iTunes' time is over. At WWDC 2019, Apple announced the dismantling of its iconic music platform after 18 years of downloading, storing, and streaming music for its new Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Podcasts apps. Based on what was revealed during the WWDC 2019 keynote, it seems that iTunes is phasing out with the introduction of the new version of MacOS, Catalina, the trio of apps here. Above take all your existing features. It's been a while since we've been waiting for that day, but Craig Federighi has confirmed the longtime music platform's shutdown during Apple's WWDC keynote in San Jose, California. Music from the service is closed to Apple Music, while other iTunes content like movies and TV shows will transfer to an Apple TV app just in time for its launch. Apple TV Plus. Podcasts will live on, you guessed it, the Apple Podcasts app.
An inflated service
No wonder Apple is shutting down iTunes after all these years; as of 2019, 50 million people use Apple Music. This is perhaps a lot less than Spotify Premium's 75 million subscribers, but for a service that's only been around for three years, it's impressive. It also makes sense that iTunes visual content would be moved to a dedicated area of Apple TV. The streaming platform of Apple TV Plus, which is scheduled to launch in the fall of 2019 (September to November), must compete with competitors such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney Plus, which is not yet commercialized. However, turning off iTunes might be a problem for iPhone users, since Apple smartphones use iTunes to manage backups and store data; Where this function will move to remain uncertain. However, it is wise to keep in mind the heaviness of iTunes in recent years. As the data backbone of iPhones and iPads, its initial role as a place to listen and store music has been all but forgotten, especially with the rise of music distribution platforms like Apple-specific Spotify and Apple Music. . < p class="bordeaux-image-check">
Apple Music (Image credit: Apple) Greg Harwood, awards specialist and director of Marketing Consultants Simon-Kurcher & Partners, explains that iTunes has become outdated and less relevant, especially the use of outdated downloads after competitors like Spotify , who presented successful streaming models. "Apple, under Apple Music, has tried to respond to this rapidly changing landscape," he continues. "The move to a unified app strategy will allow Apple to tie it closely with the Apple Music streaming service, and now Apple is positioning itself as an entertainment service provider." Whether the transition will work is yet to be confirmed with respect to your current iTunes content, but transferring media files downloaded from iTunes to the Apple Music or Apple TV app shouldn't be too difficult. The theory will be the advantage of Apple's work within the company. Your own closed ecosystem, of course. For the past two years, Apple has been using Music instead of iTunes on iOS, and aside from the incessant offers to sign up for a monthly subscription, the change was barely noticeable. For a long time iTunes, you've changed the world, but now it's time to change too.
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