iTunes 10.5.1 password irritation
Upgraded iTunes 10.5.1, now when I open iTunes I have to enter my password twice. Why, and how to get around this???
I also had one day, yesterday, of only logging in once, today it's back to twice.
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For what it's worth: over on the Windows side I see one thread where someone is experiencing a signin popup about enabling automatic downloads every time they fire up iTunes, regardless if they sign in or just cancel out of the popup.
Is that what you are experiencing, or is the language you are seeing just the normal Apple ID sign in dealie?
If it is that ~enabling automatic downloads~ popup, I was presented with that popup twice right after the update to 10.5.1 on the Mac. After seeing it twice, I haven't seen it since. I'm left wondering if that popup is glitchy or whatever iTunes helper service those automatic downloads are tied to is buggy.
Details:
- I updated to iTunes 10.5.1 via Software Update late in the day on 11/15.
- iTunes loaded.
- iTunes seemed to already have my Apple ID noted in the upper right-hand corner where it normally is.
- Yet, in front of iTunes, was a popup window asking me to log in to enable automatic downloads.
- It looked legitimate and I did sign in, thinking that I'd use iTunes Match eventually and figuring that the popup was an opt-in bit necessary for either Match or the 10.5.1 update itself.
- Then, after signing in, iTunes / the updater / (?) brought up the same popup a second time. (????)
- It didn't seem to have any different language than the first, nor did it have a warning saying I'd fat-fingered my login the first time or the like. So, gritting my teeth, I signed in a second time.
- That's the last I've seen of it. iTunes isn't asking me to sign in again when I quit / open the application or cycle the system. If I do sign out of iTunes and then sing back in, the signin popup is the normal one, not the one about enabling automatic downloads -- so after seeing that one twice, it's now MIA.
- Also, if that sign in popup is indeed legitimate (but just glitchy?), I'm wondering what it actually does -- the normal iTunes signin doesn't say anything about automatic downloads, iTunes Match is something else you need to purchase, and within Preferences -> Store, the Automatic Downloads section just shows the three boxes of Music, Apps and Books as being unchecked.
Hopefully the others will have some ideas to help you out -- or similar experiences that may help shed more light on the situation.
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well, it seems like itunes is forgetting that we have associated our machines with downloads. Today, I opened itunes prefs, store, then turned books on. Then I went to itunes store prefs, and made sure my machine was associated:
I am finding the latest version of ITunes very annoying. No matter if I de-authorise and re authorise mymachine it still keeps asking me for a password to "Sign in to use this computer for automatic downloads". How can you fix this annoying bug??
I can remember previous versions of ITunes having the same problem. It looks like Apple developers have learnt nothing new and re use old code as opposed to fixing this very obvious bug once and for all. It’s really annoying that if you don’t enter a password or click cancel it will keep popping up looking for a password over ALL other programs. I would expect that in Windows 95.
Does Apple not understand the simple option of allowing saved passwords? It would be standard on a PC butforeign to Apple. I love my IPod touch and use it every day of the week but this annoying popup from Apple is a headache that plagues my laptop every day of the week!!!
I noticed a new box popping up asking to save password. Will have to try it on the next time..
also, I wonder if the original poster might update the title to reflect what is happening. I notice others creating new threads. I am hoping Apple (who occasionally reads these boards) might become aware of it a bit more if all the posts are in one place...
I have the same problem - asking me twice for my password. You can click the box marked "cancel", but it still happens again, and of course every time Ipen iTunes. It's driving me mad - among other things!
I am also experiencing this problem (Win 7 x64, iTunes 10.5.1).
I found that if you go to the store part of itunes and logout it will stop prompting untill you login to the store again.
How do you report bugs to Apple?
I Am Also Having The Same Problem With A New Lenovo Thinkpad Win 7 Professional X64 System and iTunes 10.5.1, SURE HOPE THAT APPLE WILL COME UP WITH A FIX AND VERY SOON!!
side note to my above post, just checked my desktop computer at home running Windows XP Professional SP3 and iTunes 10.5.1 and i launched itunes several time on that system and it never asked for my password so now i am wondering if this is an Windows 7 X64 And iTunes 10.5.1 issue only???
It is not Win 7 x64 only. People are reporting the problem on both Windows and OSX. There are more threads on this issue, here is one of them: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3524167?answerId=16870651022#16870651022
I am seeing this on two different MBP's now...
So sick of this bug. The worst thing is - you uncheck the box for auto downloads in preferences, and then when you fire itunes up the next time it's conveniently forgotten that you unchecked the box.
Hey apple - I'll press cancel for the next 40 years if I have to, I'm not signing in despite you trying to force me.
Submitted a bug report to them. Let's see if they allow logic to win rather than smashing their customers in the face with this major oversight.
anyone have any luck with yesterday's itunes update fixing this?
I didn't even know there was an update release, will try out now...
Just installed now, and the double pop-up happened again...?????
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For me the popups stopped with the update.
iTunes 10.5.1 password irritation