Hello, I am not being critical of this, but this was a good move. Plus, the fact it won't upgrade mean you shouldn't have to worry about accessibility issues, at least for now. I have iTunes 12.6.3 on my mac, even though I initially had iTunes 12.7, the one without the app store and ringtones, and it seems to work well.
> On 10 Oct 2017, at 06:07, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > > Apple has quietly released iTunes 12.6.3, which reintroduces the ability to > download App Store apps and ringtones from within the iTunes desktop > software. > > Apple is making this version of iTunes available because "certain business > partners might still need to use iTunes to install apps", but the download > is basically available to anyone looking to reinstate the functionality that > was removed in iTunes 12.7. > > If you've already installed a newer version of iTunes, you can download this > version of iTunes on your Mac, PC 32-bit or PC 64-bit and run the installer. > After installation is complete, you can continue to deploy apps with iTunes. > You won't be prompted to download new versions of iTunes after you install > this version. > Installation packages for Mac and PC (32-bit and 64-bit) are available for > download on the support page. After the installation, most users will need > to rebuild their iTunes Library. To do this, hold down the Option key when > the app launches and in the dialog window that appears choose "Create > Library...". Give the new library a name that's different to your existing > library, and then migrate over your albums using the Add to Library... > option under the Files menu. > > Apple released iTunes 12.7 in September and said the new version was > designed to focus solely on music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, and > audiobooks, which was the reason behind the removal of the built-in App > Store. Following the change, apps and ringtones could only be downloaded on > an iOS device. > > This special "business edition" of iTunes includes compatibility with iOS > 11, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X. It's not clear how long Apple > will offer iTunes 12.6.3, and the company does not provide technical support > for this version, but for those who want the functionality it could be a > useful makeweight until Apple comes up with an alternative solution. > > iTunes 12.6.3 can be downloaded from: > https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT208079 > > Original Article at: > https://www.macrumors.com/2017/10/09/apple-itunes-with-app-store-included/ > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
