I'd like to have the actual "remote" app have given more control over libraries as in "delete songs" and so on, even if that's require admin VS guest access. I use a mac without screen as music server and the limited capabilities over the remote app can be frustratin, I have to resort to my MacBook Air and use screen sharing to do those things right now.
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What's New in iOS 10.2 Beta 2: SOS Feature, Music Changes and New 'TV' App
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Although I agree with you on the topic of bugs, I still think you should define what particular bugs you're referring to.
My biggest issue is the lightning port, I can sometimes hear the microphone scraping along my finger when I'm pressing play, so I need to detach and reattach my headphones to remedy the issue.
There are many reason why the buttons are big. It meant to be big so its easy to hit them when you are out running, jogging,driving car,bicykling. Want more reasons?
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What the hell are you rambling about?!?!
You must be talking about a specific scenario for you and your car and not general for all.
I disagree entirely. I think the design language is a step backwards precisely because of the overuse of saturated blurs, now with multiple layers of blurriness, the comical and distracting font size and now also strong shadows despite the fact that Apple already chose blurs to establish a visual hierarchy (first shadows were bad, now shadows are apparently good again … sometimes). Blurs are the new linen.
iOS knows how to do dynamic typesetting and that sophistication is almost completely lost in this new design. Changing the font size has almost no visible effect now. Apple has, at the WWDC, even repeated multiple times that adherence to this is important, yet they neglect to do this themselves. On top of that, this design conflicts with everything else on the system, as most apps still use the regular font sizes and UI components, making the transition to such apps even more jarring. The Apple Music app feels immensely crowded in certain areas, exacerbated by the fact that titles and headlines of reasonable length are cut off for no reason, and conspicuously empty in other areas (the search section in Apple Music with a huge top margin). Since Dye took over, Apple’s design language has become messy and puzzling and I think the design is becoming more intrusive again, after iOS 7 embraced minimalism.
A clear direction? What are you talking about? There was a lot more visual consistency in iOS 9 than there is now. Maps, Home and Apple Music use widely different paradigms and designs than other apps. I find that none of the redesigns have changed anything for the better.
That is just one reason and not a convincing one. We have dynamic type and can change the font size and boldness, even the zoom factor already. All these things were possible on iOS 9 as well. Why are we now moving back from this adaptability in favour of one particular use case? I use my iPhone predominantly to find music and manage my playlists and the big fonts, images and buttons are particularly annoying. Apple could have also added a ‘running mode’ to the app so that it adapts to that environment. That would have been a much more ambitious and acceptable design change.
Maybe not convincing for you but for me it is. Because when i'm driving and navigate AM i want big buttons so I don't need to look unnecessarily long time on my phone.
TV app is stupid. Content discovery should have just been built into the videos app. So now TV and movies are all messed into a TV app? that seems like bad naming, it seems like a confused way to achieve something that is of a minor benefit. Personally i like to see content in the app for each. There are usually quick ways to find your fav content compared to generic collection of content.
As already stated a lot, it's there since beta 1 but has to be activated in the settings first.What about the Star-Rating!? Dislike
Yes; and some people (probably yourself as well) then complained it was too simplistic and lacked the "rich and advanced" features that Android had.
I did the IOS 10 update and did not get the App. Is this because I don't have an Apple TV?
U.S. here. What is the determining factor on getting the app? MUST HAVE an iPhone 7?
U.S. here. What is the determining factor on getting the app? MUST HAVE an iPhone 7?
I expect them to develop these APIs until they are central to the AppleTV experience, then Netflix and Amazon will join in. I think it basically comes down to those providers wanting more branding and data.
I think Apple will ultimately win in that one. Netflix's position is that they want the data over what you watch, so they'll have the best suggestion algorithms and get you watching more Netflix content; the algorithm then becomes as much of an asset to the business as the content itself. If it all works, customers will go the Netflix app and easily discover content they like, and that ease of discovery will keep them subscribing.
