How to play my itunes music when offline

Question

Hello there, I just recently got my new ipad, but whenever i go out, I cant seem to play my movies or music in offline mode, which really annoys me, is there a way of playing music or movies without having net, would love to know how to.
Kind Regards,
Passive.

Answer 1

You either sync your iPad to your computer's iTunes library (which does not require you to remain connected to the internet because they're transferred right to the iPad from your computer), or you use iTunes Match (a paid service) which requires an internet connection, but only for items which have not yet been downloaded from iCloud.
If you're not using iTunes Match, disregard the difference.  I suspect that you don't use it, and what you're seeing are iTunes purchases which you have not synced from your computer's library -- if they're not installed on the iPad, they'll appear on the iPad with a cloud next to them and if you want to play them then they have to be downloaded, which of course requires an internet connection.
I find it best to always keep the computer's iTunes library current, and to sync the iPad to the library to keep it current too.  If you buy something from the computer, but have not yet synced it to the iPad, you can download it to the iPad (internet) if you want, or sync to the computer to load it (no internet).
If you are using iTunes Match, then not everything may be located on the iPad and thus you'll need an internet connection to download the item for playback.