Jamvan
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iTunes

Q: iTunes 12.4 How to "Start Genius" from currently playing song?

Upgraded to iTunes 12.4 yesterday. I like the look of a lot of the changes and, as with every change, am getting used to the new location of some of the existing features/functions. One item that I used quite frequently that I can't seem to track down in the new UI/Contextual Menus is the ability to "Start Genius" from the currently playing song. I know how to create a Genius Playlist and it looks like "Genius Shuffle" is in the Controls Menu but it seems I've completely lost the ability to simply start Genius based on the currently playing song.

 

Has anyone figured this out yet?

iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)

Posted on May 18, 2016 8:21 AM

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Q: iTunes 12.4 How to "Start Genius" from currently playing song?

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  • by MFC0321,

    MFC0321 MFC0321 Jul 25, 2016 3:17 AM in response to Jamvan
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    Jul 25, 2016 3:17 AM in response to Jamvan

    This is a little late, but better late than never.  Maybe you've already figured it out, but I hadn't and came across this thread.  With a little more digging I have figured out how to make Genius Playlists off of a selected song now.  Select the song, go to File, New and select Playlist.

  • by DerSiedler,

    DerSiedler DerSiedler Jul 29, 2016 3:13 AM in response to Jamvan
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    Jul 29, 2016 3:13 AM in response to Jamvan

    I use Genius from time to time. And today was that day. And now the frustration. AGAIN. Why the **** are they removing basic features? Next update without play button? Genius is still there, but unusable for the reason they created it. I don't want to save a playlist. I need the function on the fly. I really hope they fix this soon.

  • by Jamvan,

    Jamvan Jamvan Jul 29, 2016 9:37 AM in response to MFC0321
    Level 2 (414 points)
    iTunes
    Jul 29, 2016 9:37 AM in response to MFC0321

    It's not about creating a Genius Playlist per se as, you're right, that functionality still exists, albeit somewhat buried. It's about the missing ability to start Genius from the currently playing song without creating a playlist that I find inexorably frustrating. I don't want or need another playlist, just the ability to randomly play songs based on the current playing song.

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