I just updated iTunes software to 12.2.2.25. Suddenly all the background color on my playlist displays what ever it wants, usually the color of the first album's artwork like magenta pink. I just want it plain...you know like white. How do I change this auto color background and keep it from defaulting to the album artwork? Very frustrating.
Thanks for any help
iPod nano, Windows 8
If you do a double click on that album artwork square, a pop up iTunes panel showing "This PC > Pictures" should appear. Go in there to wherever you put the .jpg you created and click on it. Then click "open". That should substitute the .jpg for what had been in the square.
Do this for each playlist. Then sync your playlists to your iphone.
I assume that you have already first done "Edit>Preferences>General" and unchecked the "Use custom colors etc." box?
Hi Dwhatty,
Great news!! It worked!! thanks so much for your explanation. I have finally have all the playlists with white background. Much appreciated. V
Thanks a bunch for this info. I can hardly read the color red, so it was really giving me problems. Now it's fixed, thanks to you!!!
Thanks for this tip, AlDurante - that's all I want: plain, readable text in a list!
I am using the iPhone 6s Plus, and can't see where i find 'edit'? I'm really confused, like what app do I go into? Please can someone give me more detail to use on a iPhone? Thankyou X
What would be nice is if Apple gave us a color wheel beside the picture box so we could change colors easily.
Under Edit, click on "preferences". Under the general tab next to 'views' deselect "use custom colors for open albums, movies etc."
How come when i look at my preferences on the general tab, there's no "views" option?
It would seem that as of iTunes 12.5.1.21 that "feature" has been removed along with the coloured playlist backgrounds too.
I don't see what you're on about? Could you explain to me on this image where "use custom colors for open albums, movies etc." is? Is your explanation only for PC users and not Mac users?
Yes, First of all the new version of iTunes does not have this option available anymore. The script writers at Apple made iTunes idiot proof and therefore taken away another one of our options in doing so.
You see people didn't want to take the time to look up certain tricks and hacks for iTunes but instead complain about the way their playlist looked so instead of changing the default when writing the software, Apple just removed it altogether. Here is the image you are seeking but can only be found in the last 12.4.3 or earlier versions and not anything after this like the 12.5..
Hope this helps someone.
Apple seems to push things on people more and more as their default mode. Uncle Stevie's little walled garden is getting more and more claustrophobic.
I have this problem at the moment after updating to version 12.6.1.25 except the view option to use colors is missing any ideas?
What now?? There's no option like that anymore they canceled it as apple cancels every good or any visual feature
kaioke:
Did you not read the post by RLNTEX?
Changing playlist background color itunes in ver.12.2.2.25
