How can I import my curated iTunes playlists from Mac to Samsung galaxy phone?
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Umm... tbh, I'm not quite sure. Because I don't use iTunes... my source of music comes Apple Music.
Do you download music and import it to iTunes, if so... you can transfer that music to the Samsung phone using MacDroid, OpenMTP, or maybe Samsung Switch (although, never used it for file transfers).
I'm naughty. I just ordered myself a s24 plus in violet. There goes not buying tech in 2024. 😂.
And sanity prevailed and I cancelled it. With the exynos and camera still being rubbish for dogs ill stick to my pixel 8 pro.
S23+ (SD) had Pixel 8 Pro beat in the 2+ weeks I ran them side by side. Camera was the only area where Pixel had an advantage. Things in that area have improved to some extent since then.
I imagine S24+ Exynos would run circles around P8P similarly. It would be worth a 15-day test to have a go with it to find out, in my opinion.
iTunes playlists unfortunately is unique to its application (Apple Music - even iTunes).
You can export the playlist itself (not the music along with it) for some reason Samsung Music doesn't recognize the playlist unfortunately (even if the music has been copied to local storage).
Music : My resolution was to store a local copy of all my Apple Music (iTunes) to my SSD in Windows. Samsung & Microsoft have a tight partnership and via the Google PlayStore give you a basic M365 account with decent online storage for free.
^ caveat - once accepted you're unable to upgrade to a cost tier for more storage & rich MS Office app installation. IF you want to upgrade you'll need to 1st cancel the 1-yr free basic subscription.
Alternatively you can use online storage servers like Mega.nz and upload your music there. Then install the local app on your droid and sync to a local storage on device and voila you have your music - which incidentally can be used as ringtones (no paying Apple nor converting). Welcome to a world of possibilities you can actually use, not just promised & flaunted and never delivered / delivered at a device upgrade purchase
FYI - Google has announced improvements in the transfer app, pending release so this may be resolved soon enough (and data already on the Android device is not overwritten.
Hmm.
Did you not notice or use the Pro / ProRAW / ProRES apps within the native camera app by swiping all the way to the right and selecting 'more' ?
FaceID:
Gen 1 - MAN it was SUPER SLOW! I returned the full retail purchased iPhone X within 13 days and switched to the iPhone 8 back then.
Gen 2 - on the iPhone 12 mini and 13 mini - was faster but STILL the action to look at it (if you enabled retina detection for better security of using FaceID which MOST users SHOULD & DO enable) STILL look about .5/.7 seconds and THAT was JUST to UNLOCK the device.
You still needed to wait for the animation (which you cannot disable btw) before you could swipe to switch and app or begin typing. THAT in and of itself is a quick reminder just how Apple steers you to do things - action + slight pause for 'effects/pinache' then you can proceed to do an action.
I cannot even recall if iOS remembers your last place after auto lock?
Get ANY Android user that knows their phone well enough vs an iOS user of the same and watch JUST how much faster they are at getting the same action done:
Open an application,
Navigation to open a specific picture,
Jump from one application to Maps/GoogleMaps/etc and plot a destination with guidance ready to begin (manually entering the destination not copy/paste).
Apple even had to go back on their insult of Android some 7yrs ago regarding NFC contact sharing vai a Bump. And it was the SAME employee that made the insult and applauded (I laughed and agreed at the time) to do a reversal stating its 'great' and a whole SLOW UI to announce the contact sharing.
I'm more concerned about my insomnia and sleep tracking lately, yet I'm conflicted about the full fitness metrics I miss being tracked.
I'm waiting for the Samsung Ring to be launched and check out features and pricing. IF Samsung Ring can offer/do the SAME major tennants of fitness tracking as the Galaxy Watch S6 Classic can, then I'm in. I just hope it has a 6-axis gyroscope as this will be helpful for squats, range of motion exercises - including depth information for proper exercise form.
Barbell Wrist Curls - one particular exercise movement I doubt would be accurately measured on any fitness watch. Apple Watch S3-S9 doesn't know this exercise at all. I've not tested any other watch. Apps like Strong! will send hypothetical data based on 'time' and 'rest' periods nothing caloric nor O2 being used up unfortunately.
Barbell Pronated Curls - this while can be measured, I'd like to see the amount of O2 spent during the exercise or even blood pressure isolated in the hands and wrist and forearms if that could be done.
But sleep tracking and levels of sleep --- I DESPARATELY NEED this! I've been an Insomniac since I was 5yrs old - That's over 45yrs ago. I still have intense nightmares or difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep vs a few weeks every 6 months or so where I need micro naps throughout a few days. The source of the original nightmares that kicked in insomnia no longer affects me (but I still can distinctively pick out just the first 3 tones/notes of that movies theme song - so much that almost 30yrs later the prequel The Thing 2011 played randomly during its debut and I leaped over the kitchen island of my old condo, jumped over my son and the couche and expertly hit the power off button on the TV remote - ALL in less than 2 seconds flat while I was making pancakes!
The night terrors - just a few, and my son experienced 1 already a few years back: is something I wouldn't evne think of wishing upon anyone even my worst enemy (past/future) - its much worse than a nightmare with out of body exerience with some residual paralax in your vision.
So yeah fixing my sleep is CRUCIAL to my mental health and before long my sanity. I'll research up on the Oura, I just dislike having a subscription to get all the useful functions (its like being forced on medication - which I've had my fare share of in life due to insomnia).
Definitely looks the kit mate!
