Show HN: I wanted better offline music on the iPhone, so I made Doppler • Hacker News Board

Re: Show HN: I wanted better offline music on the iPhone, so I made Doppler

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 11:06 AM UTC

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Re: Show HN: I wanted better offline music on the iPhone, so I made Doppler

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Post by Aaargh20318 » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 11:06 AM UTC

What is this 'offline' thing I keep hearing about ? Is it something US-specific ?

Re: Show HN: I wanted better offline music on the iPhone, so I made Doppler

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Post by jamix » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 11:08 AM UTC

Aaargh20318 wrote: post #22

What is this 'offline' thing I keep hearing about ? Is it something US-specific ?

It's the good old MP3s that you download and send to your phone with iTunes.

Re: Show HN: I wanted better offline music on the iPhone, so I made Doppler

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Post by dawnerd » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 11:09 AM UTC

luigi23 wrote: post #5

Supports your favourite speakers and headphones Doppler works with AirPods, HomePod and any Bluetooth or AirPlay enabled speaker But it doesn't require any setup - it comes out of the box. Or put it in another way - I don't see any music app that does not support that.

I pretty much said “oh come on” out loud when reading that.

Re: Show HN: I wanted better offline music on the iPhone, so I made Doppler

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Post by dawnerd » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 11:09 AM UTC

RobertDeNiro wrote: post #11

Does apple still reject third party apps that are too similar to existing first party apps?

They allow Spotify soooooo.....

Re: Show HN: I wanted better offline music on the iPhone, so I made Doppler

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Post by lloeki » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 11:09 AM UTC

This looks great, I'll try it out, congrats!

Now, questions:

Any chance of supporting BS2B (Bauer stereophonic-to-binaural), which VOX player supports?

Do you plan to add, if at all possible, Spotify or VOX Music Cloud as providers?

Do you plan to support 3D Touch? I found the use of Peek on songs (+slide and release on menu options) very useful in Apple Music, and I definitely miss that in Spotify.

Re: Show HN: I wanted better offline music on the iPhone, so I made Doppler

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Post by rvanmil » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 11:10 AM UTC

zakk wrote: post #19

I don't know if it is technically possible, but a polished, fast app for Apple Music is badly needed!

Should be possible https://developer.apple.com/musickit/

Re: Show HN: I wanted better offline music on the iPhone, so I made Doppler

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Post by calcifer » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 11:10 AM UTC

pryelluw wrote: post #18

luigi23 wrote: post #5

Supports your favourite speakers and headphones Doppler works with AirPods, HomePod and any Bluetooth or AirPlay enabled speaker But it doesn't require any setup - it comes out of the box. Or put it in another way - I don't see any music app that does not support that.

It's good marketing to outline the fact for a slight competitive advantage.

As always, there is a relevant xkcd. https://xkcd.com/641/

Re: Show HN: I wanted better offline music on the iPhone, so I made Doppler

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Post by themihai » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 11:11 AM UTC

chrisseaton wrote: post #3

Where do you get the music from though?

The old way?

Re: Show HN: I wanted better offline music on the iPhone, so I made Doppler

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Post by vincnetas » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 11:12 AM UTC

luigi23 wrote: post #5

Supports your favourite speakers and headphones Doppler works with AirPods, HomePod and any Bluetooth or AirPlay enabled speaker But it doesn't require any setup - it comes out of the box. Or put it in another way - I don't see any music app that does not support that.

It's like putting "Asbestos FREE" on chips bag. It will definitely stand out on the shelf. And it's true also.