by Despite being a month late, iTunes 11 didn’t disappoint. Version 11 has been completely overhauled, reimagined from the ground up, and we love the new features. It’s fully integrated with iCloud to make it easy to find all your purchased music and videos, and all the music you have stored in iTunes Match. The new interface is a huge change from the old iTunes look and feel, but we can help you get comfortable in no time. Kick off your shoes and settle into your new digital living room. And don’t forget to turn your speakers up.
iCloud Integration Explained
Last year, Apple unveiled that iTunes would benefit from the move to iCloud by getting iTunes in the Cloud and iTunes Match integration. These two features changed the way people sync and share their music with the myriad of devices they own.
iTunes in the Cloud, and iTunes Match, changed the way people sync their music between the myriad devices they own. iTunes 11 has full iCloud integration, allowing your entire iTunes in the Cloud library (i.e., everything you’ve ever bought from the iTunes Store) right alongside the media files stored in your library. All those previous purchases are ready to play, without you needing to re-download them first: just click one to select it, and then click the Play icon. If you’d like to download it, click the button with the cloud and downward-facing arrow instead.
