Apple isn’t going entirely back to the drawing board here the company is simply making how their laptops and desktops handle digital media the same as how their mobile devices already do. Note that the dissolution of iTunes is occurring only within macOS 10.15 Catalina (for now, at least) if you use iTunes on a PC, the Windows version of the program will “remain unchanged,” reports the BBC.īut even for Mac users, the change isn’t quite as big as it might at first appear. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News/Getty Images The idea, according to a press release, is to “greatly simplify and improve the way Mac users discover and enjoy their favorite music, TV shows, movies and podcasts.” But when the next operating system update for Apple’s Mac computers, macOS 10.15 Catalina, is released this fall, iTunes will be replaced by three standalone apps, each geared toward handling only one form of media: Apple Music will take care of all your music needs Apple TV will handle television shows and movies, including Apple’s own original programming and Apple Podcasts will keep all the podcasts you listen to organized and easily accessible. Originally launched in 2001, with the iconic iTunes Music Store arriving two years later in 2003, iTunes has become a fixture of the technological landscape through it, users have managed both their devices and their growing libraries of digital media for more than 15 years. Here’s what you need to know.Īpple made the announcement that iTunes on Mac would be going the way of all things at the 2019 WWDC conference on June 3. In light of the news, it would be understandable if you were wondering how to back up your iTunes music before the big change happens this fall - and the good news is that it’s super easy to do so. According to Apple, the long-running media management program will be retired in the next version of the macOS operating system and replaced by three new apps: Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Podcasts. Well, it’s finally happened: iTunes is no more.
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