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Hands-On Walkthrough of Apple Music and Beats 1 Radio
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Apparently design goal #1 was to make iTunes+Apple Music as different from Spotify as absolutely possible... any sense of logic and usability be da**ed.
1) Is there a way to refine or expand my preferences as they relate to "For You"? It reflects the preferences I clicked on in the initial setup, but that is an incredibly narrow slice of my musical interests and what is in "My Library" and "My Purchases" doesn't seem to affect what shows up in "For You" on any level.
2) Is the "New" section supposed to reflect my musical tastes or is it just a curated page that doesn't take my interests into account? Judging by what I see there, I assume it must be the latter since it seems to more oft than not directly contradict my genre and artist preferences from the initial setup.
3) Is there a better way to see what "Apple Music" items I've added to My Music than using a Smart Playlist? I setup up a "Smart Playlist" with "iCloud Status = Apple Music", but some of my existing library is showing up in addition to the items that I've added from Apple Music (some ALAC files in my library are showing up with "iCloud Status" showing as "Apple Music" instead of with "iCloud" as they should). Anything I add to "My Music" from "Apple Music" isn't differentiated from albums already in my library unless I dig into the "File" tab in "Get Info" for each individual song.
4) Is there a way to see artist contributions to Connect without the countless banal and idiotic "Yo this is d0pe!" and "U gUys rock!" comments from everyone other than the artist in question? Or maybe I'm making the incorrect assumption that artists are supposed to contribute something to Connect. And how do I navigate to artists in Connect other than Eminem and Pearl Jam?
5) If I'm an Apple Music subscriber, why does the iTunes Store still play the abbreviated Preview clip instead of the full song from Apple Music?
1) Is there a way to refine or expand my preferences as they relate to "For You"? It reflects the preferences I clicked on in the initial setup, but that is an incredibly narrow slice of my musical interests and what is in "My Library" and "My Purchases" doesn't seem to affect what shows up in "For You" on any level.
2) Is the "New" section supposed to reflect my musical tastes or is it just a curated page that doesn't take my interests into account? Judging by what I see there, I assume it must be the latter since it seems to more oft than not directly contradict my genre and artist preferences from the initial setup.
3) Is there a better way to see what "Apple Music" items I've added to My Music than using a Smart Playlist? I setup up a "Smart Playlist" with "iCloud Status = Apple Music", but some of my existing library is showing up in addition to the items that I've added from Apple Music (some ALAC files in my library are showing up with "iCloud Status" showing as "Apple Music" instead of with "iCloud" as they should). Anything I add to "My Music" from "Apple Music" isn't differentiated from albums already in my library unless I dig into the "File" tab in "Get Info" for each individual song.
4) Is there a way to see artist contributions to Connect without the countless banal and idiotic "Yo this is d0pe!" and "U gUys rock!" comments from everyone other than the artist in question? Or maybe I'm making the incorrect assumption that artists are supposed to contribute something to Connect. And how do I navigate to artists in Connect other than Eminem and Pearl Jam?
5) If I'm an Apple Music subscriber, why does the iTunes Store still play the abbreviated Preview clip instead of the full song from Apple Music?
All I can say is that the UI for the iPad is a HUGE step forward. When iOS 7 hit, the music app on iPad was an abomination. It was literally unfinished, just the iPhone app expanded. Huge step back from the iOS 6 iPad Music app. Now the new app is back to being an iPad optimized app.
As far as the iPhone app goes, I think it's a good step in the right direction. The navigation structure of Music was getting dated, it still followed the same logic as the "iPod" app in iOS 1. It's about time Apple completely re though the layout and navigation.
If you're trying to use My Music like the previous music app, it might be frustrating. If you clear your mind and forget old conventions, you might like it more. I think it's a step in the right direction, with a lot more potential.
Love it so far! If you cancel the free trial, you don't lose all the songs you've downloaded during it right?
Agreed. The fact they added Multitasking to iOS 9 & actually taking the time to utilize the iPad real-estate with the Music app instead an oversize iPhone app.
I'm very pleased with Apple putting some thought into the iPad.. But with one step forward they take one step back. There's no landscape view for the iPhone 6 Plus, the fact they introduced the 6 Plus with stock apps that utilized landscape view. They decided to forgo landscape on the 6 Plus.
If you didn't pay for them how would you be able to keep them? I do agree with some it's a bit of a clutter, however I think my photos app and how photos are being managed is still far worse. After a day I'm getting use to the mess the music app is now lol
No matter how many times I try, I could never fill up my circle when taping on the bubbles. Even if I double tap all of them.
It always goes to half full when I double tap a bubble, then never goes much higher than that afterwards.
Anyone else have this issue?
It always goes to half full when I double tap a bubble, then never goes much higher than that afterwards.
Anyone else have this issue?
So lets say you download a couple hundred songs during a free trial. What happens if you cancel after that trial? Those songs disappear from your iTunes?
ok this is NUTS!
