ITunes version history
Encyclopedia
The version history of iTunes
spans from 2001 to the present and covers the application's evolution and refinement from a simple music player to a control center for many types of media. Support for the iPod
and iTunes Store
(originally the iTunes Music Store) were added in the subsequent versions. Later, other types of media, including radio
, film
s, television
shows, and audiobooks were also supported. More recently, iTunes has branched out from the iPod, providing iPhone
and iPad
syncing capabilities.
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
spans from 2001 to the present and covers the application's evolution and refinement from a simple music player to a control center for many types of media. Support for the iPod
IPod
iPod is a line of portable media players created and marketed by Apple Inc. The product line-up currently consists of the hard drive-based iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch, the compact iPod Nano, and the ultra-compact iPod Shuffle...
and iTunes Store
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
(originally the iTunes Music Store) were added in the subsequent versions. Later, other types of media, including radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
, film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
s, television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
shows, and audiobooks were also supported. More recently, iTunes has branched out from the iPod, providing iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
and iPad
IPad
The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and...
syncing capabilities.
Current versions
| Discontinued | Current | Beta |
| Operating system version | Latest version | Support |
|---|---|---|
| Mac OS 9 Mac OS 9 Mac OS 9 is the final major release of Apple's Mac OS before the launch of Mac OS X. Introduced on October 23, 1999, Apple positioned it as "The Best Internet Operating System Ever," highlighting Sherlock 2's Internet search capabilities, integration with Apple's free online services known as... |
2.0.4 (2002-03-20) | 2001—2002 |
| Mac OS X v10.0 Mac OS X v10.0 Mac OS X version 10.0, code named "Cheetah", is the first major release of Mac OS X, Apple’s desktop and server operating system. Mac OS X v10.0 was released on March 24, 2001 for a price of US$129... |
1.1.1 (2001-05-01) | 2001 |
| Mac OS X v10.1 Mac OS X v10.1 Mac OS X version 10.1, code named "Puma", is the second major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system. It superseded Mac OS X v10.0 and preceded Mac OS X v10.2. Version 10.1 was released on 25 September 2001 as a 'free update' to version 10.0... |
4.7.1 (2005-01-11) | 2001—2005 |
| Mac OS X v10.2 Mac OS X v10.2 Mac OS X version 10.2 "Jaguar" is the third major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system. It superseded Mac OS X v10.1 code name Puma and preceded Mac OS X Panther... |
6.0.5 (2006-06-29) | 2002—2006 |
| Mac OS X v10.3 Mac OS X v10.3 Mac OS X Panther is the fourth major release of Mac OS X, Apple’s desktop and server operating system. It followed Mac OS X v10.2 "Jaguar" and preceded Mac OS X Tiger... |
7.7.1 (2008-07-31) | 2003—2008 |
| Mac OS X v10.4 Mac OS X v10.4 Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger is the fifth major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. Tiger was released to the public on 29 April 2005 for US$129.95 as the successor to Mac OS X Panther , which had been released 18 months earlier... for G3 |
8.2.1 (2009-08-28) | 2005—2009 |
| Mac OS X v10.4 Mac OS X v10.4 Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger is the fifth major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. Tiger was released to the public on 29 April 2005 for US$129.95 as the successor to Mac OS X Panther , which had been released 18 months earlier... for G4 PowerPC G4 PowerPC G4 is a designation used by Apple Computer to describe a fourth generation of 32-bit PowerPC microprocessors. Apple has applied this name to various processor models from Freescale, a former part of Motorola.... , G5, Intel |
9.2.1 (2010-07-19) | 2005—2010 |
| Mac OS X v10.5 Mac OS X v10.5 Mac OS X Leopard is the sixth major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. Leopard was released on 26 October 2007 as the successor of Tiger , and is available in two variants: a desktop version suitable for personal computers, and a... |
10.5.1 (2011-11-14) | Since 2007 |
| Mac OS X v10.6 Mac OS X v10.6 Mac OS X Snow Leopard is the seventh major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers.Snow Leopard was publicly unveiled on June 8, 2009 at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference... |
Since 2009 | |
| Mac OS X v10.7 Mac OS X Lion Mac OS X Lion is the eighth and current major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers.... |
Since 2011 | |
| Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Windows 2000 is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, business desktops, laptops, and servers. Windows 2000 was released to manufacturing on 15 December 1999 and launched to retail on 17 February 2000. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the... for x86 |
7.3.2 (2007-08-02) | 2003—2007 |
| Windows XP Windows XP Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base... for x86 |
10.5.1 (2011-11-14) | Since 2003 |
| Windows Vista Windows Vista Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs... |
Since 2007 | |
| Windows 7 | Since 2009 |
- iTunes Store requires at least version 9, dropping support for earlier versions.
- iTunes on Windows Home ServerWindows Home ServerWindows Home Server, code-named Quattro, is a home server operating system from Microsoft. Announced on 7 January 2007, at the Consumer Electronics Show by Bill Gates, Windows Home Server is intended to be a solution for homes with multiple connected PCs to offer file sharing, automated backups,...
may cause data corruptionData corruptionData corruption refers to errors in computer data that occur during writing, reading, storage, transmission, or processing, which introduce unintended changes to the original data...
, which MicrosoftMicrosoftMicrosoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
fixed in an update. - iTunes usually requires latest service pack or point release to function.
- a. Mac OS 9.1 is required to burn CDs.
- b. iTunes supports both 32- and 64-bit editions for Windows Vista and 7.
Devices
| Device | Minimum OS | Latest firmware |
|---|---|---|
| iPod Classic 1G | 9 Mac OS 9 Mac OS 9 is the final major release of Apple's Mac OS before the launch of Mac OS X. Introduced on October 23, 1999, Apple positioned it as "The Best Internet Operating System Ever," highlighting Sherlock 2's Internet search capabilities, integration with Apple's free online services known as... /10.1 Mac OS X v10.1 Mac OS X version 10.1, code named "Puma", is the second major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system. It superseded Mac OS X v10.0 and preceded Mac OS X v10.2. Version 10.1 was released on 25 September 2001 as a 'free update' to version 10.0... (Mac) |
1.5 |
| Rio One Rio (digital audio players) Rio was the brand name of a line of digital audio players, best known for producing the "Diamond Rio" model that was the impetus for a lawsuit in 1998 by the Recording Industry Association of America... |
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| iPod Classic 2G | 9 Mac OS 9 Mac OS 9 is the final major release of Apple's Mac OS before the launch of Mac OS X. Introduced on October 23, 1999, Apple positioned it as "The Best Internet Operating System Ever," highlighting Sherlock 2's Internet search capabilities, integration with Apple's free online services known as... /10.1 Mac OS X v10.1 Mac OS X version 10.1, code named "Puma", is the second major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system. It superseded Mac OS X v10.0 and preceded Mac OS X v10.2. Version 10.1 was released on 25 September 2001 as a 'free update' to version 10.0... (Mac) Me Windows Me Windows Millennium Edition, or Windows Me , is a graphical operating system released on September 14, 2000 by Microsoft, and was the last operating system released in the Windows 9x series. Support for Windows Me ended on July 11, 2006.... /2000 Windows 2000 Windows 2000 is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, business desktops, laptops, and servers. Windows 2000 was released to manufacturing on 15 December 1999 and launched to retail on 17 February 2000. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the... (Win) |
1.5 |
| iPod Classic 3G | 10.1 Mac OS X v10.1 Mac OS X version 10.1, code named "Puma", is the second major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system. It superseded Mac OS X v10.0 and preceded Mac OS X v10.2. Version 10.1 was released on 25 September 2001 as a 'free update' to version 10.0... (Mac) 2000 Windows 2000 Windows 2000 is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, business desktops, laptops, and servers. Windows 2000 was released to manufacturing on 15 December 1999 and launched to retail on 17 February 2000. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the... (Win) |
2.3 |
| iPod Mini 1G IPod mini The iPod Mini is a digital audio player designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It was the midrange model in Apple's iPod product line. It was announced on January 6, 2004 and released on February 20 of the same year. A second-generation version was announced on February 23, 2005 and released later... |
1.4.1 | |
| iPod Classic 4G | 3.1.1 | |
| AirPort Express AirPort Express The AirPort Express is a simplified and compact AirPort Extreme base station. It allows up to 10 networked users, and includes a feature called AirTunes... |
10.2 Mac OS X v10.2 Mac OS X version 10.2 "Jaguar" is the third major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system. It superseded Mac OS X v10.1 code name Puma and preceded Mac OS X Panther... (Mac) 2000 Windows 2000 Windows 2000 is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, business desktops, laptops, and servers. Windows 2000 was released to manufacturing on 15 December 1999 and launched to retail on 17 February 2000. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the... (Win) |
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| iPod Photo IPod photo The iPod Photo was a portable media player designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It was the top-of-the-line model in Apple's iPod family. It was positioned as a premium higher-end spin-off of the fourth-generation iPod on October 26, 2004... |
1.2.1 | |
| iPod Classic 4G (color display) | ||
| iPod Shuffle 1G | 1.1.5 | |
| iPod Mini 2G | 1.4.1 | |
| ROKR E1 | ||
| iPod Nano 1G | 10.3 Mac OS X v10.3 Mac OS X Panther is the fourth major release of Mac OS X, Apple’s desktop and server operating system. It followed Mac OS X v10.2 "Jaguar" and preceded Mac OS X Tiger... (Mac) 2000 Windows 2000 Windows 2000 is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, business desktops, laptops, and servers. Windows 2000 was released to manufacturing on 15 December 1999 and launched to retail on 17 February 2000. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the... (Win) |
1.3.1 |
| iPod Classic 5G | 1.3 | |
| SLVR L7 | ||
| RAZR V3i | ||
| Nike+iPod Nike+iPod The Nike+iPod Sports Kit is a device which measures and records the distance and pace of a walk or run. The Nike+iPod consists of a small accelerometer attached to or embedded in a shoe, which communicates with either the Nike+ Sportband, a receiver plugged into an iPod Nano, or directly with a... |
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| iPod Classic 5.5G | 1.3 | |
| iPod Shuffle 2G | 1.0.4 | |
| iPod Nano 2G | 1.1.3 | |
| Apple TV 1G | 10.3.9 Mac OS X v10.3 Mac OS X Panther is the fourth major release of Mac OS X, Apple’s desktop and server operating system. It followed Mac OS X v10.2 "Jaguar" and preceded Mac OS X Tiger... (Mac) XP SP2 Windows XP Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base... (Win) |
3.0.2 |
| iPhone IPhone The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007... |
