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[Duane Cunningham]

This is a great Beck song.

 

[nikos]

Doesn't look like we can heart or save individual songs on live radio, just the station.

 

[Frank Serpico]

downloading so seamlessly between Apple Music and my mixtapes on my iCloud is so nice

 

[Star Falcon]

You can fix the iCloud error by temporarily disabling Wi-Fi, then enabling the iCloud Sharing.

After its enabled, flick back on your Wi-Fi and you should be able to start saving stuff offline. Just got Kiss - Destroyer saved offline after 15 minutes of testing around the settings.

 

[Glass Shark]

I love the idea of Beats 1. I am really bad at finding new music, and I think algorithms are generally pretty bad at that sort of thing. The idea of actual humans with good music taste playing anything from any genre that they think is cool or relevant is a great idea.

 

[Liha]

For some reason Apple music is locking me out from explicit albums and tracks. And it deff isn't because of my age

Glad I'm not alone...

 

[Deleted member 22576]

This is fucking sick as hell.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

I could add the previous song to my library but not this beck one.

 

[Jas]

Does Apple Music count against your data cap on T-Mobile?

Currently pay for Spotify, I have a iPhone 6+ so I"ll probably check out Apple Music but if it counts against my data cap I'll stick to Spotify.

 

[ducksauce]

2 for 2 on the songs choices so far. How do you add the songs they play on Beats 1 to your library without having to search for it.

 

[diffusionx]

wish I wasn't at work now

want to cancel spotify and get on this

 

[kudoboi]

Where are people finding beats 1? Ain't showing up on my app

 

[breakfuss]

I'm actually impressed. I didn't think they could pull me away from Spotify but it just might happen...

 

[nikos]

Aww snap, Jamie!

Great tracks so far.

 

[spoon!]

You can fix the iCloud error by temporarily disabling Wi-Fi, then enabling the iCloud Sharing.

After its enabled, flick back on your Wi-Fi and you should be able to start saving stuff offline. Just got Kiss - Destroyer saved offline after 15 minutes of testing around the settings.

You are awesome

 

[LyleLanley]

Gosh by Jamie xx? You're alright Beats 1.

 

[serenewarfare]

Where are people finding beats 1? Ain't showing up on my app

Should be under the Radio tab.

 

[Yankee Ruin X]

I've still got airport music on for Beats 1? Just restarted the stream and it's still airport music hmmm

 

[Frank Serpico]

Zane picking some nice tracks

 

[Hoo-doo]

Does Apple Music count against your data cap on T-Mobile?

Currently pay for Spotify, I have a iPhone 6+ so I"ll probably check out Apple Music but if it counts against my data cap I'll stick to Spotify.

Of course it does. It's still data.

Some providers struck a deal with Spotify though, but it's inevitable that some providers will start also start letting people stream Apple Music without extra charge.

 

[Floex]

'You are offline'. No I'm not.

Brilliant.

 

[TheExhaustedWalrus]

This is fantastic. As a streaming option on iOS devices it's simply unparalleled.

 

[subrock]

Where are people finding beats 1? Ain't showing up on my app

you might have to subscribe, but tap the radio button in the middle of the tab bar, then tap listen

 

[Xater]

They need a way to favorite a song playing on Beats 1 into your library with one tap.

That is what I want to do right now with Dreams.

Right now it's two taps is that so bad?

Press on the three dots and then add it to your music.

 

[serenewarfare]

Beats 1 is killing it with these song selections. Might have to make this a regular listen.

 

[Duane Cunningham]

Does Apple Music count against your data cap on T-Mobile?

Currently pay for Spotify, I have a iPhone 6+ so I"ll probably check out Apple Music but if it counts against my data cap I'll stick to Spotify.

Nah, it definitely doesn't. ITunes Radio and "matched" stuff streaming didn't, so this won't either.

Of course it does. It's still data.

Some providers struck a deal with Spotify though, but it's inevitable that some providers will start also start letting people stream Apple Music without extra charge.

T-Mobile USA has a (net neutrality smashing) "whitelist" of anything music related that doesn't count towards your data throttle, including Spotify, iTunes, Google Music and so on. Here's the list.

 

[PodcastFips]

Zane Lowe is fucking incredible. Seriously.

 

[sometimes i game]

THIS IS AMAZING BEATS 1 HAS SOLD ME ON APPLE MUSIC

It's just exciting to have 1 station for the world and these songs are insane and I love the dude's voice, he has me amped.

I FEEL LIKE IM ON DRUGS

 

[mrklaw]

I mean, it pretty much does all the things Spotify does. Whether you like the interface or not, is going to be subjective. I think what it comes down to is, if you are someone that is invested in a bunch of apple devices, or have something like iTunes match, then I do think it's good enough to just make the switch and use this w/ all your apple products. I think Apple has pretty much made it good enough, that you can fully go w/ Apple on all things music.

