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Remember itunes? UI was horrible from day one and got worse over the years until they killed it. I don't think it was ever a dealbreaker. UI is not the whole
by sandoooo 7y ago
Remember itunes? UI was horrible from day one and got worse over the years until they killed it. I don't think it was ever a dealbreaker. UI is not the whole story here.
- JoBrad 7y agoiTunes is very much alive for the majority of IPhone/iPad users.
- asutekku 7y agoI really don’t think so. I’d say only minority is using it after streaming services became popular and you can easily do OTA updates. Not much of a reason to use it anymore, that’s why Apple even discontinued it.
- dkonofalski 7y agoUhh... what? Apple didn't "discontinue" iTunes. It just got renamed to Apple Music. They separated out the syncing features but it's still the same product.
- JoBrad 7y agoIt’s not discontinued for Windows. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/itunes/9pb2mz1zmb1s https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/itunes/9pb2mz1zmb1s
- mr_toad 7y agoiTunes Store? That’s not the same as the music app.
- scarface74 7y agoI haven’t needed to connect an iOS device to iTunes since iOS 5 in 2011.
- JoBrad 7y agoIt’s pretty much the main way to get any movies from a Windows personal drive on an iPad, etc., unless you’re using something like Plex. Edit: added Windows clarification
- prox 7y agoNot any longer, drop a file into iCloud, go to VLC, enjoy movie. The files app upgrade is pretty neat.
- scarface74 7y agoI do in fact use Plex. The last time I downloaded a video, I used VLC. There are plenty of ways to get movies into VLC - any cloud storage provider and its own website. The VLC app on iOS exposes a website you can use to upload movies.
- scarface74 7y agoAlso; Now you can copy media directly from a USB attached hard drive or a network share using the Files App.
- the_watcher 7y agoThe iTunes UI was, by far, the best for legally acquiring digital music when it launched.