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Apple Music

  • 14-09-2016 05:35PM
    #1
    Vudgie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 881 ✭✭✭


    So can anyone give a report on how Apple Music is now working in IOS10?


Comments

  • #2
    Zcott
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,204 ✭✭✭Zcott


    Great.


  • #3
    IamMetaldave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,499 ✭✭✭IamMetaldave


    Perfectly here.

    https://www.instagram.com/iammetaldave/



  • #4
    Sad Professor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,713 ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Depends what you mean by Apple Music.

    The streaming service itself (like what Spotify offers) is fine and always was and will outpace most of the competition pretty soon.

    The iCloud Music Library backend was a mess. It has improved recently (less mismatching, no more DRMing of local tracks) but will probably takes years to to fix fully. It went down for a couple of hours when iOS 10 came out. The danger of losing playlists or having artwork etc messed up is high. Anyone with large music libraries need to ensure they have a backup.

    The new interface is controversial but I find it a big improvement.


  • #5
    Vudgie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 881 ✭✭✭Vudgie


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    Depends what you mean by Apple Music.

    The streaming service itself (like what Spotify offers) is fine and always was and will outpace most of the competition pretty soon.

    The iCloud Music Library backend was a mess. It has improved recently (less mismatching, no more DRMing of local tracks) but will probably takes years to to fix fully. It went down for a couple of hours when iOS 10 came out. The danger of losing playlists or having artwork etc messed up is high. Anyone with large music libraries need to ensure they have a backup.

    The new interface is controversial but I find it a big improvement.

    Sorry yes i should have phrased my question differently, I was referring to the revamped streaming service.


  • #6
    mynextdevice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭mynextdevice


    The newly designed layout on the Apple TV is much better also.


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  • #7
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    Sad Professor wrote: »

    The new interface is controversial but I find it a big improvement.

    My issue with the new layout is that I'm not a subscriber to Apple Music and even though I have it turned off in settings, the icon for Radio still appears in the bottom menu in between Library and Search taking up a spot that could be used for something I'll actually use.

    In IOS9 I used to have Artists and Playlists in the bottom menu and used whichever to select the music I wanted to listen to. Now these are contained within the 'Library' so it's an extra click each time I want to change. If they just let me remove the radio option and go back to having artists/playlists on the bottom menu, it'd be much better.


  • #8
    DubDJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,361 ✭✭✭DubDJ


    I think Beats1 is free to listen to, could be wrong, but that would be why the radio tab shows. They should just let you use the music app as normal though, instead of forcing it upon you.


  • #9
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    DubDJ wrote: »
    I think Beats1 is free to listen to, could be wrong, but that would be why the radio tab shows. They should just let you use the music app as normal though, instead of forcing it upon you.

    Ah yes. I just tried and I can listen to beats1. Not my thing at all so I'd prefer to have the option to hide that button


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