The issue is that Apple makes it sound like Apple Music comes with iTunes Match, which we now know isn’t the case. Apple isn’t planning on discontinuing iTunes Match. My beef with this change has less to do with the specifics. Some have suggested this change was a necessary compromise made between Cupertino and the record companies. So far, Apple isn’t commenting on this bait and switch. If not, you’ll end up with files that you can’t play without an Apple Music subscription. This means that if you’ve matched your library with Apple Music and iCloud Music Library, you need to keep backups of your original files. In other words, your own music will prove unplayable were you to cancel Apple Music and no longer have an iTunes Match subscription. With Apple Music, music downloaded arrives as a DRM-locked version. Those songs already downloaded remain in 256 kbit/s DRM-free AAC format.
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When you no longer subscribe to iTunes Match, you’ll lose the ability to stream or download matched or uploaded songs to your devices.
Songs containing DRM are not matched or uploaded to iCloud unless you authorize playback of that content on your computer. Those songs not found on iTunes are uploaded from your device to iCloud for use on any of your other devices.įurthermore, with iTunes Match Apple will match your older files that are 96 kbps or higher, and make them available in 256 kbit/s DRM-free AAC format. Those tracks are automatically added to iCloud, or matched, for you to listen to them anytime, across all devices. The cornerstone of iTunes Match is the ability to load music from your CDs. Now that Apple Music has launched, Macworld senior contributor Kirk McElhearn has found a reason not to cancel your iTunes Match subscription: Digital Rights Management (DRM). We explained the differences between the two services (as known at the time), and offered this conclusion: If unlimited music streaming suits your fancy, and you’ll be subscribing to Apple Music, then yes, feel free to ditch iTunes Match. Back in June, we wondered whether the introduction of Apple Music meant we no longer needed an iTunes Match subscription.
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