Apple's iTunes, which has been a free-form, multifunctional software since 2001, is running out of time on Windows. To make music, view videos, and manage Apple gadgets on a Windows PC, Apple released three specialized apps: Apple gadgets, Apple TV, and Apple Music. For certain desktops, the "iTunes era" is coming to an end with these stand-alone programs.
The trio of applications is an attempt by Apple to divide iTunes on Windows into many platforms so that customers may experience these apps on Macs. As per the Apple Support Page, the applications are limited to Windows 10 and higher versions.
Microsoft also said back in 2022 that it will be releasing Apple TV and Apple Music applications for the Microsoft Store. Thus, the notion of substituting iTunes has been brewing for almost a year.
Windows users may listen to and manage music from their iTunes collection, including purchases made from the iTunes Store, with the help of the Apple Music software. Users may view and manage TV series and movies from the iTunes collection using the Apple TV app .
These applications, as their name implies, also provide Windows users access to Apple Music and Apple TV+, the company's streaming services. Introducing the Apple Devices app, which enables PC users to manually manage, update, backup, and recover their iPads and iPhones. Additionally, Windows users may manually sync material from their PCs using this software.
PC users should be aware that they must download all three programs. iTunes will ask you to download the other two if you just download one so you can access your music and movie files from iTunes. For this reason, in order to access music, watch Apple TV programming, and manage devices, Windows users must download all three distinct programs.
iTunes is only used to access podcasts and audiobooks if the three Apple programs have been installed on a Windows computer that meets the requirements. It's important to remember that the iTunes app shouldn't be deleted since the Apple TV and Music applications read the content of the iTunes library to access media material.
iTunes may still be used by PC users who haven't upgraded to Windows 10 or later or who are unable to do so. Still, the new stand-alone programs have a contemporary interface that is reminiscent of Mac OS X.