Apple launched the iTunes Film Trailers app again in 2011, a vacation spot for particulars about upcoming films, trailers, and Rotten Tomatoes scores. If you happen to’d fully forgotten it existed, don’t be concerned, we did too.
However that does imply none of us will likely be too dissatisfied by the information right this moment that hints Apple might quickly be shuttering the app.
In early August, Mac Rumors seen a brand new banner on the devoted iTunes Film Trailers web site that learn: “Apple TV app is the brand new residence of iTunes Film Trailers.” Quick-forward just a few weeks, and that very same message is being rolled out to the Film Trailers apps on each iOS and tvOS.
Some US-based customers then reported recognizing a brand new part of the Apple TV app referred to as “Watch the Newest Trailers”, suggesting that is the place upcoming and new trailers are more likely to reside quickly.
For now, the app remains to be accessible to obtain from the Apple App Retailer, and just a few customers in choose areas are noticing the brand new trailers part on the Apple TV app. Nevertheless it hasn’t been up to date since 2017, and we might guess it is solely a matter of time earlier than this replace is rolled out to all Apple TV app customers and the iTunes Film Trailers app is shuttered for good.
So lengthy, iTunes!
Apple has been slowly phasing out the iTunes branding for a while now, in addition to rolling the entire finest iTunes merchandise into different choices.
In that context, it makes full sense {that a} standalone iTunes app devoted to trailers ought to grow to be a part of the Apple TV app as an alternative, making certain all of Apple’s leisure properties are in a single place – a extra simple proposition for anybody new to Apple, too.
This fashion, folks might additionally presumably bookmark content material they’re eager about after which even be notified if these reveals or films arrive on the streaming platform.
