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Same, if this article is accurate, it would phase out the channel (iTunes store) that I use to buy singles & albums digitally. I don't buy music files from Amaz

by rexf 9y ago

Same, if this article is accurate, it would phase out the channel (iTunes store) that I use to buy singles & albums digitally. I don't buy music files from Amazon or Google, since the UX is better as an iPhone user with iTunes music store. I use Spotify for general listening, but certain tracks, I'll buy on iTunes to have available offline (for what I thought was an indefinite period of time).

SyneRyder 9y ago
If you download the files to your laptop, you'll still have those files to keep and transfer between your devices. I bought most of my music on iTunes, then copied it across to my Android device via a microSD card. (Incidentally, I'm still looking for a good Android music player for my offline files. Google Play Music works, but it isn't very elegant & it's hard to browse when you have lots of artists. I guess I'm wondering what the modern day Android equivalent of Winamp is.)
- dingo_bat 9y ago
  Try poweramp.
- jakecopp 9y ago
  Poweramp [1] has a really nice UI (even with an ugly website) and properly refreshes when new music is added to the filesystem. I wrote some code [2] to rsync my music from iTunes to my Android phone over wifi as I got sick of all the buggy syncing solutions. [1]: http://powerampapp.com/ http://powerampapp.com/ [2]: https://github.com/jakecoppinger/android-itunes-rsync https://github.com/jakecoppinger/android-itunes-rsync
  - fro0116 9y ago
    I've been using Syncthing [0] for syncing music between all of my devices (Android phone included) for quite a while and it has always worked perfectly for me. Curious if you also consider that one of those "buggy syncing solutions" you mentioned? And if so, what issues have you experienced with it? [0] https://syncthing.net/ https://syncthing.net/
strictnein 9y ago
> I don't buy music files from Amazon or Google, since the UX is better as an iPhone user with iTunes music store. Well, that and you can't buy music from Amazon or Google on an iPhone because neither wants to pay Apple their required cut.

by rexf 9y ago

SyneRyder 9y ago

If you download the files to your laptop, you'll still have those files to keep and transfer between your devices. I bought most of my music on iTunes, then copied it across to my Android device via a microSD card. (Incidentally, I'm still looking for a good Android music player for my offline files. Google Play Music works, but it isn't very elegant & it's hard to browse when you have lots of artists. I guess I'm wondering what the modern day Android equivalent of Winamp is.)

dingo_bat 9y ago
Try poweramp.
jakecopp 9y ago
Poweramp [1] has a really nice UI (even with an ugly website) and properly refreshes when new music is added to the filesystem. I wrote some code [2] to rsync my music from iTunes to my Android phone over wifi as I got sick of all the buggy syncing solutions. [1]: http://powerampapp.com/ http://powerampapp.com/ [2]: https://github.com/jakecoppinger/android-itunes-rsync https://github.com/jakecoppinger/android-itunes-rsync
- fro0116 9y ago
  I've been using Syncthing [0] for syncing music between all of my devices (Android phone included) for quite a while and it has always worked perfectly for me. Curious if you also consider that one of those "buggy syncing solutions" you mentioned? And if so, what issues have you experienced with it? [0] https://syncthing.net/ https://syncthing.net/

strictnein 9y ago

> I don't buy music files from Amazon or Google, since the UX is better as an iPhone user with iTunes music store. Well, that and you can't buy music from Amazon or Google on an iPhone because neither wants to pay Apple their required cut.