How do you manage your local music? Using the Music app? Or something else?
I really miss how iTunes handled the music rather than Music. Sadly, iTunes no longer works with Retroactive in Sequoia
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I really miss how iTunes handled the music rather than Music. Sadly, iTunes no longer works with Retroactive in Sequoia
You mean like the millions of Apple users who simply click through Apple-pushed links to become "subscribers" in order to stop receiving such nagging reminders? Or those who simply go from free trial to free trial, until opting out when free is no longer free?
I refuse to do streaming and buy all my music except for promotional items sent to me.
I received this also, for some reason I tried a different link and it worked fine. Seems sites like Macrumors or 9to5 somehow got different links that depend on region. Try the different links in the articles about this you find until one works.
I wanted to try Apple Music now in IOS26 to see if it has improved. It has not still an awful app missing many features. Just too much hassle to use and manage your library. I will be staying with Spotify, it is light years ahead of this app.
Agree and disagree. I was a long time Apple Music user, but a year ago I moved to YouTube Music/Premium for ad free YouTube. However after using Apple Music in iOS 26, YouTube is so far behind with features such a AutoMix/Cross fade. Even the YouTube widget app is terrible. Once this free trial ends I’m moving to YouTube lite and Apple Music 😅
Been with Apple since before 1984. Today accepted the Apple 3-Month trial of Apple Music on my wifes apple ID. My reward was MY apple ID was suspended, no reason given, or chance to appeal. They just told me I can setup a new Apple account if I want. Apparently I broke some T&C but they won't tell me what. Hours of Chat support, and phone calls, got nowhere.
How far Apple as fallen ... So angry right now.
How far Apple as fallen ... So angry right now.
Email Tim Cook, one of his assistants will check it out for you.
Be polite and professional in the email.
Also only use this method when you exhausted all other options which you say you have
Do you think the villainous cartel that are the major labels are sitting by while Spotify, by far the dominant player in music streaming, pay less in licensing than their competitors for their artists work. Do you really think that is happening?!
This is a falsehood peddled by Apple PR because Spotify complained about their shady app store policies.
The 'per stream' numbers that get tossed around online (which never actually cite a credible source for the data) misrepresent the way streaming royalties are paid.
That's quite an allegation, got proof? You mentioned citing sources but I don't see any cited by you for the claim made here.
No it isn't. You would have to have an elementary school level understanding of business to think a huge label like UMG are allowing Taylor Swifts new record to go up on Spotify, get billions more streams there than it does anywhere else and accepting a lower payout why would they do that?!
When UMG didn't think they were getting their slice of the TikTok pie they pulled their whole catalogue.
This article from Variety does the best job of debunking Apple's various misleading statements on streaming royalties, the bolded part is my emphasis, Spotify's average global rate is lower because they have way more users and much higher streaming rates than any other service.
Why It’s Misleading to Say ‘Apple Music Pays Twice as Much Per Stream as Spotify’
Headlines stating that "Apple Music Pays Twice as Much Per Stream as Spotify" are deeply misleading: Here are a few reasons why.
variety.com
Done.
Thanks. I just requested a response on the issue and kept it professional and polite.
nm The email address for Tim Cook appears to be invalid now. t.cook@apple.com
Do you have another?
Get rid of the period there, its just first initial last name @ apple
No response from Mr. Cook, not surprised. I do have a clue as to what caused this problem.
Whatever I violated is within these T&C
And this problem happened AFTER I signed up for the 3-Month Trial of Apple Music on my iPhone 12, and after playing just one song, without thinking about it, wanted to see if my wife's Vivo phone, that has the Apple music app, would work, and logged in, immediately after, is when my account was locked.
That is what constitutes my crime, and the strange thing is, this was done on my wife's Apple ID, and not mine. So that has me scratching my head.
Whatever I violated is within these T&C
And this problem happened AFTER I signed up for the 3-Month Trial of Apple Music on my iPhone 12, and after playing just one song, without thinking about it, wanted to see if my wife's Vivo phone, that has the Apple music app, would work, and logged in, immediately after, is when my account was locked.
That is what constitutes my crime, and the strange thing is, this was done on my wife's Apple ID, and not mine. So that has me scratching my head.
Yesterday was the first business day since your email, you may still hear back from them
My case was assigned to an Executive Liaison here in China. Called yesterday and said she would look into it. Today got back to us and said the account was restored. The problem seems to be related to some US Apple Store gift cards we bought here online in China and used them to refill the account balance on my US Apple ID account.
So the issue has little to do with Apple Music, it seems.
No other details, but makes me wonder if someone here in has hacked the Apple Gift Card algorithm?