Uninstalling the new apps will allow you to once again install iTunes.Translating this to Windows would be a challenge, but as Apple Music is available on Android, there may be potential to make it available to Windows 11 users as an app as well, saving the company from having to support two music apps on two different platforms.Īs Android apps are available as a preview for users in the Microsoft Store, this could make sense for Apple and Apple Music users who don't have a Mac, especially as it's also arrived on Roku devices. Microsoft warns that installing any of these new preview apps will stop iTunes on Windows so do keep that in mind if you have a large, curated local library. It's not clear whether Apple will later add these to the new apps or if it plans a fourth app just for them.

That leaves podcasts and books as the only meaningful functions of iTunes left out of Apple Music, TV, and Devices. You'll also find your iTunes-bought movies here and be able to rent new releases.Īpple Devices will take over sync to Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod), as well as local backup and restore, and emergency software updates - this functionality has moved to macOS' Finder when you connect an iPhone. Microsoft announced that it's adding preview versions of three new Apple apps - Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Devices - as part of the Windows 11 preview build for insiders.Īpple Music will cater to a Windows user's local music library as well as give them access to the paid Apple Music service.Īpple TV will bundle Apple's TV+ subscription with original content, as well as content from Paramount+, AMC+, Showtime, Starz, and others. Apple will soon phase out iTunes from its last platform - Windows.

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