Using iTunes Match Guides

Match Listen to all your music using iTunes Match
Stream every song you have in any iTunes with iTunes Match

1 Getting started First things first, you need to sign up to the Match service. Open iTunes on your Mac or PC desktop and hit the iTunes Match link under the Store tab in the left hand menu.

2 Matching tracks Follow the prompts and iTunes Match will then automatically cycle through your music library, either matching tracks with those in its central database or uploading any it doesn’t recognise. to. its servers.

3 Access tracks To listen to your library, open Settings and then tap the Music tab in the left-hand menu. Togglethe iTunes Match switch to On. Hey presto, you’re good to go.

4 Streaming music Streaming can quickly eat up a lot of your data contract. You might want to switch the Use Cellular Data switch to Off.

5 Downloading Tracks are downloaded when you play them, and cached for offline playing. You don’t manage them, old cached songs are removed when the iPhone runs out of space.

6 Deleting tracks If you want to remove all cached songs from your library go to Settings, General, Usage and Music then right swipe and choose Delete.

7 Hiding cloud tracks If you’d rather your iPhone only displays tracks that you currently have stored on your device, go back to Settings, bring up the music tab and toggle Show All Music to Off.

8 Resyncing To resync your cloud library when you buy new music via your desktop iTunes hub, just bring up Settings, tap on the Store tab and toggle Automatic downloads to On.

Multiple devices You can use iTunes Match on up to 10 different devices per account. To link a device, make sure your signed in to your Apple ID. If it’s an iOS device, go toSettings > Music > iTunes Match, and if it’s a computer just hit the iTunes Match tab in your iTunes menu panel

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