iTunes 11.2 Released With Podcast Improvements, Bug Fixes

Thursday May 15, 2014 10:38 AM PDT by Juli Clover
ituneslogo.jpgApple today released iTunes 11.2 with several improvements to Podcast browsing, giving users a way to find new episodes with an "Unplayed" tab and the ability to save favorite episodes to a computer. Episodes can also now be deleted after they're played, and episodes that are available to download or stream can be found in the "Feed" tab.

There's a fix for an issue that caused iTunes to become unresponsive when updating Genius, and the update also includes improvements for overall performance and stability. Apple also recommends users download Podcasts for iOS 2.1 or later to sync podcast episodes, an update that was just released on the App Store.
This update includes the following improvements:

Improved Podcast Browsing
-Quickly find episodes you haven't listened to in the new Unplayed tab
-Browse episodes that are available to download or stream in the Feed tab
-Save your favorite episodes to keep them on your computer
-Episodes can now be automatically deleted after you play them

This update also resolves an issue where iTunes may become unresponsive when updating Genius and improves overall performance and stability. Podcasts for iOS 2.1 or later is recommended when syncing podcast episodes.

For information on the security content of this update, please visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222
iTunes 11.2 can be downloaded from the software update tool in the Mac App Store.
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Razeus
54 months ago
iTunes and the iTunes Store ought to be separate applications. Stop trying to do everything in one app. Browsing my music should be simple.
Rating: 13 Votes
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herr_neumann
54 months ago

iTunes and the iTunes Store ought to be separate applications. Stop trying to do everything in one app. Browsing my music should be simple.


Would also like to see the iOS device management spun out as well.
Rating: 6 Votes
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Intelligent
54 months ago

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Image (//cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2014/01/ituneslogo.jpg)Apple today released iTunes 11.2 with several improvements to Podcast browsing, giving users a way to find new episodes with an "Unplayed" tab and the ability to save favorite episodes to a computer. Episodes can also now be deleted after they're played, and episodes that are available to download or stream can be found in the "Feed" tab.

There's a fix for an issue that caused iTunes to become unresponsive when updating Genius, and the update also includes improvements for overall performance and stability. Apple also recommends users download Podcasts for iOS 2.1 or later to sync podcast episodes.iTunes 11.2 can be downloaded from the software update tool in the Mac App Store.

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Still no CoverFlow...
Rating: 5 Votes
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Ludatyk
54 months ago
iTunes Match needs attention to as well.. Plenty of times it takes a forever to upload music.
Rating: 5 Votes
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Mac32
54 months ago
Bring back cover flow.
Rating: 4 Votes
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cjmillsnun
54 months ago

iTunes and the iTunes Store ought to be separate applications. Stop trying to do everything in one app. Browsing my music should be simple.


Oh hell yes. iTunes should be the jukebox and perhaps the music store, iDevice sync and functionality needs to be spun out.
Rating: 4 Votes
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Richardgm
54 months ago

iTunes Match needs attention to as well.. Plenty of times it takes a forever to upload music.


Indeed. Unfortunately I just added a song and iTunes Match still (https://discussions.apple.com/message/25692503#25692503) takes forever / hangs at step 1.
Rating: 3 Votes
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petsounds
54 months ago
Hopefully this fixes the crashes I've had with 11.1.5, usually related to playing internet radio streams. Actually, for being an 11.x release I would've expected better features than just podcast improvements.

I would love to lead the iTunes team and be given free reign to split it up into two apps, Store and Music. And add tagging a la Mavericks, and the ability to filter using multiple criteria to create ad hoc playlists. There's so much that could be done with this app, and the iTunes 11 redesign didn't really bring much to the table; it just moved the chairs around.
Rating: 3 Votes
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djtech42
54 months ago

Would also like to see the iOS device management spun out as well.


I would love for there to be a separate app for iOS devices. iTunes tends to lag whenever my devices begin to connect to it wirelessly, which is every time I start up the application.
Rating: 3 Votes
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jayducharme
54 months ago

iTunes Match needs attention to as well.. Plenty of times it takes a forever to upload music.


Absolutely agree. And also, if I sign out of Match and then sign back in (in order to get it to function), I get a message box saying my computer is unauthorized. Every. Single. Time. Authorizing my computer has no effect. I'm still baffled as to why Apple has such a difficult time with cloud services.
Rating: 3 Votes
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