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I can't stand Apple's required software like iTunes. Apple HW is great. Just hoping Asahi Linux is ready soon. Until then, Linux Chromebook is my dev machine

finiteseries 4y ago
iTunes has not been required for years now.
- jl6 4y ago
  How do you get music files into the Music app other than through iTunes?
  - n8cpdx 4y ago
    What’s a music file?
  - scoopertrooper 4y ago
    You do it with Finder these days; iTunes is dead. https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT210611 https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT210611
  - manmal 4y ago
    The sync functionality has been moved into the Finder app, so it’s part of macOS. I‘m not sure what’s the best way on Windows, but Microsoft‘s Phone Companion seems to take care of necessary software installation.
    - jl6 4y ago
      I use Linux primarily so my iPhone music sync solution is currently iTunes running in a dedicated Windows VM.
  - etchalon 4y ago
    It's not called iTunes anymore. It's called "Music".
filoleg 4y ago
> I can't stand Apple's required software like iTunes. Required for what? I haven't opened iTunes even once in many years. You don't need it even if you want to do local backups on macOS, you can do it all from an easy menu in Finder aka file explorer.
MBCook 4y ago
What does that have to do with smart phones?
teekert 4y ago
I don't have iTunes, use NextCloud to move pictures of the iPhone. But you're right, I really hate it that I can't just move pictures off with a cable. It worked for me on Ubuntu but has been nothing but pain on Arch, I tried a lot of different things. Really annoying. In fact, I'd say it's the one main annoying thing for me (that and the fact that the NextCloud docker image people refuse to add .heic support and I'm too noob to do it myself ;) )
manmal 4y ago
I only ever connect my iPhone for debugging purposes (can be done wirelessly btw), and sometimes I hook it up to transfer files faster to VLC, but that will go away once I have Plex up and running. Between streaming services, cloud backup, iCloud Drive (like Dropbox), and Airdrop (secure file sending via peer-to-peer WIFI) there‘s absolutely no need to own a Mac or PC to drive an iPhone. I‘m also holding out for Asahi though, and hope they get things like Proton to run.

finiteseries 4y ago

iTunes has not been required for years now.

jl6 4y ago
How do you get music files into the Music app other than through iTunes?
- n8cpdx 4y ago
  What’s a music file?
- scoopertrooper 4y ago
  You do it with Finder these days; iTunes is dead. https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT210611 https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT210611
- manmal 4y ago
  The sync functionality has been moved into the Finder app, so it’s part of macOS. I‘m not sure what’s the best way on Windows, but Microsoft‘s Phone Companion seems to take care of necessary software installation.
  - jl6 4y ago
    I use Linux primarily so my iPhone music sync solution is currently iTunes running in a dedicated Windows VM.
- etchalon 4y ago
  It's not called iTunes anymore. It's called "Music".

filoleg 4y ago

> I can't stand Apple's required software like iTunes. Required for what? I haven't opened iTunes even once in many years. You don't need it even if you want to do local backups on macOS, you can do it all from an easy menu in Finder aka file explorer.

MBCook 4y ago

What does that have to do with smart phones?

teekert 4y ago

I don't have iTunes, use NextCloud to move pictures of the iPhone. But you're right, I really hate it that I can't just move pictures off with a cable. It worked for me on Ubuntu but has been nothing but pain on Arch, I tried a lot of different things. Really annoying. In fact, I'd say it's the one main annoying thing for me (that and the fact that the NextCloud docker image people refuse to add .heic support and I'm too noob to do it myself ;) )

manmal 4y ago

I only ever connect my iPhone for debugging purposes (can be done wirelessly btw), and sometimes I hook it up to transfer files faster to VLC, but that will go away once I have Plex up and running. Between streaming services, cloud backup, iCloud Drive (like Dropbox), and Airdrop (secure file sending via peer-to-peer WIFI) there‘s absolutely no need to own a Mac or PC to drive an iPhone. I‘m also holding out for Asahi though, and hope they get things like Proton to run.