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# Apple’s iTunes Match Inches Closer To Launch
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/apples-itunes-match-inches-closer-to-launch/
- Published: 2011-11-03T10:30:10.000Z
- Updated: 2011-11-03T10:30:10.000Z
- Description: After missing Apple's self imposed deadline of a late October launch, its iTunes Match music service appears to be a bit closer to launch. Yesterday, Apple re-invited app developers to. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/11/apples-itunes-match-inches-closer-to-launch.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Streaming, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:55

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After missing **Apple**'s self imposed deadline of a late October launch, its **iTunes Match** music service appears to be a bit closer to launch. Yesterday, Apple re-invited app developers to start playing with an updated beta version and added **Apple TV** support. Their beta invites read:

"iTunes 10.5.1 beta 2 is now [available](http://www.macrumors.com/2011/11/02/apple-seeds-new-itunes-beta-for-continued-itunes-match-testing/?ref=hypebot.com) and includes a number of important stability and performance improvements. iTunes Match is also now available for testing on Apple TV.iTunes Match stores your music library in iCloud and allows you to enjoy your collection from anywhere, any time, on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, computer and now your Apple TV."

[iTunes Match](https://www.hypebot.com/itunes-match-apple-takes-icloud-to-another-level/) will scan a users music collection comparing it to the 18 million songs on iTunes for **$24.99 a year** regardless of the size of the collection, It then [allows access](https://www.hypebot.com/a-look-inside-itunes-match-as-it-launches-for-developers-2-videos/) to the users music on all devices running **iOS 5.**