I just updated last night and as far as my own music library goes there seems to be little difference for me. I still select “Songs” in the sidebar, then I turn on the column browser and hide the side bar and I have the same interface it seems where I have my columns/combo boxes for genre, artist and album and then a listview with all my songs or, if I selected anything in any of the 3 columns only the songs which apply. There are now only 5 media types as follows:
Music, shortcut is Control+1 as always Movies, Control+2 also as before TV Shows, Control+3 as before Podcasts, Control+4 which I think is also the same Audio Books, Control+5, this one is announced by Jaws as iTunes U which I think was on that shortcut before so of course Jaws needs to change this announcement in the future. You used to have I think Apps on Control+7 and Tones, but as we all know these are now gone. I just went to the Movies section and it actually seems to be more accessible as the column browser now seems to apply here, I have one column with genres so to speak, things like Action and Adventure, Comedy etc., then the second column is called artists as well, haven’t quite figured out what the names here are, but after that I have a nice listview just as with songs where all my movies appear one underneath another and Jaws reads the title and a brief summary of the movie. When I go to TV Shows I only have one I ever bought and it is Star Trek Voyager Seasons 1 and 2, but as I bought them as a package it lists them together, but the list view again nicely shows each episode, 1 to 15 and then again 1 to 26 for season 2, Jaws perfectly reads each episode with episode number and title. I just went to the Podcasts section as well, since I never set it up it asked me to do so and using the Jaws Touch cursor it read me all the information there, I activated the continue button and the Podcasts I am subscribed to using the Podcasts app on my iPhone all showed up, I can arrow up and down through the episodes and have buttons for default settings, settings and more, it all seems to be fine. Audio Books I only have a few in iTunes, but they also are read out and seem accessible. I don’t have time now to connect my iPhone and play around with that, but I’ll do that tonight or over the weekend and take a look, certainly as far as the library goes I find this version of iTunes more accessible than before especially for the movies, TV Shows, Podcasts and Audio Books sections. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Friday, September 15, 2017 7:15 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: iTunes 12.7: How to cope with the abrupt changes For those having trouble accessing your music in the new iTunes, try NVDA. At least it reads the artists or albums whereas Jaws isn’t reading them for me. Richard From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Russ Kiehne Sent: Friday, September 15, 2017 6:12 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: iTunes 12.7: How to cope with the abrupt changes From the article I saw posted, I got the impression you can no longer use itunes file sharing to transfer content to a app that supports itunes file sharing? I hope I’m wrong? From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 8:08 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: iTunes 12.7: How to cope with the abrupt changes Yes, it was in the article somebody posted. From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Russ Kiehne Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 6:23 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: iTunes 12.7: How to cope with the abrupt changes Do you know if you can still use file sharing in itunes 12.7? From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2017 11:03 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: iTunes 12.7: How to cope with the abrupt changes The article says you can still manage ringtones you have with iTunes so that part won’t be changed would be my interpretation. I think there would be a pretty big outcry if Apple did not at all allow users to add their own ringtones. As for the app store in iTunes, well, I haven’t used that to manage apps in a long time so as far as I am concerned I won’t miss it. Yes, I know that some Voiceover users like to make sure they have backup copies of apps in case a new update breaks accessibility and this just means set app updates to manual on the iPhone and let somebody else take the plunge first if you are really concerned. What the author said about developing countries and bandwwidth and all that to me doesn’t make much sense since certainly people in developing countries often don’t even have a computer let along a home WiFi. My wife is from the Philippines which isn’t even among the poorest countries and even there people who have an iPhone are usually in the top few percent of the population in terms of wealth, the large mass of people there can’t afford an iPhone and they certainly don’t have a computer or a home WiFi network. As for iTunes U it does make sense for that to be in something like the Podcasts app but why Apple won’t let you manage your books on the computer is a mystery to me, too. I think there is a big trend towards getting away from iTunes and having your phone tethered to a computer for all sorts of things, but having some of these options surely can’t hurt, either. One feature I am sure many of us will like is the new Files app in iTunes. I just downloaded a Dropbox update and in the Whats New section it mentioned that Dropbox in this updated added compatibility with the Files app so you will see all your Dropbox content in the Files app. I assume OneDrive will follow suit and this new app should really make it much easier to add and manage files of all types on your device. