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Apple TV, Apple Music app on the Windows Store, marking the demise of the Windows version of iTunes (183812)

Microsoft has decided that the Apple TV app and the Apple Music music streaming service app will be listed on the Microsoft Store in 2023, allowing Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating system users to download and install it. By then, they will no longer be able to rely only on the web version service, or Download additional iTunes for Windows and install it.

In the earlier announcement, Microsoft confirmed that it will cooperate with Apple in detail, and the Apple TV streaming music service will officially enter the Xbox series of game consoles. At the same time, it will also be able to download apps through the Microsoft Store on the Windows operating system Currently also available on the Windows operating system.

Previously, Microsoft had actually collaborated with Apple to bring the Apple TV app to the Xbox series of game consoles, but the Apple Music music streaming service was only hosted on Sony’s PlayStation game console. Only this time it was officially announced that it will be located. in the Xbox series of game consoles.

Not only that, but Microsoft is also sure that the Apple TV app and the Apple Music streaming service app will be listed on the Microsoft Store in 2023, allowing Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating system users to download and install, and then they will no longer be able to rely on the web version service. , or also download iTunes for Windows to install and use.

From the perspective of the collaboration between Microsoft and Apple, it means that after the Mac version of iTunes goes into history, the Windows version of iTunes will also end the update from next year.

On the other hand, Microsoft has also decided that the next Windows 11 update will connect the new version of the Photos app with Apple’s iCloud service, allowing users to directly view the photo content stored in iCloud in the Photos app. However, users also need to download and install iCloud for Windows to further synchronize account data.

Currently, Microsoft has provided tests of this feature through the Windows Insider program, and the official version will not be added until the next Windows update.