Apple Releases iTunes 12.12.8 for Windows

[loby]

Good post. The AirPort router, and I used all of them, really declined is usefulness and couldn't begin to keep up with the better routers that were coming out. It would have been financially irresponsible if Apple had continued this product. They made the wise decision to drop it.

And you're right about iTunes. There is a large component of posters here that are simply Apple haters. They complain about every product that Apple creates and then when a new version comes out, they quickly learn to hate it also. I was fine with iTunes and I'm perfectly fine with Apple Music. The posts have become more entertainment than any thing else. It's like a mass tryout for the Comedy Club. Informative posts are getting rarer and rarer.

With all of the "stuff" to read including politics targeted news (both sides), Yes, these blogs/sites become casual entertainment more so than "informative". "Rumors" are getting very laughable and the "experts" guessing get sometimes irritating and/or common (guessing) knowledge JUST for click bait for advertising/revenue.

But sometimes still..we get valuable informative information, we just have to sort through the other now-a-days..

Agree with your AirPort discontinuation logic, for it does not make sense business wise to continue with it, but...the AirPort was the best Apple experience router/network I had ever used (or had to deal with over the years) and I have dealt with many over my tech experience. Apple might not make a lot or no money on it (now-a-days)...but..it was a product that would cause people to get sucked into the ecosystem. Apple would not have to be competitive with the AirPort, just make it a service to assist with their other money making products. A lose in one product category, but a gain when they buy other products to work well with it.

But like you said...Tim is making money for the Company, so I guess that is the most important.

 

[adib]

Article Link: Apple Releases iTunes 12.12.8 for Windows

iTunes is probably the best way to manage an iPod Classic nowadays. iTunes on a Windows VM, ironically.

 

[winxmac]

Does the Windows version download and manage apps?

iTunes 12.6.x is the last version that can download and install apps...

Surpassed it doesn't work work Windows 7 or older

iTunes 12.10.x is the last version to support Windows 7

Just search The iPhone wiki iTunes and it has direct links to older iTunes releases...

 

[Mrjoedot]

nostalgic vibe here to see the name iTunes.

 

[Rafterman]

iTunes is still a simple yet functional tool for ripping CDs.

And managing content on iOS devices. I still run it on the latest MacOS, via Retroactive. The new TV app sucks.

 

[zorinlynx]

I'll never understand why Apple got rid of such a great trademark, "iTunes" on their MacOS platform over a generic word like "Music" which is not associated with Apple at all.

It was a brand known and loved by millions of people and they just walked away from it on their own platform.

Was this a Jony Ive decision because I just can't believe anybody else would do something that stupid.

 

[zorinlynx]

iTunes is probably the best way to manage an iPod Classic nowadays. iTunes on a Windows VM, ironically.

Did MacOS stop supporting iPod Classics? I honestly haven't tried plugging one into a Mac from the last few years yet.

 

[StoneJack]

I forgot that it exists
But then I almost forgot that Windows still exists

 

[Ethosik]

iTunes is horrid on both Windows and Mac. People say Apple Music can’t handle massive libraries. Well iTunes was horrible too. I have 20,000 TV Episodes, 1,000 movies, 120 home videos, 8,000 songs. iTunes was a bloated disaster since it handled all three of these at once.

 

[svish]

Good to see the update for Windows and it's support for new devices.

 

[ccsicecoke]

iTunes is horrid on both Windows and Mac. People say Apple Music can’t handle massive libraries. Well iTunes was horrible too. I have 20,000 TV Episodes, 1,000 movies, 120 home videos, 8,000 songs. iTunes was a bloated disaster since it handled all three of these at once.

I used to copy past entire iTunes library when upgrading computers and it works well. Music just wouldn't cut it. Every time I copy past entire music folder to a new Mac and open Music app, tracks would not be loaded and I lose all ratings, etc.

 

[zapmymac]

I just plugged in my 4th gen (most recent) Shuffle and Ventura saw it just fine. Opened Music and all the proper settings were available to me as well.

