Where is iTunes Match in the Settings app in iOS8.4?

Question

Level 1

28 points

Where is iTunes Match in the Settings app in iOS8.4?

I'm not really sure whether this is an issue with iTunes Match, or the new Apple Music app.

I cannot find any controls for iTunes Match in the Settings app in iOS8.4 on my iPhone 6. This used to be found in Settings->Music.

As a result of this I cannot toggle the setting which used to be there that controlled whether I would see all my music in the Music app, or only the music which was downloaded to the phone.

The problem this causes is that in the Music app I now see all of my (large) iTunes Match library.

(In Settings->Music there is a toggle for 'iCloud Music Library'. I have turned that off but I still see my whole library)

I often want to only play local music, either because I'm in an area of inconsistent mobile data coverage, or simple because my tariff has limited data which I don't want to exceed.

The only way I can be sure of seeing just the local music is by putting the phone into Airplane mode, but that's not a good solution.

iPhone 6, iOS 8.4, 128GB

Posted on Jul 4, 2015 11:43 AM

Reply

Answer 1

Best reply

Markmat Author

Level 1

28 points

Jul 4, 2015 11:49 AM in response to Markmat

I've just partially answered my own question...

In the Music app, when tapping the list heading to switch between 'Artists', 'Albums' etc. there is a toggle in there for 'Show Music Available Offline'.

So I've solved the main problem, but I'm still not sure whether I should see iTunes Match in Settings somewhere.

Reply

Answer 2

djsparky

Level 1

0 points

Jul 6, 2015 7:12 AM in response to Markmat

THANK YOU

I just spent 30mins trying to find this

I agree, where is the itunes match setting though?

Reply

Answer 3

Jul 6, 2015 7:44 AM in response to djsparky

From what I can tell, it now shows up in a setting in Music called "iTunes Cloud Library."

Reply

Answer 4

gui0123

Level 1

4 points

Jul 6, 2015 4:27 PM in response to Markmat

Hy everyone,

Same problem for me... and I don't have your "solution", I just can choose to see "songs I bought on iTunes". I can't activate any iTunes Match on the new app Music on 8.4 ... Just downgrading back to iOS8.3... that's bad, really unhappy to pay for a service that disappeared.

Reply

Answer 5

Jul 6, 2015 4:48 PM in response to Markmat

When you added apple music, you iTunes match options go away. If you drop apple music later, you will have your itunes match options back on.

Reply

Answer 6

Brskiz

Level 2

265 points

Jul 6, 2015 5:31 PM in response to Markmat

iTunes Match is now referred to iCloud Music Library. This covers cloud service for either platform your using. Canceling Apple Music means hopefully you kept iTunes Match and that will function similar as before but under the name iCloud Music Library. Remember, Apple Music is really a rental service for streaming music. Canceling that service removes all music from your device except what you purchased in the iTunes store. Keeping iTunes Match is suggested to ensure any CD's, etc that you uploaded will be safely stored. Unless you plan on keeping Apple Music for all eternity. Not likely so Match will cover you.

Reply

Answer 7

Jul 6, 2015 9:53 PM in response to Markmat

Thank You!

Reply

Answer 8

atro

Level 1

0 points

Jul 12, 2015 10:22 AM in response to Markmat

When I go to settings>music and turn OFF show apple music, then go down to library (same screen) and turn ON icloud Music library, this is now what was known as iTunes Match...

Reply

Answer 9

Jul 13, 2015 4:55 PM in response to Markmat

You now have two options in iTunes > Preferences > General, one to "Show Apple Music" and one to use "iCloud Music Library".
You still have Genius available under Account
You still have iTunes Match available (it is not the same as iCloud Music Library)
If you uncheck "iCloud Music Library" and sign out under Account > Sign Out you will see both the "Turn On / Update Genius" and "iTunes Match..." options under Account.
When you turn iTunes Match ON, it will also check the iCloud Music Library option, because that is where iTunes Match stores its music library

What I'm having a problem with (and I'm not the only one) is that when I try and turn iTunes Match ON, I eventually end up with a 4010 error saying it had trouble updating Genius. The iCloud Music Library checkbox always reverts to OFF at this point. I can use Apple Music, and I can still update Genius, but on the machine in question, iTunes Match is not working, I cannot select "iCloud Music Library" and although I can unhide and show the iTunes column called iCloud Download, I cannot show/unhide the column that should be there called "iCloud Status".

Reply