{"id":25449,"date":"2019-05-31T15:38:47","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T19:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=25449"},"modified":"2019-06-03T10:54:13","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T14:54:13","slug":"the-end-of-itunes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/31\/the-end-of-itunes\/","title":{"rendered":"The End of iTunes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mark Gurman<\/a>:<\/p>\n

iTunes has been the way Apple users listen to music, watch movies and TV shows, hear podcasts, and manage their devices for almost two decades. This year, Apple is finally ready to move into a new era. The company is launching a trio of new apps for the Mac – Music, TV, and Podcasts – to replace iTunes. That matches Apple’s media app strategy on iPhones and iPads. Without iTunes, customers can manage their Apple gadgets through the Music app.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Joe Rossignol<\/a>:<\/p>\n

This information lines up with a recent report from 9to5Mac<\/a><\/em>’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.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Allen Pike<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Surprisingly, this new app is said to be based not on the iOS app or a new codebase, but on the venerable iTunes itself.<\/p>\n

There will surely be naysayers that claim iTunes should have been tossed entirely. And admittely, if the new Music app ditches iTunes’ interface but can’t cure its deep and baffling love for obtuse modal error dialogs, I too will bemoan its preservation. But arguing for code to be rewritten just because it’s old has never been the right way to build systems that work.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He has a great collection of iTunes error messages.<\/p>\n\n

See also: Stephen Hackett<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Previously: macOS 10.15 to Break Up iTunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Update (2019-06-03): Craig Hockenberry<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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I haven’t seen it reported elsewhere, but as of last weekend all http:\/\/itunes.apple.com links redirect to http:\/\/music.apple.com — a likely indicator that the brand is done (the app will be fine for those of us who need it.)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Joe Rossignol<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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As noted on Reddit<\/a>, Apple has abruptly removed all social media content from its iTunes page on Facebook<\/a>, including posts, photos, and videos. This appears to have happened within the past 24 hours, as a cached version of the iTunes page on Facebook still had content available as of May 31.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

See also: Hacker News<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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