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iTunes 8.0.1 is available
Apple released iTunes version 8.0.1 earlier today. This update is 58.8MB in size, and features the following changes:- Seamlessly plays the current song when creating a new Genius playlist.
- Improves syncing spoken menus to iPod nano.
- Addresses an issue of deleting HD TV episodes when downloading.
- Improves checking for updates from the App Store
- Improves accessibility with VoiceOver.
- Addresses problems syncing Genius results to iPod.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
user7 said 10:10PM on 10-02-2008
Super, I just did the update and now my iPhone won't sync. Keeps giving me "An unknown error occurred (13014)."
Anyone else getting this? I'm on 10.5.5.
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user7 said 10:20PM on 10-02-2008
Never-mind, rebooted the iPhone and it's happily syncing now.
jniiiice said 1:22PM on 10-03-2008
yes i have the same issue! what up with that!
geochick said 10:13PM on 10-02-2008
Woooo hoooo firing up the Apple Software Update as I type.
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SlaunchaMan said 10:16PM on 10-02-2008
Who's taking screenshots here? Install the Front Row update already! Sheesh...
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Nick K. said 10:20PM on 10-02-2008
I used to keep getting errors in iTunes after updating. It would finish syncing my info, etc, then halfway through syncing the photos, it would lag for a second, then finish. It would then say Syning iPhone or whatever, and then suddenly an error message would pop up saying error, cannot sync iPhone. The only way to cure this for me was a complete restart of my Mac. 10.5.5, iTunes 8.0.1, iPhone 3G White 2.1.
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user7 said 10:23PM on 10-02-2008
I spoke too soon. I just experienced what you mentioned. Sync most of the way then the same error.
Thanks for the tip, I'm going to try that now.
Stephen.4 said 10:31PM on 10-02-2008
Mine's only 12.80MB on Windows.
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mathue said 12:46AM on 10-03-2008
The size is due to it being a universal binary. There is the Intel and PPC code inside the one package.
Omicron said 10:42PM on 10-02-2008
Looks like the iPhone sync page (where all the tabs are at the top of the page to choose which music, pictures, etc) now displays the iPhone's phone number. I'm not sure if I particularly like this or not.
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Andre said 10:47PM on 10-02-2008
My phone number shows in 8.0
Chris said 10:49PM on 10-02-2008
It always has.
Nick K. said 10:49PM on 10-02-2008
It's always had the phone number, as far as I remember. Maybe it wasn't on iTunes 7.
Jeff said 11:06PM on 10-02-2008
The ability to see your phone number has been present in iTunes since June 29, 2007.
Nick K. said 10:54PM on 10-02-2008
Woo hoo! I can finally delete those HD TV shows I downloaded when they were free. I really only needed the standard definition versions to view on my phone.
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Andy said 4:11AM on 10-03-2008
This update works great to me! I had 3 major bugs using the previous version and now they're finally fixed! I had problems with playlist windows, iPod nano 4th gen. and equalizers.
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victor said 6:10AM on 10-03-2008
Anybody having problems with their app dock? After installing the update mine stays hidden and no longer magnifies? I have to unhide it to use it. Also after plugging in my ipod doesn't open itunes and the do not disconnect warning stays on until i reboot the ipod. real quirky, if you ask me.
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rafaelc378 said 6:30AM on 10-03-2008
Anyone else notice that where previously if you had both the HD & the SD versions of the same TV Episode and they both both be separate entries, now with the update they appear as just one entry with the tag (HD-SD) on it?
What if you want to delete just one or whatever with just one version? Anyway to put back to the old way?
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victor said 7:19AM on 10-03-2008
Rebooted. Dock works again, if I don't launch itunes. If I launch itunes it locks up the dock again and have to reboot again. Definitely a bug with the update 8.0.1. At least I didn't update my other 2 macs, whew.
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DrWho said 9:22AM on 10-03-2008
Sorry Victor, no dock issues here.
I love the new way of combining the HD and SD versions together, with 8.0 I was having issues where iTunes didn't think the HD and SD versions were in fact versions of the same episode. That seems to be nicely fixed now.