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Re: Google Play Music on the App Store

#91

For those who would like to port their Spotify playlists to Google Music, check out Portify: https://github.com/mauimauer/portify It isn't perfect, but it has been very helpful to me.

You sir are a gangster. Thank you.

Let me be clear, that I didn't create Portify. I am just a user.

Also, the last time I checked it wouldn't build with certain versions of node.js. I got it working with node-v0.8.1.

Re: Google Play Music on the App Store

#92
post #5

I'm experiencing a horribly broken login process. * Open login screen * Switch to password app, copy password * Switch back to Google Music, login screen loads again * Enter credentials, 2-step verification screen loads * Switch to Google Authenticator, get 2-step number * Switch back to Google Music, user/password login screen loads again. In short, I cannot authenticate using a single device, I'll have to use a sec…

You should also be able to generate an app-specific password for google music. https://accounts.google.com/b/0/IssuedAuthSubTokens?hl=en&hi...

Re: Google Play Music on the App Store

#93

What's shocking is that this is news. Apple sucks.

Care to elaborate on that? All those downvotes aren't coming out of nowhere.

"The company had previously closed the door on iOS users because Flash was needed to enforce DRM restrictions set by music labels. Now, Google appears to have overcome that issue and is nearly ready to launch."

http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/03/google-music-ios-app-laun...

Apple's decision to not support Flash hindered this port.

Re: Google Play Music on the App Store

#94

What's shocking is that this is news. Apple sucks.

For the record, the delay has absolutely nothing to do with Apple withholding the Google Music iOS app. Google didn't decide to start developing it until early October [1]. [1] http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/03/google-music-ios-app-laun...

"nothing to do with Apple withholding the Google Music iOS app"

Correct. It had everything to do with the music labels demanding Flash DRM, and Apple deciding not to support Flash at all. From your article:

"The company had previously closed the door on iOS users because Flash was needed to enforce DRM restrictions set by music labels. Now, Google appears to have overcome that issue and is nearly ready to launch."

Re: Google Play Music on the App Store

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

>> "Still infinitely better than the stock music app" I've always found the iOS Music app superior to pretty much everything else (including Play). Obviously it doesn't have streaming but as a player the UI is much better. I find Play quite confusing and it wastes a lot of space (e.g. the artists screen - I don't need to see a photo of the artist with their name, it doesn't add any value).

Music app requires iTunes.

Nah. If you only get stuff from Apple it absolutely does not.

iTunes is only required if you want to add your own music.

Re: Google Play Music on the App Store

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

At least on iPhone, I much prefer the Spotify interface over the Rdio one. I figured I would give Rdio for a month and I'm already missing the Spotify app. In particular the Search in the Rdio app is abysmal.

I despise the Spotify interface. I was a customer for years (UK so it's been available here a while) and switched to Rdio last year mainly because the web and mobile interfaces are so much better (imo).

The Spotify interface has definitely improved somewhat in the last 6 months.

Re: Google Play Music on the App Store

#98
post #5

I'm experiencing a horribly broken login process. * Open login screen * Switch to password app, copy password * Switch back to Google Music, login screen loads again * Enter credentials, 2-step verification screen loads * Switch to Google Authenticator, get 2-step number * Switch back to Google Music, user/password login screen loads again. In short, I cannot authenticate using a single device, I'll have to use a sec…

In other options, you can text yourself a code and read the code from the notification banner. I don't even use the authenticator app anymore.

Re: Google Play Music on the App Store

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I'd exhaust that quota after just a couple work days! Why are they being so stingy with just- 6 months?

Umm, so the company that is giving away free streaming is stingy? How would you describe someone who complains about free things, or an unwillingess to pay for a service?

Gold membership isn't free...

Re: Google Play Music on the App Store

#100
While it's not explicitly mentioned on the page, the Chromecast icon is visible in the screenshot, so apparently there's parity there with the Android app, which is nice. Google Music's web version strangely doesn't support Chromecast, leaving iOS people with no way of using Chromecast at all.
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