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Apple Music and TV Preview Apps for Windows Appear in Microsoft Store

I don’t understand why Apple insists on poor support for Windows. I have an iPhone Apple TV and iPad Pro but use Windows on the PC. I have zero plans to change. Things like iMessage have me as an Apple customer in the not completely happy category. Hence, I periodically contemplate moving my mobile stuff back to Android. The experience for a Windows user is head and shoulders above what Apple provides.

With iTunes and Apple TV support and then add iMessage I would not even contemplate leaving Apple for the devices I already have. I would be a happy customer. If someone ever can deliver a workable, supportable Android phone that does not involve the Google play stuff I would seriously consider switching.

I came from Samsung to Apple and while I liked the ability to customize a lot of things, there was still too much Google involved.

Apple, I am quite sure I am not the only one in this situation. Make us happy customers.

EDIT: I installed the Intel Unison app on the PC and Phone today and it provides some good capability, it is not even close to what Phone Link and a Samsung phone can do.
 
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The Apple Devices app icon looks too generic. I think I'd have a hard time identifying it.
 
F.Y.I, iTunes breaks when you downloading Apple Music. I don't want to get rid of a 5.5 gen 80 GB iPod I just got so I refuse to download Apple Music, still using the web browser version until they fix that. :(
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The AppleTV app on the actual Apple TV is buggy, broken and has a new interface that everyone hates. Seems like a great time to roll it out on Windows too.
 
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Is anyone having trouble actually downloading it? I am on Windows 11's lastest build.
 
I have a surface 9 sq3 and when I try to install it says that "this app is not compatible with your processor". So I guess Apple is cornering the arm market too ... FYI I'm an apple guy playing with surfaces, I have M1 pro an M2 iPad and my work computer is a MacBook pro Intel ... Amongst 20 other apple products jn this household. So this kinda frustrates me.
 
Good thing I had a backup of Itunes preferences and libraries, installing these apps completley destroyed Itunes, even uninstalling did not fix the problem
 
viktorhun said:
Windows 11 only Haha nice try.
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That sucks. I am forced to use Windows 10 on my 4 year old gaming PC which is still fast and capable of playing emulators. Just because my processor is one generation behind Windows 11 is not compatible. Now in two years I will be forced to buy an new PC and I refuse to use Linux which is a PITA to install or use. I hate the command line.
 
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Still no lyrics or any way of connecting the audio to a Homepod via windows 😭
 
Anyone get their local iTunes library working?

ETA: I had moved my iTunes library to a non-standard location, but iTunes still created an empty iTunes folder in the standard Music folder. This created all kinds of chaos for this new app, including weird navigation issues, an empty "Media Folder Location" in Settings, the inability to add local music, and the inability to play anything, including subscription music. Uninstalling the app, copying my iTunes folder to the standard location, and reinstalling solved everything.
 
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tonyr6 said:
That sucks. I am forced to use Windows 10 on my 4 year old gaming PC which is still fast and capable of playing emulators. Just because my processor is one generation behind Windows 11 is not compatible. Now in two years I will be forced to buy an new PC and I refuse to use Linux which is a PITA to install or use. I hate the command line.
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Trust me. Buy a (used/refurbished) M1 instead. Best Mac Mini. Cheap&Fast

Cloud gaming will soon reappear
 
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Cool, so I guess the extent of my ability to "Preview" this app is launching it, signing in (despite what this message says), then not getting to actually play any music. Nice!
 
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Authorize Machine doesn't seem to do much for me after signing in. I'm attempting to play purchased music I have in a playlist and I keep getting the unauthorized prompt.

Web player seems fine though.
 
prime17569 said:
The Apple Devices app icon looks too generic. I think I'd have a hard time identifying it.
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You can change application/folder icons on Windows quite easily.

At worst watch a 2 minute YouTube video to see/learn how.

tonyr6 said:
That sucks. I am forced to use Windows 10 on my 4 year old gaming PC which is still fast and capable of playing emulators. Just because my processor is one generation behind Windows 11 is not compatible. Now in two years I will be forced to buy an new PC and I refuse to use Linux which is a PITA to install or use. I hate the command line.
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I'm running an unsupported 6th Gen Intel CPU device with Windows 11 without a single issue.

www.windowscentral.com

How to upgrade an unsupported computer to Windows 11

If you use this Microsoft workaround, you can still install Windows 11 on an unsupported computer.
www.windowscentral.com www.windowscentral.com
 
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Danfango said:
Unsurprised. Microsoft keep breaking the store model, APIs, design guidelines, frameworks and toolchains regularly. They murdered an entire operating system doing this already (windows phone) which scared all the app developers away. I suspect this is also why there has been very little uptake on the app store so far.

Also I reckon Microsoft are paying them to add it to the app store. I know someone who runs a software company and Microsoft funded the app store integration for their product. No one has installed their product from the MS app store so far, instead installing it via the download link on their web site 🤣
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I'm with you regarding Windows Phone.

When Windows 11 launched, they made some long overdue changes to the store requirements and policies.

much more freedom for companies and developers since, hence many Apps now being and becoming available.

Baritone_Guy said:
...If someone ever can deliver a workable, supportable Android phone that does not involve the Google play stuff I would seriously consider switching.

I came from Samsung to Apple and while I liked the ability to customize a lot of things, there was still too much Google involved.
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have a look at GrapheneOS on a (ironically) Google Pixel.

or /e/OS, although they primarily support older hardware.
 
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So we’re in a rather strange situation where the Apple Music app for Windows is better than the one for Mac
 
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