Apple is replacing iTunes on Macs with three standalone music, video, and podcasting apps. The change will arrive in the next version of macOS, called Catalina.
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Apple is retiring iTunes by breaking up the program on Macs into three separate apps: Music, TV, and Podcasts.
The change will arrive in the next version of macOS, called Catalina. The three standalone apps are already available on iPhones and iPads. However, iTunes has remained the default media option on Macs to aggregate all your music, movies, TV shows, and podcasts into one platform. But not for long.
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“Now when you plug in your phone, this is what you see: Nothing,” Apple SVP Craig Federighi said at the company’s annual developer conference, WWDC.