Since Apple doesn’t have a new solution for manually syncing devices such as old iPods and iPhones with the Mac, it’s natural to keep iTunes around a little longer.īut I don’t think it’s too early to begin moving way from iTunes. With the standalone versions of Apple’s media apps coming to the Mac, it’s natural to ask: what about iTunes in macOS 10.15? According to sources, the next major version of macOS will still include the iTunes app. The important point: iTunes won’t go away yet: The new Music, Podcasts, and TV apps will be made using Marzipan, Apple’s new technology designed to facilitate the porting of iPad apps to the Mac without too many code changes. On top of that, I’ve been able to confirm with sources familiar with the development of the next major version of macOS – likely 10.15 – that the system will include standalone Music, Podcasts, and TV apps…
I’ve been able to independently confirm that this is true. Guilherme Rambo reported on 9to5Mac that he could confirm the leaks: I expect more news is coming in WWDC, but in the meantime, the leaks have been pretty clear. (Troughton-Smith is an early adopter and advocate for Marzipan.) We saw this in a sneak peak last year, and if you’ve updated to Mojave, apps like Apple News use the library now. Grain of salt, etcĪnd sure enough, these reports also suggested that Apple would extend the use of a project code named Marzipan, meant to allow easy cross-platform development between iOS and macOS. I expect the four to be the next wave of Marzipan apps. I am now fairly confident based on evidence I don't wish to make public at this point that Apple is planning new (likely UIKit) Music, Podcasts, perhaps even Books, apps for macOS, to join the new TV app. Multiple reports suggested Apple plans new standalone apps that will match the desktop experience to the iOS one – starting with a tweet by developer Steve Troughton-Smith. iTunes on Windows and Mac right now involves a bunch of tools that have since become more differentiated on iOS – Music, Podcasts, Books, and TV (for TV and Movies). In April, news leaked that the next major release of macOS was expected to unveil that new desktop software, at last. The logic runs something like this: even though Apple last year squashed rumors of the end of iTunes and iTunes downloads, it does nonetheless make sense that once the company migrates to a new music app, the old one will be deprecated.
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