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Amazingly you are still not free to use them on iPhone's Music app.

snypher 2y ago
I plugged my S23 into a computer to copy files from it and my iPhone-using co-worker looked at me like I was a wizard. There is such a major culture gap on how the different device families work, and so hard to understand the other family.
- dzhiurgis 2y ago
  Yeah you can plug iPhone into computer, which I haven't done for years now. Only reason was to load it up with mp3s. Last weekend I've tried to do the same without a computer and basically you can only use players like VLC which only allowed me to load single file (playlists are there, but again you have to connect to computer). Edit: Just tried one more time and you can place files into VLC folder (using Files is a bit tedious tho) and they appear in VLC player. Yay.
  - nyarlathotep_ 2y ago
    It's annoying as hell though--with Android devices you can see Downloads or Pictures or whatever and move things to and fro as you please. With ios you need a Mac and you are stuck with the 'Photos' app and or otherwise it's some ugly abstraction with weird year_month_day directories all over the place.
scarface_74 2y ago
MP3’s have been supported by Apple’s devices since the first iPod came out in 2001. The headache is that there is no way to transfer files to add to your Music library locally except from your computer like it was still 2001. Yes, I’m aware of the work around using GarageBand for iOS.
- dzhiurgis 2y ago
  Okay I've just tried VLC once again and it's almost useable - I can easily select all mp3's from local files and play them. It doesn't allow to copy them into VLCs library tho - so no playlists. Edit: Just tried one more time and you can place files into VLC folder (using Files is a bit tedious tho) and they appear in VLC player. Yay.
  - scarface_74 2y ago
    I’m talking about the native music player and using your computer to copy them into your library.
    - dzhiurgis 2y ago
      Yes that's a nightmare. It's been years since I've plugged my phone.

I plugged my S23 into a computer to copy files from it and my iPhone-using co-worker looked at me like I was a wizard. There is such a major culture gap on how the different device families work, and so hard to understand the other family.

dzhiurgis 2y ago
Yeah you can plug iPhone into computer, which I haven't done for years now. Only reason was to load it up with mp3s. Last weekend I've tried to do the same without a computer and basically you can only use players like VLC which only allowed me to load single file (playlists are there, but again you have to connect to computer). Edit: Just tried one more time and you can place files into VLC folder (using Files is a bit tedious tho) and they appear in VLC player. Yay.
- nyarlathotep_ 2y ago
  It's annoying as hell though--with Android devices you can see Downloads or Pictures or whatever and move things to and fro as you please. With ios you need a Mac and you are stuck with the 'Photos' app and or otherwise it's some ugly abstraction with weird year_month_day directories all over the place.

scarface_74 2y ago

MP3’s have been supported by Apple’s devices since the first iPod came out in 2001. The headache is that there is no way to transfer files to add to your Music library locally except from your computer like it was still 2001. Yes, I’m aware of the work around using GarageBand for iOS.

dzhiurgis 2y ago
Okay I've just tried VLC once again and it's almost useable - I can easily select all mp3's from local files and play them. It doesn't allow to copy them into VLCs library tho - so no playlists. Edit: Just tried one more time and you can place files into VLC folder (using Files is a bit tedious tho) and they appear in VLC player. Yay.
- scarface_74 2y ago
  I’m talking about the native music player and using your computer to copy them into your library.
  - dzhiurgis 2y ago
    Yes that's a nightmare. It's been years since I've plugged my phone.