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mac droid integration
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you do realize double twist uses the same library as itunes right? you dont have to reorder anything, it shows up exactly as it does in itunes with no effort other than installing doubletwist
try it before you knock it
best case: it works for you
worst case: you uninstall it
whats to lose trying it out?
the whole point behind double twist is to break the itunes "monopoly" on syncing only to iphones when everyone has itunes and wants to sync their stuff on non apple phones
Not at all. Palm faked an Apple ID to get it to work. Apple's got a problem with Palm being shifty, it's not about iTunes.
More and more people will be dropping their home computers for mobile devices like the iPhone and the Droid. What better way to get Droid or others exposed to Apple than the method they've bee using for years and have proven to work?
Droid will get itunes support right after apple lets palm use itunes legally
There's a difference between creating a windows itunes app and letting competing devices access itunes.
You're mixing two very different scenarios. And your last statement makes absolutely zero sense. It's a contradiction.
The "Cult of Mac", in order to grow, needs to be inclusive otherwise it creates opportunities for others to capture that abandoned market segment.
When you get down to it, how does it hurt iPhone/iPod by having owners of PCs or other mobile phones buying music and video off of iTunes?
When you get down to it, how does it hurt iPhone/iPod by having owners of PCs or other mobile phones buying music and video off of iTunes?
This is business. Business is not altruistic by nature, it exists to generate a return for its owners/investors. Altruism by business is usually done in order to look good, so that....you guessed it, they can generate more business.
People and non-profits are another matter.
One of the rumors that was floating around before the release of iTunes 9 was support for third party devices. A lot of people were highly skeptical of that part of the rumor, and with good reason. Apple doesn't make a lot (yeah, I know, but according to them) off of iTunes media sales. iTunes is the conduit to sell iPods and iPhones, which right now, let's face it, seem to be their main focus right now. Remember: it's Apple Inc. now, not Apple Computer Inc. anymore.
I just bought a Droid yesterday and I'm as frustrated as you are about all of this. Yes, I downloaded doubleTwist and updated to the latest version. It hangs up sometimes, and once you transfer the iTunes library once, and try to add any new files to iTunes? Nope, doesn't sync to doubleTwist. You have to drag and drop files over to update it, by hand. It's a pain. Salling Sync? Freezes and errors. Like the Droid, the possibilities look great, but for the moment, there are problems. I keep reading about how much people love doubleTwist, but it's been causing me problems personally.
And as to the Droid itself: Why the hell is it that when you plug the Droid in with the USB cable, you have to go to the Droid, pull down the USB menu, and select "Mount SD Card" every time? Why doesn't it just appear on the desktop like a USB drive or device should? It's a small thing I know, but after doing it several times, it gets a bit irritating. That just seems a basic to me that the device should appear on the desktop. If USB sticks can do it (and yes, they are FAT formatted) then the phones should too.
I would love iTunes integrated support for Android devices, but unless someone can come up with a third party "plug-in" of sorts that would tell iTunes to recognize Android devices (and no, not "trick" iTunes the way that Palm tried to do) then I'm afraid we're left in the lurch unless 1) Motorola Media Link gets written for Mac, or 2) doubleTwist, Salling Sync or other software fixes the bugs and makes it work much better and easier.
Oh yeah: why didn't I just get an iPhone? Because I've been with Verizon for the past ten years or so, after dealing with Cingular and having no signal in certain places I have to be at, or having calls drop occasionally. I haven't experienced that yet with Verizon, so I'd rather stay with them. If it weren't for that, I'd probably have an iPhone right now.
I just bought a Droid yesterday and I'm as frustrated as you are about all of this. Yes, I downloaded doubleTwist and updated to the latest version. It hangs up sometimes, and once you transfer the iTunes library once, and try to add any new files to iTunes? Nope, doesn't sync to doubleTwist. You have to drag and drop files over to update it, by hand. It's a pain. Salling Sync? Freezes and errors. Like the Droid, the possibilities look great, but for the moment, there are problems. I keep reading about how much people love doubleTwist, but it's been causing me problems personally.
