Apple's HomePod will support iTunes Match streaming via Siri

Owners of the HomePod — shipping on Feb. 9 — should be able to ask Siri to stream any files uploaded to iTunes Match, not just material hosted on Apple Music.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 49

Amazon discontinues its iTunes Match competitor that stored up to 250,000 songs in the cloud

Users looking to consolidate all of their legacy music purchases in a single cloud-based service will have one less option come mid-January, as Amazon has announced it will discontinue its song matching and uploading capability.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 38

watchOS 4.1 will bring LTE music and radio streaming to Apple Watch Series 3

The newly released watchOS 4.1 developer beta includes expansions to the Apple Watch's built-in Music app, including the ability to stream songs from Apple Music and iTunes Match via an LTE connection on the new Series 3 hardware.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 26

Apple Music shifting to iTunes Match 'acoustic fingerprinting' method of song ID

Changes are being made behind the scenes to iTunes Music's library matching and streaming algorithms, allowing for more accurate determination of what songs the user owns, and preventing inadvertent destruction of music libraries.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 9

Inside iOS 9.3: Apple will allow third-party apps to add music to your iCloud Music Library [u]

With its forthcoming iOS 9.3 update, Apple plans to allow third-party apps to add songs to a user's iCloud Music Library, eliminating the need to use iTunes on a Mac or PC to upload songs to the cloud or add them to the iOS Music app.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 13

iTunes, App Store, & Apple TV services hit by new outage [u]

The iTunes Store, the iOS and Mac App Stores, and even the Apple TV were among services affected by a midday outage on Thursday, leaving some people unable to reach them or make purchases. [Updated]

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 23

Apple raises iTunes Match/Apple Music upload limits above 25,000 songs [u]

Some users are again claiming that Apple has raised the song upload/matching limit for iTunes Match and Apple Music libraries over 25,000, as promised in June by SVP for Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 33

iTunes Match uploads raised to promised 100K song limit, accounts suggest

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.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 18

iTunes 12.2.1 solves problem with iTunes Match tracks converted to Apple Music DRM

Apple on Monday released iTunes 12.2.1, fixing a critical problem that would cause tracks matched via iTunes Match to be converted to Apple Music content instead.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 23

How Apple Music and the iCloud Music Library work with iTunes Match

On its website Apple describes Apple Music and iTunes Match as "independent but complementary," but in fact the services are closely connected through a third feature: iCloud Music Library.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 48

iTunes Match libraries seeing duplicates, bad metadata ahead of Apple Music launch

As Apple Music prepares to launch later on Tuesday, many people are experiencing problems with iTunes Match that are causing havoc with their music libraries, according to complaints received by AppleInsider and on Apple's support forums.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 14

Google Play Music now stores 50K songs free, Apple's iTunes Match still at 25K songs for $25/year

Google Play Music on Wednesday was updated to store up to 50,000 songs in the cloud for free, more than doubling its previous limit of 20,000 songs, and also blowing past the 25,000-song cap of Apple's subscription iTunes Match service.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 73

Apple emphasizes acquisition of Beats Music streaming service in blockbuster announcement

While Beats may be best known for its headphones, Apple made it clear in announcing its $3 billion acquisition of the company on Wednesday that its real interest lies in the subscription Beats Music streaming service, which will complement Apple's existing iTunes offerings.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 108

Apple's iTunes Match finally arrives in Japan

After a nearly two-and-a-half year wait, Apple's iTunes Match has hit the shores of Japan, bringing cloud-based library matching to one of the few countries where users can purchase music through iTunes but not sign up for the service.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 14

Apple considering 'dramatic' overhaul of iTunes Music Store to boost sales - report

Facing significant declines in digital music sales, Apple is reportedly plotting a potential overhaul of its iTunes Music Store, in addition to considering new revenue opportunities through on-demand streaming and even allegedly an iTunes for Android.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 60

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