How to Remove "Love" or Heart Icon in iTunes

Could someone please tell me how to unfollow this thread which has lost sight of the OP question. Thanks.

Try clearing the tick by the 'Following' at the top of the page

Cheers. However I don't see "Following" at the top of page - or any threads come to that.

osx 10.10.4.

Cheers anyway.

You still haven't explained how this heart icon differs from the star icons. You maintain there is a difference due to privacy agreements, that dictates that the star system cannot be used to determine musical tastes but that the heart system can be. However, you are unable to point to where that difference is and instead insult. Personally I think you are a blowhard that hasn't got a clue, but will give you the benefit of the doubt and simply ask once more where it says in any iTunes software agreement that using the hearts gives Apple the ability to determine musical taste where the star system does not. Remember I've already linked above to where an Apple engineer specifically says that our ratings, purchases, and plays determine the genius playlists.

Genius is an opt-in program, I'm not sure how you're having trouble understanding that.

If you're not using it, they cannot use that information. It's in their license agreement, as I linked to show you.

I don't know where the heart system ToU is, mainly because I don't know what it's called. Obviously they have put a clause somewhere to use it otherwise it would be illegal- unless you really think Apple is illegally accessing information outside of their licensed rights? I don't have the time or the inclination to go chasing it down for you, but clearly they CAN use that info (since that's the point of the system) which makes your point irrelevant anyways.

Seems like you just weren't comfortable with your ignorance of the subject being pointed out. Sorry if I hurt your feelings.

To sum it up in simple terms:

1) They can't use your ratings or playcount without your express permission. This is clearly stated in the privacy agreement, even though you're having some trouble figuring out the difference between technical information and personal information.

2) Genius gives them permission to use this information

3) Heart/love obviously gives them permission to use this due to how the system functions. I don't need to prove this, it says it right on the tin.

Clicking the heart icon is also an opt-in thing just as the star rating is. You aren't obliged to use them.

3) Heart/love obviously gives them permission to use this due to how the system functions. I don't need to prove this, it says it right on the tin.

You say that but you don't know where on "the tin" it might be. In other words you are making stuff up, and being insulting. Having been called on your nonsense you are now blowing smoke.

To recap: the T&C for the iTunes software has clauses about sharing your iTunes library data with Apple. There are no extra clauses added for this GUI element clicking on it just adds more data to your library. If you have agreed to share your data then you have already agreed to share your plays and rating and that ought to give the same data as the heart icon.

Why doesn't this information appear in the iTunes Help ? It shows how to turn on star ratings and lists the other symbols used in the application , but not this.

I think everyone's overthinking this.

5 stars is too vague. What's the difference between 5 and 4? between 1 and 2? Is one star I really hate this, or is that no star? You know what you mean by 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, but there is no way to know if that's the same thing as my 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

So the heart means - essentially - I'm interested in more like this. With the Heart you can tell Apple something useful. With the stars you keep your own personal rating system that Apple doesn't have to guess about. Best of both worlds. How hard is that to understand?

The heart is a meaningless, redundant UI construct. What is the difference between rating a song 5 stars and rating it a heart? What does it mean if you rate a song 1 star, yet give it a heart?

> I think everyone's overthinking this. 5 stars is too vague. What's the difference between 5 and 4? between 1 and 2? Is one star I really hate this, or is that no star?

Perhaps you're not thinking hard enough? The difference between 5 stars and 4 is you like the song with 4 stars a bit less than the one with 4 stars. The difference between 1 star and 2 is you like the song with 2 stars a bit more than the one with 1 star. One star means you don't like it. No stars means you haven't rated it yet.

Apple could have just as easily included a preference along the lines of: "Play more songs that I have rated 1/2/3/4/5 stars or higher".

Perhaps you're not thinking hard enough? The difference between 5 stars and 4 is you like the song with 4 stars a bit less than the one with 4 stars. The difference between 1 star and 2 is you like the song with 2 stars a bit more than the one with 1 star. One star means you don't like it. No stars means you haven't rated it yet.

And there, my friends is a prefect example of...

You know what you mean by 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, but there is no way to know if that's the same thing as my 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

See, in my system, 0 stars means I hate it, not that I haven't rated it yet. 4 stars doesn't mean I like the song less that other other songs, but could mean I have multiple versions of the same song, sometimes even by the same artist, 5 star might be a preferred version of the that song...

Not saying your system is better or worse than mine, but my point is that it's idiosyncratic.

It's daunting to think about rating or "hearting" the 16,000 songs in my iTunes library. Indeed, I'm trying to think of one change made to iTunes in the past several years that I've found useful. More often than not, I'm trying to figure out how to turn off these new "features."

It's daunting to think about rating or "hearting" the 16,000 songs in my iTunes library

Then don't do it. It's not compulsory. It's not a requirement. New features get added to apps all the time. If they're of no interest to you, just don't use them.

Obviously, I'm well aware that I don't have to use the heart system. My point is that many of these features actually clutter up the interface and are not useful for many users (especially those who don't use the iTunes store).

Go to iTunes store, search for songs of concern, and then make sure they are not loved when played in iTunes store. Found this to be the problem after attempting to add songs to apple music from iTunes store by 'loving' them. This is not a work-around!

Thank you, as crazy as it sounded, it worked! I right clicked on the heart column and then re-added the column and the heart flag was removed from the song