In 2025, Apple still makes it hard to play your own MP3s, so I wrote my own app
In 2025, Apple still makes it hard to play your own MP3s, so I wrote my own app
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In 2025, Apple still makes it hard to play your own MP3s, so I wrote my own app
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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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You need to pay the subscription to Apple Music to do it if I recall correctly.
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You can still use the music app just like iTunes. You don’t need a subscription.
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Not true. Plain and simple.
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You can also get an iTunes Match subscription. No idea what it goes for these days but it's a bit cheaper than Apple Music (doesn't give you access to any music but lets you sync your music in iTunes to all your devices - still requires a Mac or PC to use though).
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Or just use it like OG ITunes and don’t pay for cloud hosting.
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Oh absolutely, I'm not suggesting it's a product worth using in this day and age when you probably have good quality music available locally. It was a potentially useful tool back when we all used to download music of questionable quality off the internet, but less relevant these days.
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