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Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing? by JoBrad on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @06:24PM (#21986394)
iTunes is very much alive for the majority of IPhone/iPad users.
Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing? by asutekku on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @06:34PM (#21986479)
I 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.
Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing? by dkonofalski on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @06:36PM (#21986498)
Uhh... 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.
Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing? by JoBrad on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @11:36PM (#21988393)
It’s not discontinued for Windows. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/itunes/9pb2mz1zmb1s
Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing? by scarface74 on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @11:10PM (#21988224)
I haven’t needed to connect an iOS device to iTunes since iOS 5 in 2011.
Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing? by JoBrad on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @11:34PM (#21988386)
It’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

Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing? by prox on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @12:49AM (#21988706)
Not any longer, drop a file into iCloud, go to VLC, enjoy movie. The files app upgrade is pretty neat.
Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing? by scarface74 on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @04:48AM (#21989940)
I 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.
Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing? by scarface74 on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @04:03PM (#21995775)
Also; Now you can copy media directly from a USB attached hard drive or a network share using the Files App.
Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing? by mr_toad on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @07:03PM (#21986694)
iTunes Store? That’s not the same as the music app.