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iTunes is as good every bit dead, leaving many to wonder: When iTunes goes, what happens to all your music? Don't worry -- Apple isn't taking abroad your tunes. But it is etching up iTunes' duties into iv parts, giving Apple Music the majority of the work. It'll exist a shock for loyal iTunes users who, for 18 years, learned to rely on the app for everything from syncing their iPhones to building playlists and ownership songs. However, Apple is confident in your power to teach yourself new tricks, every bit it channels you to Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, Apple Idiot box and the Finder instead.

Apple'southward shifting strategy may exist jarring for longtime users, but music fits squarely into the tech giant'south portfolio of premium experiences that proceed loyal users invested in the brand's ecosystem. For a visitor initially focused on hardware, iTunes was one of Apple'southward commencement major successes in this area. People who had bought music from Apple were less likely to stray. Now, Apple is betting that Apple Music help juice Apple tree's further push into software and services.

Nevertheless, closing down iTunes raises big questions for those who have built upwardly musical collections over the years. What do yous have to practise, if anything, to keep your investment intact? What if y'all utilise iTunes for Windows? What happens to iTunes Match? And why is Apple axing iTunes to begin with?

Here'south what we know about Apple tree'due south plans to transition you to Apple Music and the rest.

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Does iTunes however work today?

Yes. Apple withal advertises iTunes on the website. iTunes will continue to exist for the fourth dimension being, but Apple won't support it in MacOS Catalina, the upgrade coming this fall.

Why is Apple tree ending iTunes?

Apple said that iTunes was initially focused on burning and mixing songs on the Mac, but then suggested it was too large and bloated, and lost its purpose. "How nigh calendar in iTunes?" Apple engineering lead Craig Federighi joked during the presentation. "I mean, you can accept all of your appointments and your best tracks all in one app!"

Apple describes Apple Music as being extremely fast, which suggests that iTunes performance had gotten laggy.

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Practice I notwithstanding get access to the aforementioned number of songs with Apple Music?

Yeah, Apple advertises a catalog of over 50 1000000 songs, plus collections of music videos (through Apple TV) and podcasts (through the Apple tree Podcasts app). Scroll to the end for more details.

Does my iTunes collection become abroad?

No manner. Every song you've ever bought, ripped, uploaded or imported will already be part of Apple tree Music when yous upgrade from your current Mac Bone version to Catalina. All the files that are already on your computer volition remain. Apple isn't liquidating anything you already own, but it volition reorganize where the files alive.

Fifty-fifty my ripped CDs, MP3s and playlists?

Yeah, even those. Y'all'll find them in your Apple Music library.

Will I still be able to burn a CD with Apple Music?

Yes, if you have an external CD bulldoze and the necessary cables, though this isn't something nosotros've tested yet.

What about backing upward my device, restoring my settings and syncing settings?

iTunes is the app you recollect of for backups and syncs, and those capabilities volition be with Catalina, only not in the Apple Music app. Yous'll find them by opening the Finder tool in Mac. That's the i with the square, stylized icon of a smile confront that serves equally the operating system's file managing director. Open information technology, and y'all'll run across device will appear in the Finder carte du jour, for example: "Jessica's iPhone."

How will I motion music onto a device?

If you desire to motility music onto a device, y'all open up i of your media apps, click and drag from your music library into the folder for your connected device, and information technology will transfer over.

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What happens when I sync my iPhone or other device?

Today, iTunes pops up when yous plug in your iPhone to sync devices, but that's not the case with Apple Music. If you want to sync, y'all'll detect the setting in the sidebar in Finder. Apple tree is making this more than opt-in (yous trigger the syncing in Finder) rather than opt-out (you shut the window if it pops up and bugs you).

What happens to people who use iTunes on Windows?

iTunes will continue to work on Windows as is.

Will iTunes still work on older version of MacOS?

You lot can still use iTunes on a version of Mac that predates MacOS Catalina (e.g., Mojave), but it won't be bachelor when yous brand the upgrade.

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I'm dislocated. How is Apple tree Music different than iTunes?

iTunes is a gratuitous app to manage your music library, music video playback, music purchases and device syncing. Apple Music is an ad-free music streaming subscription service that costs $x per calendar month, $15 a month for a family of half-dozen or $5 per month for students.

Apple tree Music closely competes with Spotify and you lot can listen to songs offline across your devices.

Do I have to subscribe to use the Apple Music app library?

No. You can still access your music collection if you lot don't subscribe to Apple Music. That is completely opt-in.

Is the iTunes Store going abroad?

The iTunes name will fade abroad, merely Apple will go along the store and its functionality in the Apple tree Music app. You can call it upwards if y'all want to buy new songs and albums, only if you do subscribe to Apple Music, you lot likely won't have much utilize for a store.

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What happens to iTunes Lucifer?

iTunes Match is a feature that gives you lot access to a vocal you bought through another service, say Amazon. Apple tree Music already has the feature congenital in, so you lot won't miss out if you subscribe.

What if I like to make my own mixes?

If you like to DJ your own collection and albums, you'll be able to import those tracks to Apple tree Music and heed to them beyond your Apple devices.

What about the Apple TV app -- is that where my iTunes movies will live?

Yep! Any movies you bought via iTunes will motion to the Apple Tv set app for Mac.

The Apple Boob tube app (yeah, for all your devices, not just an Apple Television set) is where TV shows, movies and music videos will live on the Mac, including HBO and Kickoff, and those iTunes movies you bought. It'll support 4K HDR playback with HDR ten and Dolby Vision graphics and Dolby Atmos audio playback.

Where does the Apple Podcasts app come in?

Fair question, since Apple is spreading iTunes functionality around. Apple tree Podcasts is pretty straightforward -- information technology's where you heed to and search for and subscribe to shows. In MacOS Catalina, Apple Podcasts will also let you type a few words or letters to find a show or episode.

Change is difficult. Is there any reason I should skip the Catalina upgrade?

In addition to speeding up these apps, Apple encourages you upgrade to the newest version for ongoing privacy and security updates. Learn more most all the changes coming to your Mac with the MacOS Catalina upgrade this fall.

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