Posted on 07/15/2009 4:48:23 PM PDT by Erik Latranyi
Oh dear. We can't say this was a complete surprise, but it looks like Apple made good on its earlier warning and put an end to the Palm Pre-iTunes synchronization with the release of iTunes 8.2.1.
In the release notes, Apple states that "iTunes 8.2.1 provides a number of important bug fixes and addresses an issue with verification of Apple devices." Not wanting to believe the news, we bit the bullet and downloaded the latest version of Apple's music software to our PC and sure enough, the romance is dead.
Just as before, we connected the smartphone to our laptop and selected the Media Sync option on our Pre, but this time, it didn't automatically launch iTunes. Instead, it was only recognized as a mass storage device, and manually launching iTunes did not surface the Pre either (*tears*).
When asked for comment, Palm replied with the same response it had when Apple first issued its warning:
Palm's media sync works with iTunes 8.2. If Apple chooses to disable media sync in iTunes, it will be a direct blow to their users who will be deprived of a seamless synchronization experience. However, people will have options. They can stay with the iTunes version that works to sync their music on their Pre, they can transfer the music via USB, and there are other third-party applications we can consider.
Obviously, this isn't the best news for Pre users, but there are alternative ways to keep the iTunes-Pre synchronization alive. For one, you could just not update to iTunes 8.2.1, or as PreCentral.net points out, there are other third-party solutions, such as doubleTwist and The Missing Sync for Pre, that will allow to sync the smartphone with iTunes.
Oh..., and one more thing...
I’m presuming that when you talk about “moving” an iPod to another computer, you’re doing this procedure in the proper way, in order to preserve your music and other iTunes data on the *original* computer (which I presume is the one you’ve been using and the one you’ve been talking about). You need to be careful about moving your music, in order to not accidently delete everything.
Be careful...
We wouldn’t want you to be coming back here and then, subsequently, start complaining that iTunes erased all your music... (and I’ve heard people make that sort of claim before, which means they didn’t pay attention to what they were doing...).
She’s had her iPod functioning on her laptop with all the music transferred for several weeks. I wasn’t going to delete iTunes until we were sure. As I said, before iTunes, I’ve never had a computer problem I couldn’t solve myself. And without any other Apple products, I can purge myself of the condescending iZealots, too.
Well, the best zealot is the one that is in your own house... :-)
Uh huh.
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