FYI this exists ;) https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Navigator/v...
Hm, no support on iOS sadly.
Show HN: iPod.js – An online iPod that connects to Spotify and Apple Music
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Re: Show HN: iPod.js – An online iPod that connects to Spotify and Apple Music
#112If they brought an iPod back with spotify and apple music I would definitely buy it Anyways great execution and loved how seamless it works really cool project
Sony sells touchscreen Walkmans these days. AFAIK they're based on Android.
I just looked through but they are really expensive
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#113Whilst it looks nice, is no one else concerned with passing details to some unknown site? It doesn't seem to have any direct way to make contact nor is there a privacy policy (nor is there anything obviously relevant in the GitHub repo for the code either)
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#114It's funny how often I was tapping the rows expecting the UI to drill through a table or play content, only to realize that I was supposed to use the click wheel to navigate.
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#115This is really cool. It’s amazing how “realistic” the clickwheel feels—it instantly transported me back to actually using an iPod. Also, there’s something poetic about emulating the clickwheel on the interface that replaced it :)
"Sadly, this only works on Chrome Desktop" when clicking the sign in to Spotify on my iPhone. definitely doesn't have that "it just works feel" in that regard. However, driving the click wheel is fun. I did instinctively click on the buttons that would pop up in the menu by clicking them directly the first time rather than spinning the wheel to get to them. Just shows how much more powerful the touch screen is.
I have to admit, this was first time I've considered trialing Apple Music after being a longtime Spotify customer.
Lack of browser support in a Spotify Web API providing free advertising for Apple Music. The irony!
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#116Anyone know why the Spotify Web Playback SDK isn't supported on mobile?
The docs [1] say "It’s the same technology we use to power our Web Player experience", which seems to work fine on my mobile browsers. However, mobile browsers are explicitly listed as unsupported.
The docs also clarify it's powered by Encrypted Media Extensions, which is supported natively back to iOS11 and Chrome 42 [2]. There's also an actively maintained polyfill [3].
[1]: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-playback-sdk...
[3]: https://github.com/google/eme-encryption-scheme-polyfill
Re: Show HN: iPod.js – An online iPod that connects to Spotify and Apple Music
#117Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Sadly, this only works on Chrome Desktop" when clicking the sign in to Spotify on my iPhone. definitely doesn't have that "it just works feel" in that regard. However, driving the click wheel is fun. I did instinctively click on the buttons that would pop up in the menu by clicking them directly the first time rather than spinning the wheel to get to them. Just shows how much more powerful the touch screen is.
I have to admit, this was first time I've considered trialing Apple Music after being a longtime Spotify customer. Lack of browser support in a Spotify Web API providing free advertising for Apple Music. The irony!
What's the big deal? Just install our App. It's soooo much better in all the data we can take from you, er provide you.
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#118Earlier quoted context omitted.
Right, wearing an Apple Watch + AirPods is the modern iPod experience to me. I can leave my house without a smartphone and take a stroll or bike ride or skateboard etc with music. The Apple Watch crown provides that tactile feel missing from smartphones. I like how easy it is to turn up the volume by quickly rotating the crown up or down.
I have this setup and it’s a great vision. Unfortunately I personally find it needless hamstringed: 1) the Watch works great for every single one of my smartphone needs, but you are required to pair it with an iPhone that has a phone plan…even if you keep the iPhone turned off 95% of the time. 2) the AirPods fall out of my head when I smile. I’ve tried the different sizings. For such an expensive gadget, I expect to…
#3 it sounds like something is wrong in your device chain. 80%+ of my family and friends use AirPods for personal, workout, and or business purposes and their experience is rather seamless. Reach out to Apple support.
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#119Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not a dumb question, very much appreciate you keeping an eye out for your password security. It uses an OAuth flow so you're actually entering your credentials on accounts.spotify.com (Spotify-owned) and then Spotify gives this developer a token (rather than a username+password) to access your data (usually a very limited subset of data outlined on the login page).
any idea why it uses ngrok when I go to the sign in flow? Chrome is saying the connection is insecure.
he's probably just using ngrok as a server and the SSL cert on that ngrok process probs isn't verified by a CA. just a guess tho
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#120Earlier quoted context omitted.
Right, wearing an Apple Watch + AirPods is the modern iPod experience to me. I can leave my house without a smartphone and take a stroll or bike ride or skateboard etc with music. The Apple Watch crown provides that tactile feel missing from smartphones. I like how easy it is to turn up the volume by quickly rotating the crown up or down.
I have this setup and it’s a great vision. Unfortunately I personally find it needless hamstringed: 1) the Watch works great for every single one of my smartphone needs, but you are required to pair it with an iPhone that has a phone plan…even if you keep the iPhone turned off 95% of the time. 2) the AirPods fall out of my head when I smile. I’ve tried the different sizings. For such an expensive gadget, I expect to…
For 2), something I didn’t realize till recently is that you can “twist” them towards your face to tighten the grip. Perhaps try that?