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Apple iPhone
iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store
Tap iTunes to purchase songs and albums from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store.
You can search for, browse, preview, purchase, and download songs and albums from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store directly to iPhone. Your purchased content is automatically copied to your iTunes library the next time you sync iPhone with your computer.
To use the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, iPhone must join a Wi-Fi network that is connected to the Internet. For information about joining a Wi-Fi network, see "Basics chapter". You'll also need an iTunes Store account to purchase songs over Wi-Fi (available in some countries). If you don't already have an iTunes Store account, open iTunes and choose Store > Account to set one up.
Note: You cannot access the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store over a cellular network. If you attempt to access the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store without joining a Wi-Fi network, an error message appears.
Browsing and Searching
You can browse featured selections, top-ten categories, or search the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store music catalog for the songs and albums you're looking for. Use the featured selections to see new releases and iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store recommendations. Top Tens lets you see the most popular songs and albums in each of several categories. If you're looking for a specific song, album, or artist, use Search.
Browse featured songs and albums
- Tap Featured and select a category at the top of the screen.
Browse top ten songs and albums
- Tap Top Tens, then choose a category and tap Top Songs or Top Albums.
Search for songs and albums
- Tap Search, tap the search field and enter one or more words, then tap Search.
See the songs on an album
See the album a song is on
Browsing Starbucks Selections
If you're in a select Starbucks location (available in the U.S. only), the Starbucks icon appears at the bottom of the screen next to Featured. Tap the Starbucks icon to find out what song is playing in the cafe and browse featured Starbucks Collections.
For a list of select Starbucks locations, go to: www.apple.com/itunes/starbucks.
Find out what song is playing
View Recently Played and other Starbucks playlists
- Tap Starbucks, then choose Recently Played or one of the Starbucks playlists.
Purchasing Songs and Albums
When you find a song or album you like in the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, you can purchase and download it to iPhone. You can preview a song before you purchase it to make sure it's a song you want. In select Starbucks locations (available in the U.S. only ), you can also preview and purchase the currently playing and other songs from featured Starbucks Collections.
Preview a song
Purchase and download a song or album
- Tap the price, then tap Buy Now.
Note: To purchase songs on iPhone, you must have been signed in to your iTunes Store account in iTunes the last time you synced iPhone.
- Enter your password and tap OK.
Your purchase is charged to your iTunes Store account. For additional purchases made
within the next fifteen minutes, you don't have to enter your password again.
An alert appears if you've previously purchased one or more songs from an album.
Tap Buy if you want to purchase the entire album including the songs you've already
purchased, or tap Cancel if you want to purchase the remaining songs individually.
Note: Some albums include bonus content, which is downloaded to your iTunes library
on your computer. Not all bonus content is downloaded directly to iPhone.
See the status of downloading songs and albums
- Tap Downloads.
To pause a download, tap the Pause button.
If you need to turn off iPhone or leave the area of your Wi-Fi connection, don't worry
about interrupting the download. iPhone starts the download again the next time
iPhone joins a Wi-Fi network with an Internet connection. Or if you open iTunes on
your computer, iTunes completes the download to your iTunes library.
Purchased songs are added to a Purchased playlist on iPhone. If you delete the Purchased playlist, iTunes creates a new one when you buy an item from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store.
Syncing Purchased Content
iTunes automatically syncs songs and albums you've purchased on iPhone to your iTunes library when you connect iPhone to your computer. This lets you listen to the purchases on your computer and provides a backup if you delete purchases from iPhone. The songs are synced to the "Purchased on " playlist. iTunes creates the playlist if it doesn't exist.
iTunes also copies your purchases to the Purchased playlist that iTunes uses for purchases you make on your computer, if that playlist exists and is set to sync with iPhone.
Verifying purchases
You can use iTunes to verify that all the music, videos, and other items you bought from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store are in your iTunes library. You might want to do this if a download was interrupted.
Verify your purchases
- Make sure your computer is connected to the Internet.
- In iTunes, choose Store > Check for Purchases.
- Enter your iTunes Store account ID and password, then click Check.
Purchases not yet on your computer will be downloaded.
The Purchased playlist displays all your purchases. However, because you can add or remove items in this list, it might not be accurate. To see all your purchases, make sure you're signed in to your account, choose Store > View My Account, and click Purchase History.
Changing Your iTunes Store Account Information
iPhone gets your iTunes Store account information from iTunes. You can view and change your iTunes Store account information using iTunes on your computer.
View and change your iTunes Store account information
- In iTunes, choose Store > View My Account. You must be signed in to your iTunes Store account. If "View My Account" doesn't appear in the Store menu, choose Store > Sign in.
Purchase music from another iTunes Store account
- Sign in to that account when you connect to iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store.
See Also
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