iTunes updated with duplicate song display tool and bug fixes
Less than two weeks after launch, iTunes 11 has been updated to version 11.0.1 which brings back the duplicate song display tool as well as fixes for a few minor issues regarding iCloud and AirPlay.
Available now as an update, iTunes 11.0.1 marks the return of a tool that displays duplicate tracks within a user's library, and patches a bug that prevented new purchases from appearing in the library if iTunes Match was active. The overhauled iTunes 11 was first released on Nov. 29 with a fresh look, revamped user interface and tighter iCloud integration.
From the release notes:
Available now as an update, iTunes 11.0.1 marks the return of a tool that displays duplicate tracks within a user's library, and patches a bug that prevented new purchases from appearing in the library if iTunes Match was active. The overhauled iTunes 11 was first released on Nov. 29 with a fresh look, revamped user interface and tighter iCloud integration.
From the release notes:
The update comes in at 84.72 MB for the OS X version and 84.83 MB for Windows 64, both of which can be downloaded via Software Update or Apple's Support Downloads webpage.
- Addresses an issue where new purchases in iCloud may not appear in your library if iTunes Match is turned on.
- Makes iTunes more responsive when searching a large library.
- Fixes a problem where the AirPlay button may not appear as expected.
- Adds the ability to display duplicate items within your library.
- Important stability and performance improvements.
Comments
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Could not understand why the 'Duplicate' list menu choice disappeared ??
They forgot to include it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In iTunes 10, i could drag a playlist from the main library screen directly to my iPhone without leaving the library screen - 1 click.
Now i have to click "iPhone", then playlists, then drag it to my iPhone and then click done to get back to library view - 4 clicks.
Also, viewing downloads now opens a pop-up window, which seems pretty cluttered to me.
All in all, I like the new visual design a lot, but I think the functionality has become much less intuitive, and doesn't seem to make any tasks easier or faster. I would have much preferred an update that "trimmed the fat" a bit and simplified tasks while also speeding things up or upgrading the current library file system which inherently slows startup/shutdown and browsing large libraries.
What do you mean by "playlist from the main library screen"? I can only recall seeing Playlists in the Side Bar, which is still available to all users and still allows drag-n-drop.
I guess if you just like to scroll through all your content via big icons then iTunes 11 isn't for you but I can't imagine how this was ever a popular feature. I never even use it on my iPhone and wish that I disable it from appearing when the iPhone is tilted on its side. What are these other abilities you miss?
Hating Itunes 11. I like the little visual touches on viewing albums and songs in an album, but the problem is that they dismantled the most utilitarian function of Itunes - the list view. It is still there (as "songs") but it is a completely flat list with no visual separation of songs by album. Worse yet, there is no representation of album art in the list view. I know - that's what the "albums" and "artists" options are for. The problem is that you can't sort effectively in those modes, with exception of alphabetically. My preference is to usually have my lists sorted by "date added" so that I can browse through the most recently acquired music. You can only do this in "songs" and as I mentioned, that is a horrible interface now.
iTunes Match still needs a lot of work. 'Who Are You' by The Who, is still only partially recognized, for example.
I've been looking forward to Jonny Ive's leadership of the human interface for Apple software. If this is an early example then users will need to quickly respond to ensure that Apple does a better job testing beta versions. Too many attention-to-detail problems since Steve Jobs passed. Was he really the only one that could spot these problems?
Are you seriously asking how to drag-n-drop and yet claim that I haven't been a longtime user of iTunes. You sound like you haven't ever used an OS with a GUI before. If you don't how to drag-n-drop I surely can't explain it to you in text in a way you could understand. Perhaps you should seek out a YouTube video.
We all love Apple stuff man. But when its wrong, we're entitled to say. Either post a helpful tip or else keep your blind ignorant comments to yourself.
Why exactly do I want to assist you when you're 1) being an ass, and 2) haven't explained what "playlist from the main library screen" means? If you couldn't figure out how to drag a playlist from the side bar to a device in iTunes 10 then I can't walk through the exact same way to the exact same thing in iTunes 11.
See discussion at Apple Forum:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4553398?start=0&tstart=0
Send message to Apple asking them to bring back iTunes DJ and/or Cover Flow:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html
Now these genuine requests. I don't use either feature (and quite hate Cover Flow on iOS) but I'll request them on behalf of those that do use them.
I would like iTunes to let me edit ALL possible metadata items from within iTunes itself (without having to use another application to do it).
There's absolutely no reason or excuse for not letting me set either the HD quality or the file's viewer rating, for example.
In related news Apple is being sued for charging users for duplicate downloads. IMO it won't go anywhere. Looks like Apple has those bases covered.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/12/14/53146.htm
I feel the same way. 1500 movies and 9,000 songs, and now no using visual art while sorting by date added.
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Originally Posted by Superbass
Is it just me, or do lots of things in iTunes 11 take way more clicks than in iTunes 10?
In iTunes 10, i could drag a playlist from the main library screen directly to my iPhone without leaving the library screen - 1 click.
Now i have to click "iPhone", then playlists, then drag it to my iPhone and then click done to get back to library view - 4 clicks.
Also, viewing downloads now opens a pop-up window, which seems pretty cluttered to me.
All in all, I like the new visual design a lot, but I think the functionality has become much less intuitive, and doesn't seem to make any tasks easier or faster. I would have much preferred an update that "trimmed the fat" a bit and simplified tasks while also speeding things up or upgrading the current library file system which inherently slows startup/shutdown and browsing large libraries.
You said it. What happened to function AND fashion? To many clicks and no streamlining of how to get from A to B. Bummer...