MPMediaItem and iTunes Match

Question

I have an app that uses the iPod Library API to access the song database in iOS. With the release of iTunes Match, any song which is not on the device will fail to load. I

Answer 1

I just heard back from Apple regarding this issue (I used one of my Technical Support Incidents).

According to Apple, the iOS SDK does not currently provide any APIs for initiating a download from iCloud. I was instructed to file an enhancement request for this feature via Apple's bug reporter tool. I would encourage others to do the same.

Apple really should provide programmatic support for downloading audio assets from iCloud considering that iCloud is one of the defining features of iOS 5.