While Apple is expected to split iTunes into several apps in macOS 10.15, due sometime this fall, the new Music app will reportedly keep most of iTunes’s associated functions.
This includes “smart” playlists, library management, and syncing with iPhones, iPads, and iPods. People should even be able to continue burning and playing CDs, despite the push towards on-demand streaming through Apple Music.
The app will allegedly be based off of AppKit, again like iTunes. Earlier rumors suggested it might rely on Marzipan, Apple’s platform for porting iOS apps to the Mac.
The claims stem from “sources familiar with the development of the OS,” cited by 9to5Mac.
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