And as to the Droid itself: Why the hell is it that when you plug the Droid in with the USB cable, you have to go to the Droid, pull down the USB menu, and select "Mount SD Card" every time? Why doesn't it just appear on the desktop like a USB drive or device should? It's a small thing I know, but after doing it several times, it gets a bit irritating. That just seems a basic to me that the device should appear on the desktop. If USB sticks can do it (and yes, they are FAT formatted) then the phones should too.
I would love iTunes integrated support for Android devices, but unless someone can come up with a third party "plug-in" of sorts that would tell iTunes to recognize Android devices (and no, not "trick" iTunes the way that Palm tried to do) then I'm afraid we're left in the lurch unless 1) Motorola Media Link gets written for Mac, or 2) doubleTwist, Salling Sync or other software fixes the bugs and makes it work much better and easier.
Oh yeah: why didn't I just get an iPhone? Because I've been with Verizon for the past ten years or so, after dealing with Cingular and having no signal in certain places I have to be at, or having calls drop occasionally. I haven't experienced that yet with Verizon, so I'd rather stay with them. If it weren't for that, I'd probably have an iPhone right now.
Do the folks from Markspace (Missing Sync) have anything for Android yet? Looks like they have a beta version. That might be good for the Droid. Give it a go. These guys have such an interesting site/product, it almost makes me want to get a Palm Pre or something just to see if it works.
I checked Markspace out, and it looks real promising, but at the moment they say that they don't support Android 2.0 and the Droid, but they do support Android 1.5 and 1.6, with Android 2 support "coming soon."
So yeah, I've got my eye on checking that one out, as soon as they announce Android 2.0/Motorola Droid compatibility.
So yeah, I've got my eye on checking that one out, as soon as they announce Android 2.0/Motorola Droid compatibility.
You mean like a Windows version of iTunes!? Blasphemy!
Just because iTunes doesn't yet support the Droid doesn't mean it won't. But like others have said, Doubletwist seems your best bet for now.
Going by how Apple kept locking out the Pre, any chance of the Droid getting itunes access is a pipe dream.
Yeah right, go tell Google to develop their own products, Apple doesn't have to support jack and I would like you to bring this up to any government tribunal.
I am able to manage the media on my Droid without any issues on my Mac.
I have found that iPhoto is compatible so pulling pictures and video off of my phone is just like any digital camera. I have about 1,800 songs loaded on my Droid and just used drag and drop off of iTunes to do it. I just made a playlist of songs that I wanted and then dragged the songs to a folder that I made on my Droid's Micro SD card. When you start the music player on the Droid all of your songs are there including artwork if you have it. It's really easy to do without any additional software.
The only thing that you have to remember is that the Droid will not play DRM Protected AAC music or video files. The new Purchased AAC files from the iTunes Store play without any issues on the Droid. I have upgraded most of my library to the new DRM free files so I am good to go on my Droid. If Apple had left DRM in place then it would have been a much larger issue to find ways to play your purchased music.
I have found that iPhoto is compatible so pulling pictures and video off of my phone is just like any digital camera. I have about 1,800 songs loaded on my Droid and just used drag and drop off of iTunes to do it. I just made a playlist of songs that I wanted and then dragged the songs to a folder that I made on my Droid's Micro SD card. When you start the music player on the Droid all of your songs are there including artwork if you have it. It's really easy to do without any additional software.
The only thing that you have to remember is that the Droid will not play DRM Protected AAC music or video files. The new Purchased AAC files from the iTunes Store play without any issues on the Droid. I have upgraded most of my library to the new DRM free files so I am good to go on my Droid. If Apple had left DRM in place then it would have been a much larger issue to find ways to play your purchased music.
If Droid devs were faking USB IDs like Palm in order to coerce iTunes syncing, you might be right w/ that analogy. Judging by the Apple/Palm pissing contest, Apple enjoys any tit-for-tat chance to use its lawyers & piss some more, but thus far it has no reason to piss on Droid in such a way as it already has w/ Palm regarding iTunes syncing.
The correct statement -- which you made in your next comment -- is simply "Apple doesn't have to support jack". Bravo flamboyant fanboyism.