First taste of Apple's iCloud available with iTunes 10.3, iOS App Store
Just moments after Apple announced its new iCloud service, the company's iOS App Store and iTunes Store were dynamically updated with a new "Purchased" tab for re-downloading software and content, and iTunes 10.3 was released for Mac and PC.
Updated: Apple's iTunes 10.3 download link is now working.
The iTunes 10.3 beta can now be downloaded direct from Apple. Content purchased can now be re-downloaded on any device -- including Mac, PC and iOS -- at no cost.
The new iTunes also includes the iBookstore for Mac and PC, allowing for "an unabridged browsing and shopping experience."
Users can also find "Purchased" software in the iOS App Store by selecting the "Updates" tab. From there, in addition to available updates, the "Purchased" section can also be viewed.
The new feature offers a thorough list of all software that has been purchased on the authorized Apple ID signed in on the iOS device. A convenient "Not On this iPhone" tab also allows users to only view applications that are owned, but not currently installed.
Similarly, purchased songs can also be viewed in the iOS iTunes Store application. Content that has been purchased from the iTunes Store can be sorted by artist name, in a list of recent purchases, or a complete list of songs.
All content is presented with a cloud icon, connecting the new functionality with the just-announced iCloud service. While Monday's quick updates offer a taste of iCloud, the full service -- including wireless syncing of content and data -- will roll out with the launch of iOS 5 this fall.
The functionality of "iTunes in the Cloud" can also be extended to music ripped from a personal CD collection with Apple's newly announced iTunes Match, available for $24.99 per year. The new service will match up a user's personal library of songs with the 18 million high-quality tracks available on the iTunes Store, and that content can also be re-downloaded to multiple devices, like an iPhone or iPad.
Updated: Apple's iTunes 10.3 download link is now working.
The iTunes 10.3 beta can now be downloaded direct from Apple. Content purchased can now be re-downloaded on any device -- including Mac, PC and iOS -- at no cost.
The new iTunes also includes the iBookstore for Mac and PC, allowing for "an unabridged browsing and shopping experience."
Users can also find "Purchased" software in the iOS App Store by selecting the "Updates" tab. From there, in addition to available updates, the "Purchased" section can also be viewed.
The new feature offers a thorough list of all software that has been purchased on the authorized Apple ID signed in on the iOS device. A convenient "Not On this iPhone" tab also allows users to only view applications that are owned, but not currently installed.
Similarly, purchased songs can also be viewed in the iOS iTunes Store application. Content that has been purchased from the iTunes Store can be sorted by artist name, in a list of recent purchases, or a complete list of songs.
All content is presented with a cloud icon, connecting the new functionality with the just-announced iCloud service. While Monday's quick updates offer a taste of iCloud, the full service -- including wireless syncing of content and data -- will roll out with the launch of iOS 5 this fall.
The functionality of "iTunes in the Cloud" can also be extended to music ripped from a personal CD collection with Apple's newly announced iTunes Match, available for $24.99 per year. The new service will match up a user's personal library of songs with the 18 million high-quality tracks available on the iTunes Store, and that content can also be re-downloaded to multiple devices, like an iPhone or iPad.
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Anyone else having success?
The link to 10.3 still takes me to 10.2.2.
Anyone else having success?
It will not work outside US.
Mortena
It will not work outside US.
Mortena
I am in new york and it still takes me to 10.22
Highly unlike Apple to have incorrect link like this. AppleInsider also apparently didn't do any verification.
Highly unlike Apple to have incorrect link like this.
This happens in multiple places on Apple's various sites after every single keynote.
AppleInsider also apparently didn't do any verification.
Except the link does work in places.
This happens in multiple places on Apple's various sites after every single keynote.
Except the link does work in places.
Can you point to a correct link for 10.3? Can't seem to find it.
Thanks!
Can you point to a correct link for 10.3? Can't seem to find it.
Thanks!
It's the same link that every site says it's on and the link you get when you click the button to download iTunes from Apple.
The file just hasn't been pushed everywhere yet.
If you're downloading 10.2.2, just wait a few hours to a day until it switches over.
I great new feature but I'm sure I am not the only one who's download a ton of sh*t over the past few years, and now it's all come back to haunt me in the Purchased view.
Like, that "how to cheat and not get caught" app? Um, you're so screwed.
Should have a way to permanently delete "purchased apps" from the iCloud. A bunch of stupid shite that just needs to go away and clutters my view. I deleted it for a reason.
OMG, never noticed how many stupid apps my wife had downloaded until now. Well, I guess we wait for the next update, however, it is pretty cool none the less.
DJ
Any word on whether Apple will allow you to consolidate Apple IDs? I have like 5 that I've used over the past few years. Many are one's that I could no longer use due to losing a domain or a mobile me user name that I lost after discontinuing service.
What about two people sharing an Apple ID? Can they operate separately in iCloud?
This happens in multiple places on Apple's various sites after every single keynote.
Except the link does work in places.
Not a good look. They are already failing.