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How To: Stream Your iTunes Music To Your iPhone Or iPod Touch

December 2, 2009

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Let's face it, everybody wants their entire music library with them on their iPhone or iPod Touch at all times but cannot afford the hard drive space it takes on your device. I know my library has more music than my iPhone can hold so it was of great relief to me when I heard about a great app called Simplify Music 2. This app lets you free up your iPhones precious hard drive space by making your iTunes Library available to be streamed on not only your iPhone and computer but up to 30 of your friends iPhones and computers also. To learn how to share your iTunes library, just follow these simple steps and you will be streaming in not time! Step 1 - Launch Simplify Music 2 and set up a user account
  • Under the Settings tab, Tap Create New Account
  • Fill in all required info and tap Create on the top left of the screen
photo 2photo 4 Step 2 - Download & run SimplifyMediaSetup
  • To download SimplifyMediaSetup, go to http://www.simplifymedia.com/download.html
  • Once it is downloaded, drag the SimplifyMedia file into applications
  • Browse to the applications folder and Launch Simplify Media
  • Here you will be greeted by the Simplify Media Setup Wizard. Simply Check that you have an account and enter the screen name and password you created on your iPhone or iPod Touch
  • Click continue to be guided through some quick steps to set up your sharing preferences
Screen shot 2009-11-28 at 2.37.33 PMstepbymac_2 Step 3 - Enjoy Your Tunes
  • Launch Simplify Music 2 on your iPhone or iPod Touch and start playing your favorite iTunes songs
photo 3photo 2photo It is important to note that simplify must index your iTunes library and this may take a few minutes before it is available on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Also, an internet connection is required on both your computer and your iPhone to stream music.

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