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Stop the Apple Music app from launching

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Re: Stop the Apple Music app from launching

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Post by longnguyen »

This is nice. Somewhat related, I've been using this free, open-source app called BeardedSpice[0]. It solves my pet peeve of the media key doesn't always control the right app/browser tab.

> BeardedSpice is a menubar application for Mac OSX that allows you to control web based media players and some native apps with the media keys found on Mac keyboards. It is an extensible application that works with Chrome (Canary, Yandex, Chromium) and Safari, and can control any tab with an applicable media player.

[0]: https://beardedspice.github.io

Re: Stop the Apple Music app from launching

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Post by thesuitonym »

dylan604 wrote: post #185
thesuitonym wrote: post #168

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I've only ever used Apple Music with local content. On iOS the only indication to me that non-local content is even possible is the radio tab at the bottom of the screen. On MacOS I think it opens to the online home page, but I use it so infrequently I'm not sure. I pretty much only use it to buy music from iTunes.

I've recently tried syncing local content to my phone, but to find that content on the phone is difficult. The phone really wants to show me Apple Music stuff. I have to Library->Downloaded->Songs. Going to Artists or Albums just shows me "Download Music to Listen Offline". I really just don't want to spend the time I previously spent on my iTunes library all over again. I was really just trying to quick&dirty add co…

I don't know what you're doing differently then. When I open the Music App, it goes straight to my Library. The only items in there are songs I've synced to my phone. I've never seen anything else or known it to behave differently.

Re: Stop the Apple Music app from launching

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Post by riazrizvi »

lysace wrote: post #174
riazrizvi wrote: post #28

It's very sad to see Apple using these lowbrow Microsoft tactics. Press ganging your users into launching your other shit product is brand cannibalism.

They are obsessed with killing Spotify. That’s why they are doing such customer hostile things, despite being Apple. Similar situation in the past: Microsoft vs Netscape.

Yes. I've got no interest in leaving Spotify, I have the same loyalty to them as I do to Apple. Though of course anyone could screw it up. Then they lose me forever, like AT&T.

Re: Stop the Apple Music app from launching

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Post by MoonWalk »

dylan604 wrote: post #223
MoonWalk wrote: post #221

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Just go to the Library tab in the phone app. That's where your own stuff is located. I have over 8000 songs synced to my phone, 100% from local files on my computer. I never activate the "library sync" BS that Apple tries to force on you, because historically it has replaced your copies with incorrect or "remastered" (AKA dynamically compressed to hell) versions from Apple servers. I've even caught it switching "libr…

Please re-read what I wrote. I know where the local stuff is. It doesn't fix the glitch that app is

That's not reflected by your comment, which I read and directly replied to:

"to find that content on the phone is difficult"

How? You tap Library, then Songs. There's all your music.

Re: Stop the Apple Music app from launching

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Post by thinkontheclock »

forsalebypwner wrote: post #35
thinkontheclock wrote: post #31

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Interesting, there's always been a menu bar icon for it for me. You can hide it, though.

I'm using "Music Decoy" and I don't see one. Possible noTunes has one.

Ah, yeah. I'm using noTunes.

Re: Stop the Apple Music app from launching

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Post by genewitch »

drcongo wrote: post #268
picofarad wrote: post #207

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Yeah but does your Mac have a key combo to launch LinkedIn? Windows +1, Mac 0

Is this real?!

yes hold down all the things on the bottom left of your keyboard on windows, then press "L". so that's ctrl+alt+shift+win+L

Re: Stop the Apple Music app from launching

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Post by gcardone_ »

I hate how MacOS would start Apple Music every time I accidentally tapped my earbuds. To disable it I used an even lower tech solution, which works on corp laptops that don't allow installing arbitrary software:

1. Open System Settings

2. Navigate to Screen Time -> App Limits -> Add Limit...

3. Select "Music" and set an "Every Day" limit of 0 minutes.

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