10.4.11 Mac OS X v10.4 Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger is the fifth major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. Tiger was released to the public on 29 April 2005 for US$129.95 as the successor to Mac OS X Panther , which had been released 18 months earlier... (Mac) XP SP2 Windows XP Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base... (Win) |
iOS 3.1.3 |
| iPod Classic 6G | 1.1.2 | |
| iPod Nano 3G Ifat The Ifat Sultanate was a medieval Muslim sultanate in the Horn of Africa. Led by the Walashma dynasty, it was centered in Zeila. The kingdom ruled over parts of what is now eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti and northern Somalia.-Location:... |
1.1.3 | |
| iPod touch 1G | iOS 3.1.3 | |
| iPhone 3G IPhone 3G The iPhone 3G is the second generation of iPhone designed and marketed by Apple Inc.. It was the successor to the original iPhone, and is succeeded by the iPhone 3GS. Introduced on June 9, 2008 at the WWDC 2008 at the Moscone Center, San Francisco... |
iOS 4.2.1 | |
| iPod Touch 2G | ||
| iPod Classic 6.5G | 10.4.11 Mac OS X v10.4 Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger is the fifth major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. Tiger was released to the public on 29 April 2005 for US$129.95 as the successor to Mac OS X Panther , which had been released 18 months earlier... (Mac) XP SP3 Windows XP Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base... (Win) |
2.0.1 |
| iPod Nano 4G | 1.0.4 | |
| iPod Shuffle 3G | 1.1 | |
| iPhone 3GS IPhone 3GS -Camera:The iPhone 3GS features an improved 3 megapixel camera manufactured by OmniVision. In addition to the higher megapixel count, it also features auto-focus, auto white balance and auto macro and is capable of capturing VGA video... |
iOS 5.0.1 | |
| iPod Touch 3G (late 2009) | ||
| iPod Nano 5G | 1.0.2 | |
| iPad IPad The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and... |
iOS 5.0.1 | |
| iPhone 4 IPhone 4 The iPhone 4 is a touchscreen slate smartphone developed by Apple Inc. It is the fourth generation iPhone, and successor to the iPhone 3GS. It is particularly marketed for video calling , consumption of media such as books and periodicals, movies, music, and games, and for general web and e-mail... |
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| iPod shuffle 4G | 10.5.8 (Mac) XP SP3 Windows XP Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base... (Win) |
1.0.1 |
| iPod nano 6G | 1.2 | |
| iPod touch 4G | iOS 5.0.1 | |
| Apple TV 2G | iOS 4.4.3 | |
| iPhone 4 (CDMA) IPhone 4 The iPhone 4 is a touchscreen slate smartphone developed by Apple Inc. It is the fourth generation iPhone, and successor to the iPhone 3GS. It is particularly marketed for video calling , consumption of media such as books and periodicals, movies, music, and games, and for general web and e-mail... |
iOS 5.0.1 | |
| iPad 2 IPad 2 The iPad 2 is the second and current generation of the iPad, a tablet computer designed, developed and marketed by Apple. It serves primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, presentations and web content, and is available in black or white... |
iOS 5.0.1 | |
| iPhone 4S IPhone 4S The iPhone 4S is a touchscreen slate smartphone developed by Apple Inc. It is the fifth generation of the iPhone, a device that combines a widescreen iPod with a touchscreen, mobile phone, and internet communicator. It retains the exterior design of its predecessor, iPhone 4, but is host to a range... |
iOS 5.0.1 |
Version history
| iTunes version | Release date | Major changes |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 2001-01-09 |
Original release based on SoundJam MP SoundJam MP SoundJam MP was an early MP3 player for the Mac OS, bought in 2000 by Apple and renamed iTunes. The program was written by Jeff Robbin and Bill Kincaid, published by Casady & Greene.-History and launch:... code. |
| 1.1 | 2001-02-21 | External burners, improved visual effects, more supported CD burners. |
| 1.1 | 2001-03-24 | Initial Mac OS X Mac OS X Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems... version. Bundled with Mac OS X v10.0 Mac OS X v10.0 Mac OS X version 10.0, code named "Cheetah", is the first major release of Mac OS X, Apple’s desktop and server operating system. Mac OS X v10.0 was released on March 24, 2001 for a price of US$129... |
| 1.1.1 | 2001-05-01 | Burning CDs, full screen visual effects, stability/performance improvements, available in Dutch Dutch language Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second... , French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... , German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... , Italian Italian language Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia... , Japanese Japanese language is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an... , and Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... . |
| 1.1.2 | 2001-09-25 | Bundled with Mac OS X v10.1 Mac OS X v10.1 Mac OS X version 10.1, code named "Puma", is the second major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system. It superseded Mac OS X v10.0 and preceded Mac OS X v10.2. Version 10.1 was released on 25 September 2001 as a 'free update' to version 10.0... . |
| 2.0 | 2001-10-23 | iPod IPod iPod is a line of portable media players created and marketed by Apple Inc. The product line-up currently consists of the hard drive-based iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch, the compact iPod Nano, and the ultra-compact iPod Shuffle... support, CD burning improvements, equalizer/cross-fader/sound enhancer added. |
| 2.0.1 | 2001-11-04 | Fixes installer issue which may result in data loss. CD Burning updates. |
| 2.0.2 | 2001-11-16 | Update German and French language support. |
| 2.0.3 | 2001-12-13 | iPod synching improvements, support for Rio One Rio (digital audio players) Rio was the brand name of a line of digital audio players, best known for producing the "Diamond Rio" model that was the impetus for a lawsuit in 1998 by the Recording Industry Association of America... MP3 player. |
| 2.0.4 | 2002-03-20 |
