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[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 58 points 1 month ago (15 children)

Honest question, what’s hard about playing an MP3 on any Apple device?

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s not. I use my Windows 10 video game machine to drag and drop MP3s onto my iPhone from my 400GB library. I use iTunes to do it (but I listen using Foobar2000 on my computer, I only use iTunes to put music on my phone and make iPhone incremental image backups.)

I wish I could drag and drop FLAC files, but I can easily convert them. I do t use my really nice cans on my phone anyway.

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Look into PlexAmp for lossless streaming. It’s pretty dope.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I do have Apple Music for lossless streaming! But I do still load obscure things on my phone that don’t exist there. Which is shockingly few things, to my surprise.

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I keep Apple Music too, because it does offer a lot of value for the price. The inclusion of Classical makes it a no-brainer for me.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

I was shocked at how much stuff is there. A few outliers (a Team Teamwork album, Squincy Jones mixes, and Keifer Gr33n mixes) aren’t there, among some other super obscure shit. All the other stuff I love that isn’t popular, like The Blood Brothers or Xiu Xiu, all there.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 41 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have no trouble playing my own mp3s on any apple device whatsoever. It’s all stock, no special anything. Its very easy.

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Apple technically lets you play music directly from iCloud via the Files app, but its functionality is not designed for music listening. It lacks essential features such as playlist management, metadata sorting, or playback queues. While it supports music playback, it’s very limited and overall not a good user experience.

I’m confused. Shouldn’t you be using the music app for all this stuff? That’s what I do.

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[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I remember back when iPods were a thing, I hated how you couldn't drag and drop files, and manage your own storage. Syncing seemed so stupid, and I couldn't believe that they were so popular. The thing they had going for them is it's idiot proof to the point where it pissed off anyone who knew what they were doing. That's been Apple's MO since roughly that era, and I can't stand their products because of it.

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The thing they had going for them is it's idiot proof to the point where it pissed off anyone who knew what they were doing.

I'm solidly in that group lol. I had a 5th gen iPod Video in high school, and you bet your ass it drove me absolutely insane that I couldn't just drag and drop music onto it. The "manually manage device" setting was an absolute godsend, for sure, but I ended up installing RockBox anyway.

I still have that iPod somewhere...

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[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (3 children)

It’s not hard at all. Import your mp3 into iTunes library and it’s there. What’s so complicated about that?

[–] Gemini24601@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You need to use an external device to do that, making it extremely convoluted and annoying to do.

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[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I guess what I’m missing then is that this was a Linux circlejerk thread. My mistake I’ll shut up now.

[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

There are some Linux users with iPhones, perhaps that's what they meant?

[–] moseschrute@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Maybe nobody at Apple actually does quality assurance on that feature anymore because they think nobody still uses it.

[–] vhstape 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You can easily sync your personal music collection to your iOS device using the macOS “Music” app in tandem with the Finder, or using iTunes on Windows. I’ve not explored the options on Linux, but I suspect they’re out there.

I’ve got a personal collection that’s growing steadily, mostly from CDs and digital purchases. I do not use steaming services, and my iPhone is my primarily listening device.

[–] carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

i don’t think there’s anything like that on linux sadly

personally i just use the VLC mobile app (yes, this exists!) to play my local music collection. it’s surprisingly good, and you can even send music to it from your computer to your phone wirelessly!

[–] dafta@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago

My GF has an iphone, and on KDE I can just connect it via USB and it's visible in the file manager.

There's also this.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I think there was for KDE (there's almost everything for KDE).

[–] CH3DD4R_G0BL1N@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It always confounds be to come across such bold claims that are so easily debunked by…just anyone doing the thing claimed to be difficult/impossible. I have my own mp3s on my iPhone right now. Like what?

[–] froggycar360@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s annoying that its the same app as apple streaming

[–] skynet@feddit.cl 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

and requires iTunes syncing, annoying, limited encoder support and not available on Linux unless you use a third party app, not that many open source or privacy-friendly ones

[–] dafta@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago

My GF has an iphone, and on KDE I can just connect it via USB and it's visible in the file manager.

There's also this.

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[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 6 points 1 month ago (8 children)

Cool, but things like Plexamp already exist and have an official iOS app.

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[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Thanks for posting this, this is very helpful

[–] isekaihero@ani.social 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm still using an ancient version of Winamp. I think it's some version of winamp 5.

If it keeps working I'm going to keep using it. Your mp3 player doesn't need to go online it just needs to play your mp3 files. Why would it ever need to be updated?

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

foobar2k has been a thing for a couple decades.

Or deadbeef on linux.

[–] ogeist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sad that one cannot create programs for their own devices.

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You can though? Developers can make apps and test them on their own devices, including iPhones.

[–] ogeist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Yes but you have to reflash it every 7 days or it gets blocked. Either that or you have to pay 99 buckos per year for your own application.

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