Considering Apple has launched the Apple TV app (which also houses iTunes TV and movie purchases) pretty much everywhere else, it’s about time Windows got its turn. Until now, it’s only been possible to access the Apple TV+ streaming service via the web on Windows devices. On Thursday, preview versions of Apple Music (Opens in a new window) and Apple TV (Opens in a new window) became available on the Microsoft Storebut only for Windows 11 users in the US. 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.

The Apple Music launch is particularly welcome.

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