The Trio of Apps That Will Replace iTunes for Windows: Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Devices

Andrew Cunningham, writing for Ars Technica:

Today, as part of a new Windows 11 preview build for Windows Insiders, Microsoft has announced that previews of new Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Devices apps are available in the Microsoft Store for download.

The Apple Music and Apple TV apps handle iTunes’ music and video functionality, just as they do on macOS, and provide access to the Apple Music and Apple TV+ subscription services. The Apple Devices app is what you’ll use to make local device backups, perform emergency software updates, sync local media, and the other things you can do with an iDevice that’s plugged into your PC (in macOS, similar functionality was added to the Finder, rather than being broken out into its own app).

Kinda sad that an app as legendary as iTunes is living out its last days as a Windows exclusive.

★ Friday, 13 January 2023