Ask siri:
"play the song xxx by xxx" or
"play the latest album by xxx"
....make sure you choose something that is NOT in your library...
it will simply play ;-)
effin awesome.
best,
SvK
Ask siri:
"play the song xxx by xxx" or
"play the latest album by xxx"
....make sure you choose something that is NOT in your library...
it will simply play ;-)
effin awesome.
best,
SvK
The AM files are protected using the Fair Play DRM, once you cancel your AM subscription, they will no longer be licensed and playable.
Same thing happens on my Android phone w/ Play Music (or Spotify if I specific it).
The first 'half' of the circle is selecting genres. Then you click on 'next' and select actual artists. That's the second half.
Yea, stupid me just figured that out. I was trying to fill my circle before pressing next.
Is there a way to stop Apple from making my playlists automatically follow the artists I have created a Playlist for? For example I have all of Pink Floyd's Albums, iTunes 12 has me "Following" Floyd now, although I can turn it off manually, Apple didn't ask me in the first place if I wanted to "Follow" the band.
You do. You're only able to play "available offline" songs while you're subscribed to AM.
Actually the for you section continues to grow as you listen to music, add it to your library and or heart it.
I am not sure you understand the phrase "clearly defined" when you scroll through the new section it is very clear what each section is. It's not confusing, misleading or jumbled.
I talked about the vast amount of music out there. Simple and streamlined doesn't make sense for music did I dry in the context you suggested it. I demonstrated his you could be listening to the top chart song with two button presses from the top menu. How much more streamlined do you want.
Apple has 5 main top categories on their always ok menu. So from anywhere in music I could start listening to the number 1 song with two button presses.
Yet it still provides you with a lot of options snd choices to dig into fir in depth discovery as well.
Or you could just hit the ... Next to any track and select add to playlist.
So the apple process is click on ..., click on add to playlist then click on playlist.
No dragging required, no need to have your playlists on same screen as all your songs to accomplish this. Just three simple clicks.
I just feel like people are looking for things to complain about without using it enough. I also think most of the complaints are from people used to other Uis and sre upset it's not the same as what they use. For first time users it is not nearly as confusing as limited as some of you with other service Uis ingrained claim.
I honestly did not even know how to do an add to playlist yet until I saw your post. It took me ten seconds to find it and verify how it worked.
Does Spotify have playlists on the screen at all time or do you have to click on a button on the song before you drag?
The apple process is three clicks from any song to any playlist. This goes for any song in any section of the app.
Without knowing the details of Spotify I don't see how it is any more complex. If you actually have to click something to bring up the playlists to drag song to, then it sounds like apple music is easier.
Knee jerk complaints based on ingrained behavior from other services don't really help because all it boils down to is saying "it's different".
It would be beneficial if people spent a little more time to learn how things work it would be more beneficial.
Not to pick on you but you found a tedious way to do what you want and had not discovered the very simple and quick method to do what you want.
The ... Next to every song and album seems to be confounding people. Yes you use the + to add an album in your library. Then when in your library you hit the ... Next to the album listing And click Make Availsble Offline
Even for albums not in your music you can hit the ... Listed on the top with the + heart and share buttons and add the album for offline.
The ... Seems to be the key many people are missing while trying to do things. It brings up a relevant menu of actions depending on if you are clicking on a song or album, some choices are shared.
So if you see s listing of sn album or are on the full screen selection for an album the ... Let's you choose to add it for offline.
Like I said I think a lot of people are missing this because they are biased from using other interfaces and suffering from the "it's different" syndrome.
The ... Pretty much let's you do whatever you want, be it a song or album, anywhere in the app.
Lol there are two choices for apple handling YOUR mistake. Duplicate the songs or do nothing. You choose to bash them for making one of two bad choices.
There is no elegant or right choice here. Some people may want to do this intentionally.
For You will change as you listen to music, add music to your library, heart songs and albums etc. mine continues to change and evolve and grow as I continue to use the service.
I don't think the New section is tied to your preferences. It is just a selection of options to look at new music in multiple different ways. I would say the curated lists by apple editors with its ~20 categories is the best way to dig into some new music related to more general tastes.
Someone else said new music is not tied into For You. I have not seen it either and I think that could be a good addition / improvement in the future.
Your number three I am not sure about. I think the combination of existing libraries and apple music is probably the one really confusing aspect at the moment.
Artists are supposed to add stuff to their connect page. None of the artists I have seen hsve done anything yet so not sure how that will ultimately function.
Not sure I understand question number five? Are you talking about when you are in the iTunes Store? The iTunes Store is not a part of of Apple music and still stands as a place to buy songs and albums. As an Apple music subscriber you can listen to the whole song in apple music then hit ... To go to the iTunes Store if you want to buy it. I don't think the previews will ever change in the iTunes Store.
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Yeah the Siri integration is nice. I said play top songs from 1983 and it plays me the top 25. I say play x song by y it plays. I day play x album it plays. I say play y artist and it starts playing some of their most populsr songs.
All of these hsve kinks to open music app to see what's playing or coming as well. I have found the Siri integration very good.