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Q: iTunes Match in iOS 6 does NOT stream

In June, many reported that in iOS 6, iTunes Match streams, and will download if you press the cloud button.  Well, it's not the way the app works.  I checked my "about" setting on my iPhone 4and had zero songs, and 3.7 GB of free space.  I turned on iTunes match.  It took a bit of time to recognize my 20,000 songs.  I then played a bunch of songs (and not all of the album art showed).  When I finished, I went back to "about" and it had 15 songs and my free space was down to 3.5 GB.  I then turned off iTunes match, and, after a few minutes, went back to "about" and the songs were gone (back to zero) and my free space was back to 3.7 GB.  It is not a true streaming service.  ****, Amazon's Cloud player for iOS works great, and the album art shows up immediately (unlike what I just experienced with iTunes Match -- perhaps it had to do with so many songs in iTunes).  Very disappointing, Apple.  The Apple TV streams (it used to have a hard drive in it but it was changed to a streaming service), why not make iTunes match the same.

 

I use an app called Orb, which allows me to stream from my MacPro over wifi and 3G.  It's a bit slow to start, because it has to go from my iOS device, to the Orb service, to my MacPro and back.  But it works.  If Apple doesn't change iTunes Match to a true streaming service, then I will drop it.  No use to me.

 

Anyone have a similar experience?

Mac OS X (10.7.4), Three PCs in the storage room collecting dust

Posted on Sep 20, 2012 7:07 PM

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  • by fmirbod,

    fmirbod fmirbod Feb 14, 2013 8:45 PM in response to Only XM
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    Feb 14, 2013 8:45 PM in response to Only XM

    I just realized a setting that solved my streaming problem (which may have been oversight on my part although I could have sworn I tried everything to solve it). I thought the streaming worked as soon as I enabled iTunes match but somehow went south after a little while. This is actually a setting to allow iTunes match to stream over cellular. 

    Go to Settings/iTunes & App Stores and turn on "Use Cellular Data" and Match streaming works.  Make sure you're data plan supports this or you'll overshoot and get a penalty charge.

  • by GlennW1971,

    GlennW1971 GlennW1971 May 29, 2013 2:19 PM in response to fmirbod
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    May 29, 2013 2:19 PM in response to fmirbod

    I for one do not like itunes match because it does not stream within the cloud. Only from itunes to atv. Which fine becaue I have an atv but, Itunes match is not a music locker hich is why i like Amazon Cloud, it is a music and it will stream within he cloud fromy your ipad to your atv and you don't have to hav any song loaded on to your iphone/ipad to do this but, you have to use their player to use this feature which is fine because thir UI is so much better than Apples. But I love apples eco system. I just wo't subscribe to itunes match because I don't trust their cloud service at all. Plus once you buy something you canot delete anything. With Amazon you can.

  • by selder,

    selder selder Jul 5, 2013 9:45 AM in response to Demogue
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    Jul 5, 2013 9:45 AM in response to Demogue

    you're crystal clear and you're RIGHT !!!!

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