Q: can I use....
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Oct 21, 2016 9:22 AMby Phil0124,While you can use Apple Music or iTunes Match and have all your music online there, it is always recommended to have a local backup copy on a computer you control for safety reasons.
iCloud Music Library: Understanding differences between Apple Music and iTunes Match - Apple Support
Subscribe to iTunes Match - Apple Support
Use iTunes Match on your computer, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
Use Apple Music in the Music app - Apple Support
Add music from the Apple Music catalog to your Library - Apple Support
iTunes cannot access google music or any other non apple music service.
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Oct 21, 2016 9:38 AMby Phil0124,It will, but if you want to play the music while offline they have to be downloaded to the device.
You can stream from iTunes Match service while online.
Also make sure you are prepared to pay the monthly fee for either service as you will lose access to all your music if you ever stop paying for the service.
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Oct 21, 2016 10:54 AMby Phil0124,Please read the links I provided above, specifically:
iCloud Music Library: Understanding differences between Apple Music and iTunes Match - Apple Support
The basic differences are:
Apple Music will add DRM protection to all your music, so any downloaded music from the service will stop playing if the subscription ends for whatever reason. Apple music also grants you access to all of the iTunes store catalog for you to listen to. So even if its not part of your library you can still listen to it.
iTunes Match does not DRM protect songs, so any downloads will continue to play after ending the subscription. iTunes match also lacks access to the Apple Music catalog, so anything not in your own library cannot be listened to.