But that's just me. Wish I could give a better break down of like what it does better. Personally, I'm not as invested in some of the other features as some folks are here. I'm just messing around with it and playing music, and it does what Spotify does (not really any better). But if you are invested in all the other features that are related to this working with apple's other stuff, then yeah. Kind of is a no brainer to just make the switch.

I'm not so sure it is, if you are just looking at this as a standalone thing. Like you aren't heavily invested in apple. And are just comparing Spotify as an App to iTunes App.

I think the main difference is the uploading your own collection. In that respect it overlaps with google music. But then if you have full access to stream anything, that only benefits if you have lots of music that isn't on the service.

 

[jacobs34]

So there's no way to force the download on OSX? I just have to wait for iTunes to get the update?

 

[Lights and Waves]

What does this app do that Spotify doesn't already do? I don't get it.

 

[kudoboi]

Should be under the Radio tab.

Doesn't show up. Looks like beats 1 and explicit songs aren't available in Singapore.. Ill just stick to spotify

 

[Sobriquet]

Any word on the iTunes update?

 

[jcutner]

Now we need the ability to import our Spotify playlists...

 

[Hoo-doo]

I actually like the fact that i'm listening to a worldwide radio channel. Never really thought about it. Feels like it's potentially a ridiculously powerful platform for bands looking for more exposure. I mean, how many iPhones are out there?

 

[serenewarfare]

you might have to subscribe, but tap the radio button in the middle of the tab bar, then tap listen

Beats 1 is free to everyone IIRC. Not just subscribers.

 

[sometimes i game]

What does this app do that Spotify doesn't already do? I don't get it.

It basically comes down to Siri integration, Beats 1 world radio, incorporating your iTunes library and battle of the UIs.

 

[snap0212]

I'll get used to the interface, I think. The Radio station is pretty good so far. I'm heading outside in a couple of minutes. It's the last day of the month and I have about a gig worth of data to burn so let's see how long this lasts for the service.

Is there a list of artists that are only on Apple Music?

 

[Keyser Soze]

Doesn't look like we can heart or save individual songs on live radio, just the station.

This seems too work...

 

[Kinsella]

The playlist functionality stinks. If I click Add to playlist, it needs to give me a choice to create one using what I just selected.

 

[Kitsuné]

Zane is killing it with this song selection, it's exactly what I would like my radio to play. Hella early to say of course, after only 3 songs, but I'm liking the hell out of this already.

 

[Mononoke]

I think the main difference is the uploading your own collection. In that respect it overlaps with google music. But then if you have full access to stream anything, that only benefits if you have lots of music that isn't on the service.

This live radio thing is pretty cool too. I know other stream services have like a "radio" in that, they just mix music. But this is basically like a real live radio station. Pretty rad.

Wish iTunes actually worked. I have my main music set up through my PC. Currently listening through my iPad. Bleh.

 

[Rootbeer]

It hurts not having an iPhone right now. I'll update my old 4S and play around with it though.

Why are they lagging on the desktop side?

 

[shoplifter]

I love the idea of Beats 1. I am really bad at finding new music, and I think algorithms are generally pretty bad at that sort of thing. The idea of actual humans with good music taste playing anything from any genre that they think is cool or relevant is a great idea.

This is how radio actually *used* to be.

 

[nobodyshero]

The playlist functionality stinks. If I click Add to playlist, it needs to give me a choice to create one using what I just selected.

agreed

 

[Glass Shark]

I actually like the fact that i'm listening to a worldwide radio channel. Never really thought about it. Feels like it's potentially a ridiculously powerful platform for bands looking for more exposure. I mean, how many iPhones are out there?

Yeah it's funny, even though Internet radio has been around for decades and those are literally a "worldwide radio station", the network effect of Beats 1 makes it feel like something real.

 

[Fuu]

Apple Music in Brazil: everything was greyed out :O

Is it still like that for you? It's working fine on my side.

 

[RDreamer]

Tap on the 3 dots and select "Add To My Music". You can add whole albums or single songs.

Tried that.

Seems to work, kind of spottily.


I'm not sure if I'm ok with that work around. I feel like I'll be way more anal and won't want to have multiples listed, so I'll stick to my copy in my music (iTunes match), which also will mean the artists I like will get less money. As it is now I generally stream from spotify, even though I have everything on iTunes match. The only artists I really listen to on match are just not on Spotify. So, I generally end up giving artists a lot of money (buy the album, then stream it when I play it!)

Actually most of the reason I stuck with Spotify was that Cloudscrob always was kind of spotty for me, and Spotify always scrobbled no matter what.

 

[subrock]

Grime within the first 5 songs. Well done Apple

 

[oti]

Ruslana's Wild Dancers or riot