Apple Seeds Second Public Beta of iOS 12.3 With New TV App

[posguy99]

The problem here, I think, is people who doesn’t speak from experiences but goes by with what they read and let their confirmation bias dictates what they read and remember.

I *am* speaking from experience. As I said, three attempts. The first was the free trial when the service debuted, the second was the following year, the third was last year. Each time allowing Apple Music access to the local library resulted in tracks randomly being replaced with other tracks, random duplicate tracks (tracks that should have matched, but did not), and tracks just disappearing (removing the library track outright in favor of the AM track).

There is zero reason for Apple to require the subscriber to allow access to the local library even for something as simple as making a playlist. Why they do that, I have no idea.

 

[matrix07]

I *am* speaking from experience. As I said, three attempts. The first was the free trial when the service debuted, the second was the following year, the third was last year. Each time allowing Apple Music access to the local library resulted in tracks randomly being replaced with other tracks, random duplicate tracks (tracks that should have matched, but did not), and tracks just disappearing (removing the library track outright in favor of the AM track).

There is zero reason for Apple to require the subscriber to allow access to the local library even for something as simple as making a playlist. Why they do that, I have no idea.

Well, that doesn’t happen to me, clearly from my test above, so.. maybe you did something wrong?
..because Apple Music are not only good at matching albums in my library they're also good at albums they don't have but uploaded to them, showing correct info on both cover art & songs they shouldn't recognise, so I don't think you can blame the service entirely when it comes to users error.

For the last sentence, I think it’s great that I only have one music library (to rule them all) and doesn’t have to access them in different places, YMMV. Because just think about it for one second, if you can upload all your songs to Apple Music .. what difference it is to your local library? (If you do it right of course, not clearly doing it wrong like you did). None. This is unlike a service like Spotify that you can only listen to what they have so whether you like it or not you are already forced to use different apps. You can say you prefer it til the cows come home but the fact is you have no other choices. If you prefer it differently you’re f___ unlike Apple Music that you can have it both ways, all-in-one app, 3rd party app for your iTunes library or even 3rd party app for Apple Music itself. And believe it or not there’s a good 3rd party Apple Music app that people are now paying for.