I mainly use Colibri to listen to my purchased high-resolution tracks in .aiff (HD Tracks store)

 

[TehFalcon]

Not available on Windows

Apple Device's is in the windows store, lets you manage them

 

[seanmcbay]

It’s so strange how iTunes still exists but only for Windows.

 

[TsMkLg068426]

By the Apple Music makes it to Microsoft Windows iTunes will meltdown all CPUs the beautiful bloatware.

 

[MrMojo1]

It’s so strange how iTunes still exists but only for Windows.

It’s not strange for non Apple users with Apple devices like iPhones.
iTunes is the native app to manage Apple devices, even with its limitations, especially for Windows users.

 

[v0lume4]

Unbeknownst to me, i’ve learned that iTunes is gone from the Mac based on the comments here. I used my iTunes on my MacBook today (Sierra), and the other week on my windows machine. Shows how out of the loop I am.

How is one supposed to access the device page when plugging in an iOS device on macOS today? The page that shows you your storage, lets you restore the device, etc.

 

[wanha]

"this update is like giving a glass of lukewarm water to somebody in hell" - Steve Jobs

 

[atoqir]

So weird reading all these 'we love iTunes' posts here. On Reddit and other forums people on Windows can't wait to ditch iTunes for the new Music/TV+/Device apps currently in preview.

iTunes performance is terrible on Windows, no lossless and other missing functions and it looks like software from the nineties on Windows with no dark mode. The new Music app fixes all that (but still is very buggy)

 

[maryland]

Unbeknownst to me, i’ve learned that iTunes is gone from the Mac based on the comments here. I used my iTunes on my MacBook today (Sierra), and the other week on my windows machine. Shows how out of the loop I am.

How is one supposed to access the device page when plugging in an iOS device on macOS today? The page that shows you your storage, lets you restore the device, etc.

iTunes was broken up in 10.15 Catalina in 2019. The device management was moved to Finder, but its design and function are the same as they were in iTunes.

 

[MartiNZ]

I used to use iTunes for Windows, but there was a character limit on filenames that was a problem for me as I was managing a very large music library. I switched to Mac and haven't looked back since. I wonder if the character limit is still an issue these days.

Yeah 31 characters. Really annoying aesthetically and as you say, potentially problematic in other ways too. Plus it never maintains folder organisation as well as the Mac version used to, even with the same preference set. It doesn't update filenames when you change letter case, and doesn't move files when you change an album name. Maybe some NTFS limitations, idk, but the Mac version was flawless, at least back in Snow Leopard, the last time I seriously used Mac OS.

 

[MartiNZ]

So weird reading all these 'we love iTunes' posts here. On Reddit and other forums people on Windows can't wait to ditch iTunes for the new Music/TV+/Device apps currently in preview.

iTunes performance is terrible on Windows, no lossless and other missing functions and it looks like software from the nineties on Windows with no dark mode. The new Music app fixes all that (but still is very buggy)

Indeed it does behave terribly as a Windows app, and looks worse than it did in the original brushed metal GUI on Mac.

 

[Shirasaki]

I used to use iTunes for Windows, but there was a character limit on filenames that was a problem for me as I was managing a very large music library. I switched to Mac and haven't looked back since. I wonder if the character limit is still an issue these days.

That’s not the issue of iTunes, it’s the issue of Windows. Unless Microsoft amend NTFS or introduce new filesystem, that issue can’t really be solved easily.

 

[Shirasaki]

So weird reading all these 'we love iTunes' posts here. On Reddit and other forums people on Windows can't wait to ditch iTunes for the new Music/TV+/Device apps currently in preview.

iTunes performance is terrible on Windows, no lossless and other missing functions and it looks like software from the nineties on Windows with no dark mode. The new Music app fixes all that (but still is very buggy)

Well, I still use iTunes 12.6.5.3 and it just works. Still supported by windows 10 and I never bother to update.

 

[Calle68]

Link points to a previous version. Anything eventially related to iTunes is just sh*t. This posts are meaningless. The only thing to say is that a billionaire company like Apple simply don't give a **** regarding the development of software (including iPadOS, an OS for kids).