What’s going on with iTunes?? There’s stories around the Internet saying Apple is shutting iTunes?? What’s going to happen to customers who allready have purchased songs and apps from iTunes?? Do I need to unsubscribe??
iPhone 6s, iOS 12
What is clear from the June 2019 Apple Keynote is that iTunes on Mac is splitting up into separate apps for Music, Podcasts, and TV. Syncing becomes a service of Finder. The music in your iTunes library will end up in the new Music app. Likewise podcasts and video content will go to their respective homes. What happens on Windows is yet to be seen, but this is evolution rather than the end of an era. The iTunes Store isn't shutting down.
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What is clear from the June 2019 Apple Keynote is that iTunes on Mac is splitting up into separate apps for Music, Podcasts, and TV. Syncing becomes a service of Finder. The music in your iTunes library will end up in the new Music app. Likewise podcasts and video content will go to their respective homes. What happens on Windows is yet to be seen, but this is evolution rather than the end of an era. The iTunes Store isn't shutting down.
tt2
It has already happened in iOS where there are separate apps for the iTunes Store, Music, Podcasts, TV and Books.
This is happening in the next version of macOS, christened Catalina, coming in the fall. Whether there are parallel changes for Windows and earlier versions of macOS is still an open question. I haven't had a chance to rewatch the video for additional clues, but yes there will undoubtedly still be a way to buy content and continue to use what you already have.
tt2
iTunes is being broken into 3 separate apps, like it is in iOS, rather than going away altogether. ALL your content is good.
I'm hoping we will still have the ability to purchase songs. I have zero interest in a streaming service.
turingtest2 wrote:
but yes there will undoubtedly still be a way to buy content and continue to use what you already have.
This is good to hear! Here's my situation, and there are a lot of people like me. I began buying CDs in 1983, later, I switched to buying my music with iTunes. I now have about 6000 legitimately paid for songs. At this point in my life I have (practically) everything I will ever want. So he ability to stream 50 million choices doesn't do anything for me when 49,992,000 of those songs I have no interest in.
I'm actually cautiously optimistic about this change I thought the keynote was hilarious on this subject when they humorously suggested adding Calendar and Email to iTunes. The speaker made his point well.
I hope the new app will support the iPod Classic. I have several "souped-up" iPod Classic's with 512GB solid-state drives and larger batteries (will run 2 weeks+). I would be sad if I became unable to add more music to them.
Hi there. Please clarify some questions for me. Is this path/separate app construct happening to iOS and iPad/iPhones? Or has this already happened on iOS? Will there still be a way to buy music and movies from an Apple/iTunes store? Thanks.
iTunes is closing????
