The Standalone iTunes Movies and TV Shows Apps Are Discontinued in tvOS 17.2
Benjamin Mayo, 9to5Mac:
As first reported in October, Apple will discontinue the
standalone iTunes Movies and iTunes TV Shows apps on the Apple TV
box, starting with tvOS 17.2 The warning message seen above has
started appearing in the release candidate version of tvOS 17.2
beta, released yesterday.
Apple directs users to the TV app instead to manage their
purchases, and buy and rent from the store. At least as far as
Apple’s video content is concerned, the iTunes brand is on the
way out.
Apple has updated the TV app in 17.2 in preparation of the
migration away from the standalone iTunes videos app, bringing
across some functionality that was previously missing in TV. That
includes things like filtering by genre in purchased tab, and the
inclusion of box sets in the store listings. The TV app also
features a new sidebar design in this update, which includes a
dedicated store and purchases tab for quick navigation.
It’s the updates to the TV app that make this possible. It’s a good simplification overall: Apple’s own content — both iTunes purchases and TV+ streaming content — is in the TV app.
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Benjamin Mayo, 9to5Mac:
As first reported in October, Apple will discontinue the
standalone iTunes Movies and iTunes TV Shows apps on the Apple TV
box, starting with tvOS 17.2 The warning message seen above has
started appearing in the release candidate version of tvOS 17.2
beta, released yesterday.
Apple directs users to the TV app instead to manage their
purchases, and buy and rent from the store. At least as far as
Apple’s video content is concerned, the iTunes brand is on the
way out.
Apple has updated the TV app in 17.2 in preparation of the
migration away from the standalone iTunes videos app, bringing
across some functionality that was previously missing in TV. That
includes things like filtering by genre in purchased tab, and the
inclusion of box sets in the store listings. The TV app also
features a new sidebar design in this update, which includes a
dedicated store and purchases tab for quick navigation.
It’s the updates to the TV app that make this possible. It’s a good simplification overall: Apple’s own content — both iTunes purchases and TV+ streaming content — is in the TV app.