I am having a problem after Sierra 10.12.2 update.
When I am in Oflline, while listening to music library which is in local through iTunes, I get the following message as I jump from one music track to another.
"iTunes could not connect to the iTunes Store. The network down or unavailable.
Make sure your network connection is active and try again"
Can anyone an idea and solution to this issue?
MacBook Pro, macOS Sierra (10.12.2)
This is completely unacceptable. I work in a facility where I am unable to connect to the internet, and now I can't even listen to my music while I'm here working, because iTunes is on autopilot. You must accommodate people in this situation. I have spent thousands of dollars on iTunes songs, not to mention the ten thousand dollar computer I'm working on, and in return I expect some level of autonomy. It needs to be fixed, plain and simple. I am inundated with tons of work, and I can't leave and go somewhere else tonight, and now I have to deal with this incredibly annoying error message and the bouncing app logo. What's the fix???
Dec 2016 iTunes 12.5.4 notice bug about connecting to iTunes Store - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7790494
You're not alone, complain to Apple:
First of all, thank you very much for the quick response of my message.
My iTunes settings are like the screenshots below.
But unfortunately my problem is still going on.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Regards...
is it possible to in install the current version of iTunes as ive been having the same prob since myitunes was transferred to another computer
Apple's design interface has increasingly tended to be designed on the assumption people are always connected to the Internet with broadband, and have wireless available to them everywhere. This is not the ideal solution (and definitely not one you will get from anybody officially connected with Apple), and may not work if you have other things (mobile devices) dependent upon using the newest iTunes, but if you do not have those requirements you could always consider downgrading iTunes. This insistence upon a network connection is something I have only seen mention with any frequency in the latest versions of iTunes 12.
Hi Argonat I am having the same issues as well and its driving me insane. Every time I play a music file or a film it tries to link to the iTunes store. Have tried various solutions including the one in this post with no joy. If it is a fault with iTunes then Apple need to sort it ASAP. If I even play music and say write a document the iTunes logo keeps bouncing up from menu bar on the bottom of the screen. Have you solved it or are you like me and totally cheesed off with it.
Dear all;
This problem has been solved automatically after of update (version 12.5.5.5) today.
iTunes wants always internet connection.
