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Apple isn't immune to this either! Every once in a while, U2 starts playing on my phone inadvertently. I didn't ask for that music, thanks. How is this behav

Apple isn't immune to this either! Every once in a while, U2 starts playing on my phone inadvertently. I didn't ask for that music, thanks. How is this behavior acceptable? Didn't Tim Cook tell us that Apple was the one tech company that won't sell-out its users?

bbatha 11y ago
Do you have other things in your iTunes library? I've noticed that sometimes when connecting/disconnecting to bluetooth speakers my iPhone will play the first thing in my library with out asking me. I'm guessing when they sent out that free U2 album that's the only thing in your library and the bluetooth bug is making it play randomly.
koenigdavidmj 11y ago
Dropping a random album into your library is slightly more forgivable than an interrupting notification at 3am.
umanwizard 11y ago
Not saying it's excusable, but loading the U2 album on everyone's library is, as far as I know, the only thing along these lines Apple has ever done. With Android, it's par for the course.
matthewmacleod 11y ago
Look, the U2 album thing was a stupid move, IMO. But it seems like a totally different class of offensive; 'We sent you an unsolicited free album!' versus 'We're sending you unsolicited advertisements!'. And you can of course delete that free album if you don't want it. That'll solve your inadvertent playing problem.
- Jabbles 11y ago
  It was originally undeleteable (now that has been fixed). http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/15/apple-u2-album-itunes-delete http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/15/apple-u2-a...
- izacus 11y ago
  OS X Mavericks will also constantly nag you with notification to upgrade to broken Yosemite.
  - matthewmacleod 11y ago
    Yosemite doesn't seem broken. That aside, you are being deliberately disingenuous by comparing a software update notification to unsolicited advertising.
NSAID 11y ago
You can remove that album. https://itunes.com/soi-remove https://itunes.com/soi-remove
- samcheng 11y ago
  Thanks for the link! That worked perfectly.

bbatha 11y ago

Do you have other things in your iTunes library? I've noticed that sometimes when connecting/disconnecting to bluetooth speakers my iPhone will play the first thing in my library with out asking me. I'm guessing when they sent out that free U2 album that's the only thing in your library and the bluetooth bug is making it play randomly.

koenigdavidmj 11y ago

Dropping a random album into your library is slightly more forgivable than an interrupting notification at 3am.

umanwizard 11y ago

Not saying it's excusable, but loading the U2 album on everyone's library is, as far as I know, the only thing along these lines Apple has ever done. With Android, it's par for the course.

matthewmacleod 11y ago

Look, the U2 album thing was a stupid move, IMO. But it seems like a totally different class of offensive; 'We sent you an unsolicited free album!' versus 'We're sending you unsolicited advertisements!'. And you can of course delete that free album if you don't want it. That'll solve your inadvertent playing problem.

Jabbles 11y ago
It was originally undeleteable (now that has been fixed). http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/15/apple-u2-album-itunes-delete http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/15/apple-u2-a...
izacus 11y ago
OS X Mavericks will also constantly nag you with notification to upgrade to broken Yosemite.
- matthewmacleod 11y ago
  Yosemite doesn't seem broken. That aside, you are being deliberately disingenuous by comparing a software update notification to unsolicited advertising.

NSAID 11y ago

You can remove that album. https://itunes.com/soi-remove https://itunes.com/soi-remove

samcheng 11y ago
Thanks for the link! That worked perfectly.