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iTunes Expected to Be Retired After Over 18 Years
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I have some Jazz albums that are no longer in print, and not available on streaming services. iTunes downloaded some seemingly random cover art for them ... not even close. I had to take photos of all of them. For some, I was able to find with Google, but the quality was pretty bad, or had watermarks on them.
Point being, the arguments being made by some people here have a big dose of ignorance mixed into them.
I really hope this isn't the case. Managing my content, and syncing it with my iOS devices is the sole reason I use iTunes today. I have a ton of content that was not purchased through apple's ecosystem. If this goes the way books did, and tries to force me to re-buy from Apple the content I already own, I'm going to throw a fit. I'm already in a dither over the fact that the DRM free ebook I was reading from Kobo in the Apple Books app quit working, and trying to insist I pay $11.00 again for the book I already bought from Kobo. Do that to all my music ripped from CDs, TV Shows and movies bought through Google Play, etc... and we'll have issues. I used to prefer to bring all that stuff into iTunes, so I had a single location for everything, regardless of it's original source.
What I'd love to see them do is instead of breaking all that stuff out, bringing it back together again, in a single 'digital content' library. So I can happily manage my music, tv shows, movies, books and apps all in one place, and then manage my syncing of that content to my devices. (i.e. iTunes as it used to be before they started breaking functionality apart).
I always liked iTunes a lot. In particular early on and during the 2000 years I think up to 2012. Lately it became less powerful or cumbersome to use or both. Not sure if this will be a change for the better or just a change. I wonder how long I can use iTunes.
There was an app for free for Android and iOS today. I went to go buy it. It was the easiest thing on the Google Play store. I even pushed it to the phone from the web.
Went to buy it on iOS just in case they ever make a good OS. Couldn't do it on the web. Couldn't figure out how to even search for it in iTunes. That program needs to go.
Went to buy it on iOS just in case they ever make a good OS. Couldn't do it on the web. Couldn't figure out how to even search for it in iTunes. That program needs to go.
Only one a-ha album in your collection??
Where are the rest??
Shame! SHAME!!!
Where are the rest??
Shame! SHAME!!!
Do whatever you want to it at this point Apple, I'm still using iTunes 8 where everything is quick and the app is still focused on being a kick-butt music player.
Still using iTunes 8 as well. Best version IMO. Building a nice library, maybe as a farewell we should show all our libraries in a thread.Do whatever you want to it at this point Apple, I'm still using iTunes 8 where everything is quick and the app is still focused on being a kick-butt music player.
That thought crossed my mind as well. Since the entire point of coming out with a Windows version is to sell and rent stuff, it would make sense that they also come out with versions for other platforms as well.
[doublepost=1559315430][/doublepost]So...I don't use iCloud. I back my iPhone and iPad up to my computer. What do I do now?
While it was initially reported that iTunes would live on in macOS 10.15, it now looks like the app will be retired, over 18 years after it was introduced by the late Steve Jobs at Macworld on January 9, 2001.
Apple will be replacing iTunes with standalone Music, TV, and Podcasts apps in the next major version of macOS, expected to be unveiled at WWDC 2019 next week, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman:This information lines up with a recent report from 9to5Mac's Guilherme Rambo, who claimed that iTunes will be renamed to "Music" on the Mac. In other words, iTunes is going away and will be replaced by the new Music app, which is expected to become the new utility for syncing and managing Apple devices.
Steve Jobs quote from Apple's press release about iTunes in 2001:Here's what iTunes looked like in 2001:
iTunes has attracted its fair share of criticism over the years for being bloated software, so its split into dedicated Music, TV, and Podcasts apps will be much welcomed. Earlier this week, leaked screenshots provided us with our first glimpse at what the Music and TV apps should look like on macOS 10.15.
Apple is widely expected to announce iOS 13, macOS 10.15, watchOS 6, and tvOS 13 at its WWDC 2019 opening keynote on Monday at 10 a.m. Pacific Time. MacRumors will have live coverage of the event on our website and through MacRumorsLive on Twitter, so be sure to follow along for the latest updates.
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I was just thinking the exact same thing!
I'm already downloading my favorite versions of iTunes... Just in case.
All you ever hear is how good appleOS is and how good their programs are.
iTunes didn't fit that narrative.
iTunes didn't fit that narrative.
I don't use it to sync, but I do use it for local, encrypted iOS backups. Much better than iCloud backups because it stores all your app passwords and makes moving to a new device easier.
iTunes played an incredibly big part in my switch from Windows to Mac. RIP
While it was initially reported that iTunes would live on in macOS 10.15, it now looks like the app will be retired, over 18 years after it was introduced by the late Steve Jobs at Macworld on January 9, 2001.
Apple will be replacing iTunes with standalone Music, TV, and Podcasts apps in the next major version of macOS, expected to be unveiled at WWDC 2019 next week, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman:This information lines up with a recent report from 9to5Mac's Guilherme Rambo, who claimed that iTunes will be renamed to "Music" on the Mac. In other words, iTunes is going away and will be replaced by the new Music app, which is expected to become the new utility for syncing and managing Apple devices.
Steve Jobs quote from Apple's press release about iTunes in 2001:Here's what iTunes looked like in 2001:
iTunes has attracted its fair share of criticism over the years for being bloated software, so its split into dedicated Music, TV, and Podcasts apps will be much welcomed. Earlier this week, leaked screenshots provided us with our first glimpse at what the Music and TV apps should look like on macOS 10.15.
Apple is widely expected to announce iOS 13, macOS 10.15, watchOS 6, and tvOS 13 at its WWDC 2019 opening keynote on Monday at 10 a.m. Pacific Time. MacRumors will have live coverage of the event on our website and through MacRumorsLive on Twitter, so be sure to follow along for the latest updates.
Article Link: iTunes Expected to Be Retired After Over 18 Years
Could you please also announce the time when this starts for your European users/guests, I know we can convert the time it starts online, not that hard but it would be really nice if you add it in your articles.
Thanks
Perry
Without iTunes, customers can manage their Apple gadgets through the Music app.
Up next in 2020? macOS 10.16 featuring.... the Gadgets app.
Up next in 2020? macOS 10.16 featuring.... the Gadgets app.
The iOS music player does everything it can to push you to an apple music subscription. I expect this to be the same...
This terrifies me.
Yes, we’ve all complained about the bloat and bugs in iTunes.
But Apple simply no longer has great software chops. And every new software “overhaul” is missing key, core features which take years and years to return. (iWork, Final Cut Pro x, etc.)
This may be the first os upgrade I skip. A bunch of anemic apps and crappy marzipan. Just like laptops, the smart move may be staying on Apple tech from years ago.
Yes, we’ve all complained about the bloat and bugs in iTunes.
But Apple simply no longer has great software chops. And every new software “overhaul” is missing key, core features which take years and years to return. (iWork, Final Cut Pro x, etc.)
This may be the first os upgrade I skip. A bunch of anemic apps and crappy marzipan. Just like laptops, the smart move may be staying on Apple tech from years ago.