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Q: iOS 8.4 music app

*** apple? iOS 8.4 music app and the radio that you are pushing on us. I didn't want it when it first came out as I have my own music selection. I tried radio and it sucked, now 8.4 forces apple radio onto the unwary. I couldn't believe all the music I deleted from my devices you automatically made me follow these artist who I no longer have interest in. It will take a little getting used to the new music app, it has some good things but gee. Some people may like the radio but for me it just didn't interest me. Also not all countries have the freedom of cheap Internet data, so to use apple radio it is just nasty on data costs. I think I hear Steve Jobs screaming ***  

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 8.4

Posted on Jun 30, 2015 11:09 AM

by Chris Fishback,Solvedanswer
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I had ALL of the same gripes, and there is a solution to ALL of them: TuneShell.

 

This is the best music app I've seen since the old school ios native music players...you know, back when things were simple:

1. No "Apple Music" nonsense.

2. Imports iTunes library, including playlists.

3. In-app EQ settings.

4. Easily shuffle songs--all of them, or by certain artists...like the good ol' days.

5. Can bring up the album of the current song (Why ios 8.4 would get rid of that is beyond me.)

6. Black color theme--doesn't blind you at night. You can change to white as well.

7. Includes current "Hot 100 songs/albums" playlists, but you can choose to delete them if you want.

8. SoundCloud integration made available, but doesn't try to shove it down your throat (ala Apple Music) if you don't use it.

9. Turn the phone sideways, and that cool 'album scroll' is back.

10. Closing out the app also turns off the music. (Some apps just mask the ios 8.4 player, so the music keeps playing thru the native player...annoying.)

11. Re-opening app takes you back to the song you were last listening to.

12. Click on a song, on you're taken to the play screen (duh)...not just a little tiny bar at the bottom, causing you to take your eyes off the road and rear-end someone.

 

Bottom line, it's very intuitive and user-friendly like the old school players. There are both free and paid versions; I paid for the upgrade.  If you're as annoyed with the 8.4 native player as I was, it's well worth it. And no, I'm not a paid spokesman/TuneShell employee...just a guy who liked all the simple iTunes/ios versions.  I also miss N64 and my Samsung A707 flip phone...that thing was a classic haha.

Posted on Aug 12, 2015 7:19 AM

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  • by Hrolgar,

    Hrolgar Hrolgar Aug 14, 2015 2:27 PM in response to Chris Fishback
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    Aug 14, 2015 2:27 PM in response to Chris Fishback

    Giving it a try. I really don't like the symptoms Apple is displaying as of late. 8( Are they trying to alienate us?

  • by JC___,

    JC___ JC___ Aug 15, 2015 7:15 AM in response to crankerchick
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    Aug 15, 2015 7:15 AM in response to crankerchick

    OH Really? http://nextradioapp.com/

  • by IdrisSeabright,

    IdrisSeabright IdrisSeabright Aug 15, 2015 7:39 AM in response to JC___
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    Aug 15, 2015 7:39 AM in response to JC___

    JC___ wrote:

     

    OH Really? http://nextradioapp.com/

    That's an app for Android devices.

  • by anypats,

    anypats anypats Aug 15, 2015 8:15 AM in response to IdrisSeabright
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    Aug 15, 2015 8:15 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

    And it's only on select devices which means you can't just download it to any Android phone.

  • by IdrisSeabright,

    IdrisSeabright IdrisSeabright Aug 15, 2015 9:01 AM in response to anypats
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    Aug 15, 2015 9:01 AM in response to anypats

    anypats wrote:

     

    And it's only on select devices which means you can't just download it to any Android phone.

    Yeah. Doesn't seem terribly relevant to this discussion.

  • by Mtclimber03,

    Mtclimber03 Mtclimber03 Aug 16, 2015 7:58 AM in response to crankerchick
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    Aug 16, 2015 7:58 AM in response to crankerchick

    Dear Apple,

     

    The music app at 8.4 ***** big time. Not only did you remove genius mixes and confuse your users with many changes; but over all this is not a production app. Genius playlist that used to spin up from familiar songs no longer do. Often volume levels fluctuate for no apparent reason. Oh and the button locations and auto minimizing of the song/album is poonly laid out. I've always been a fan of playing mostly my own music but now that the music app blows I find myself regularly playing Spotify or Pandora instead. Thanks for killing a good thing. Please bring stability back to the music app and give us our genius mixes back!

     

    PS, was the app really redesigned because you guys made new iPhones too big and hard to reach the traditional buttons etc?

  • by IdrisSeabright,

    IdrisSeabright IdrisSeabright Aug 16, 2015 8:00 AM in response to Mtclimber03
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    Aug 16, 2015 8:00 AM in response to Mtclimber03

    Mtclimber03 wrote:

     

    Dear Apple,

    This is  user-to-user technical support forum. You're not addressing Apple here. If you want Apple to know how you feel, use the feedback link:

     

    http://www.apple.com/feedback

     

    Best of luck.

  • by chicajillNaples,

    chicajillNaples chicajillNaples Aug 16, 2015 3:50 PM in response to Chris Fishback
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    Aug 16, 2015 3:50 PM in response to Chris Fishback

    Does TuneShell have a button (usually a circular arrow) that replays the last 15 seconds, more or less, of a track?

