Did Apple kill iTunes for windows?
Did Apple kill iTunes for windows?
I just heard that Apple has effectively killed iTunes for windows. They will no longer supply updates of any sort. Which means if I have MP3 music there’s no realistic way for me to put that onto my iPhone.
Now what I’m trying to figure out is if I got a new computer right now and I needed to install a piece of software to move my MP3’s onto my phone (on the basis I got a new phone) Could I download the iTunes software.?
Is iTunes even still downloadable?
If iTunes is not downloadable, how would I move music which I legally own onto my phone?
I would prefer to stay with an iPhone. So I guess the questions are about the iPhone.
My understanding is I could use Apple Music and sync my music archive from my computer onto my phone through Apple Music. But the problem is then have to keep paying Apple Music subscription, which is stupid since I already own the music.
There’s really no reason for iTunes anymore.
Got MP3s? Stick them in a fileshare on your PC and use the Files app to copy them onto your phone. Or run a streaming service and stream them over.
But if you really want to manage everything from the PC, you can always use software like iMazing to do so.
Lots of options, all better than iTunes.
Didn't realize you could music onto the phone in that manner. Will look into it
Edit when you say the files app do you mean windows Explorer?
Unless you have an old iPod 😭 Activate disk mode and install Rockbox ASAP in that case, so you don't need iTunes anymore.
iMazing works with old iPods too.
You don’t need an Apple Music subscription to listen to music you own.
This is great news! Now I can finally go back to using the last good version of iTunes without worrying about it accidentally updating to a later version.
Which version is that? I'm interested myself.
I have to double-check, but I think 1.7.2 was the last one with both Visualizer and Party Shuffle.
It's fucking amazing to me that in the decade since I haven't been able to find a music library software that has both smart playlists and something like Party Shuffle. If I had more free time I might have written one myself by now.
Please varify the info of it not being updated. It's what I heard but still trying to confirm
Idk but iTunes for Windows has never not been shit. When I recently switched back to iOS from Android I found copytrans. I can’t speak to how secure it is, but it has done a great job of putting all the music I own onto my iPhone.
I like it more than using Apple Music on a Mac for doing the transfer because the last time I tried that, Apple tried to tell me I didn’t have the rights to listen to a song that I literally sang and recorded.
I had an iPad tell me I didn't have permission to delete a photo that I took with the iPad. Somehow I didn't own the picture I took of my own dog.
Thank you will look into it
I haven’t seen anybody else mention that iTunes downloads and .exe exists for basically all versions that came out. Just not on the Apple site. It’s common for people to download old versions to try and work with old iPods or OS versions. Even if there is no “update” for iTunes on windows: what’s stopping you from using the current version until it breaks? It should still it’s job of transferring music to your current device for a long time
I use it for my iPods. They just updated last week!
Interesting I was told it was gone. I am now on my pc (home from work) and it says it’s downloadable. Now I’m really confused
Idk! It’s the only thing I use for my iPods but I add my own music :) glad it works for you!
Would there be any other way to access the iTunes music/media store? I only use itunes now to buy DRM free music when its not available on bandcamp. As far as i know its been the only way to access and purchase via the itunes store on a non-apple device
Dunno if it’s still around but when i had troubles with itunes back in the days of the 5S, i briefly used media monkey. it was pretty straight forward!iirc!
If iTunes is not downloadable, how would I move music which I legally own onto my phone?
Alright, I've never used iTunes. I've never used an iPhone either. Full disclosure on that.
But I'm having difficulty even understanding your issue. Either iTunes has some propriatary bullshit that I'm unaware of, like DRM, or you're just not seeing the obvious.
So right now, I don't understand the core concept of the issue. What is preventing you from taking a cable, plugging the cable into your phone, plugging the other end into the PC, opening the folder on your pc with your mp3's, opening the folder in your iPhone with your mp3's, highlight the files on your PC, right click, copy, then right click inside the older on your iphone, paste, and wait for them to transfer?
Me typing that out took 10x longer than the actual action, and you reading it took 2x longer than the actual action.
I don't understand the issue here.
The iPhone is stopping them from doing all that, which you'd know if you'd ever used one. The phone's filesystem does not appear to the pc as a mountable external volume for you to copy shit in and out of it. You have to move the files over network somehow, through a smb share or whatever.
As someone who's never used Apple devices I was a bit peeved when my car came with an iPod. I spent days trying out random 3rd party software because I refused to use iTunes. In the end, I settled for CopyTrans software.
You still need to have the iTunes services installed afaik, but you can use this program to put music on your device, pad out the meta info on the MP3 files and sync the playlists without having to open iTunes at all.
Maybe not entirely the answer you were looking for, but it was a workable solution for me after days of trial and error, so I'm hoping I can save you those troubles.
Hope they don't kill it entirely, or at least move their media codecs out to a separate download.
CoreAAC > all other AAC encoders