HT4914 How is ITunes Match different than simply being a iCloud user?

I have an iCloud account which seems to get my music to all my devices. How is iTunes Match different aside from storage in the cloud?

iCloud only allows you to redownload your music purchases whilst it remains in your country's store. With iTunes Match you can also upload your music from other sources (e.g. copied from CDs) and have it available in the cloud on your other devices/computers.
About iTunes Match : http://www.apple.com/itunes/itunes-match/

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HT4914 how cancel itunes match suscription

How do I cancel itunes match suscription?

iCloud only allows you to redownload your music purchases whilst it remains in your country's store. With iTunes Match you can also upload your music from other sources (e.g. copied from CDs) and have it available in the cloud on your other devices/computers.
About iTunes Match : http://www.apple.com/itunes/itunes-match/

HT4914 How does iTunes match work with multiple Apple IDs?

I am trying to set up an iTunes Match account that complies the music of my whole family so that we can all acceess it from our devices. First, is it possible to upload music from multiple apple IDs and / or devices. And is it possible to then access the iTunes match library from multiple apple IDs? I know you can access the muysic from up to 10 devices but do they all have to be logged into the same apple ID to do so? Thanks for the help

You'll need to have the music on a computer or an external drive connected to it.
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HT4914 How can itunes match be increased in size from the current 25000 limit?

Does anyone know if Apple intend on increasing the current limit of 25000 tracks in Itunes Match?

Hi thehudsonsuk,
No we don't. We are just users like you....
Cheers,
GB

My email (sign-in) and password for iTunes is different than my email (sign-in) and password for iCloud. How do I change my sign in and password so they are the same for both iTunes and iCloud without losing my iTunes content?

My email (sign-in) and password for iTunes is different than my email (sign-in) and password for iCloud. How do I change my sign in and password so they are the same for both iTunes and iCloud without losing my iTunes content?

Hey Lakedrive442,
It sounds like you have changed your Apple ID which you use with iTunes. If so there are several places you may need to update it as outlined in this article.
Apple ID: What to do after you change your Apple ID - Apple Support
Of course some might not apply, but many might.
Thank you for thinking of Apple Support Communities for your support needs.
Nubz

HT5637 How does itunes match sync playlists?

How does itunes match sync playlists between my computer, ipad and ipod?

It will tell you that the library exceeds the limit and will not proceed. So if you have more than the 25k limit (and keep in mind that iTunes Store purchases do not count against this limit) the only way you can use iTM is to move some music out of the library to get under the limit before signing up for the service.

HT204406 Is there a way to down load specific, individual songs on my iphone 5 or ipad 2, through iTunes Match, rather than having to download the entire album in the Cloud?

Is there a way to down load specific, individual songs on my iphone 5 or ipad 2, through iTunes Match, rather than having to download the entire album in the Cloud?

Begin by tapping on the Settings app.
Scroll to the Store menu and tap that.
This is where you can manage your Automatic Download settings. You can control Music, Apps, and Books (if you have the iBooks app installed) here. Slide to On any of the kinds of files you want iCloud to automatically download to your device.

How is itunes match working for yall?

how is itunes match working fr yall?

I'm using Match with my work computer, my home computer and our AppleTV.
Match works well with the ATV. I can now listen to nearly all of my libary without having a computer turned on and running iTunes.
Overall My experience has been an 8 out of 10.     Dissapointing. I have come to expect Apple to deliver a consistant 10.   If you haven't purchased match yet, I recommend you wait a few months.
All of my music is legal. iTunes store, CD rips, direct purchase from Artist's website and a few legal frebies from an Artist's website.
The initial match took days. I'm not counting that agasint Apple though. I've got a lot of music and a slow home connection. I still have about 100 tracks at home that need to upload.
Problems:
Duplicates.   Match gave me hundredes of duplicates.    --- At a minimum Match should be able to replace an old 128kbps DRM iTunes purchase with the 256k matched version.
Match also duplicated CD rips.   For example if I ripped a CD as ALAC, match gave me a 256kbps duplicate. It shouldn't.   Match has an annoying habbit of picking the lower quality version as the 'real' one and the ALAC as the duplicate.
I haven't had as many problems with lost information as others have reported, but I did have to go back and fix a few CD rips.
I fixed most of this by hand but it took hours.
Music that refuses to match at all. I still have dozens of tracks that won't match.   Mostly this is music I've purchase directly from a Band's website. The files are ALAC or FLAC converted to ALAC.   There doesn't seem to be any rule as to what will or will not match. Some albums matched a few tracks but not others.

How does iTunes match handle music that isn't available in iTunes?

