iTunes 11 brings cool new features such as Up Next, a refreshed interface, and an improved MiniPlayer. But longtime users may find the changes (and some omissions) a bit disconcerting.

Learn More The Genius features built into the new iTunes version 8 are amazing. Genius playlists build on-the-fly music playlists based on the music you have on your system.

The iTunes 8.1 update was listed among the requirements for a new pair of aluminum iPod shuffles introduced earlier in the day and is now prominently listed as "coming soon" on Apple's iTunes page ...

Power Search for the iTunes Store (Store > Search) has disappeared. I’d guess that relatively few people used its field-specific queries in favor of the standard search field in the upper right corner ...

While iTunes 8 didn't bring everything we would have liked to see, the major new Genius and Grid features, along with a healthy variety of not just polish but actual rethinking, makes this a solid ...

Other new features of the updated iTunes include a "lossless encoding" option to create sound files that Apple said have all the quality of the CD versions in half the space of an uncompressed file.

As of Thursday afternoon, the all-new iTunes 11 is finally here. With a clean new look and a few added features, iTunes 11 is completely redesigned to mold to your media experience as it changes.

2. HDD backup and import In its recent life, iTunes has introduced a feature to backup your entire library to CD of DVD, but far more useful would be a one-click backup to a networked hard drive ...

Some features are fairly new like Dark Mode and are expected system-wide in iOS 13 anyway. Other features are legacy features that could be missing in early versions of Music for macOS or never added.