How to upload music without itunes?

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How to upload music without itunes?

Hi,

I'm a Linux guy, and thanks Apple, there is now no way to use any Linux friendly application to manage the iPhone music library.

I've just got a 5S and wonder how I can upload my music (around 10 GB of AAC files) to the iPhone. My iPhone runs 9.3.2 and is not jailbroken...yet.

My first idea was to find a way to upload my files to the phone file system, and then, find a music player which can take a folders structure as input instead of the iPod database. I've tried VLC, but I can only upload one file at a time, this is just not possible for a whole library.

I'm open to any suggestion, thanks.

iPhone 5s, iOS 9.3.2, Linux

Posted on Jun 8, 2016 8:41 AM

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KiltedTim

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Jun 8, 2016 8:51 AM in response to romu70

The short answer is, you don't. You're going to have to use iTunes, which means either you need a Mac, or you will have to run Windows 7 or higher.

You could install Windows in a VM to use exclusively for iTunes.

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romu70 Author

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Jun 8, 2016 10:00 AM in response to KiltedTim

Thanks Tim,

Indeed, I managed to get something usable. With VLC, I can't send folders, but sending a bunch of files work like a charm. So, it will take a bit long to upload my library, but at least, I'm be able to do it without using this crappy iTunes.

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KiltedTim

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Jun 8, 2016 10:04 AM in response to romu70

Maybe you should consider an Android device instead.

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romu70 Author

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Jun 8, 2016 12:17 PM in response to KiltedTim

Honestly, I don't like both. But I trust more Apple than Google. I come from a Nokia N9 and a Jolla, and I find this user experience much better than iOS and Android...except the lack of some support, applications, roadmap, etc.

I've had a first iPhone in 2007, and I thought the iOS UX in 2016 would be better. But it's not really different than the old one in fact.

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