After years, Apple finally decides to bring more apps from its ecosystem to Windows 11. ”, have appeared on the Microsoft Store.
For now, it is obviously not possible to install the applications in question despite their presence in the application store. But according to several sources the availability of these new Apple applications on Windows PCs is at this stage imminent.
Apple launches three new apps on Windows 11
Apple Music provides direct access to the streaming service without going through the web (or iTunes). As for TV, the application is again used to access the streaming video service via a more polished user experience – including the possibility of downloading your favorite series.
Apple Devices lets you manage your devices, especially iPods and iPads. These are no longer managed by iTunes, we will come back to this below.
If you look directly for Apple Music or TV on the Microsoft Store, you will not yet find the firm’s new applications. The latter are indeed for the moment only inactive entries on the store. However, it is already possible to access their file (and to consult the first official screenshots) by following the following links:
However, we recommend that you wait a bit before installing any of these applications when they become available, especially if you have an iPod or iPad, manage your mp3 collection and / or have a collection of audiobooks. Indeed, installing one of these applications prevents iTunes for Windows from launching.
Apple should soon release an iTunes update that fixes this problem. In the meantime, if you need to manage your devices or your collection via iTunes, you will have to completely uninstall the new applications if you have them installed. Which may be impractical.
Preview versions oblige, Apple also points out that new applications can be unstable and contain bugs. The firm points out in the application sheet: “not all features are likely to work as expected”.
Finally, these applications will be entirely exclusive to Windows 11. Machines on Windows 10 will not be able to benefit from the new applications. According to their sheet, these applications indeed require Windows 11 22621.0 or later.
