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Windows abruptly drops Android apps while the Mac embraces iOS

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In 2020, switching from Intel to Apple silicon brought incredible performance-per-watt improvements to the Mac. It also enabled iPhone and iPad apps to natively run on macOS for the first time. A year later, Microsoft and Amazon teamed up to bring some Android apps to Windows with a similar approach.

The difference? Apple was rewarding developers and users with the culmination of its own technology to expand the app catalog on the Mac. Microsoft, on the other hand, well, no one is exactly sure what they were trying to achieve.

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iCloud for Windows redesigned, Apple Music and Apple TV exit preview, iTunes remains

Apple has been in the process of discontinuing iTunes for almost five years. It’s a process that is still ongoing with Windows PCs today. Starting today, Apple Music and Apple TV apps on Windows are no longer in a preview state. iTunes, however, still has a role on the platform. Separately, Apple has redesigned the iCloud for Windows app experience.

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You can now run Windows on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac using streaming Windows App

Run Windows on Apple devices | Screengrab of Windows App

While you can’t run Windows through Boot Camp on Apple Silicon Macs, there are still several ways to run Windows apps on Macs. But you can now also do the same on iPhone and iPad, using a new official Windows app.

Microsoft’s new app – which is currently available in beta form – lets you run a remote Windows PC and stream the output to your Apple device …

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Apple Music Preview app for Windows adds lyrics, media key controls, and more

Apple is rolling out a set of updates to its Windows apps today, including Apple Music, Apple Devices, and Apple TV. These apps, which are designated as “Preview” apps by Apple, allow Windows users to access Apple Music and Apple TV content and manage their Apple devices.

Today’s update for Apple Music, in particular, includes a handful of notable new features and fixes…

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Here’s a first look at the Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Devices apps coming to Windows 11

Here's a first look at the Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Devices apps coming to Windows 11

Microsoft and Apple announced last year that new Apple Music and Apple TV apps will soon be available for Windows users, who currently rely on iTunes or a web browser to access these services. While no release date has been provided, 9to5Mac got a closer look at an internal version of these apps.

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Apple updates Boot Camp with improvements to Precision Touchpad drivers

Apple updates Boot Camp with improvements to Precision Touchpad drivers

Boot Camp is a tool from Apple that lets Mac users run Windows natively on their computers. Although it is not available for Apple Silicon Macs, Apple has been working on a series of updates to make Boot Camp more reliable. This time, the tool has been updated with improvements to the Windows Precision Touchpad drivers, as well as other bug fixes.

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Comment: Another year goes by and Apple still hasn’t replaced iTunes on Windows with something better

Apple recently released macOS Monterey 12.2 beta, and while the update isn’t a big one, it does come with a Music app that has been rewritten with native technology instead of web content. Meanwhile, the same old iTunes that was discontinued on the Mac years ago is still available on Windows – and it’s past time for Apple to replace it with something better.

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Microsoft and Qualcomm special deal coming to an end could mean Windows for M1 Macs

While Apple has always offered Windows support on Intel Macs, new machines with the ARM-based M1 chip can only run macOS natively. The reason may be related to a special deal between Microsoft and Qualcomm that is finally coming to an end – and this means that Windows could finally be available natively for M1 Mac users.

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Digital Inception: Here’s how to run Android, Chrome OS, and Windows on your Mac

Lots of folks like to think of the Mac as just another product in Apple’s precious walled garden, but many don’t know that you can actually run virtually any operating system on a Mac with a little bit of work. It’s fairly easy to get the three biggest platforms that aren’t made by Apple up and running on a Mac, even at the same time. Here’s how to do it.

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