.

The big down side to 11 for me (unless I'm missing something obvious of course) is that it's not as simple as it used to be to manually add artwork to an album if it isn't in Apple's database. In the old versions you could just copy and paste an image from Google or wherever in the album view on the sidebar and could do whole albums in one go. Now you can't copy and paste but have to go into the 'get info' section and add the artwork from a file on your computer. And you have to do it individually for each song. Total pain!

Im on mac but works on windows as well, copy the image from the web and then in itunes hold shift and select the tracks you want to add artwork to, then cmd-i to bring up the get info window and the copy the image in the artwork pane cmd-v

Sad Professor

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

it's a UX diaster tbh, I have to move my pointer all the time now as everything is in opposite corners. as before everything was in the sidebar easy accessible.

now i know you can get the sidebar back but i don't particularly want to, apple should know better

Keyboard shortcuts FTW.

http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20121129123027203

I hated the old sidebar and am delighted I don't have to look at it anymore. I spend most of my time in the music section and there's no need to have playlists always visible.

Mimikyu

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shanec1928

directed at mac users ...

just wondering is it just me or does the play button on f8 no longer start iTunes and play music. where as now you have to manually open the app and then these features work.

**never mind its working again**

Mr. JoeCool

F8 still launching itunes for me, do they still work in itunes? Try opening itunes in another account with f8 if that doesn't work try resetting the PRAM.

DubDJ

Anybody have the option to scan iTunes cards via the camera? Think it's US only as it's not available on mine.

Mr. JoeCool

Nope, it's only available to u.s accounts for now.

Zapp Brannigan

Have to say I love the new mini player with the up next feature. Have it off to the side of my screen and now I can always see what's playing without having to bring up the main iTunes window.

Blazer

Sad Professor wrote: »

Keyboard shortcuts FTW.

http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20121129123027203

I hated the old sidebar and am delighted I don't have to look at it anymore. I spend most of my time in the music section and there's no need to have playlists always visible.

I hate it on the other hand..I live having everything all laid out by default and if I don't like anything showing well I can just remove it..
After I just synced my nano I was looking for the eject button but I had navigated to my library..after spending about 20 secs had a look around I said to hell with it and just unplugged it..it's nearly as bad as the windows 8 UI.. :rolleyes:

Sad Professor

You must manually manage your music or have disk use enabled because I never have to manually eject a device. I can understand the need for the sidebar in that instance.

I really don't like it.

Nothing to do with fear of change, just that some things that I did before aren't as easy as they used to be. Example being, sometimes when I search for a song using the list box in the top corner. Earlier versions would filter the list by the keyword. However in the new one, you get a Spotlight-style popup and if the song you want isn't in the list, you have to click on "10 more" or whatever to rummage through them.

The Recliner

These days I mainly use iTunes to get content onto my Apple TV3 (oh how I long for a jailbreak)

Anyway I was trying to add a couple of TV shows to itunes after the update and it goes through the motions but the shows then don't appear

Anyone having similar problems? Am I just doing something stupid, go to File> Add File to Library> navigate to file and click ok?

Also there used to be a add folder to library option as well as the add file to library option but this appears to have gone as well

guil

Am I blind or is the show duplicates option gone

DubDJ

Sometimes when you add files it adds them to the library rather than the movies section. Have you tried searching the files? If you find it just click 'get info' for the file and change it to TV Show.

And yes the show duplicates option was removed from iTunes 11 for some unknown reason.

The Recliner

DubDJ wrote: »

Sometimes when you add files it adds them to the library rather than the movies section. Have you tried searching the files? If you find it just click 'get info' for the file and change it to TV Show.

That might explain it

Will look into that when I get home, never thought to do that before (think it happened to me with one show before and I wrote it off a a glitch)

Thanks

Savman

Not liking it so far, if it ain't broke...

handsomecake

cant believe i downloaded this crock of ****.

can i download the old one and go back?

cover flow gone?

i cant make the album tiles smaller. it fits **** all albums on the screen now.
some of the song names are unreadable due to the font matching the album colours.

album artwork hard to add.


if it aint broke

Savman

They seem to have killed iTunes DJ and replaced it with 'Up Next' which is very much a step backwards IMHO.

Don't mind navigating a new layout or whatever, but removing long-standing features is extremely frustrating.

Piliger

Wow 11 is so much better now. The new style, layout and search is a huge improvement. I love the new listings, the iTunes store layout. Definitely a mega step forward.