CASWINSON
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Q: Suggestion on iTunes Radio/Play local music mixed with streaming

I like iTunes radio but it has some flaws.

 

Since there is tight intergration to your iTunes library and the store, why not have an option to allow iTunes Radio to play local songs if they come up in the shuffle on iTunes Radio? This would save some bandwidth for people, save cost to Apple from having to stream a local and redundant song,

 

It's annoying to see, when you favorite a song, that you already have on the local that it lists the price and suggests you "buy it". iTunes Radio should recognize that I already own it. I could see this being tough if the person doesn't have iTunes Match, but if they do, like I do, it should never suggest that you "buy" a song you already have.

iPhone 5, iOS 7

Posted on Sep 22, 2013 3:29 PM

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Q: Suggestion on iTunes Radio/Play local music mixed with streaming

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  • by ebattenberg,

    ebattenberg ebattenberg Oct 25, 2013 3:11 PM in response to CASWINSON
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    Oct 25, 2013 3:11 PM in response to CASWINSON

    I'm really hoping they'll add this down the road.  Obviously iTunes Radio knows from Match you like certain songs when you already own them, so it's gonna be more likely to play those songs.  It's a little ridiculous to use cellular data to play songs that already exist locally.