Apple has quietly released iTunes 10.0.1 which brings some much wanted features to iTunes and Apple's music social network Ping.
One of the most glaringly missing features of Apple's Ping integration into iTunes was the inability to 'Like' or make a post about a song directly from within iTunes. With iTunes 10.0.1 this can now be achieved from the iTunes library.
Apple has also created the Ping sidebar which shows the updates from people you follow such as new purchases, preorders and likes.
Apple includes the following release notes with iTunes 10.0.1:
iTunes 10.0.1 makes it easier to share your favorite music with your friends on Ping. You can now Like or Post about music right from your iTunes library. You can also easily see the recent activity of a selected artist in your library, or of all artists and friends you follow on Ping using the new Ping Sidebar.
This release also provides a number of important bug fixes, including:
- Addresses an issue where the picture quality of a video changes depending on whether the on-screen controls are visible.
- Resolves an issue where iTunes may unexpectedly quit while interacting with album artwork viewed in a separate window.
- Fixes a problem that affects the performance of some third-party visualizers.
- Addresses an issue where the iTunes library and playlists appear empty.
- Resolves an issue that created an incompatibility with some third-party shared libraries.