At this time, Microsoft and Apple introduced quite a lot of deeper integrations of Apple companies on each Home windows PCs and Xbox recreation consoles, together with Music and TV apps for each platforms and the flexibility to browse your iCloud Picture Library inside the Home windows 11 Pictures app. Ars Technica stories: The Apple Music app for Xbox is already out there. Present customers can obtain the app and begin listening to their playlists and stations, whereas new customers can join a one-month trial. The consumer interface for Apple Music on the Xbox is nearly precisely the identical because the one we have used earlier than on Apple TV {hardware}. It does not add any new options we have not seen earlier than, but it surely’s good to see parity between the platforms. The Music and TV apps for Home windows aren’t out there but, however the corporations say they’re going to each be out there subsequent yr.
The Home windows iTunes app lets customers hearken to songs and watch TV and films bought via Apple’s on-line retailer. Regardless that Apple Music will arrive on Home windows, iTunes will proceed to be out there, and customers will nonetheless have the ability to entry Podcasts and Books there. Whilst you’ll have to attend till subsequent yr to obtain the Music and TV apps in Home windows, the iCloud Picture Library integration is accessible proper now. You may must obtain the iCloud Home windows app (which is already used to sync quite a lot of issues, like browser bookmarks) and choose into syncing your iCloud Picture Library. After that, each movies and photographs must be out there inside the Home windows 11 Pictures app.