    Thanx.

    chicajill

  • by hanshotfirst1138,

    hanshotfirst1138 hanshotfirst1138 Aug 17, 2015 4:44 PM in response to Chris Fishback
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    Aug 17, 2015 4:44 PM in response to Chris Fishback

    Does it record your plays when you sync it back with iTunes?

  • by thestudio3project,

    thestudio3project thestudio3project Aug 23, 2015 11:02 AM in response to JC___
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    Aug 23, 2015 11:02 AM in response to JC___
    Dear Apple IOS designers and implementors; 1) Please bring back the option to create and list our own radio stations without having to type an artist in each time, and allow for sort options A-Z & Date created, place this above "recently played", without having to manually recreate the station from artist from my own music library. 2) Please place my own radio stations @ the top of "Radio" menu, prioritizing my personal radio stations above all other features on the radio page, IE; "featured stations" would be below my own radio stations. 3) Please bring back the option to custom tailor each radio station, based on numerous artist's. 4) Please change the interface menu option for "•••" placing "Remove from My Music" far away from other favorable options - see attached photo. 5) Please integrate the IOS radio user interface, with AppleTV, making them both mirror each other - currently AppleTV still contains my personal artist radio stations feature, but IOS does not. 6) Please reduce the size of "Worldwide. Always on Beats 01" Its really the last thing i want to listen to, and not that interesting of a radio station, the whole point behind music, is to maintain a separate musical identity.
    IMG_0070.jpg

  • by thestudio3project,

    thestudio3project thestudio3project Aug 23, 2015 11:09 AM in response to thestudio3project
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    Aug 23, 2015 11:09 AM in response to thestudio3project

    One more final request, 7) Please bring back the option to "Never play this song again", rather then generalizing it to "Play More Like This" & "Play Less Like This", because there are some tracks well beyond my appreciation for. Thank you.

     

    IMG_0071.jpg

  • by anypats,

    anypats anypats Aug 23, 2015 11:12 AM in response to thestudio3project
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    Aug 23, 2015 11:12 AM in response to thestudio3project

    You are not talking to Apple and they aren't going to see this. You need to send your ideas and suggestions to http://www.apple.com/feedback/

  • by canguy1,

    canguy1 canguy1 Aug 27, 2015 10:58 AM in response to Kilgore-Trout
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    Aug 27, 2015 10:58 AM in response to Kilgore-Trout

    To heck with this piece of  $ hi t  BLOATWARE.

     

    1. Its basically a constant advertisement for  Apple music , even when turned off from settings>music.

     

    2. If you have a lot of songs on your device,  and you want to swtich from list by song ,>> to list by artist, you have to scroll all the way back to the top to search by artist. If you have a lot of songs on your device, that makes it really had versus when listing by artist/ song were at the bottom of the screen locked in place so you can easily switch without scrolling back to the top ????

     

    3. I am seriously thinking about getting non-Apple  for my next phone.  Imessage is fraught with problems (because engineers thought it would be smart to attach your phone number to your apple Id).  Music APP is becoming annoying bloatware.

     

    You are slowly becoming Microsoft of the mid 90's . Steve Jobs must be rolling in his grave.

  • by rockmyplimsoul,

    rockmyplimsoul rockmyplimsoul Aug 27, 2015 12:03 PM in response to canguy1
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    Aug 27, 2015 12:03 PM in response to canguy1

    canguy1 wrote:

     

    2. If you have a lot of songs on your device,  and you want to swtich from list by song ,>> to list by artist, you have to scroll all the way back to the top to search by artist. If you have a lot of songs on your device, that makes it really had versus when listing by artist/ song were at the bottom of the screen locked in place so you can easily switch without scrolling back to the top ????

    Here's a tip:  To quickly scroll to the top of the screen, just tap the top bar of your screen, where your carrier info/ signal strength appears.

     

    canguy1 wrote:

     

    3. I am seriously thinking about getting non-Apple  for my next phone.  Imessage is fraught with problems (because engineers thought it would be smart to attach your phone number to your apple Id).  Music APP is becoming annoying bloatware.

    How is having your phone number serve as a point of contact for iMessage a problem?  That would be a logical way to reach you.  But ... irrelevant to this thread anyway.

     

    canguy1 wrote:

     

    You are slowly becoming Microsoft of the mid 90's . Steve Jobs must be rolling in his grave.

    Ahh there it is, the obligatory neo-Microsoft/ Jobs' grave commentary.

  • by Kilgore-Trout,

    Kilgore-Trout Kilgore-Trout Aug 27, 2015 12:32 PM in response to rockmyplimsoul
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    Aug 27, 2015 12:32 PM in response to rockmyplimsoul

    rockmyplimsoul wrote

     

    canguy1 wrote:

     

    You are slowly becoming Microsoft of the mid 90's . Steve Jobs must be rolling in his grave.

    Ahh there it is, the obligatory neo-Microsoft/ Jobs' grave commentary.

    Makes you wonder how so many necrophiliacs make their way to the forum

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