Apple Music launches Windows apps to replace iTunes for Windows 10 and later so you can access your music, video content, and Apple devices in their own dedicated apps. There are three apps – Apple Music app, Apple TV app and Apple Devices app and if your PC doesn’t support these apps you can continue to use iTunes for Windows. All three apps are available from the Microsoft Store and once installed you will have to log into the apps using your Apple ID.
How to install the Apple Music app, Apple TV app, and Apple Devices app
- You need Windows 10 or later.
- You need to download all three apps: Apple Music app, Apple TV app, and Apple Devices app. If you download only one of these apps, iTunes will prompt you to download the other two apps to access your music and video content from your iTunes library.
- The download links from the Microsoft Store for the 3 apps are:
- After you download these apps, you can use iTunes to access only your podcasts and audiobooks.
- The Apple Music app and Apple TV app read the contents of your iTunes library — so don’t delete your iTunes library.
- To access your iTunes Store purchases in the Apple Music app and Apple TV app, you need to authorize your computer with your Apple ID.
After you download the Apple Music app, Apple TV app, and Apple Devices app, you won’t see any of your music or video content in iTunes. Audiobook and podcast listeners will still be able to use iTunes to access these but it seems likely that iTunes is unlikely to receive much in the way of development and may well be axed in the not too distant future.
