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Using USB, you can you can connect an iPhone or iPad to a Windows PC to set up the device, charge its battery, share its internet connection, transfer files, and sync content. This article shows you how to back up your iOS device on a Windows PC. Make Sure You... Read Full Article How to Deauthorize Your iTunes Account on a Computer You Can No Longer Access Friday November 9, 2018 3:31 am PST by Tim Hardwick If you plan to give away, sell or trade in your Mac, you should de-authorize your iTunes account on the computer first, as this removes its access to content that you bought from the iTunes Store, iBooks Store, or App Store, including things like music, movies, TV shows, apps, and books. Apple puts a five-computer limit on an account for accessing iTunes protected content, so it’s worth... Read Full Article (19 comments) How to Encrypt Your iOS Device’s iTunes Backup Wednesday July 15, 2015 2:17 pm PDT by Lory Gil If you connect your iOS device to your computer to back up your data instead of using iCloud, some of your most private data is not backing up. For security reasons, by default, an iTunes backup will not include saved passwords, Wi-Fi settings, website history, or Health data. You can save information like passwords and website history in an iTunes backup if you encrypt it, which is an... Read Full Article (12 comments) How to Use iTunes Match Monday March 30, 2015 12:31 pm PDT by Lory Gil For $24.99 per year, or about two dollars per month, iTunes Match keeps all of your music in iCloud so you can access any song at any time from any device instead of picking and downloading your favorite playlists every time you sync your device. Plus, Apple will provide you with high quality playback using 256 Kbps AAC DRM free versions of your music, even if your original copy was lower... Read Full Article (123 comments) How to Enable Two-Step Verification for Apple ID Friday February 13, 2015 8:02 am PST by Joe Rossignol Apple introduced an additional layer of security for iPhone, iPad and Mac users in 2013 by rolling out two-step verification for Apple ID accounts. Two-step verification prevents anyone but you from accessing your Apple ID account, even if they know the password, by requiring a four-digit verification code sent via SMS or Find My iPhone on trusted devices. When you enable two-step verification,... Read Full Article (32 comments) iTunes Articles Apple Releases iTunes for Windows 12.13.2 With Support for New iPads Wednesday May 8, 2024 10:33 am PDT by Juli Clover Apple today released an iTunes 12.13.2 update for Windows users, with the software introducing support for the new iPad Air and iPad Pro models. iTunes for Windows is typically updated every few months, and this update follows a December release that added security fixes. iTunes has been phased out on the Mac for several years now and it has been replaced with Finder and the TV app, but... Read Full Article 68 comments Apple Releases iTunes for Windows 12.13.1 With Security Fixes Thursday December 14, 2023 9:45 am PST by Juli Clover Apple today released an iTunes 12.13.1 update for Windows users, with the software introducing security improvements. According to Apple’s release notes, there are no notable new features, but the new version of iTunes should be installed as soon as possible because of the security improvements iTunes for Windows is typically updated every few months, and this update follows an October... Read Full Article 27 comments Apple Releases iTunes for Windows Update With Option to Listen to Podcasts and Audiobooks Tuesday October 24, 2023 10:29 am PDT by Juli Clover Apple today released an iTunes 12.13 update for Windows users, with the update adding new functionality for podcasts and audiobooks. According to Apple’s release notes, downloading iTunes 12.13 will allow Windows users to listen to podcasts and audiobooks through the iTunes app so long as the Apple Music and Apple TV apps are installed. iTunes for Windows is not typically updated on a... Read Full Article 62 comments Apple Releases iTunes for Windows Update With Support for iPhone 15 Models Wednesday September 13, 2023 10:45 am PDT by Juli Clover Apple today released an iTunes 12.12.10 update for Windows users, and the new software adds both security improvements and support for new devices that include the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models. iTunes for Windows is not updated on a regular basis, and this is the first new software release since May when Apple addressed a major security vulnerability. Following the update, Windows... Read Full Article 59 comments Apple Discontinues iTunes Movie Trailers App Thursday August 31, 2023 10:06 am PDT by Joe Rossignol Apple today updated its iTunes Movie Trailers app for the iPhone with a notice that the Apple TV app is the new home of movie and TV show trailers. It is no longer possible to use the iTunes Movie Trailers app, which launched in 2011. "Apple TV app is the new home of iTunes Movie Trailers," says the release notes for version 2.0 of the iTunes Movie Trailers app. "Open the Apple TV app to... Read Full Article 91 comments Apple to Sunset iTunes Movie Trailers App, Roll into TV App Friday August 11, 2023 4:28 am PDT by Tim Hardwick Apple is sunsetting its long-running iTunes Movie Trailers app as it begins hosting movie trailers exclusively in the company’s flagship TV app, MacRumors can report. Hints of Apple’s plan first emerged on August 9, when MacRumors discovered a non-linked banner on the iTunes Movie Trailers website that reads "Apple TV app is the new home of iTunes Movie Trailers." The same banner has since... Read Full Article 77 comments PSA: If You Run Windows, Make Sure to Update iTunes to Fix Security Vulnerability Thursday June 1, 2023 3:07 pm PDT by Juli Clover Windows users will want to make sure that they are running the latest version of iTunes, iTunes 12.12.9, in order to gain protection from a recently uncovered security vulnerability. Apple released iTunes 12.12.9 on May 23, and it fixes an issue that could allow malicious apps to gain elevated privileges to install malware on a Windows machine. While the vulnerability was addressed last... Read Full Article 48...