Improved stability/performance, expanded AppleScript AppleScript AppleScript is a scripting language created by Apple Inc. and built into Macintosh operating systems since System 7. The term "AppleScript" may refer to the scripting system itself, or to particular scripts that are written in the AppleScript language.... support. |
| 3.0 | 2002-07-17 | Smart playlists, more song list categories (including the My Rating column), Audible.com Audible.com Audible.com is an Internet provider of spoken audio entertainment, information, and educational programming.Audible sells digital audiobooks, radio and TV programs, and audio versions of magazines and newspapers.... audiobook support. |
| 3.0.1 | 2002-09-18 | Performance improvements, better Mac OS X v10.2 Mac OS X v10.2 Mac OS X version 10.2 "Jaguar" is the third major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system. It superseded Mac OS X v10.1 code name Puma and preceded Mac OS X Panther... support. |
| 4.0 | 2003-04-28 |
Music Store ITunes Store The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States... support, AAC Advanced Audio Coding Advanced Audio Coding is a standardized, lossy compression and encoding scheme for digital audio. Designed to be the successor of the MP3 format, AAC generally achieves better sound quality than MP3 at similar bit rates.... audio codec, DVD burning, music sharing, GUI Graphical user interface In computing, a graphical user interface is a type of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices with images rather than text commands. GUIs can be used in computers, hand-held devices such as MP3 players, portable media players or gaming devices, household appliances and... improvements. |
| 4.0.1 | 2003-05-27 | Performance improvements, music sharing only in subnet. |
| 4.1 | 2003-10-16 | Music store/CD burning improvements, Windows Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal... support added, voice notes, on-the-go playlists. |
| 4.2 | 2003-12-18 | AOL AOL AOL Inc. is an American global Internet services and media company. AOL is headquartered at 770 Broadway in New York. Founded in 1983 as Control Video Corporation, it has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or set up international versions of its services... accounts with music store, GUI, and performance improvements. |
| 4.5 | 2004-04-28 |
iMix, party shuffle, CD insert printing, music store improvements, WMA Windows Media Audio Windows Media Audio is an audio data compression technology developed by Microsoft. The name can be used to refer to its audio file format or its audio codecs. It is a proprietary technology that forms part of the Windows Media framework. WMA consists of four distinct codecs... to AAC conversion (Windows only), Apple Lossless Apple Lossless Apple Lossless Apple Lossless Apple Lossless (also known as ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec), or ALE (Apple Lossless Encoder) is an audio codec developed by Apple Inc. for lossless data compression of digital music. After initially being proprietary for many years, in late 2011 Apple open sourced... audio codec. |
| 4.6 | 2004-06-09 | AirTunes support, minor improvements. |
| 4.7 | 2004-10-27 | Copying photos to iPod Photo IPod photo The iPod Photo was a portable media player designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It was the top-of-the-line model in Apple's iPod family. It was positioned as a premium higher-end spin-off of the fourth-generation iPod on October 26, 2004... , GUI/performance improvements, Windows taskbar minimizing. |
| 4.7.1 | 2005-01-11 |
iPod Shuffle IPod shuffle The iPod Shuffle is a digital audio player designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is the smallest model in Apple's iPod family, and was the first to use flash memory... support added, blocks DRM Digital rights management Digital rights management is a class of access control technologies that are used by hardware manufacturers, publishers, copyright holders and individuals with the intent to limit the use of digital content and devices after sale. DRM is any technology that inhibits uses of digital content that... stripping applications Hymn (software) Hymn , which stands for Hear Your Music aNywhere is a piece of computer software, and the successor to the PlayFair program... , limited to 5 connections per day to networked music libraries. Bundled with Mac OS X v10.4 Mac OS X v10.4 Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger is the fifth major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. Tiger was released to the public on 29 April 2005 for US$129.95 as the successor to Mac OS X Panther , which had been released 18 months earlier... |
| 4.8 | 2005-05-09 | Video support, international music stores supported, security enhancements. |
| 4.9 | 2005-06-28 | Podcast Podcast A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication... ing, Motorola ROKR E1 mobile phone support added. |
| 5.0 | 2005-09-07 | GUI refined, search bar improvements, parental controls, smart shuffle, iPod Nano IPod nano iPod Nano is a digital media player designed and marketed by Apple Inc.. The first generation of iPod Nano was introduced on September 7, 2005 as a replacement for iPod Mini. It uses flash memory for storage. iPod Nano has gone through six models, or generations, since its introduction... support. |
| 5.0.1 | 2005-09-20 | Bonjour Bonjour (software) In computing, Bonjour is Apple Inc.'s trade name for its implementation of Zeroconf, a group of technologies that includes service discovery, address assignment, and name resolution... for Windows removed from bundle after DNS conflict problems, bug fixes. |
| 6.0 | 2005-10-12 | GUI/music store changes, blocks DRM remover utilities, transfer videos to 5th generation iPod classic. |
| 6.0.1 | 2005-10-20 | Bug fixes, Motorola SLVR L7 and RAZR V3i mobile phone support added. |
| 6.0.2 | 2006-01-10 |
Bug fixes, video conversion for home movies, AirTunes enhancements, now Universal binary Universal binary A universal binary is, in Apple parlance, an executable file or application bundle that runs natively on either PowerPC or Intel-manufactured IA-32 or Intel 64-based Macintosh computers; it is an implementation of the concept more generally known as a fat binary.With the release of Mac OS X Snow... (running on both Intel and PowerPC Macs). |
