newitunes122logoApple today released a minor iTunes update for OS X El Capitan users, which brings the desktop version of Apple Music in line with the recently released iOS 9.2 version of Apple Music. The update adds support for works, composers, and performers when listening to Classical music in Apple Music, and it brings general stability and performance improvements.

This update allows you to see works, composers, and performers while browsing Classical music in the Apple Music catalog. It also includes stability and performance improvements.

Today's update is available for all OS X El Capitan users and follows iTunes 12.3.1, a minor update that was released in October.

Top Rated Comments

RightMACatU Avatar
131 months ago
Ok... what useful feature has been removed or changed this time... :confused:
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
mcdawg Avatar
131 months ago
Oh man, about f'ing time. It amazingly took them over a month and a half to fix this crippling bug somehow introduced in the last point release:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7296892

Apple has so perfected design, manufacture, and distribution logistics of gadgets, all while letting its software divisions turn into a total joke. Sure, why get bothered responding to needs of (locked-in) users when there's all those NEW CONSUMERS with their new consumer MONEY wanting to buy gadgets gadgets gadgets?
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
HeartMan Avatar
131 months ago
Does this fix the "unable to connect to Store purchases/port 443" bug?
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
2010mini Avatar
131 months ago
iTunes really needs to be destroyed and rebuilt from the ground up.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
S G Avatar
131 months ago
That's welcome news! I do hope it now shows composers more clearly, because previously, album covers and titles usually showed interpreters only, making it hard to find out who you were listening to. I am glad they implemented something that I provided feedback for, for once!
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
nagromme Avatar
131 months ago
When iTunes got its most recent UI (and then I tweaked a few options) I started to really like it (again).

My complaint is that iOS sync is quirky and unreliable. But the UI is excellent in my view.

It's an app that does a lot, and for many people I know that's a bad thing. But I use SO much of what it does, that I can't see myself hoping for a fresh start a la Photo.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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