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[dooBdoo]

(Posted here and in Electronics)

Release Notes:

"This update introduces Apple Music—a revolutionary music service, 24/7 global radio, and a way for fans to connect with their favorite artists—all included in the redesigned Music app. iOS 8.4 also includes improvements for iBooks and bug fixes.

Apple Music

• Become an Apple Music member to play from millions of songs in the Apple Music catalog, or keep them offline for playback later
• For You: Members can see playlist and album recommendations, handpicked by music experts
• New: Members can find the latest, greatest new music available—direct from our editors
• Radio: Tune in to music, interviews, and exclusive radio shows on Beats 1, play radio stations created by our editors or create your own from any artist or song
• Connect: See shared thoughts, photos, music, and videos from artists you follow, then join the conversation
• My Music: Play from all of your iTunes purchases, songs from Apple Music, and playlists in one place
• Completely redesigned music player that includes new features such as Recently Added, MiniPlayer, Up Next, and more
• iTunes Store: Still the best place to buy your favorite music—one song or album at a time
• Availability and features may vary by country

iBooks improvements and fixes

• Browse, listen and download audiobooks from inside iBooks
• Enjoy the all-new Now Playing feature, designed specifically for audiobooks
• Books that are Made for iBooks now work on iPhone in addition to iPad
• Find and pre-order books in a series right from your library
• Improves accessibility of widgets, glossary and navigation in books made with iBooks Author
• New default Chinese font
• New setting to turn off Auto-Night theme in your library
• Resolves an issue that may have prevented Hide Purchases from working
• Resolves an issue that may have prevented downloading books from iCloud

Other improvements and bug fixes

• Fixes an issue where receiving a specific series of Unicode characters causes device to reboot
• Fixes an issue that prevented GPS accessories from providing location data
• Fixes an issue where deleted Apple Watch apps could re-install

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204941"

Available for: iPhone 4s and later, iPod touch (5th generation) and later, iPad 2 and later.

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Associated info:

How to Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

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Please remember to perform a backup of your device before updating/installing any software.

[Adelina]

Thanks SO much for this @dooBdoo (psst, let me know if this is working yet!).

Maybe you can help me with my question in the Electronics forum re drag and drop on a MacBook:

http://community.qvc.com/t5/Electronics/Drag-and-Drop-on-MacBook/m-p/1910095#U1910095

[jaxs mom]

I've been playing around with it since this morning. It's worked flawlessly. Although the For You feature is extremely mainsteam and limited. It would so much quicker if they used Genious and based it on music you already have in itunes or let you type in manually which artists are your favorite instead if giving you options to choose from. I went through it 3 different times and could only find one band that's a favorite. It was frustrating and never gave me the what I wanted. 

Like itunes, you have to know who you're looking for because the navigation is horrible. 

[Shorty2U]

I will pass this on to others so thanks for posting. But for me well, my iPad doesnt update, its the older one. (I have an Android tablet I like better anyway). But I tried before w my iPad when they released others. Also I buy vinyl and cds and real books (hardly use my Kindle). Call me old fashioned :-)

[newziesuzie]

Thanks dbd, we didn't get a notification about this on our iPads.

[Lucibee]

Thanks for the info dbd. Very helpful.

[Lynnj]

Jaxs Mom - if you hit the "My Music" icon at the bottom right within the app, then click one of the songs or artists in your library. You will see little dots to the right of each song, or artists. Click on those dots, and you will see "start a Station".

This is how you will start to build stations around artist or songs you like. The app will need some time to get to know you. As you listen to songs, you will see a little heart in the left hand corner. Songs you like, click the heart. This will help it to get to know what you like and don't, and will build up the stations to play the music you like.

You can also click the three dots and download, or add the songs to a playlist. But between the combination of you music library in My Music and the stuff from the Apple Library that is not yours and your listing too, you will be able to heart what you like and start getting the app to get to know your likes.

[HULAGIRL]

Did my update a few days ago!

[Lynnj]

Also you can click on new, then at the top middle on the menu bar area, click on the drop down. Then switch from all genres to one that you like. Just scroll down the list to find one.

One your in new from the genres you like, you can scroll down within that and find a bunch of stuff related just to that. New songs, videos, top charts,,etc. with each section there is a show more...click that to see more within the genre within the list that your looking at.

[cody2]

Thanks doo. I got the notice and my ipad and iPhone are downloading as we speak. Hmmm. Does that sound kind of naughty...downloading as we speak? LOL.