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Apple Releases iTunes 10.5 Ahead of iOS and iCloud Launch

Tuesday October 11, 2011 10:07 am PDT by Eric Slivka

Apple today released iTunes 10.5, bringing support for iOS 5 and iCloud as well as new Wi-Fi syncing capabilities. iOS 5 and iCloud are set to launch tomorrow, and today's launch of iTunes 10.5 sets the stage for those releases.
What's new in iTunes 10.5

- iTunes in the Cloud. iTunes now stores your music and TV purchases in iCloud and makes them available on your devices anywhere, any time, at no additional cost.
* Automatic Downloads. Purchase music from any device or computer and automatically download a copy to your Mac and iOS devices.
* Download Previous Purchases. Download your past music, TV, app, and book purchases again, at no additional cost. Previous purchases may be unavailable if they are no longer on the iTunes Store.

- Sync with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 5.

- Wi-Fi Syncing. Automatically sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iTunes any time they're both on the same Wi-Fi network.
iTunes 10.5 brings compatibility with iOS 5 and iCloud, as well as the paid iTunes Match portion of iCloud. iTunes Match is a $24.99/year service that allows users to have their music libraries matched to Apple's database of over 20 million tracks, making those songs available for use on any iCloud-enabled device associated with the user's accounts. Songs not available in the iTunes Store can be uploaded to Apple's servers and also made available across devices.

Apple announced at its media event last week that iTunes Match will launch in the United States by the end of October.

Update: iTunes Match appears to have been pulled completely from the public release of iTunes 10.5. Developer beta users had previously had the ability to turn iTunes Match on and off from the iTunes menu bar, but that option is missing in the public release. Consequently, Apple may need to release an updated version of iTunes to reenable the feature when the service launches later this month.

Update 2: Apple has posted a support document to assist users with troubleshooting the new Wi-Fi syncing feature in iTunes 10.5.

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Aduntu
98 months ago

I'm using a beta version of 10.5 - do I need to update to this new version?


If you need to ask this question, you shouldn't be using betas.
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ugahairydawgs
98 months ago

WTH, mine says 'Your software is up to date'. :confused:

I'm on the latest beta of iTunes 10.5.


Bless your heart
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propea
98 months ago
What happened to Winamp? :p
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Michaelgtrusa
98 months ago
I love updates. 
Rating: 6 Votes
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gibbz
98 months ago
Installed.

I'm guessing Mac OS X 10.7.2 is soon to follow.
Rating: 5 Votes
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Peace
98 months ago
Your iPhone/iPad doesn't need to be plugged into a power source to sync wirelessly. Apple just says that so people don't go syncing when their battery level is at 2%.
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HelveticaNeue
98 months ago

iCloud backups are controlled via the device in the Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup setting. You won't see that until tomorrow...


I meant iTunes Wi-Fi syncing not iCloud backups.

Speaking of backups, it appears that if you have iCloud backups turned on then iTunes doesn't do backups when you sync. You have to toggle iCloud backups off to backup locally to iTunes (both wirelessly and by USB). I just assumed you could do both without toggling a control on/off each time.
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CptnJustc
98 months ago

What happened to Winamp? :p


After years of torture, that llama must have gotten its revenge. :(
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darthraige
98 months ago

Image (http://err2.com/hosted_images/it105.png)

Nice!


Ew. Windows.
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Eolian
98 months ago

freaking retards... I always update everything right away to the latest versions ... We're not talking about an experimental new midication here ...

:rolleyes:
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