Until now, it’s only been possible to access the Apple TV+ streaming service via the web on Windows devices. It’s a similar story with the Apple TV app launch.

With iTunes going away on Windows, Apple will do what it did on Mac and launch a separate app to handle iTunes’ other duties – managing iPhones, iPads, and such via the PC. To revert back to iTunes, you’ll need to uninstall this version of the app,” the app listing says (via MacRumors). After installing the Apple Music preview, iTunes will no longer open, and audiobooks or podcasts on this device will be inaccessible until a compatible version of iTunes is released. “This is a preview version of Apple Music, and not all features may work as expected. Ironically, Windows has been the last stand for the classic iTunes software which Apple used alongside the iPod to pioneer the the digital music revolution, first as a storage locker for MP3s and then as a store. Or they can play their library in the old iTunes app, which Apple retired a few years back. Currently, Windows users have had to settle for the Apple Music web app, which is better than nothing.

Update: Users are currently unable to install the preview apps on their machines, but will likely be able to do so soon.The Apple Music launch is particularly welcome.

As a result, other content types such as audiobooks and podcasts will be inaccessible until Apple releases a compatible version of iTunes or the user uninstalls the preview apps.Īll three of the new Apple apps require Windows 11 version 22621.0 or higher. In the app descriptions, Apple highlights that, as preview versions of these apps, 'not all features may work as expected.' The company also warns that installing any of these apps will prevent iTunes for Windows from opening. Preview versions of the two apps, as well as an Apple Devices app for managing devices such as iPhones, iPads, and iPods from Windows machines have now appeared in the Microsoft Store, as noted by The Verifier. Last October, Microsoft announced that Apple Music and Apple TV apps would be coming to the Microsoft Store in 2023 for installation on Windows devices, providing significant improvements for users on those platforms who have had to access ‌Apple Music‌ via the web or Apple's outdated iTunes for Windows app and Apple TV+ via the web.

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