Include iTunes Store ID in MPMediaItem data

Originator:jay.whitsitt
Number:rdar://28569390 Date Originated:30 Sept 2016
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iOS SDK Product Version:
Classification:Enhancement Reproducible:
 
Summary:
In order to match a MPMediaItem object to an entity from the iTunes search API, there needs to be a field that exposes the Store ID of the item. If a user has an Apple Music subscription, this would allow playing the content using the queueWithStoreIDs method on MPMusicPlayerController.

This would only be relevant for iOS 9.3 and up since queueWithStoreIDs was first introduced then.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Query for MPMediaItems
2. Sync the data across multiple devices within my app

Expected Results:
Songs are playable on the other device

Actual Results:
There is no relevant ID matching the song to playable content

Version:
iOS 9.3+

Notes:


Configuration:
Any device

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Comments

Awesome - I radar'd this too, under rdar://27121057

Btw there's no reason this should be tied to an Apple Music or iTunes Match subscription. The media library definitely has iTunes IDs for tracks purchased from the iTunes Store, and probably for tracks ripped from CDs too.

By AriXmail at Oct. 2, 2016, 10:14 p.m. (reply...)

Comment to Apple 30-Sep-2016 01:57 PM

Also, this would only work if the user has an Apple Music subscription or at the very least has an iTunes Match subscription since that would be required to resolve a media file to iTunes content.

By jay.whitsitt at Sept. 30, 2016, 6:58 p.m. (reply...)

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