RandallSB

Q: How to access the whole iTunes iCloud Library with an Android phone?

Hello all,

 

I am a newbie here, so please forgive me if I'm not following protocol here.  I searched for the word "Android" in all of the support docs. and got 0 hits!  Is there a corporate policy at work here?

 

I know that Google and Apple (and by extension Android and iOS) are competing hard for all of us techie music lovers out there who use both ecosytems.  Well, Google Play wants to have my entire music library, Apple's ever at the ready with iTunes/iCloud/Match, and now I've even gotten solicitations from Amazon which has a "Cloud MP3 Player" with purchases ready to download that I made from Amazon in 2010, before I ever dreamed of getting MP3 files instead of a physical CD.  I mean the liner notes had the lyrics to the songs right?  Well, I enjoy looking at lyrics.  Anyways, . . .

 

What are the best recommendations for how to access my iCloud music library with my Android phone? 

 

Yes, one solution is to use both Google's and Apple's services and just duplicate everything everywhere.  But, I'd just like to settle on iTunes/iCloud solution, but I have a brand new Android phone that I want to use.  The iPhone 5 screen doesn't come close to my Motorola Droid RAZR Max HD!  :-)  Sorry, all you iPhone folks.  You have all the app's., so I have to latch on to somethine for a reason why I stayed with Android! 

 

Thanks,

Randall.

San Francisco, CA

iTunes iCloud, Other OS, Android to access iCloud Library

Posted on Feb 13, 2013 3:11 PM

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  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Feb 13, 2013 3:16 PM in response to RandallSB
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    Feb 13, 2013 3:16 PM in response to RandallSB
    1. Install iTunes onto a computer.
    2. Download any purchases into the iTunes library.
    3. Add those purchases to your Android phone with the software that comes with it.

     

    Apple don't and won't support direct access to your "iTunes in the Cloud" purchase history from a competing device. Why would they? There is nothing in it for them.

     

    tt2

  • by olavinto,

    olavinto olavinto Jan 15, 2014 11:36 PM in response to turingtest2
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    Jan 15, 2014 11:36 PM in response to turingtest2

    Apple is pretty much the only one who does not support other platforms and it will be their downfall in the future. I have bought a few hundred tracks (and one movie) from iTunes before the competition started to catch up. Their Cloud service just came into Finland but I've already moved on to others. I've also bought music from Spotify, Nokia Music and Xbox Music. I've been a subscriber of Nokia Music, Xbox Music and now Google Music. I'm also a Netflix subscriber and I have a local IPTV service that also provides movie rentals from various providers - and guess what, they also work on all platforms.

     

    The reality is that today was the first time in a long long time that I've actually even bothered to open iTunes. Lack of platform support will destroy iTunes in the long run. Apple is starting to look like Microsoft once did. Today you can even get Office for almost every platform - even mobile devices.

     

    Limited access and/or features is also one of the biggest reasons that turn people away from legit services. DRM protected music was the reason I had over 20,000 MP3s before it was removed from iTunes. When that happened I deleted all the old files and became a honest, paying customer.

  • by jamesfoster,

    jamesfoster jamesfoster Mar 31, 2014 8:29 PM in response to olavinto
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    Mar 31, 2014 8:29 PM in response to olavinto

    Although I am not sure that this will bring about Apple's downfall, Apple's finely engineered products and quirky Apple software are just wrong-headed. After a long career in information technology, I find Apple's reluctance to support cross-platform compatibilty to be just plain tedious. It's not cool, it's not more advanced.

     

    Case in point: Why in the world do I need iTunes, iCloud, and now iTunes Match, and I STILL cannot access MY MUSIC, THAT I HAVE PAID FOR on my Android phone. My purchases pay Apple's bills and contributes to their profits.

     

    So, right now the best answer is the dumbed-down one Turingtest2 suggests. Copy from your iTunes library on your PC to your Android phone. Some apps, like Doubletwist, will keep your PC & Android libraries in sync.

  • by Houman RM,

    Houman RM Houman RM Jul 22, 2014 12:24 PM in response to RandallSB
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    Jul 22, 2014 12:24 PM in response to RandallSB

    Hello,

     

    I found that you can synch your itunes music to your android device over wifi, there are many programs to do that, for exemple "sych itunes with android" or "synctunes: itunes to android".

    But I am still looking for a program to play my itunes music on my android over the air (without downloading the files to my android, because I don't have the space)

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Jul 22, 2014 12:37 PM in response to Houman RM
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    Jul 22, 2014 12:37 PM in response to Houman RM

    Perhaps Plex can do what you want

    http://www.lifehacker.co.uk/2014/05/22/need-plex-life

     

    tt2

  • by Doug Perkins,

    Doug Perkins Doug Perkins Aug 9, 2016 3:48 PM in response to turingtest2
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    Aug 9, 2016 3:48 PM in response to turingtest2

    you could also try any of these apps - "iTunes for Android: Top 5 Solutions" -

    I personally use iSyncr, but the "younity" option that the blog is pushing for also works and can do a bunch of other stuff too.

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Aug 9, 2016 5:28 PM in response to Doug Perkins
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    Aug 9, 2016 5:28 PM in response to Doug Perkins

    There is also Apple Music for Android now, which wasn't on anybody's radar two and three years ago.

     

    tt2