How to use iTunes Radio on Mac, PC, apple TV, iPhone and iPad
Along with the launch of new mobile software iOS 7apple has launched its own online music listening service ITunes Radio. The service is only officially available in the United States, but residents of other countries, such as Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine, can use iTunes Radio with a US . Apple ID.
ITunes Radio available in iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch Running iOS 7en apple tvas well as in the program iTunes for Mac and Windows computers.
Using iTunes Radio on Mac and PC
To start using ITunes Radio On your computer you will need a US apple ID and the latest version of iTunes (link at the bottom of the page).
- Access the store iTunes using your United States .
- Ir a Media library using the side menu or the navigation button in the upper right corner.
- Select the tab Radio.
On the main screen of the program you will see A selection of radio stations that change periodically. You can select one of these stations or create your own at My stations.
To create your station, click on the icon +a search window will open. You can enter the artist name, song title, or music genre. After creating a station ITunes Radio it will start playing the songs that match your request.
Tapping the station's thumbnail will open a menu where you can configure the radio station you have created:
- With the «slider» you can configure the search for new songs: play only scams, Variety mode и of discoveries new interpreters.
- Add another song, artist or genre for a more precise music search.
- On the same screen, you can also exclude a certain song or artist from your station's playlist.
During music playback, the has the option to add a song to ITunes wish list Using the star button on the play bar.
There is an option to "rewind" the current song, but you can quit listening several times in an hour.
Using iTunes Radio on iPad and iPhone
To get started, open Settings on your iOS device and go to iTunesStore, App Store. Here you have to enter your Apple ID for the United States.
Then open the standard program Music on your iPad or iPhone. In it you will see a tab called Radio.
Select one of the existing stations or create your own by searching.
When you play a song on your iOS device, you can add it to your wish list, skip it, or bar it to play later or search for similar ones. All these options are activated with the button Favoritesrepresented by an asterisk.
With the information key (symbol i) You can access the station settings in a similar way to the desktop version of iTunes for Mac or PC.
Using iTunes Radio on your apple TV
The apple TV set-top box may not be apple's most popular device, at least in Russia. But it has even received for the new service ITunes Radio.
To use ITunes Radio, Again, you will have to enter Identification of the American apple в adjustments attached files (ITunes article). By the way, management is somewhat better implemented on apple TV than on iOS: you can add multiple s and quickly switch between them from the apple TV settings.
Once you activate an , a new icon will appear on your TV's home screen to ITunes Radio.
On the home screen ITunes Radio You will see a list with a selection of radio stations and those that you have added from another device. All the management of the station list is done on the top line of the screen, where there are options add station, edit and navigation stories of the music you've heard.
The playback screen looks extremely simple: album art, song and artist name, price in iTunes Store and the progress of reproduction.
However, it is also possible to call up an additional menu in the apple tv. To do this, press the up or down key on the remote control or make the corresponding gesture in the program Remote for iOS.