IPhone and iPad users will still be able to use the iTunes desktop app to back up their devices. “All in all, this feels like a decision Nokia might have made………close to the end )”

“With hundreds of bought apps, it’s going to be a nightmare if I ever have to organise phone-apps from scratch!” ssevon added. While Apple might be aiming for convenience and streamlining iTunes management, some users in Apple’s discussion forums don’t appear to happy with the decision.įorum poster ssevon said the decision to remove desktop access to the App Store via iTunes as “an exceptionally dumb and non-customer focused change”. “The new App Store makes it easy to get, update, and redownload apps-all without a Mac or PC,” said Apple. Fans of Apple’s iTunes may want to hold fire on downloading the latest desktop version of the app for Mac and Windows as version 12.7 removes access the App Store.Īccording to Apple’s iTunes support page, the changes are due to a renewed focus on managing music, movies, digital books, and podcasts directly from iOS devices, brought in by a new App Store ahead of the release of iOS 11.

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