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audi321 said:
Is that definite? So basically, I can download the entire world of music then and after a few months cancel the lot? i.e. Get them in the cloud, download them onto the machine, job done?
What am I missing? Surely Apple wouldn't allow this?
iTunes Match replaces ANYTHING in your library that it has a copy of with a high quality 256kbps AAC copy, whether you paid for it or not. If you have music it doesn't, you upload it to your personal storage.What am I missing? Surely Apple wouldn't allow this?
Edited by audi321 on Friday 3rd July 09:32
Apple Music works differently, you can download music for offline use, but when you cancel your subscription you can no longer access the music, as it is DRM locked.
Digitalize said:
audi321 said:
Is that definite? So basically, I can download the entire world of music then and after a few months cancel the lot? i.e. Get them in the cloud, download them onto the machine, job done?
What am I missing? Surely Apple wouldn't allow this?
iTunes Match replaces ANYTHING in your library that it has a copy of with a high quality 256kbps AAC copy, whether you paid for it or not. If you have music it doesn't, you upload it to your personal storage.What am I missing? Surely Apple wouldn't allow this?
Edited by audi321 on Friday 3rd July 09:32
Apple Music works differently, you can download music for offline use, but when you cancel your subscription you can no longer access the music, as it is DRM locked.
iTunes Match is basically a music amnesty offer.
If you have a collection of music that was essentially ripped off CD's or given to you by mates on memory sticks, or downloaded from the Pirate Bay, then apple will replace all your collection with legitimate copies complete with album art etc for a small fee.
It's pretty good actually.
NinjaPower said:
Digitalize said:
audi321 said:
Is that definite? So basically, I can download the entire world of music then and after a few months cancel the lot? i.e. Get them in the cloud, download them onto the machine, job done?
What am I missing? Surely Apple wouldn't allow this?
iTunes Match replaces ANYTHING in your library that it has a copy of with a high quality 256kbps AAC copy, whether you paid for it or not. If you have music it doesn't, you upload it to your personal storage.What am I missing? Surely Apple wouldn't allow this?
Edited by audi321 on Friday 3rd July 09:32
Apple Music works differently, you can download music for offline use, but when you cancel your subscription you can no longer access the music, as it is DRM locked.
iTunes Match is basically a music amnesty offer.
If you have a collection of music that was essentially ripped off CD's or given to you by mates on memory sticks, or downloaded from the Pirate Bay, then apple will replace all your collection with legitimate copies complete with album art etc for a small fee.
It's pretty good actually.
audi321 said:
Doesn't Apple Music have the option to play offline?
Yes it does.How To guide is here: http://www.phonearena.com/news/How-to-download-you...
NinjaPower said:
Then there must be a way to get itunes match to give you the file?NinjaPower said:
The mobile networks are really going to have to sort their s
t out with regards to data usage from mobile phones.
It's becoming common for people to stream internet radio or Spotify/Deezer etc for the 8 hours a day they are at work and whenever they are on a longer car journey.
Throw in a bit of email, Facebook, iMessage, Google maps sat nav, browsing the net and reading the News could leave you smashing 10gb per month.
It's a piss take.
10 years ago most of the mobile contracts were unlimited data, but as soon as they realised people actually wanted data, they started vigorously bumming people over it.
I've been due an upgrade and this is the main thing that's put me off getting a new phone as T-mobile would cancel my contract and give me a new one (for more money) on a 20 gig allowance. I can see me just buying new handsets from now on. t out with regards to data usage from mobile phones.It's becoming common for people to stream internet radio or Spotify/Deezer etc for the 8 hours a day they are at work and whenever they are on a longer car journey.
Throw in a bit of email, Facebook, iMessage, Google maps sat nav, browsing the net and reading the News could leave you smashing 10gb per month.
It's a piss take.
10 years ago most of the mobile contracts were unlimited data, but as soon as they realised people actually wanted data, they started vigorously bumming people over it.
Miguel Alvarez said:
I've been due an upgrade and this is the main thing that's put me off getting a new phone as T-mobile would cancel my contract and give me a new one (for more money) on a 20 gig allowance. I can see me just buying new handsets from now on.
Don't make the mistake I did.I had an old O2 contract from about 2002 with unlimited data. I started buying my own iPhones in 2007 and have just bought handsets sim free for the last 8 years.