| 6.0.3 | 2006-02-15 | Bug fixes, performance enhancements. |
| 6.0.4 | 2006-03-01 | Stability and performance issues with Front Row. |
| 6.0.4.2 | 2006-03-03 | Fixes possible playlist problems in 6.0.4. |
| 6.0.5 | 2006-06-29 | Added Nike+iPod Nike+iPod The Nike+iPod Sports Kit is a device which measures and records the distance and pace of a walk or run. The Nike+iPod consists of a small accelerometer attached to or embedded in a shoe, which communicates with either the Nike+ Sportband, a receiver plugged into an iPod Nano, or directly with a... support and Nike Sport area on the iTunes Store. |
| 7.0 | 2006-09-12 | Video playback/purchasing improvements, iPod games, Major GUI changes, gapless playback Gapless playback Gapless playback is the uninterrupted playback of consecutive audio tracks without intervening silence or clicks at the point of the track change. Gapless playback is common with compact discs, gramophone records, or tapes, but is not always available with other formats that employ compressed... and album Gapless album A gapless album is a type of album in which some or all of the tracks are intended to be heard seamlessly without any pause. Instead of individual tracks being separated by a brief moment of silence, each transitions directly into the next track without a pause in the sound... , sync purchased content from iPod to computer, Cover Flow added. |
| 7.0.1 | 2006-09-27 | Stability and performance improvements with Cover Flow, CD importing, iPod synching, and one-click rating. Fixed issues with Remote Desktop Protocol Remote Desktop Protocol Remote Desktop Protocol is a proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft, which provides a user with a graphical interface to another computer. The protocol is an extension of the ITU-T T.128 application sharing protocol. Clients exist for most versions of Microsoft Windows , Linux, Unix, Mac OS... and Windows Live Messenger Windows Live Messenger Windows Live Messenger is an instant messaging client created by Microsoft that is currently designed to work with Windows XP , Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Mobile, Windows CE, Xbox 360, Blackberry OS, iOS, Java ME, S60 on Symbian OS 9.x and Zune HD... . |
| 7.0.2 | 2006-10-31 | Support for second generation shuffle and nano, fixed stability/performance issues with 7.0 and 7.0.1. |
| 7.1 | 2007-03-04 |
Apple TV support, additional 2G shuffle support, GUI improvements, fixes Windows Vista Windows Vista Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs... issues, enhanced sorting options, full-screen Cover Flow. |
| 7.1.1 | 2007-03-16 | Stability/performance/compatibility fixes. |
| 7.2 | 2007-05-29 | Fully supports Vista, iTunes Plus introduced with 256 kbit/s DRM-free music tracks, iTunes U introduced which offers free content from some of the top universities around the United States. Also included GUI Update for Windows Vista |
| 7.3 | 2007-06-29 | Support for iPhone IPhone The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007... activation/synching, GUI changes/fixes. Changes sorting pattern. |
| 7.3.1 | 2007-07-11 | Bug fixes. |
| 7.3.2 | 2007-08-02 | Bug fixes for increased stability/performance. |
| 7.4 | 2007-09-06 | Support for iPod Touch IPod Touch The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, handheld game console, and Wi-Fi mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line... , Classic (6G), Nano (3G) Ifat The Ifat Sultanate was a medieval Muslim sultanate in the Horn of Africa. Led by the Walashma dynasty, it was centered in Zeila. The kingdom ruled over parts of what is now eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti and northern Somalia.-Location:... , and adds interface art for new iPod Shuffle colors. GUI improvements. |
| 7.4.1 | 2007-09-07 | Blocks a workaround that allowed free ringtones. However, a new workaround was found within one day of release. |
| 7.4.2 | 2007-09-17 | Addresses an issue with creating ringtones using iTunes Plus song purchases and includes bug fixes to improve stability and performance. Bundled with Mac OS X v10.5 Mac OS X v10.5 Mac OS X Leopard is the sixth major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. Leopard was released on 26 October 2007 as the successor of Tiger , and is available in two variants: a desktop version suitable for personal computers, and a... |
| 7.4.3 | 2007-09-27 | Addresses issues with the initial setup of the iPod Touch on some international versions of Windows. |
| 7.5 | 2007-11-05 | Allows activation of iPhones outside of the United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... wherever activation is available, (e.g. United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... and Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... ) as well as security and stability fixes. Also included is a GUI update for Leopard Mac OS X v10.5 Mac OS X Leopard is the sixth major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. Leopard was released on 26 October 2007 as the successor of Tiger , and is available in two variants: a desktop version suitable for personal computers, and a... , and the ability to add custom ringtones for free. Includes support for iPod game Phase Phase (game) Phase is a music-themed iPod game created by Harmonix exclusively for the iPod click wheel interface. It is similar to other Harmonix games Amplitude and FreQuency.- Gameplay :... . Shows iPod battery level in source list (iPod Nano 3G, iPod Classic, iPod Touch, and iPhone with 1.1.2 software). |
| 7.6 | 2008-01-15 |
Rent movies from the iTunes Store. Transfer Apple TV purchases to your computer. Allows manual management of music on iPhones. Added support for Windows Vista 64-bit. |
| 7.6.1 | 2008-02-21 | Several bug fixes, improved compatibility with Apple TV 'Take Two', iTunes freezing bug fixed. |
| 7.6.2 | 2008-04-02 | Bug fixes. |
