Hi, I think its about time that iTunes got a bit of a clean up as it seemed a bit of a cluttered app. I can see why they got rid of it at least in my case as I don’t use some of the things they mention. Oh well. I think there is going to be a time where things will be split into separate apps like they do with mail and calendar etc.
Matthew > On Sep 13, 2017, at 10:58 AM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: > > > iTunes 12.7: How to cope with the abrupt changes > Macworld / Glenn Fleishman > > iTunes 12.7 appeared Tuesday > <https://www.macworld.com/article/3224565/software-entertainment/itunes-12-7-for-mac-removes-ios-app-store.html> > following Apple’s slate of product announcements > <https://www.macworld.com/article/3224474/apple-phone/iphone-x-event-recap-everything-apple-announced-at-its-first-apple-park-event.html>, > and its version number hides how much that’s disappeared and changed in this > release. The iOS App Store is wiped out, as are ringtones. iTunes U and > Internet Radio have moved locations. And iTunes for Windows lost its ability > to manage books in iOS. > > IDG > The first time you launch iTunes 12.7, it gives you this hilarious bit of > fluff about the changes made. > > While many people have argued iTunes’ feature creep over the years had made > it an increasingly odd sack of unrelated items, this shift doesn’t come with > commensurate improvements or additions elsewhere in macOS, and may cause some > difficulties for people with modest Internet throughput or low bandwidth > caps, which can affect people across both the developed world (more the U.S. > than elsewhere) and the developing one. > > The biggest hit is to the iOS App Store in iTunes, which was always a strange > fit. iOS apps were in iTunes, because iTunes was once the only way to manage > content. But you’ll have to adjust your behavior and find new places to carry > out activities you might have before. Let’s go through the changes. > > What to do about no iOS apps in iTunes 12.7 > > The App Store in iTunes is kaput and there’s nothing you can do about, so dry > your tears and let’s move on. Apple doesn’t let it go neatly out the door, > however. After updating, I found that 5GB of “.ipa” files—the file format for > apps—remained in my home directory (in ~/Music/iTunes Library/Mobile > Applications/). You can throw those away unless you’re nostalgic. > > If you were used to syncing your apps via iTunes and making purchases in > macOS to sync back, that capability is now restricted to iOS. You won’t > consume more bandwidth downloading an app via iOS than macOS—unless you have > multiple iOS devices syncing the same apps to a single Mac. > > Where it will really hurt is if and when you need to restore an iPhone or > iPad. You can still perform iTunes backups, but the restore won’t transfer > apps from your Mac, but instead re-download them over the Internet from > Apple. That can easily consume gigabytes of bandwidth, depending on your app > choices. Many users download few apps, or those apps that are relatively > modest, and this won’t be as big a hit. > > There’s no way to bypass or minimize this problem. If you have any kinds of > restrictions on your internet service—whether in performance or limits—you > should consider using a public Wi-Fi hotspot or the Wi-Fi of a friend without > those limits. You’ll need to plan ahead when you wipe and want to restore an > iOS device. > > You might wonder what happened to File Transfers, a hack that Apple > introduced many years ago to allow iOS apps to sync data back and forth with > a Mac before iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, and other methods were > readily available. It remains: with an iOS device connected, click its icon > in the area below the playback bar, and then click File Sharing in the > navigation list at left. > > IDG > File Transfers remains, even though apps are gone. > > Other changes in iTunes 12.7 > > Ringtones are no longer managed as purchases in iTunes, but you can find > previously downloaded ones and manage those in iTunes. Apple says any > downloaded ringtones are in the ~/Music/iTunes Library/Tones/ folder. And if > you select your device in iTunes, you can click the Tones item under On My > Device to remove and add them. > > In iOS 11, coming shortly, Apple will let you re-downloaded previously > purchased ringtones <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207955> and manage > them directly on the device. > > IDG > You can pick what shows up in the music library sidebar, including Internet > Radio. > > iTunes U content was moved to podcasts in iTunes, while Internet Radio is now > part of the music library sidebar. If you’re not seeing Internet Radio, > Control-click on the music sidebar, choose Edit List, and check the Internet > Radio box. (While there, you can opt to include or exclude other items.) > > Finally, Windows users will find themselves paging through their version of > iTunes, trying to find Books. It doesn’t matter how thoroughly you ruffle the > app: Apple says in a bit of doublespeak, “Books on iTunes for Windows are > managed in iBooks for iOS.” > > > > Original Article: > https://www.macworld.com/article/3224531/software-entertainment/itunes-127-how-to-cope-with-the-abrupt-changes.html#tk.rss_all > > <https://www.macworld.com/article/3224531/software-entertainment/itunes-127-how-to-cope-with-the-abrupt-changes.html#tk.rss_all> > > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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