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What’s new in iTunes 12

What’s new in iTunes 12
Lewis Leong

Lewis Leong

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A new version of iTunes is coming, but you won’t be able to get your hands on it until later this fall when it debuts with OS X Yosemite. Fortunately, we got our hands on a preview of iTunes 12. Here’s everything’s that’s changed.

iTunes 12 music tab

The interface remains much the same, but the navigation menus have moved around. Instead of a drop-down menu, sections for music, apps, movies, and more are accessed by the icons in the upper left. This change is subtle but helps each section become more visible.

iTunes 12 section selection

By the way, iTunes 12 sports a new red (or is it orange?) icon.

iTunes 12 Mac OS X dock

Music still looks the same, with a grid of album art. Click on an album and the individual songs will expand below.

iTunes 12 expanded music

When you plug in a device like an iPhone, an icon will show up at the top. Click on it and you’ll be taken to the familiar management screen.

iTunes 12 device manager

The App and iTunes stores also look exactly the same as they do now.

iTunes 12 TV shows

As you can see, not much has changed in iTunes 12, but it’s still early days. Apple has until later this fall to release the program and I’m sure they’ve got a lot more changes coming.

For more information about the upcoming OS X Yosemite, check out our round-up here.

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