| 7.7 | 2008-07-10 | Support for iPhone 3G IPhone 3G The iPhone 3G is the second generation of iPhone designed and marketed by Apple Inc.. It was the successor to the original iPhone, and is succeeded by the iPhone 3GS. Introduced on June 9, 2008 at the WWDC 2008 at the Moscone Center, San Francisco... , iOS 2.0 and the new App Store which features application downloads for the iPhone IPhone The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007... and iPod Touch IPod Touch The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, handheld game console, and Wi-Fi mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line... as well as enabling the two products to act as remotes for wireless iTunes ITunes iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.... control. |
| 7.7.1 | 2008-07-31 | Improved stability/performance. |
| 8.0 | 2008-09-09 | Genius Sidebar and playlists, Grid View, HD TV shows, Shows capacity of Apps on iPhone IPhone The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007... /iPod Touch IPod Touch The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, handheld game console, and Wi-Fi mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line... on device summary tab, new default visualizer, more flexible podcast options and support for second generation iPod Touch IPod Touch The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, handheld game console, and Wi-Fi mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line... and 4th generation iPod Nano IPod nano iPod Nano is a digital media player designed and marketed by Apple Inc.. The first generation of iPod Nano was introduced on September 7, 2005 as a replacement for iPod Mini. It uses flash memory for storage. iPod Nano has gone through six models, or generations, since its introduction... . |
| 8.0.1 | 2008-10-02 | Seamlessly plays the current song when creating a new Genius playlist, improves syncing spoken menus to the iPod Nano IPod nano iPod Nano is a digital media player designed and marketed by Apple Inc.. The first generation of iPod Nano was introduced on September 7, 2005 as a replacement for iPod Mini. It uses flash memory for storage. iPod Nano has gone through six models, or generations, since its introduction... , addresses an issue of deleting HDTV episodes when downloading, combines SDTV and HDTV episode downloads into a single list, improves checking for updates from the App Store ITunes Store The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States... , improves accessibility with VoiceOver VoiceOver VoiceOver is a screen reader built into Apple Inc.'s Mac OS X, iOS and iPod operating systems. By using VoiceOver, the user can access their Macintosh or iOS device based on spoken descriptions and, in the case of the Mac, the keyboard. The feature is designed to increase accessibility for blind... on Mac Macintosh The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a... s and with Windows Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal... , addresses problems syncing Genius results to iPod IPod iPod is a line of portable media players created and marketed by Apple Inc. The product line-up currently consists of the hard drive-based iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch, the compact iPod Nano, and the ultra-compact iPod Shuffle... and addresses a blue screen error Blue Screen of Death To forse a BSOD Open regedit.exe,Then search: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\i8042prt\ParametersThen make a new DWORD called "CrashOnCtrlScroll" And set the value to 1.... on Windows Vista Windows Vista Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs... when connecting an iPod IPod iPod is a line of portable media players created and marketed by Apple Inc. The product line-up currently consists of the hard drive-based iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch, the compact iPod Nano, and the ultra-compact iPod Shuffle... or iPhone IPhone The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007... to a computer. |
| 8.0.2 | 2008-11-20 | Addresses a quality issue creating MP3s on some computers. Fixes a connectivity issue with the iTunes Store when using some Internet proxies with Mac OS X Mac OS X Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems... . Improves accessibility with VoiceOver VoiceOver VoiceOver is a screen reader built into Apple Inc.'s Mac OS X, iOS and iPod operating systems. By using VoiceOver, the user can access their Macintosh or iOS device based on spoken descriptions and, in the case of the Mac, the keyboard. The feature is designed to increase accessibility for blind... . Support for iOS 2.2. |
| 8.1 | 2009-03-11 |
Support for the third generation iPod Shuffle IPod shuffle The iPod Shuffle is a digital audio player designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is the smallest model in Apple's iPod family, and was the first to use flash memory... , speed improvements for browsing large libraries and the iTunes Store, as well as 'preparing to sync' and 'optimizing photos' for syncing to iPods and iPhones, Party Shuffle has been replaced by iTunes DJ which now has the ability to receive requests for songs, the ability to import/convert files and CDs to iTunes Plus format, better performance when downloading iTunes Plus songs, accessibility improvements, Genius has been expanded to cover TV shows and movies, refined parental controls and refined auto-fill options. Supports Multi-touch Multi-touch In computing, multi-touch refers to a touch sensing surface's ability to recognize the presence of two or more points of contact with the surface... gestures. |
| 8.1.1 | 2009-04-06 | Adds support for renting HD movies and provides a number of bug fixes, including addressing issues with VoiceOver and syncing with iPhone and iPod Touch. |
| 8.2 | 2009-06-01 | Supports iPhone 3GS IPhone 3GS -Camera:The iPhone 3GS features an improved 3 megapixel camera manufactured by OmniVision. In addition to the higher megapixel count, it also features auto-focus, auto white balance and auto macro and is capable of capturing VGA video... and iOS 3.0 Software Update for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Includes many accessibility improvements and bug fixes. |
