The App Store has been entirely eliminated in iTunes 12.7, as has the ringtones section of iTunes.

The new iTunes is designed to focus solely on music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, and audiobooks, which means there is no built-in App Store. I wonder if they're working on first-class iOS management tool for desktops, like iSync, but for Windows.In a day filled with surprises, Apple has shocked us once again with the release of iTunes 12.7, which entirely revamps the iTunes App. So it seems Apple does recognize that their customers need the ability to manage iOS apps from a desktop - but their language implies this is not a long-term solution (i.e. Learn how to update to the latest version of iTunes when you're ready to upgrade manually. You won’t be prompted to download new versions of iTunes after you install this version. After installation is complete, you can continue to deploy apps with iTunes. 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. Yesterday (almost a month after my initial question), Apple quietly released iTunes 12.6.3 - a build of iTunes with the same iOS management features as previous builds before iTunes 12.7: 'If I have saved an IPA backup of an app that has since been removed from the iOS App Store, or if I have saved an older version of an app that has been upgraded such that I want to continue using the older version, how can I install that on my new iPhone 8?' Fortunately I still have iTunes 12.6 installed on my computer, but here's my question: Unfortunately, with iTunes 12.7 removing the ability to backup and restore IPA files I seem to be now SOL. And many non-game apps often add new features that users don't like, or remove features that are useful to many users (either for making things simpler for other users, or for a copyright or patent infringement reason).Electronic Arts has a poor reputation for removing its games from the App Store when they stop being notable, including apps that you needed to pay for to download.I have diligently saved IPA backups of apps I have purchased from the iTunes / iOS App Store for the eventuality of when an app publisher removes an app from the App Store - or if the developer of an app changes a feature in a way that I don't like. Surprisingly for a point-release this version removes the iOS App Store and iOS app management features: Īpps can now only be downloaded on an iOS device using an iOS device, and the same goes for ringtones.

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