The death of iTunes might finally be on the horizon. Or, at least, the downsizing of iTunes certainly seems to be.
In a tweet shared Friday afternoon, Troughton-Smith said that based on evidence he’s discovered, Apple appears to be working on new UIKit-based Music, Podcasts, and Books apps for macOS, all three of which will join the TV app that Apple has said is in the works.
Separate apps for each of these services suggest that Apple is planning to break up the iTunes app for Mac, which is where Podcasts, Movies, and TV Shows are available at the current time. Apple already has a Books app, but an updated version or separate app that includes audiobooks could be in development.
We first noticed that Apple might be planning to do something drastic with iTunes when it put out its press release for the upcoming Apple TV+ service. The very last line of the press release mentioned that movie and TV show rentals will be relocated to the TV app.