How does iTunes match handle music that isn't available in iTunes?

Apple - iTunes - Match
iTunes Store: Subscribing to iTunes Match
iTunes Match on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

HT204074 How does iTunes match handle music that isn't available in iTunes?

How does iTunes match handle music that isn't available in iTunes?

Music in your iTunes library that isn't available at the iTunes Store is uploaded to your iCloud account.

How do I create different contacts lists for two iphone/users?

How do I create different contacts lists for two iphone/users?

Sorry. This doesn't make a lot of sense. Each iPhone user should have their own cloud accounts with which to sync contacts.
The iPhone is not a multi-user device.

HT4914 new to itunes match i thought hitting the cloud icon was how you played songs didnt relize it actually downloaded them to phone now my storage id about used up

how to i recover this space

Michael Allbritton wrote:
Yes, folks have gotten refunds even though the TOS says all sales are final. You'll need to contact iTunes Store support and politely make your case that you're just not satisfied with the service.
I've got kind of a radical suggestion, if you want to try it. In cases like you describe a full OS restore, then setting the iPhone up as a new device can fix all these little glitches. It is a lot of trouble, I know, but if you do want to use the service this is one method that should clear it all up for you.
Thank you, it's good to know that Apple does offer refunds. I want it to work, if it does what I would like the $25 would be more than worth it.
I thought clearing my music and starting up iTunes Match with an empty music library might do the equivalent of a full reset... I can't say I really feel like doing that, and I'm skeptical it would clear up all of the issues I've had (play counts, play lists, album art, data usage when I told it to bloody well not use the data).
Thanks for the input!

HT4914 I have Itunes Match but still get ads on Apple radio. How can I fix

ITunes Match is enabled but still get ads on Apple Radio channels. How can I fix?
thx,

Hey there Chriskir,
It sounds like you would like to delete all the songs from your iPad but still be able to access them in iTunes Match. You can delete all the songs from the Music section of your Usage in Settings by swiping your music left:
Settings > General > Usage
iPhone, iPad, and iPod: Understanding capacity
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1867
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the best,
Sterling

HT4914 I bought itunes match and when trying to turn it on in my iphone 5, it tells me I am not currently subscribed... how do I fix this??

I bought itunes match and when trying to turn it on in my iphone 5, it tells me I am not currently subscribed... how do I fix this??

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Settings > General > Restrictions, make sure you are allowed to make changes to accounts.

How does iTunes Match work - do I keep the music?

Hey guys! With iOS 7, I can finally stream my music that I downloaded/bought on iTunes directly from iCloud, which is really amazing because I can finally free up my storage on my iPhone. Now, the only songs I have to store are the ones that I bought from places other than iTunes and I'm actually thinking about subscribing iTunes Match for several reasons:
1. I don't just download music from iTunes, I sometimes also buy music on Amazon and Google Play.
2. The music I bought on Amazon somehow has lower volume(intensity level, i.e. not loud) sometimes.
3. I did rip and still rip some music from CDs and it would be great if iTune can match it and then I can just stream them from iCloud.
4. The quality of some of the music I ripped was not the highest quality and I would love to upgrade them without having to rip them all over again.
Now, here is my question. Will the songs stay if I only subscribe iTunes Match for a year only and then cancel the service? That means if I cancel the service a year later, can I still stream my music from iCloud? So the music I bought elsewhere is equivalent to the music I bought on iTunes (the music stays with my Apple ID). One more question, I heard that sometimes iTunes can't match your songs because the artist name or album name in your library are spelled or showed differently (',' rather than '/', "The" rather than "the"). If iTunes can find the right album artwork for my music, can I also assume it will match my songs without any problem? So all I have to do *if* iTunes can't find the music is to modify the artist name or/and album name?
That's it! Thank you in advance!

jerryroundel wrote:
Do you know how iTunes match the music? For example, I ripped the CD "Rent [Film Soundtrack]" and there are actually two discs, so I have two album names Disc 1 and Disc 2 while iTunes version only has one album and with different name of course ("Rent (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)"). In this case, will iTunes Match work?If not, is there anyway that I can make it work?
As I mentioned, ID3 tags are not a factor in whether a track will match or not. The service uses a small "sonic fingerprint" of the file which it compares against an online database. So your ripped album having a slightly different Album name than what is is in the iTunes Store actually will not have any effect on the tracks matching or not.
jerryroundel wrote:
Another thing is that I know I get to keep my music as long as it is in my HDD, but can I still stream my songs directly from iCloud after I cancel the subscription as if I bought them on iTunes?
No.

HT4914 How is ITunes Match different than simply being a iCloud user?

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