Or just switch to an Android phone.
Stop the Apple Music app from launching
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Re: Stop the Apple Music app from launching
#42It's very sad to see Apple using these lowbrow Microsoft tactics. Press ganging your users into launching your other shit product is brand cannibalism.
But why wouldn't pressing the Play button, when no media session is available, not open the music player?
It cannot assume which media player I want to use, so the best course of action is to do nothing.
Re: Stop the Apple Music app from launching
#43Every time I get in my car the Apple Music app prompts me to resubscribe with a full screen popup. Usually it tries 2-3 times before it stops.
I use both Apple Music and Spotify, and normally use the former in the car because it resumes its state from the last shutdown while Spotify does not. But when I do use Spotify, Apple Music is the app that comes up the next time I start the car. Pretty annoying.
Re: Stop the Apple Music app from launching
#44Re: Stop the Apple Music app from launching
#45For the life of me, I cannot figure out why this is the default behavior for a supposedly premium operating system.
It seems the fans are willing to put up with absolutely unlimited grief and inconvenience to drink the koolaid they're given. Some Apple PM made a edict 11 years ago that Music shalt be thine only audio experience on the platform. Lock it down, boys! The rest of us ask for a customizable experience.
This “Apple customers are brainwashed cultists incapable of examining reality” schtick was tired a decade ago. No option’s perfect. But Apple’s current tradeoffs vs other options’ trade offs continue to feel worthwhile to many.
Re: Stop the Apple Music app from launching
#46It's very sad to see Apple using these lowbrow Microsoft tactics. Press ganging your users into launching your other shit product is brand cannibalism.
But why wouldn't pressing the Play button, when no media session is available, not open the music player?
Let me change the default music player
Re: Stop the Apple Music app from launching
#47It's very sad to see Apple using these lowbrow Microsoft tactics. Press ganging your users into launching your other shit product is brand cannibalism.
But why wouldn't pressing the Play button, when no media session is available, not open the music player?
Because it's not the music player I choose to use. I would be ok with it, if I could change the default to e.g. VLC or Spotify.
Re: Stop the Apple Music app from launching
#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
But why wouldn't pressing the Play button, when no media session is available, not open the music player?
It cannot assume which media player I want to use, so the best course of action is to do nothing.
It's very reasonable that pressing "play" opens the default music player. They should let you choose.
Re: Stop the Apple Music app from launching
#49I wish there was a way to stop it from ever appearing as spotlight result - when I type ‘music’, the first result (always) should be the music app I use, not their stuff
Re: Stop the Apple Music app from launching
#50It's very sad to see Apple using these lowbrow Microsoft tactics. Press ganging your users into launching your other shit product is brand cannibalism.
But why wouldn't pressing the Play button, when no media session is available, not open the music player?
If there’s no media session available, “play” isn’t an action that makes any sense, so it shouldn’t do anything IMO.