October 3rd, 2008
Apple releases iTunes 8.0.1; Apple TV 2.2
Apple released iTunes 8.0.1 yesterday. The 58.5MB update includes the following:
• Seamlessly plays the current song when creating a new Genius playlist.
• Improves syncing spoken menus to iPod nano.
• Addresses an issue of deleting HD TV episodes when downloading.
• Improves checking for updates from the App Store
• Improves accessibility with VoiceOver.
• Addresses problems syncing Genius results to iPod.
iTunes is available from the Apple download page or by launching Software Update if you already have it installed.
In other software news Apple also released an Apple TV software update (version 2.2) that adds the new Genius playlist feature from iTunes 8 and the last round of iPod to Apple TV. To use it, hold down the play/pause button while playing a song and you’ll see a dialog to “Start Genius,” or add to an on-the-go playlist (pictured).
Apple TV 2.2 also fixes a vulnerability that could allow a “maliciously crafted movie file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.” You can get the Apple TV 2.2 update from Settings > Update Software or just by waiting for the weekly software update check.
Have you found any new features in the updates?
(Apple TV picture: TUAW)
