iTunes is essential software and available for free download for iPod, iPhone and iPad owners. If it remains an effective application, that does not prevent it from being still much too cumbersome and slow when processing a voluminous multimedia content library. A defect that the software has now dragged on for several versions... It is still essential for updating and troubleshooting Apple devices on a Windows computer! Initially introduced on Mac, iTunes is now only compatible with Microsoft Windows (32-bit and 64-bit). This is a must-have tool for anyone with an Apple mobile device. A macOS version existed but in 2019 Apple discontinued iTunes for the Mac. Apple has indeed developed a replacement with the Music application which was born with macOS Catalina and which has a good part of the functionalities of iTunes. On the Microsoft operating system, the software allows you to play and manage music, movies and TV series as well as to synchronize, update or reset your Apple device.
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The main features of iTunes
A clean media library
As far as multimedia is concerned, Apple's software acts as a manager and player for music, films, TV series, audio and video podcasts as well as electronic books purchased by the user from the iTunes Store or added manually from the iTunes Store. Windows File Explorer. The software thus offers the possibility of importing its audio tracks from a CD or from files in numerous audio formats such as MP3, AAC 256 Kbits/s or even Apple Lossless.
The library highlights album covers and allows you to classify your music by artist, albums or musical genre. Even if the software manages the reading lists, or playlists, and even offers classifications according to the most listened to songs, the most recent and the best rated by the user, iTunes also includes a tool called Genius which analyzes the library and allows to match songs and design intelligent playlists.
The software centralizes all musical resources, both local and online with the online store via the Store tab or via the Apple brand's streaming service: Apple Music. Indeed, unlike iOS, macOS or Android, Windows does not have an application to access Apple Music and users will therefore have to install iTunes to enjoy it.
Manage and update your Apple deviceEven if there are a plethora of alternatives to manage your Apple device, it is clear that iTunes is the only tool offering both the iTunes Store and especially the App Store. The latter allows you to download and update its games and applications. Apple's software is also one of a kind to download and install updates for different Apple devices like iPad, iPhone or iPod.
iTunes is also convenient as it supports iCloud on computer, dedicated online storage for importing and storing photos (JPG, PNG, HEIC, etc.), music and movies. It is ideal for making regular backups of your devices and for transferring data from one device to another from your computer. On the smaller models, image thumbnails (or thumbnails) appear on the screen
How to manage your Apple devices with iTunes?
iTunes allows you to create backups of your devices and store them locally. It is also possible to rename the device or update it. Be careful though: downloading updates can be relatively long with iTunes.
How to reset/restore iPhone or iPad from iTunes?
To start the process of resetting or restoring your Apple device, you will first need to disable the "Find Myself" service on the iPhone or iPad in question. You will be prompted for your iCloud credentials.
Connect your device to your computer.
Click the Device button near the top left corner of the interface.
Click Restore, then follow the on-screen instructions.
How to download iTunes?
iTunes has been available on the Microsoft Store in its latest version for a few years. It is also possible to download iTunes from Clubic in its most recent version or in earlier versions. Be careful, however, to choose the one that is downloadable since the 32-bit and 64-bit versions are not intended for the same computers.