It's confusing for sure. I think the biggest gripe here is that if you said "Hey Siri play Coldplay" it would open Apple Music. For Spotify you'd have to say "Hey Siri play Coldplay on Spotify" Spotify want's the user to have the option to set a default music player so you don't have to use the add on "on Spotify" I agree with Spotify on this one. Giving the user a choice of what music player, browser, podcaster, or whatever is default would be a win for everyone but Apple sees it as a loss.
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Spotify and Apple in Talks to Let Siri Play Spotify Content
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It's confusing for sure. I think the biggest gripe here is that if you said "Hey Siri play Coldplay" it would open Apple Music. For Spotify you'd have to say "Hey Siri play Coldplay on Spotify" Spotify want's the user to have the option to set a default music player so you don't have to use the add on "on Spotify" I agree with Spotify on this one. Giving the user a choice of what music player, browser, podcaster, or whatever is default would be a win for everyone but Apple sees it as a loss.
heavy is the head that wears the crown..Apple knew
I agree I thought the whole “kits” idea with Apple was to allow 3rd parties into the core of iOS..both google and Apple should allow others the SAME functionality as the services they offer...and the person who wins will be the one who has the better product! It looks like to me Apple is afraid of competition. If the playing field isn’t level folks can’t decide a winner
Despite the article, perhaps discussions could be a way for the user to switch to Spotify for music. As in, “hey Siri, switch music playback to Spotify”.
I believe the limiting is the fact that I just can’t ask siri(which at this point Apple should be lucky most still want to use) to play jazz and it plays perfectly..from Tidal..In iOS 13 now I at least can say “play jazz music from tidal” The extra step is what is limiting. It would be nice to just be able to set non core apps as a default with iOS
I would love to see this since I could use it as part of Carplay. Only AM works with Carplay at the moment.
I want to be able to set my default music service. I don’t use Apple Music, so why would I want to have to say “on Spotify “ each time? I get that Apple doesn’t like the competition, but for someone like me who will NEVER use Apple music, why should I, the consumer, have to do something extra? It’s not going to make me drop Spotify for Apple, it’s just going to piss me off.
Then switch to Android, Apple isn’t about a choice but making iOS simple for everyone to use. Apple will never let users default to other apps that isn’t their own
And how does that mindset plays along with the services company thing?
Allowing Spotify or whatever service doesn't take anything from the Apple experience. it just adds. Those that want 101% Apple won't loose anything or have to do anything.
I want it as much as anyone but Apple isn’t given its control up on iOS, we are on iOS 13 now and users still can’t choose apps they want to use as default, Apple has shown no signs of they will users decide what they want in the future
Only if the word decrease means increase. Spotify are continuing to grow the number of paid subscribers faster than Apple Music
Bringing forward an antitrust complaint is not ‘campaigning against Apple’, it’s a legitimate business move and it’s going their way. For the numerous reasons cited by commentators above, Apple can benefit from making this move and Apple Music subscribers will undoubtedly benefit from Apple being nudged to implement the features that attract so many subscribers to Spotify. For example, for me at least, the Spotify ‘Daily Mix’ suggestions trump the beautiful, seamless integration offered by Apple Music. I’d like Apple to do better and with help from Spotify they just might.
But then EU (and others) may respond to Apple in kind. Why do you think Apple is negotiating?
This will be used by most people about three times before never using it again.
Decrease? Spotify has only shown a steady increase - Apple Music probably helped call attention to the idea of paying for streaming audio.
Great. So they will be able to implement SiriKit during the beta period and release by iOS 13 public release.... LOL yeah right. Don’t expect Spotify to implement this into their iOS Apps until the end of next year or the year after... their development cycles are F***ED
This is one step closer to me even considering a HomePod in the "smart speaker" market.
The lockout of Spotify (my chosen Music service) and the inability to link multiple Apple ID's at once are the two reasons I stayed away from Gen 1 HomePods.
The lockout of Spotify (my chosen Music service) and the inability to link multiple Apple ID's at once are the two reasons I stayed away from Gen 1 HomePods.
Hahaha so Spotify logs an official complaint to the EU competition commission, and all of sudden Apple is trying to majorly suck up to them...
Hmm an extremely clear sign of a guilty conscience from Apple I think....
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Exactly, this is nothing more then Apple trying to avoid an investigation they full well know will find them guilty, otherwise they wouldn’t behaving like this..
Hmm an extremely clear sign of a guilty conscience from Apple I think....
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Exactly, this is nothing more then Apple trying to avoid an investigation they full well know will find them guilty, otherwise they wouldn’t behaving like this..
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Explain why Spotify is ‘trash’. Crude assertions do little to convince anyone, they’re just embarrassing.
And then the EU will tell Apple to drop dead...it's probably a good thing Tim Cook is running Apple instead of you.
Don't think the EU will drop the investigation, rightly so.
Say that to the EU.
The opposite... It would be easier if people didn't have to say 'on Spotify'. But apple doesn't give a shot about that.