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Apple Music Web Client

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Re: Apple Music Web Client

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post #4

Uses 50MB less memory as the sole tab in Firefox than iTunes does on my Mac. Easy decision to switch for normal playback purposes.

> Uses 50MB less memory as the sole tab in Firefox than iTunes does on my Mac.

Well that's because iTunes also includes Calendar, and Mail, and Safari... ;)

https://youtu.be/psL_5RIBqnY?t=6254

Re: Apple Music Web Client

#32
post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What extension is this?

Wappalyzer [1] is much better in my opinion. And is available for both Chrome [2] and Firefox [3] as well as a Bookmarklet [4]. The extension that @pier25 is using seems to be available only on Google Chrome [5]. [1] https://www.wappalyzer.com/ [2] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wappalyzer/gppongm... [3] https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/wappalyzer/ [4] https://www.wappalyzer.com/download [5] https:…

Thanks, Wappalyzer looks pretty awesome.

Re: Apple Music Web Client

#33
Whatever. I was really hoping to see some improvements to the music-organization and display aspects here but it looks like they just re-implemented the weird parts of iTunes using html5.

For example: It drives me crazy how Apple Music emphasizes the idea that "Recently Added" is only grouped by albums. I don't add whole albums to my library, I add individual songs. I want to play all the songs I've recently added because hey it's new music I like. Why can't I get an auto-updating playlist of all the songs I've recently added? None of the cloud-based Apple platforms support smart-playlists and the "Recently Added" section only lets you play songs from an individual album from which you may have only added a single song.

It's super weird. - Apple music seems to really push you into either whole albums or the overly-generic editor-curated playlists.

Re: Apple Music Web Client

#34
post #30

This was the reason I chose Spotify over Apple music all those years ago. Any reason to prefer Apple Music over Spotify? Spotify's recommendations have been absolutely stellar for me over the years and I have a lot of playlists and stuff "locking" me in.

For the privacy-minded, Apple Music doesn't notify Facebook each time you open the app. Spotify does.

> For the privacy-minded, Apple Music doesn't notify Facebook each time you open the app.

Isn't there a way to disconnect Facebook from one's Spotify account altogether?

Re: Apple Music Web Client

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post #30

This was the reason I chose Spotify over Apple music all those years ago. Any reason to prefer Apple Music over Spotify? Spotify's recommendations have been absolutely stellar for me over the years and I have a lot of playlists and stuff "locking" me in.

For the privacy-minded, Apple Music doesn't notify Facebook each time you open the app. Spotify does.

Is this on the web or on the backend - use an adblocker if not?

Re: Apple Music Web Client

#37
post #27

It appears even Apple themselves do not bother with using the overflow scrolling CSS that iOS needs.

On my iOS device, the link takes me to the Music app. I have to go back to Safari to see the web interface.

That said, I don't see the overflow (iPhone XS).

Re: Apple Music Web Client

#39
post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For the privacy-minded, Apple Music doesn't notify Facebook each time you open the app. Spotify does.

> For the privacy-minded, Apple Music doesn't notify Facebook each time you open the app. Isn't there a way to disconnect Facebook from one's Spotify account altogether?

I don't even have a Facebook account. That doesn't stop Facebook's SDK from phoning home every time Spotify is opened.

Re: Apple Music Web Client

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post #30

This was the reason I chose Spotify over Apple music all those years ago. Any reason to prefer Apple Music over Spotify? Spotify's recommendations have been absolutely stellar for me over the years and I have a lot of playlists and stuff "locking" me in.

For the privacy-minded, Apple Music doesn't notify Facebook each time you open the app. Spotify does.

That's only if you login with Facebook to Spotify... Which isn't required.
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