

However, keep in mind that iTunes will stop working after installing the Apple Music app. Contents from iTunes are automatically moved to the new app. Users can access their library from Apple Music or also from the iTunes Store. This is a huge addition for Apple TV+ subscribers since previously the only way to access the platform on Windows was through a web browser.Īs for the Apple Music app, it has almost all the same features available in the macOS version – except for the lyrics and Dolby Atmos. Content can be streamed in 4K HDR when available and if the device supports such technologies. With the Apple TV app, uses can watch content from Apple TV+, Apple TV Channels, and movies and TV shows from the iTunes Store. Both Apple Music and Apple TV apps look quite similar to the versions that already exist on macOS, although the interface has been slightly tweaked for Windows. These apps have been built with more modern technologies, so they run faster and use fewer resources than iTunes. Apple Music and Apple TV apps now available for WindowsĪs announced by Microsoft last year, Apple is finally bringing Apple Music and Apple TV apps to Windows. Now Windows PC users can finally download a beta version of these apps directly from the Microsoft Store. If that's lossless then output will also be genuinely lossless.Earlier this week, 9to5Mac revealed a first look at the new Apple Music and Apple TV apps coming to Windows 11. That doesn't mean your speakers play lossless audio. Even when you listen to your MP3s in your MP3 player on Windows, the audio is converted by the player to WAV and then sent to your speakers. Notice I said "settings" and not "quality"! That's because everything you listen to on your PC is converted to PCM/WAV just before it is played back through your speakers. That is basically always set to CD or DVD settings.

Like I said, the settings in the preferences are for the software audio device that plays back the audio. On PC, all Apple Music tracks are still always LOSSY (ABR 256 kbps AAC). It doesn't have anything to do with the audio format coming to you via Apple Music. Nwtobin, that's a completely different thing! That preferences option refers to the audio device on the PC that plays back the audio to your speakers.
