Apple releases iTunes 12.7.2 with minor bug fixes, improvements

To go along with Wednesday's release of macOS 10.13.2 High Sierra, Apple pushed out a fresh version of iTunes that comes packed with minor app fixes and improvements.

Release notes issued alongside iTunes version 12.7.2 provide little in the way of detail, saying only that the update contains "minor app and performance improvements." Apple said much the same of version 12.7.1 when that revision saw release in October.

The company is looking to refocus iTunes toward media content, noting the latest software iterations place an emphasis on music, movies, TV shows, podcasts and audiobooks.

Notably, Apple removed the iOS App Store from iTunes 12.7, released in September, meaning users are no longer able to sync and download iOS apps via the desktop media hub. Instead, Apple directs users to manage app and ringtone content directly on their iOS device.

Despite its lack of an iOS App Store, iTunes still serves as a hardware management interface with support for iOS 11 device syncing and backups. Whether Apple plans to break out iOS management completely in a future update, further de-bloating iTunes, is unknown.

The latest iTunes update arrives just hours after Apple pushed out macOS 10.13.2, a maintenance release with permanent fixes for a root user login flaw discovered last week. Apple's latest macOS version also includes support for introductory app pricing with auto-renewable subscriptions, expanded eGPU support and other minor additions.

Apple's iTunes 12.7.2 can be downloaded for free from the Mac App Store.

16 Comments

gadgetdon 54 comments · 14 Years

About 6 years ago

They better not break out syncing. I've got a lot of content in my iTunes account, like Audible books or ripped CDs, that I sync to my devices.

appex 670 comments · 11 Years

Resume playback?

bobolicious 1172 comments · 10 Years

Can anyone verify if the move to 12.6.3 is still available after this push ?

Is "Release notes issued alongside iTunes version 12.7.2 provide little in the way of detail" reasonable?

Should a centralized app management option be basic?

Let the flames begin...

This feels as central as killing RAID support in El Capitan without warning, for all the users that might have had that set up natively, still not restored, unless I'm missing something...?

I mean really? Really?

lkrupp 10521 comments · 19 Years

bobolicious said:

Can anyone verify if the move to 12.6.3 is still available after this push ?
Is "Release notes issued alongside iTunes version 12.7.2 provide little in the way of detail" reasonable?
Should a centralized app management option be basic?
Let the flames begin...
This feels as central as killing RAID support in El Capitan without warning, for all the users that might have had that set up natively, still not restored, unless I'm missing something...?
I mean really? Really?

Let’s face it. No matter what Apple does it’s going to satisfy some and piss off others. The holier-than-thou comments whenever something is released that doesn’t conform to that person’s concept of how things should work is as sure as death and taxes. The negativity in these forums defies all logic. The term ‘useless to me’ because of some feature or lack thereof is standard fare these days. If all these commenters are as negative in their real ives as they are in online forums then they must lead exceedingly sad lives.

Of course there things that Apple does, features they change or remove, that I disagree with or don’t like but I don’t run around with my hair on fire screaming that all is lost. I try to adapt to the new way of doing things and send feedback to Apple on their feedback page. It doesn’t ruin my life or make the software ‘useless to me.’ Are people that OCD and unable to adapt to change?

fastasleep 6450 comments · 14 Years

About to try out Configurator again to see if I can migrate to using that for managing apps/home screen layouts etc and move on from iTunes 12.6.3. I strongly agree with finding a way forward and not clinging to old ways of doing things, and it seems like Configurator takes care of what I was holding onto in iTunes.