Updated: Apple Going Social? More iTunes 9, "Social App", and App Organization
UPDATE: Boy Genius has added screenshots (via ) that show Last.fm and "social".
Boy Genius is back with more from the same iTunes 9 leaking source, this time with details on iTunes 9 social network integration and plans for an Apple "social app".
The Apple "social app" is rumored to be some kind of consolidator that would bring all your other social network services together (BGR says similar to Yahoo's OneConnect -- yeah, we don't use it either). Whether it's a desktop app, iPhone app, or both wasn't made clear.
It'll let you share what music you're listening to, connect with "friend's friends" (expand your network and meet new people?) and push status updates to your other networks.
Apple began integrating with Facebook and Flickr in iPhoto '09 demonstrated at Macworld 2009, but rather than simple data sharing or publishing, this sounds like Apple might actually be "getting" social media?
Lastly, the ability to organize iPhone apps in iTunes is said to include the ability to:
sort your applications alphabetically, by genre, date added, and of course, custom arrangement.
Speculation remains high that, if indeed Apple is set to release iTunes 9, it will be at the annual iTunes and iPod Music event in September alongside the new iPod touch, rumored to get a camera this time around.
(Video above is of Kevin Rose's iTunes 9 wish list from last year, b'okay?)
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The "Social" category has a music note. Maybe it's some kind of way to let your friends know what your listening too? Although that's kinda weird.
This sounds like the iLike iTunes integration application that they currently have available. Social interaction? Meh! Not in my iTunes application. I like listening to my music in privacy. If I want someone to know what I'm listening to, I'll post it on Facebook.
It looks to me like they made a playlist called Social.
Still no sort by most used? Bummer.
@Chris Vitek - I second that. While I probably won't keep them in that order, I'd rather start there than alphabetical.
Watch it gang, I am going to squirt my song at you! Heeee-YA!
Any one notice the copyright is '92-'01?
@Mike, copyright dates are always strange.
Isn't that what the Palm Pre Web OS does?
One more reason to ban it from the Corporate desktop.
It seems Apple is hell bent on keeping the Iphone out of corporate offices. Almost as if Bleckberry wrote their script for them.
I love Last.fm! I hope they implement it so I can see what all my friends are listening to. ;)
Sort by most used, would be ok - as long as it prompts for changes, otherwise apps will be popping up all over the place, and also new apps would alwas b near the back. But it's good Apple is doing something about it, hope it's out in September!
Its fake. Look at the trademark it says 1992-2001
It's a PLAYLIST!! FAKE!
The copyright notice has nothing to do with Apple or iTunes, it's a section about Dolby Labs.
If you do a Help/About in v8.2 it has the same info.
That is no proof of it being fake.
I saw an reprint of a PC World article about iPhone annoyances including unwanted standard apps on the home page screen. They recommended moving the ones you don't want to the last page of apps so at least they are out of sight. How do we do that? Thanks.
For those app developers that don't know Objective-C and Cocoa Touch and don't want to outsource development, check out localbeacon (an iphone app builder) at www.bigforge.com. Great for those who want to build just one app or developers interested in white label.
Full integration of Twitter and Facebook so users won't have to leave your app to post.