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of James Homuth Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2017 8:05 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: iTunes 12.7: How to cope with the abrupt changes Note to self: hold on to current version of iTunes until it becomes impractical. Also: what does this mean for those of us who prefer to make our own ringtones? Are we boned as of latest version? ________________________________ From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: September-13-17 10:59 AM To: macvoiceo...@freelists.org<mailto:macvoiceo...@freelists.org>; macvisionar...@googlegroups.com<mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com>; viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: iTunes 12.7: How to cope with the abrupt changes iTunes 12.7: How to cope with the abrupt changes Macworld / Glenn Fleishman iTunes 12.7 appeared Tuesday<https://www.macworld.com/article/3224565/software-entertainment/itunes-12-7-for-mac-removes-ios-app-store.html> following Apple’s slate of product announcements<https://www.macworld.com/article/3224474/apple-phone/iphone-x-event-recap-everything-apple-announced-at-its-first-apple-park-event.html>, and its version number hides how much that’s disappeared and changed in this release. The iOS App Store is wiped out, as are ringtones. iTunes U and Internet Radio have moved locations. And iTunes for Windows lost its ability to manage books in iOS. [itunes 12 7 yeah right]IDG The first time you launch iTunes 12.7, it gives you this hilarious bit of fluff about the changes made. While many people have argued iTunes’ feature creep over the years had made it an increasingly odd sack of unrelated items, this shift doesn’t come with commensurate improvements or additions elsewhere in macOS, and may cause some difficulties for people with modest Internet throughput or low bandwidth caps, which can affect people across both the developed world (more the U.S. than elsewhere) and the developing one. The biggest hit is to the iOS App Store in iTunes, which was always a strange fit. iOS apps were in iTunes, because iTunes was once the only way to manage content. But you’ll have to adjust your behavior and find new places to carry out activities you might have before. Let’s go through the changes. What to do about no iOS apps in iTunes 12.7 The App Store in iTunes is kaput and there’s nothing you can do about, so dry your tears and let’s move on. Apple doesn’t let it go neatly out the door, however. After updating, I found that 5GB of “.ipa” files—the file format for apps—remained in my home directory (in ~/Music/iTunes Library/Mobile Applications/). You can throw those away unless you’re nostalgic. If you were used to syncing your apps via iTunes and making purchases in macOS to sync back, that capability is now restricted to iOS. You won’t consume more bandwidth downloading an app via iOS than macOS—unless you have multiple iOS devices syncing the same apps to a single Mac. Where it will really hurt is if and when you need to restore an iPhone or iPad. You can still perform iTunes backups, but the restore won’t transfer apps from your Mac, but instead re-download them over the Internet from Apple. That can easily consume gigabytes of bandwidth, depending on your app choices. Many users download few apps, or those apps that are relatively modest, and this won’t be as big a hit. There’s no way to bypass or minimize this problem. If you have any kinds of restrictions on your internet service—whether in performance or limits—you should consider using a public Wi-Fi hotspot or the Wi-Fi of a friend without those limits. You’ll need to plan ahead when you wipe and want to restore an iOS device. You might wonder what happened to File Transfers, a hack that Apple introduced many years ago to allow iOS apps to sync data back and forth with a Mac before iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, and other methods were readily available. It remains: with an iOS device connected, click its icon in the area below the playback bar, and then click File Sharing in the navigation list at left. [itunes 12 7 file downloads]IDG File Transfers remains, even though apps are gone. Other changes in iTunes 12.7 Ringtones are no longer managed as purchases in iTunes, but you can find previously downloaded ones and manage those in iTunes. Apple says any downloaded ringtones are in the ~/Music/iTunes Library/Tones/ folder. And if you select your device in iTunes, you can click the Tones item under On My Device to remove and add them. In iOS 11, coming shortly, Apple will let you re-downloaded previously purchased ringtones<https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207955> and manage them directly on the device. [itunes 12 7 internet radio]IDG You can pick what shows up in the music library sidebar, including Internet Radio. iTunes U content was moved to podcasts in iTunes, while Internet Radio is now part of the music library sidebar. If you’re not seeing Internet Radio, Control-click on the music sidebar, choose Edit List, and check the Internet Radio box. (While there, you can opt to include or exclude other items.) Finally, Windows users will find themselves paging through their version of iTunes, trying to find Books. It doesn’t matter how thoroughly you ruffle the app: Apple says in a bit of doublespeak, “Books on iTunes for Windows are managed in iBooks for iOS.” Original Article: https://www.macworld.com/article/3224531/software-entertainment/itunes-127-how-to-cope-with-the-abrupt-changes.html#tk.rss_all Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu<mailto:mk...@ucla.edu>. 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