How do you get the Genius Sidebar back on iTunes 11. How is clicking on a arrow that sometimes you miss and it wants to rename the file an improvement. then I have to click 3 times deep to get to the hidden genius recommendations? Again explain to me how this is an improvement!!!
Try Ctrl + S
Thanks but i got that back, I want the one on the right side that showed the genius results.
Is Genius Turned on ?
Check via Upper Left Corner, hover on iTunes Store in the Flyout Box and see if Genius is Turned On
Yes its on, it part of the redesign the removed it again like in r10 of course it was back a week later when they got thousands of complaints about it. You have to hit a silly tiny arrow next to song then cllick again at genius results and then again to see them I mean how stupid is that. Genius was a way for them to make money why is it hidden!
Thanks for the suggestion though 🙂
Could not agree more that is really stupid!!! All this little clicking reeks of windows, which is why I left.
I can't believe Apple have taken off the Genius sidebar again!! Why they've done this after all the user complaints they got the first time they did it in itunes 10, I have no idea! It was a really useful feature which gave multiple song recommendations against each song in users' playlists, for users to purchase, which you would think was also good for Apple as it generated more business for them.
I spent ages trying to find it in itunes 11 and it's nowhere to be found. And Apple haven't even got the decency to inform the users in advance that they've taken it off, so that it would save people the time and frustration of having to look for it.
Bad move by Apple.
Just proves you can be a moron and still keep your job at Apple. I quess quality and customer care died with Steve RIP.
They alreay made this mistake with 10 and now they are doing it again!!!!
Genius Recommended Song List
I think I figured out how to access the genius Recommended Songs sidebar. This should help those of you who, like me, use genius to find new music from the iTunes Store, instead of just to create genius playlists. It appears that you CAN access my beloved Recommended Song list from iTunes 11...only NOT from your library's Songs page, but through the Albums or Artists pages.
1. Click on a song you want to see Genius Recommendations for so the song row is highlighted.
2. Go to either the Albums or Artists page by clicking the appropriate button at the top of the library screen.
3. Click "In The Store" at the top right of the new popup screen:
On the Albums Page:
On the Artists Page:
And, Voila! RECOMMENDED SONGS genius list. *Note, the Recommended Songs list is not song specific, but only Album or Artist Why is this? I HAVE NO IDEA. APPLE: FIX THIS.
Hope this helps!
Thankyou iBrarian =) very helpful.
This seems to be the only way to get to recommendations. Still like the old Genius sidebar though and it had more songs recommended.
iBrarian, you ARE a GENIUS ; ). Nice find and thanks! 🙂
*sigh* It's not perfect with the lesser reccomendations but it works. Man, Apple must really hate that genius sidebar or something 😝...
Genius Recommended Song List
I think I figured out how to access the genius Recommended Songs sidebar. This should help those of you who, like me, use genius to find new music from the iTunes Store, instead of just to create genius playlists. It appears that you CAN access my beloved Recommended Song list from iTunes 11...only NOT from your library's Songs page, but through the Albums or Artists pages.
1. Click on a song you want to see Genius Recommendations for so the song row is highlighted.
2. Go to either the Albums or Artists page by clicking the appropriate button at the top of the library screen.
3. Click "In The Store" at the top right of the new popup screen:
On the Albums Page:
On the Artists Page:
Great find ibrarian....I was going nuts for an hour before I saw your post...Thank you...I reposted it because there are a lot of us out here needing to know.
Are you on a mac? when I click on an album, I don't get the "In the Store" opiton.
Thank you iBrarian this was super helpful! Who knows why Apple is making it so hard for customers to find things on itunes especially something that is so popular. I thought updates were supposed to make things more user friendly...
How do you get the Genius Sidebar back on iTunes 11
