Apple® Wednesday announced the new iTunes® for Mac® and PC featuring a completely redesigned player, seamless integration with iCloud®, and a new look for the popular online music, apps, TV and movie stores. The new iTunes is coming in October and will feature a simpler and cleaner interface that keeps your favorite iTunes content at the forefront. With iCloud integration, your music, movie and TV purchases made on any of your iOS devices or computers is conveniently displayed in your iTunes library on your Mac or PC, available anytime you want them. The redesigned iTunes Store®, App Store℠ and iBookstore℠ have been rethought to make buying your favorite content on your iPhone®, iPad®, iPod touch®, Mac or PC simpler than ever.
The redesigned iTunes features a full-window interface on your Mac or PC
that’s simpler and cleaner, always keeping your favorite content in
front of you. The new library view makes it easier to view your music,
TV shows and movies, allowing you to click on the category of content
you want to browse and that’s all you will see. The expandable album
view allows you to see track listings for an individual album, while
letting you continue to browse your music library. The new search
feature searches across your entire iTunes library, including music,
movies and TV shows. The re-imagined MiniPlayer makes it easy to control
your music with a small tool bar, you can skip to the next song or
search for something new to play—all without having to open your
library. Up Next is a fun new way to see what songs are coming up and
queue songs or albums you want to hear next.
With iCloud, all of your iTunes purchases are in the cloud and can be accessed from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, PC or Apple TV®. The new iTunes features seamless integration with iCloud, which automatically puts all of your purchases into your library on your Mac or PC, regardless of which device you used to make the purchase. iCloud also remembers where you are in your favorite movies or TV shows no matter which device you’re viewing on.
The redesigned iTunes Store, App Store and iBookstore feature a clean design that makes shopping easier and more fun. Featured content is showcased right at the top and easy-to-browse shelves serve up popular music, movies and TV show choices. You also have a preview history that shows you all of the music, movies and TV shows you’ve sampled. iCloud keeps your preview history across all of your devices. Additionally, users can preview 90 second clips of songs while continuing to browse the store.
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