Every 6 months or so O2 have rang me and told me I was on a 'really old contract' and tried to get me off it, and then kept increasing the price every year until it reached about £29 a month.
A few months ago my dad offered to put mine and my brothers phones onto his company contract to save us both the thick end of £30 a month... And I decided to go for it, figuring that I couldn't possibly use that much data since I had wifi at both home and work.
Worst decision ever.
I now get a snotty text message off O2 about 10 days into every month telling me I've run out of my data allowance
Hang onto that old contract.
OK so I'm running Spotify (free) alongside my trial of Apple Music. AM is a bit fussy and not that easy to navigate until you get used to it. I struggled finding the new stuff I added until I realised it lumps it all in with your iTunes stored music as well! I did find a toggle to only show what's on your device rather than everything so no big deal.
I've added an Apple Music playslist alongside my normal playlists to keep the stuff I own seperate from the stuff I don't should I decide to quit after the trial.
I love the offline mode (which Spotify also has if you pay). I used it to listen to a new album on my run this morning.
I'm getting a new house at the end of the year with more reception rooms and living space so I can see my B&W Zep getting much more use than it does now. The other half has terrible taste in music so we watch more TV than I'd like. Plus I'll be sticking my Soundlink mini in the man cave (where I plan to spend a fair amount of time) so I can see me listening to a lot more music at home than I do now. If that's the case I'd be happy to be a slave to the Apple corporation once more.
I've added an Apple Music playslist alongside my normal playlists to keep the stuff I own seperate from the stuff I don't should I decide to quit after the trial.
I love the offline mode (which Spotify also has if you pay). I used it to listen to a new album on my run this morning.
I'm getting a new house at the end of the year with more reception rooms and living space so I can see my B&W Zep getting much more use than it does now. The other half has terrible taste in music so we watch more TV than I'd like. Plus I'll be sticking my Soundlink mini in the man cave (where I plan to spend a fair amount of time) so I can see me listening to a lot more music at home than I do now. If that's the case I'd be happy to be a slave to the Apple corporation once more.
K12beano said:
toon10 said:
.... I did find a toggle to only show what's on your device rather than everything so no big deal...
Ah! Where is this toggle?That's something that I think would be very useful in certain circumstances.
I also managed to accidentally find an option to repeat the same song which was annoying this morning. I put a new album on and it kept playing the first song. I pressed next track button and it... played the first song again! It took a few seconds but I realised I must have pressed the repeat toggle.
stemll said:
In the Music App, tap on the red "Artists" (might say Albums or Songs or whatever you have set) at the top of the music list. In the pop-up menu there is a toggle "Music Available Offline" which has a note below it saying "Only show music stored on this iPhone"
Oh. That's brilliant.Many thanks
NinjaPower said:
Miguel Alvarez said:
I've been due an upgrade and this is the main thing that's put me off getting a new phone as T-mobile would cancel my contract and give me a new one (for more money) on a 20 gig allowance. I can see me just buying new handsets from now on.
Don't make the mistake I did.I had an old O2 contract from about 2002 with unlimited data. I started buying my own iPhones in 2007 and have just bought handsets sim free for the last 8 years.
Every 6 months or so O2 have rang me and told me I was on a 'really old contract' and tried to get me off it, and then kept increasing the price every year until it reached about £29 a month.
A few months ago my dad offered to put mine and my brothers phones onto his company contract to save us both the thick end of £30 a month... And I decided to go for it, figuring that I couldn't possibly use that much data since I had wifi at both home and work.
Worst decision ever.
I now get a snotty text message off O2 about 10 days into every month telling me I've run out of my data allowance
Hang onto that old contract.
Unless things have changed where they charge you extra for usage it seems like they just turn your usage off which is a fat lot of use as you get near the end of each cycle.
To be honest I don't even mind paying for unlimited usage they need to apply some common sense.
So anyone coming from Spotify will stay with Apple music?
Most reviews still in favour of Spotify for various reasons, but that's to be expected of course.
www.cnet.com/news/apple-music-vs-spotify-whats-the...
Most reviews still in favour of Spotify for various reasons, but that's to be expected of course.
www.cnet.com/news/apple-music-vs-spotify-whats-the...
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