Roger Fingas
The upload limit for iTunes Match may have finally been raised to 100,000 songs, as Apple originally promised in June, some users are beginning to report.
Accounts of the change first emerged on Reddit earlier on Monday. Apple has not yet updated its official documentation, which could mean that the new limit is rolling out gradually or prematurely.
Until now the upload limit was 25,000 songs. While enough for many iTunes users, people with larger collections were previously forced to avoid Match or find workarounds, like using multiple libraries.
In late June Apple's SVP for Internet Software and Services, Eddy Cue, said on Twitter that that the company was "working to get to 100k for iOS 9." When iOS 9 shipped on Sept. 16 however, people discovered that the 25,000-song cap was still in place.
iTunes Match exists in a unique space in Apple's online services, since some of the same functions have been duplicated in Apple Music, including uploads for remote play. With Apple Music, though, matched tracks can only be played while a subscription is active, and will disappear from secondary devices afterward.
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Falling into the category of having too many songs for iTunes Match, I am pleased that it looks like that limit has been stretched to 100,000 songs. However, the website is still saying the limit it 25,000. I certainly hope this story is true. Now comes the question, iTunes Match or Apple Music if both expand the limit to 100k?
I'd be happy to have my iTunes Match song limit lowered to 1,000 songs if it would just work more than one out of every two or three times I try to use it.
[quote name="thismarty" url="/t/188415/itunes-match-uploads-raised-to-promised-100k-song-limit-accounts-suggest#post_2780196"]I'd be happy to have my iTunes Match song limit lowered to 1,000 songs if it would just work more than one out of every two or three times I try to use it.[/quote] Really? I suppose your library might be super messy or you tried using Apple Music or you have tracks which aren't what you think they are. Shrug
I must be one of the lucky (or crazy) ones. My iTunes Match has worked fine and dandy since joining 2 months ago. (Now watch, I bet I just jinxed myself!)
I must be one of the lucky (or crazy) ones. My iTunes Match has worked fine and dandy since joining 2 months ago. (Now watch, I bet I just jinxed myself!)
Mine has worked great too. It so nice streaming the music directly from my AppleTV instead of having to load my local library. Well worth $27 for free back up, some track quality upgrades, and the ability to stream my music wherever.