| 8.2.1 | Provides a number of important bug fixes and addresses an issue with verification of Apple devices. The latter refers to the disabling of iTunes' ability to sync with the Palm Pre Palm Pre The Palm Pre is a multimedia smartphone designed and marketed by Palm with a multi-touch screen and a sliding keyboard. The smartphone was the first to use Palm's Linux based mobile operating system, webOS... ; the Pre has a feature called "MediaSync" which allowed version 8.2 to register and sync songs and videos between iTunes and the Pre. This functionality has since been restored with the latest version of webOS. Bundled with Mac OS X v10.6 Mac OS X v10.6 Mac OS X Snow Leopard is the seventh major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers.Snow Leopard was publicly unveiled on June 8, 2009 at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference... . This is the last version that fully supports Macs with a G3 processor. |
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| 9.0 | New UI and redevelopment of the iTunes Store using WebKit WebKit WebKit is a layout engine designed to allow web browsers to render web pages. WebKit powers Google Chrome and Apple Safari and by October 2011 held over 33% of the browser market share between them. It is also used as the basis for the experimental browser included with the Amazon Kindle ebook... . Genius Mixes were added, as were Home Sharing, iTunes LP ITunes LP iTunes LP is a format for interactive album artwork introduced by Apple Inc. on the 9 September 2009. It is similar to the CMX format being developed by the 4 major record labels, and operates within the iTunes 9 software, allowing the user to view multimedia elements alongside the music... s and iTunes Extras. Support for activation/syncing of iPod touch (late 2009). Music is automatically added to the library from a watched folder. The shopping cart in the Store has been removed, now only 1-Click 1-Click 1-Click, also called one-click or one-click buying, is the technique of allowing customers to make online purchases with a single click, with the payment information needed to complete the purchase already entered by the user previously. More particularly, it allows an online shopper using an... purchases can be made. Some compatibility issues with the iPod Classic. |
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| 9.0.1 | Resolves issues browsing the iTunes Store. Addresses a performance issue where iTunes may become unresponsive. Fixes a problem where iTunes may unexpectedly quit. Fixes a problem syncing Podcasts in playlists to iPod or iPhone. Fixes a problem sorting albums with multiple discs. Addresses an issue with the Zoom button (and, for Mac, keyboard shortcut Cmd+Ctrl+Z) not switching to Mini Player. Improves application syncing for iPod touch and iPhone. Genius is now automatically updated to show Genius Mixes. Improved Aero Snap Performance (Windows 7). | |
| 9.0.2 | Supports Apple TV software version 3.0, background color for Grid View, and Windows 7 support. | |
| 9.0.3 | No longer ignores "Remember password for purchases" setting, addresses problems with syncing smart playlists and podcasts with iPod, resolves problem recognizing when iPod is connected, and addresses issues that affect stability and performance. | |
| 9.1 | Adds support for iPad IPad The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and... , adds the ability to sync and organize downloaded books between iPad and the iTunes library, and Genius Mixes can now be renamed, rearranged, or removed. "Applications" are renamed "Apps". |
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| 9.1.1 | Addresses several stability issues with VoiceOver VoiceOver VoiceOver is a screen reader built into Apple Inc.'s Mac OS X, iOS and iPod operating systems. By using VoiceOver, the user can access their Macintosh or iOS device based on spoken descriptions and, in the case of the Mac, the keyboard. The feature is designed to increase accessibility for blind... , a usability issue with VoiceOver and Genius Mixes, issues with converting songs to 128 kbit/s AAC while syncing, addresses a conflict with some third-party software which may cause iTunes for Windows to unexpectedly quit and other issues that improve stability and performance. |
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| 9.2 | Added ability to sync with iPhone 4 IPhone 4 The iPhone 4 is a touchscreen slate smartphone developed by Apple Inc. It is the fourth generation iPhone, and successor to the iPhone 3GS. It is particularly marketed for video calling , consumption of media such as books and periodicals, movies, music, and games, and for general web and e-mail... . Also added ability to sync and read books with iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 4 and iBooks IBooks iBooks is an e-book application by Apple Inc. It was announced in conjunction with the iPad on January 27, 2010, and was released for the iPhone and iPod Touch in mid-2010, as part of the iOS 4 update. At that time, it was described by Apple as being available only in the United States... 1.1. Added ability to organize and sync PDF documents as books, and to read PDFs with iBooks 1.1 on iPad and any iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 4. Added option to organize your apps on iOS 4 home screens into folders using iTunes. Speed up back-ups while syncing an iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 4. Album artwork improvements make artwork appear more quickly when exploring your library. |
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| 9.2.1 | Disables older versions of some incompatible third-party plug-ins. Addresses minor issues with dragging and dropping items. Addresses a performance issue when first syncing to some devices with iTunes 9.2. Addresses an issue upgrading to iOS 4 on an iPhone or iPod touch with encrypted back-ups. Addresses other issues that improve stability and performance. | |
| 10.0 | Adds new social networking layer named "Ping". Adds support for iPod shuffle 4G, iPod nano 6G, iPod touch 4G, and Apple TV (late 2010). Renamed AirTunes to AirPlay. Adds visual improvements to list view. Improves performance. Adds additional support for VoiceOver Kit for iPod. Break compatibility with iTunes Server found on many NAS. New application icon. | |
