iTunes Match subscribers will be able to store up to 100,000 songs in the cloud when iOS 9 makes its public debut this fall, Apple’s Eddy Cue has confirmed. The current limit is just 25,000, and it’s remained the same since iTunes Match launched in 2011.
Cue confirmed the update on Twitter after being asked whether the iTunes Match limit would remain the same following the launch of Apple Music tomorrow. Apple is “working to get to 100k for iOS 9″ this fall, Cue said, but the existing limit will remain until then.
That won’t be the only change to iTunes Match, however; when Apple Music launches tomorrow, all subscribers will automatically get iTunes Match as part of their plan, so there will be no need to pay for both individually.“Apple Music and iTunes Match are independent but complementary,” Apple’s website explains. Users will be able to upload songs to iTunes Match just like that have done in the past, while Apple Music will also match and upload songs that you own.
If you have an album Apple Music doesn’t offer, then, you can rip it to iTunes, upload it to iTunes Match, then enjoy it in Apple Music alongside the rest of the catalog.
The 100,000 song limit will allow Apple Music to surpass Google Play Music, which lets users upload 50,000 songs. However, Google’s upload service is free — you don’t need a Play Music subscription — while iTunes Match has been priced at $24.99 a year.
No comments:
Post a Comment