iPhone users on Windows 11 will soon get Mac-like iCloud Photos integration - Macworld

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Many of Apple’s services, specified arsenic Apple Music, Apple TV, and iCloud for Photos, tin beryllium accessed connected Windows PCs, but the process isn’t astir arsenic seamless arsenic it is connected a Mac. However, Microsoft connected Wednesday announced that it’s going to get a batch easier.

During its Surface event, Microsoft revealed that the Windows 11 Microsoft Photos app volition soon person the quality to straight entree Apple’s iCloud Photo Library. iPhone users volition beryllium capable to sync photos and negociate their room connected their PC conscionable similar they tin connected a Mac. The iCloud for Windows app volition beryllium updated successful the adjacent fewer months with an enactment to sync iCloud Photos, though beta testers successful the Windows Insider programme tin effort the caller diagnostic now.

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Microsoft besides announced that Apple Music and Apple TV desktop apps volition beryllium disposable for Windows sometime adjacent year. That’s a alleviation for Windows users who person had to entree Apple TV+ and Apple Music done the web. The caller Apple Music volition besides beryllium a invited replacement for the outdated iTunes for Windows app.

Xbox users tin get the caller Apple Music app close present successful the Xbox Console Apps Store and usage it to play euphony successful the inheritance portion playing games. It goes on with the Apple TV app that’s already available.

Apple has made it wide that it wants its Services part to grow, and it is having occurrence with that, with beardown gross maturation implicit the past mates of years. To proceed that growth, Apple needs to look beyond its ecosystem and marque improvements. While Apple TV, Apple Music, and iCloud for Photos were ever accessible by Windows, nary of the services offered direct, casual access. These moves should assistance users who were discouraged by the seeming deficiency of effort by Apple to optimize entree extracurricular its ecosystem.