| 10.0.1 | Replace Genius sidebar with Ping sidebar. Bug fixes. Restore recognition of iTunes Server found on NAS Server. | |
| 10.1 | Bug fixes. Streaming to AirTunes speakers working again. Adds Twitter Twitter Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July... connectivity to Ping. Adds printing support and support for devices running iOS 4.2. |
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| 10.1.1 | Addresses music video playback and sync issues. Fixes issues where iTunes unexpectedly quits when deleting a playlist with iTunes Sidebar displayed, and when connecting an iPod IPod iPod is a line of portable media players created and marketed by Apple Inc. The product line-up currently consists of the hard drive-based iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch, the compact iPod Nano, and the ultra-compact iPod Shuffle... to a PowerPC PowerPC PowerPC is a RISC architecture created by the 1991 Apple–IBM–Motorola alliance, known as AIM... Mac. |
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Improves stability and performance, and adds support for CDMA iPhone 4. |
| 10.2 | Adds support for iPad 2 IPad 2 The iPad 2 is the second and current generation of the iPad, a tablet computer designed, developed and marketed by Apple. It serves primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, presentations and web content, and is available in black or white... , and iOS 4.3. Improves Home Sharing, allowing browsing and playback of entire iTunes libraries on devices running iOS 4.3, and brings back the colored icons in the Preferences window. |
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| 10.2.1 | No details about this update were released; presumably a bug, security, and/or stability fix. | |
| 10.2.2 | Fixes an issue with unresponsive iPad IPad The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and... syncing. Fixes an issue with slow syncing of photos on iPhone IPhone The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007... , iPad IPad The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and... , and iPod touch IPod Touch The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, handheld game console, and Wi-Fi mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line... . Fixes an issue with video previews skipping while playing on the iTunes Store ITunes Store The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States... . Improves stability and performance. |
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| 10.3 | Adds support for iTunes in the Cloud (beta), allowing automatic downloading of purchased content between iTunes ITunes iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.... and iOS devices, and downloading previously purchased music. Adds support for iBookstore on the iTunes Store ITunes Store The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States... . |
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| 10.3.1 | Fixes iOS device syncing bug that occurred to some users while syncing the device. | |
| 10.4 | Adds support for Mac OS X Lion Mac OS X Lion Mac OS X Lion is the eighth and current major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers.... . It now allows users to take advantage of the Full-Screen App capability. GUI Gui Gui or guee is a generic term to refer to grilled dishes in Korean cuisine. These most commonly have meat or fish as their primary ingredient, but may in some cases also comprise grilled vegetables or other vegetarian ingredients. The term derives from the verb, "gupda" in Korean, which literally... slightly improved. Better integration with Windows Vista Windows Vista Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs... and Windows 7 (Aero effects support). Many Windows users originally experienced problems with the iCloud purchased music feature on the iTunes Store soon after this update. |
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| 10.4.1 | Fixes a problem where the media keys on non-Apple keyboards work inconsistently. Addresses issues with adding artwork to songs and videos. Resolves an issue which causes unresponsiveness when purchasing an HD movie. Fixes a problem where iTunes takes longer to open after waking the computer from sleep. Addresses issues with VoiceOver support. | |
| 10.5 | Adds support for iPhone 4S IPhone 4S The iPhone 4S is a touchscreen slate smartphone developed by Apple Inc. It is the fifth generation of the iPhone, a device that combines a widescreen iPod with a touchscreen, mobile phone, and internet communicator. It retains the exterior design of its predecessor, iPhone 4, but is host to a range... , iCloud ICloud iCloud is a cloud storage and cloud computing service from Apple Inc. announced on June 6, 2011 at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference . The service allows users to store data such as music files on remote computer servers for download to multiple devices such as iPhones, iPods, iPads, and... , iTunes in the Cloud, Wi-Fi Syncing, and iOS 5. QuickTime for Windows QuickTime QuickTime is an extensible proprietary multimedia framework developed by Apple Inc., capable of handling various formats of digital video, picture, sound, panoramic images, and interactivity. The classic version of QuickTime is available for Windows XP and later, as well as Mac OS X Leopard and... no longer bundled in the iTunes installer. Many users have had issues with MP3 playback on computers with processors that lack SSE2 SSE2 SSE2, Streaming SIMD Extensions 2, is one of the Intel SIMD processor supplementary instruction sets first introduced by Intel with the initial version of the Pentium 4 in 2001. It extends the earlier SSE instruction set, and is intended to fully supplant MMX. Intel extended SSE2 to create SSE3... instructions. Because of an oversight, the help wasn't originally available in this version. |
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| 10.5.1 | Adds support for iTunes Match |