The problem with that position is that Netflix let the STARS contract expire and lost a lot of blockbuster titles, and have turned in to an exclusive content machine. The future of VOD now looks like we'll have multiple islands of content - HBO, AMC, Netflix, Amazon, HULU, etc - and viewers will likely subscribe to multiple services. The more subtle implication for Netflix is that they will never be the one subscription to rule them all, so they are going to have to accept a reduced position alongside their competitors.
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Nope. The iOS7 design language emphasised "depth" but didn't say the only way to achieve it was with a blur. Blurs are just one way to convey depth.
Who cares if the system can do dynamic typesetting? Just because it can do it, doesn't mean you have to make use of it everywhere. Many of the fonts in the music app don't scale because, as you note, they are already incredibly large. Apple also note at WWDC that dynamic text isn't appropriate for literally all text on screen; it's for content which is text (e.g. an email, text message or FB post).
The song titles getting cut off is annoying; I'll give you that. It could be fixed by making the titles scrollable (so you can swipe on the song to scroll the title), or by introducing a landscape mode.
Apps today don't really have much consistency. The new music app is consistent with the News app, and not really that different from the other system apps. Where else would such massive fonts make sense? Are there any other system apps which manage such a complex library of content?
I quite like the new designs. The visual design is attractive yet concise, and navigation is generally easier to follow than it was previously. The stark white background and large, high-contrast text draws your attention to the images even more.
Nope. The iOS7 design language emphasised "depth" but didn't say the only way to achieve it was with a blur. Blurs are just one way to convey depth.
Who cares if the system can do dynamic typesetting? Just because it can do it, doesn't mean you have to make use of it everywhere. Many of the fonts in the music app don't scale because, as you note, they are already incredibly large. Apple also note at WWDC that dynamic text isn't appropriate for literally all text on screen; it's for content which is text (e.g. an email, text message or FB post).
The song titles getting cut off is annoying; I'll give you that. It could be fixed by making the titles scrollable (so you can swipe on the song to scroll the title), or by introducing a landscape mode.
Apps today don't really have much consistency. The new music app is consistent with the News app, and not really that different from the other system apps. Where else would such massive fonts make sense? Are there any other system apps which manage such a complex library of content?
I quite like the new designs. The visual design is attractive yet concise, and navigation is generally easier to follow than it was previously. The stark white background and large, high-contrast text draws your attention to the images even more.
My 19 months old son is going to love that press home button 5 times to call SOS.
Been back since beta 1.What about the Star-Rating
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That's why it could be disabled.
I live in LA, and while driving, I have difficulty simply clicking to the next track without hitting the volume slider. The buttons are too small and too close.
It would be great to have a Car mode with WAY bigger buttons. Haven't found a third party app I like yet, and it seems dumb that I have to change apps to make the music app useable.
Even driving aside, I prefer bigger buttons, cause I don't need to see the album artwork so prominently. Should be split screen.
I also miss the feature that was there for a short time, to scroll to see recently played music. Hope they add this back.
So, it looks like on my iPhone 6s+, "TV" took the place of "Videos" in my Entertainment Folder, but now "Videos" shows up as a new app on my last home screen page. Weird
ETA - the app itself doesn't really work without being signed in, and PlayStation Vue isn't a provider yet. I get this error when trying to share watch data with Apple
Yep I get the same thing. I'm guessing waiting on apps to be updated to support Single Sign-On. Still no apps I can sign into using Sling as my subscription. So yeah, great. Sling has support, but if I don't have any apps I can sign into with my sling account it's just kinda sitting there. I can open sling and watch BBC America, yet I can't open BBC America app and sign in with sling...
Designer: "I'm sorry, we ran out of space for the 'ws' in Shows because of our big bold magical font. We put three dots instead."
Unnamed CEO of Apple: "Lovely! Now, that's innovative design! Good jobs everyone! Anybody any ideas for iOS 10.3?"
It´s in beta so do your job and send a Feedback ticket.
