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How do you move them to an Android phone? Now, let’s say you’ve dealt with any copy-protected songs in iTunes. If iTunes Match manages to “match” any of your copy-protected M4P songs, you could just re-download them from iCloud to get a DRM-free version. Sign up for iTunes Match, a $25-a-year service that scans all your iTunes songs and quickly “matches” them with high-quality, copy-protection free music in iCloud.Click this link, and you’ll jump to a list of songs in your iTunes library that are eligible for conversion. You can pay 30 cents a track to convert your copy-protected music to the Android-friendly iTunes Plus format.So, what can you do if you’re stuck with copy-protected iTunes music? Well, two (legal) things. You can spot them by looking for the telltale “M4P” extension at the end of the file name-for example, “In Your Eyes.m4p.” What does that mean to you? Well, if you bought any music on iTunes prior to 2009, there’s a chance you still may have some copy-protected music in your iTunes library. Starting in 2009, Apple reversed course and began selling “DRM-free” (or “ iTunes Plus“) tracks on iTunes that will play on practically any digital music player-including, yes, Android phones.

Until just a few years ago, Apple only sold copy-protected music on iTunes, and those DRM-protected tunes (“DRM” stands for “ digital rights management,” by the way) will only play on devices (like your Mac, PC, or iPhone) that are authorized by your iTunes Store account. The bad news: nope, your old iPhone apps won’t play nice with Android.įirst, let’s tackle your tunes-and specifically, why some of the tracks you bought on iTunes might not work on an Android phone. The good news: yes, you should be able to transfer most-but, potentially, not all-of your iTunes music to your Android phone. Hi Kim! Well, I’ve got good news and bad news for you.

Can still use music I bought on iTunes with an Android phone? Also, I bought TomTom’s satellite navigation app for my iPhone at a staggering $40 and I assume that I can’t use that, either. Kim writes: I am debating whether to move from my beloved iPhone to Android as it’s time to upgrade.