I am somewhat confused by the iTunes Store app. iTunes doesn't exist anymore, and on macOS we just have three apps: Music, Podcasts, and TV. So what is this iTunes Store app for? Why not add the iTunes Store to the Music app like in macOS?
How will we do backups once iTunes is gone from windowsIt's partly historic - iOS just hasn't caught up yet. And partly limited UI opportunities on the smaller iOS devices for both local music, Apple Music, and music purchase and ringtones all in one. macOS moved to the several apps instead of iTunes to get more in-line with iOS from a normal usage perspective, where the store is rarely used. Instead of introducing a new iTunes Store app on macOS which would feel weird at that point, the relevant store sections got baked into the individual apps. iOS already had the individual apps but also the iTunes Store. I'm sure iOS will eventually lose the iTunes Store as well, but iTunes also still exists on Windows, so things haven't quite coalesced yet
How will we do backups once iTunes is gone from windows
They might rename it ‘Music Store’.I am somewhat confused by the iTunes Store app. iTunes doesn't exist anymore, and on macOS we just have three apps: Music, Podcasts, and TV. So what is this iTunes Store app for? Why not add the iTunes Store to the Music app like in macOS?
They might rename it ‘Music Store’.
You could get DVDs from Tower Records.Go to the Music Store to buy a movie…
I also don't understand why we can buy movies from the TV app, but also from the iTunes Store app. Isn't that the same?Go to the Music Store to buy a movie…
This is not the point that OP is making. This isn’t a streaming vs owning topic. He/she understands why the purchasing platform still exists but doesn’t understand why it’s not being baked into their respective Music.app and TV.app like it is on MacOS. On MacOS, there is no iTunes app anymore, but the iTunes functions still exist. You can still purchase albums in the Music app like you could before and purchase movies in the TV app like you could with iTunes. So why isn’t it the same for iOS which has the same exact apps? Why is there still a separate iTunes app?iTunes Store, however feeling redundant it is, is how some people like me who lived through the period of buying CD ripping off music from them, buying music.
Also, not everyone wants to stream music/movie etc or like the idea of renting everything. Ownership, despite being heavily attacked from all sides, still has lots of supporters.
These factors make iTunes Store still relevant even today, although given Apple’s track record, I can see Apple forcing everyone to stream contents instead of purchasing contents to maximise their service revenue.
I think they have left it in place solely to taunt all of those of us who have had issues trying to locate everything in the wake of the demise of iTunes (Home videos, gone! Playlists, gone! Old ripped music, gone! Photos, good luck!).
sigh.
Home videos, in the TV app, playlists and ripped music in the Music app, Photos; Why would that be affected by iTunes being removed? iTunes was never a photo app - they’re still in Photos, the app that long ago now replaced iPhoto
Hmmm. Sorry to hear you had such troubles.home videos I had to find in an old file and drag and drop into Apple TV which then created the home video “file”. Playlists gone forever, ripped music had to be brought over from an old iTunes library(with all artwork changed to Frank Sinatra’s Christmas album - awesome) and the Photos were still there but there was an issue transferring specific albums to my iPhone. It was a mess.
This is not the point that OP is making. This isn’t a streaming vs owning topic. He/she understands why the purchasing platform still exists but doesn’t understand why it’s not being baked into their respective Music.app and TV.app like it is on MacOS. On MacOS, there is no iTunes app anymore, but the iTunes functions still exist. You can still purchase albums in the Music app like you could before and purchase movies in the TV app like you could with iTunes. So why isn’t it the same for iOS which has the same exact apps? Why is there still a separate iTunes app?