Apple Introduces iTunes 9, Includes App Rearranging, Improved Store, More! Available Now
At Apple's "It's only Rock and Roll" event today in San Francisco, CEO Steve Jobs introduced iTunes 9. This latest version now includes the ability to add, remove, and rearrange applications on the iPhone and iPod touch. This now makes it easier than ever to load up your iPhone with apps and quickly arrange them the way you want. Additionally, iTunes 9 now sports improvements to syncing.
You can now specify which artists, playlists, and genres you'd like to automatically sync, in addition to playlists and other specific options.
iTunes 9 brings with it an improved iTunes Store. We've yet to see if the improvements are carried over to the App Store and to what extent, but it looks good so far. Apple's also included Genius functionality to suggest new apps based on what you've purchased.
Also new is a feature called "iTunes LP" which, according to Apple, reinvents the experience of looking at LP's. The new service shows large album artwork, liner notes, essays from the bands, videos, and more.
Genius has also been improved with a new feature called Genius Mixes. The new feature allows Genius to create a mix of songs that go well together.
Home Sharing now allows you to share any iTunes content, including App Store apps, between your computers at home.
iTunes 9 should be available sometime today is available now at Apple.com and through Software Update.
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GENIUS SUCKS
I have also noticed many option that itunes used to do that are no longer available. for one....REMEMBERING EACH VIEW FOR PLAYLISTS. you used to be able to uncheck the box to have the same view for every playlist, now its not even there. They have lost sight of why itunes was invented and started seeing $$$ in the eyes.
breaks jailbreak?
i know if i download the 3.1 version it will break my jailbreak and i will have to re-do it
but im unlocked and jailbroken on tmobile so im fine with not updating the software. i just want to know if itunes itself disables the jailbreak or if it's safe to update my itunes and use my jailbroken devices
i know if i download the 3.1 version it will break my jailbreak and i will have to re-do it
but im unlocked and jailbroken on tmobile so im fine with not updating the software. i just want to know if itunes itself disables the jailbreak or if it's safe to update my itunes and use my jailbroken devices
Did notice that partially played podcasts are now displayed on the podcast icon as a new podcast. Weird and confusing change.
i know if i download the 3.1 version it will break my jailbreak and i will have to re-do it
but im unlocked and jailbroken on tmobile so im fine with not updating the software. i just want to know if itunes itself disables the jailbreak or if it's safe to update my itunes and use my jailbroken devices
Home Sharing
The entire implementation! I wish it was more like how itunes <--> appletv sync so I could set up itunes on computers and sync the entire library across everything.
Besides that I think it is a good start, I can get it to do what I want except.
When I purchase applications new they will sync across the local network with no problem, but if I receive any updates they will not sync across the network so have to be downloaded again and every server or manually copied.