Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering Craig Federighi speaks during Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference in San Jose, California on June 3, 2019. - AFP: Apple on Monday announced the demise of groundbreaking iTunes as it tuned its offerings to be a stage for digital music, films, podcasts and more.
The transformation of iTunes into three separate apps comes with Apple preparing the international launch of an eponymous TV+ later this year. The California company showed off its podcast app on Monday as well, and said the service was going to be tailored to work independently on its smartwatch. The software improvements and getting its lineup of devices more harmonized when it comes to handling apps for games, video, and more, come as Apple shifts to emphasize digital content and other services to offset a pullback in the once-sizzling smartphone market, and with many news organizations struggling to monetize their online services.The packed WWDC audience cheered when executives spoke of improvements that promised to make it easier for one app to work across the array of devices.
Privacy protections being added to iOS mobile operating software included providing the option of giving apps permission to access location just once, instead of all the time, and letting users know when apps are tracking their whereabouts.
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