<s>
Music	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
app	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Music	O
app	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
media	O
player	O
application	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
tvOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
watchOS	B-Device
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
operating	O
systems	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
play	O
music	O
files	O
stored	O
locally	O
on	O
devices	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
stream	O
from	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Store	O
and	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
iPhones	B-Device
running	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
or	O
older	O
software	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
named	O
"	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
initial	O
releases	O
of	O
tvOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
watchOS	B-Device
,	O
and	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
macOS	B-Device
Catalina	I-Device
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
applications	O
created	O
to	O
replace	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Music	O
app	O
is	O
differentiated	O
from	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
by	O
its	O
concentration	O
on	O
streaming	O
media	O
and	O
lesser	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Store	O
,	O
where	O
content	O
may	O
be	O
purchased	O
outright	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Music	O
app	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
released	O
in	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
1	I-Operating_System
as	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
app	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
renamed	O
Music	O
in	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
updated	O
with	O
a	O
redesign	O
and	O
functionality	O
for	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
8.4	I-Operating_System
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
standard	O
app	O
on	O
CarPlay	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Music	O
app	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
2nd	O
and	O
3rd	O
generation	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
TVs	I-Operating_System
to	O
stream	O
music	O
purchased	O
from	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Store	O
or	O
synced	O
with	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Match	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
updated	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
support	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
the	O
tvOS	B-Operating_System
version	O
on	O
the	O
4th	O
generation	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
TV	I-Operating_System
in	O
early	O
November	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Music	O
app	O
has	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
every	O
version	O
of	O
watchOS	B-Device
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
directly	O
to	O
an	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
for	O
use	O
without	O
a	O
paired	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Music	O
app	O
on	O
macOS	B-Application
was	O
preceded	O
by	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
app	O
launched	O
on	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
support	O
within	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
app	O
was	O
enabled	O
in	O
May	O
2005	O
;	O
podcast	O
and	O
books	O
support	O
followed	O
in	O
June	O
2005	O
and	O
January	O
2010	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
2019	O
Worldwide	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
that	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
would	O
be	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
specific	O
Music	O
app	O
,	O
Podcasts	O
,	O
and	O
TV	B-Operating_System
applications	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
macOS	B-Device
Catalina	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
describes	O
the	O
Music	O
app	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
music	O
streaming	O
experience	O
,	O
"	O
whereas	O
the	O
company	O
described	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
digital	O
library	O
and	O
online	O
music	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
versions	O
designed	O
for	O
older	O
macOS	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
will	O
remain	O
unaffected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
,	O
TV	B-Operating_System
shows	O
and	O
movies	O
,	O
and	O
podcasts	O
on	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Store	O
will	O
be	O
accessible	O
through	O
the	O
Music	O
,	O
TV	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Podcasts	O
apps	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
standalone	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Store	O
app	O
that	O
is	O
featured	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Music	O
app	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
devices	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
and	O
later	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
marked	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Store	O
was	O
available	O
on	O
non-Apple	O
mobile	O
devices	O
since	O
the	O
Rokr	O
E1	O
during	O
a	O
brief	O
partnership	O
with	O
Motorola	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
does	O
not	O
allow	O
access	O
to	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Store	O
purchases	O
or	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Match	O
,	O
unless	O
the	O
user	O
has	O
an	O
active	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
subscription	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
a	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
on	O
the	B-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Store	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
infrequently	O
updated	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
