There's been speculation abound but now we have official word that Apple will be retiring iTunes.
At its annual developer's conference in California overnight, Apple previewed macOS Catalina, the newest operating system in which iTunes will be replaced by Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and the Apple TV app. Pundits are writing the act symbolises "the end of the download era".
“With macOS Catalina, we’re bringing fresh new apps to the Mac, starting with new standalone versions of Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and the Apple TV app,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering.
“Users will appreciate how they can expand their workspace with Sidecar, enabling new ways of interacting with Mac apps using iPad and Apple Pencil. And with new developer technologies, users will see more great third-party apps arrive on the Mac this spring.”
If you have a carefully curated selection, don't stress. You'll still have access to your entire music library, whether you downloaded the songs, purchased them or ripped them from a CD.
Users who sync their media to their devices using a cable will also still be able to do so in the new entertainment apps. Backing up, updating and restoring devices will now be done through Finder.
