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LukeMitchell Author

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Apple Remote Play/Pause button

Since installing Snow Leopard I've noticed that the Play/Pause button opens iTunes automatically, this is annoying, I don't use iTunes I prefer to use an app called Ecoute, it's less of a memory-hog, but tis app is pointless if I open itUnes very time I want to pause a song!! Does anybody know how to disable this feature?

P.s: I've found that the Play/Pause button on my keyboard (F8) does the same thing grr! this is annoying!

'08 iMac 20" 2.66ghz, Mac OS X (10.6)

Posted on Aug 31, 2009 8:54 AM

76 replies

Oct 16, 2009 10:48 AM in response to LukeMitchell

I also put a complaint about this earlier in the thread, but wanted to state...
If it is a feature, I don't mind it at all, it's a cool feature to be able to play iTunes from the little remote from the other side of the room, but I think the big complaint here is that it should be able to distinguish when you are watching a DVD or just using any media player and should stop that function which in turn makes it a bug not a feature. Again, it is EXTREMELY annoying to be watching a movie on your couch, put it on pause, then play again and iTunes starts blasting away! Please apple fix this thing.

muso_ed

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Oct 18, 2009 2:48 PM in response to LukeMitchell

I was gigging this evening using Mainstage 2, using the built-in audio output on my macbook pro. I've used Mainstage many times in this way, but this was the first time I'd used the remote under Snow Leopard. Imagine my joy on pressing the +/- buttons on the remote (which previously cycled through patches if I remember correctly) and getting the lovely Apple volume click coming through a 4k rig. Luckily only at the soundcheck, and the left and right remote buttons now perform the required function, but in the semi-darkness of a stage I really do not appreciate this extra danger! Apple seriously need to sort this out...

tOOrko

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Oct 18, 2009 2:56 PM in response to muso_ed

Mainstage 2 = apple product...

I think that finally we can say this is a BUG!!!

Oct 18, 2009 3:41 PM in response to LukeMitchell

This is total crap. I want it back the way it was!

oldsk00l

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Oct 18, 2009 8:54 PM in response to Varkias42

This really ****** me off. I can't believe Apple ever suggested that this is a "feature".

Snow Leopard has been a disaster for me, I've been following this idiotic release cleaning up these types of messes since I installed the **** thing. When I upgraded from Tiger to Leopard it was brilliant, there were bugs yes, but not these kinds of issues.

Apple is really making a case for me to go back to a Linux/Windows dualboot setup. I bought this configuration to alleviate issues, not complicate and engorge my troubles.

Oct 20, 2009 12:55 PM in response to LukeMitchell

Apple, please remove this undesired feature, or at least give us the option of disabling it. Thank you.

Oct 20, 2009 1:47 PM in response to Typomatic

Apple isn't here. This is a user to user forum.

If you want to tell Apple something use the feedback link.

Allan

peteman

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Oct 20, 2009 9:44 PM in response to rayben

This is very annoying behavior and I hope apple fixes it. Until then my workaround is to set the iTunes volume to zero so that when I pause my eyeTV playback I don't have to listen to music starting up in iTunes (although it still starts up, it just is inaudible)

Oct 20, 2009 11:36 PM in response to LukeMitchell

Folks, OK We're all frustrated by this bug/feature, but We're seeing a lot of posts along the lines of "Apple please fix this" If people actually bothered to read ALL of the thread before they post they would see a number of posts saying THIS IS ONLY A PEER TO PEER THREAD - APPLE DONT PARTICIPATE IN THESE THREADS.

So sticking a "please fix this" message on this forum does nothing, you are asking in completely the wrong place. If you really want them to take notice, then report it directly to apple, we need as many people as we can to raise it as a problem with Apple support. The more people complain then the more their support may take note.

Oct 21, 2009 9:35 AM in response to LukeMitchell

Same problem for me, while using VLC.
Please fix it as soon as possible!
(I hope it won't be fixed only with the new Apple Remote)

Oct 21, 2009 9:38 AM in response to michele.orti

michele.orti wrote:

Please fix it as soon as possible!

Good grief. which bit of my last post didn't make sense? Did you contact Apple?

muso_ed

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Oct 25, 2009 4:45 PM in response to LukeMitchell

Not an Apple fix, but this sorted things out for me: http://www.iospirit.com/labs/candelair/
This is an alternative (free) driver for the infrared receiver. No more volume clicks with Mainstage (and eyetv works properly again). Hopefully Apple will sort things out formally in 10.6.2...