For $25 a year, Apple’s i. Tunes Match service lets you match or upload up to 100,000 tracks from your Mac’s library (or libraries) to i. Cloud Music Library, where you can then stream or download said tracks — DRM-free — to up to nine of your other devices (a total of 10).
There’s much more to i. Tunes Match than mobile music: it’s an excellent backup service, and it’s an exceptionally easy way to upgrade your i. Tunes library too. That’s not bad for £21.99 per year.
Why do I need itunes match?
, i Tunes Match is part of the Apple i. Cloud suite of web-based services. With it, you can upload your music collection to your i. Cloud Music Library and share it with other devices using the same Apple ID. i. Tunes Match makes it easy to access all of your music on any compatible device.
, about i, and tunes match., i Tunes Match adds all of your music to your i. Cloud Music Library 1 using i. Tunes on a Mac or PC. To access your music from all of your devices, turn on i. Cloud Music Library on each device. To subscribe to i. Tunes Match, you need i. Tunes 10.5.2 or later on your Mac or PC. Get the latest version of i, and tunes.
1 The music you purchased from the i. Tunes Store is automatically part of your i. Cloud Music Library., 2 i Tunes Match scans your i. Tunes library to catalog the songs in it. 3 Apple uploads music in your i. Tunes library that isn’t available in the i. Tunes Store from your computer to your i. Cloud Music Library.
, i Tunes Match uploads your music library from the Apple Music app on your Mac or i. Tunes for Windows on your PC. Then you can access your music library on all of your devices that have Sync Library turned on. To subscribe to i. Tunes Match, update your Mac to the latest version of mac, and os.
Is iTunes Match a good alternative to streaming services?
If streaming services don’t appeal to you, but having on-the-go access to your local music library does, i. Tunes Match appears to be a good alternative option., and other questions? Any other questions about i. Tunes Match vs Apple Music?
Should you subscribe to Apple Music or iTunes Match?
If you want access to Apple’s gigantic subscription streaming library and your music library available across all your devices, subscribe to Apple Music. Unlike Apple Music, i. Tunes Match has no music subscription aspect — the $24.99 a year cost is solely for activating and maintaining your i. Cloud Music Library.
Is iTunes Match safe to listen to music?
, i Tunes Match will match your personal music collection with high-quality DRM-free versions so you can listen to them from i. Cloud Music Library. Always back up your music collection. Even if all of your music is stored in i. Cloud, you should never assume that it’s safe. Back it up before canceling or signing up for i, and tunes match .
How do I join Apple Music and iTunes Match?
Learn more about joining Apple Music., i Tunes Match adds all of your music to your i. Cloud Music Library 1 using i. Tunes on a Mac or PC. To access your music from all of your devices, turn on i. Cloud Music Library on each device. To subscribe to i. Tunes Match, you need i. Tunes 10.5.2 or later on your Mac or PC.