No way to buy music anymore (only option: subscribe to Apple Music).

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No way to buy music anymore (only option: subscribe to Apple Music).

This "upgrade" has no option for buying music. There is no link, no menu item, no sidebar item, no option in the search bar, nothing. The directions for buying music show screens that don't match what I have--no three dots, for example. I finally found how to get to my wishlist and thought I found my way to the store, but, alas, no. There was a "Gift this music" option for a wishlisted item, but no way to buy. Search just brought me back to Apple Music which gives me the song I was looking for, but no option for buying (I do not have a subscription to Apple Music. I don't need it--I have a lot of music already and just need to buy an individual song once in a while). I miss the old iTunes, as janky as it was. At least I could purchase music. I have this issue with the PC and my iPod. A trillion dollar music corporation cannot make good music apps? One reason I've been purchasing CDs again. But sometimes, I just want one song.

iPod, iOS 15

Posted on Dec 19, 2024 6:33 PM

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Answer 1

Dec 27, 2024 7:58 PM in response to muguy

Ah, so no way to do so on the PC. Everything's app now. I am still not sure how having multiple apps to do what one did before is progress, but I guess I need to give it time (plus, no choice anyway). Roll with the punches. That setup with Apple Music is a bit confusing--"Gift this music," showing the wishlist, etc. Ah well. Thanks for responding; I appreciate it.

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Answer 2

Jan 15, 2025 11:16 PM in response to muguy

Alas, not on the PC. Such a clunky way to do things. I guess they figure no one uses a PC anymore. Or those that do are so few, that Apple can just ignore them (though some datasets report over 1.7 billion PC users in the world, but maybe hardly any of those users have iTunes on their PC?)

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Answer 3

Jan 16, 2025 6:12 PM in response to muguy

Sorry, not on my PC. As I stated in my original post, "There is no link, no menu item, no sidebar item, no option in the search bar, nothing. The directions for buying music show screens that don't match what I have..."

I've checked thoroughly: there is nowhere to be found an option for buying music using any of the Apple apps on my PC other than subscribing to Apple Music.

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