Bruv just do it. Get one. Do a full backup 1st of the current phone. Then migrate and power off for a full month and feel free to ask as many questions you need here and abroad (including Samsung Members/native app).I've been so tempted to pick up S24U last few days lolbut I know one phone would have to go out ..
but I know one phone would have to go out ..
You'll be so glad you did!
PS: Apple's M4 launch in JUST the iPad Pro 2024 series seems like a BIG knee-jerk reaction to the upcoming product launches using Qualcomm's X Plus and X Elite ARM SoC's. Stating the iPad Pro could not be done without the M4 is such hot-stinking-garbage! A separate display-driver-chip could've handled the tandem OLED displays without much silicon space used on the board nor barely affecting power consumption.
Welcome friend!
Honestly I'm sort of against that proposal. There are certain software features and services of Google's I do NOT want any part of:
Google Assistant - I don't want it. I don't want ANYTHING I say are part of Google's lexicon collective. period. I've tried uninstalling it will NOT install. Google backed it fully into the entire OS where by tapping and holding text Google's Assistant UI pops-up. I'd rather just Bixby or Samsung's own - to get that I use Dictionary to define or translate - which I cannot tell if its Samsungs Translate App (I'm using their keyboard btw) or Google's?
Google Drive - will NOT ever use it. I don't trust my data with Google for them to continually go through. Yeah I'm using an Android so I can freeze it but the app still shows up after a reboot. THAT is bloat to me not Samsungs apps.
There are other oddities but I feel Google needs to be called into court for BOTH being a key software, services supplier AND a competitor to all their customers - Nexus then Pixel products. This should NEVER happen as they already dictate what CAN/IS allowed and what isn't. This is forced onto the end user - a little less than Apple but still it should NOT.
I am excited for the Galaxy Z Fold 6 yet unsure I'll jump to it.
Interesting take. That method I proposed will also create a monopoly.
I see users being upset with that.
I'm sure it's a better phone, but the camera is very important to me and I was thinking back to how poor my s23 plus was with pictures of my dog. And how poor the quality was compared to my pixel. I know raw is meant to be better, but 1, file size, and 2 I need a point and shoot straight away as dogs don't stay in funny poses for long.
iTunes playlists unfortunately is unique to its application (Apple Music - even iTunes).
You can export the playlist itself (not the music along with it) for some reason Samsung Music doesn't recognize the playlist unfortunately (even if the music has been copied to local storage).
Music : My resolution was to store a local copy of all my Apple Music (iTunes) to my SSD in Windows. Samsung & Microsoft have a tight partnership and via the Google PlayStore give you a basic M365 account with decent online storage for free.
^ caveat - once accepted you're unable to upgrade to a cost tier for more storage & rich MS Office app installation. IF you want to upgrade you'll need to 1st cancel the 1-yr free basic subscription.
Alternatively you can use online storage servers like Mega.nz and upload your music there. Then install the local app on your droid and sync to a local storage on device and voila you have your music - which incidentally can be used as ringtones (no paying Apple nor converting). Welcome to a world of possibilities you can actually use, not just promised & flaunted and never delivered / delivered at a device upgrade purchase
FYI - Google has announced improvements in the transfer app, pending release so this may be resolved soon enough (and data already on the Android device is not overwritten.
Thank you so much for helping me out with all these ideas
I have a lot of music that I collect over the years and carefully curated into playlists on my Mac
Now that I have almost ditched the iPhone for all various reason expressed even on this thread I have been looking at best ways to bring over my "local" music to my Samsung phone(s)
Man I'm indecisive, I decided to pony up for the Ultra in Violet as they are reduced atm on samsungs site plus I get student discount, and £100 for a motorola that I brought second hand for £45 back in 2016 for a festival so £920 in all for 512gb model
You don't need to use ProRAW you can just use the Pro features.
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How'd you get the clock to look like that... and we desperately need more widgets.
No. Completely not. Had S10+ back in the days, it was unusable because of those rounded corners. It was a pleasure to upgrade to 11 Pro a year after.
One UI is good but the Android underneath isn’t. Google does not care about optimizing system services and generally Google Play store is a trashbin, there are no apps.
So if you need just a phone to make calls – even cheapest budget Samsung will do. But if you have some creative hobbies like photography, music, videos then it is definitely not for you. Although I haven’t said you cannot do that.
Also it feels like Samsung is not interested in competing with Apple. The processors they put inside are at least 3 generations behind what Apple has. And their solutions are not that power efficient for things like gaming. Btw Android game performance has always been a disaster. None of my iPhones heated like that during casual games
One UI is good but the Android underneath isn’t. Google does not care about optimizing system services and generally Google Play store is a trashbin, there are no apps.
So if you need just a phone to make calls – even cheapest budget Samsung will do. But if you have some creative hobbies like photography, music, videos then it is definitely not for you. Although I haven’t said you cannot do that.
Also it feels like Samsung is not interested in competing with Apple. The processors they put inside are at least 3 generations behind what Apple has. And their solutions are not that power efficient for things like gaming. Btw Android game performance has always been a disaster. None of my iPhones heated like that during casual games
I used GoodLock to replace the clock with the Google alarm widget!
Loose the AppleTVs.
Sell them. The aftermarket cost of 1 pays for 2 out if 3 Amazon FireStickTV's
Use less power,
Support a huge magnitude of apps including Apple TV + for streaming,
AND Samsung Dex works perfectly!
Ever try browsing, editing a resume, uploading to LinkediN or any other site and applying for jobs via AppleTV + ios?! Don't get me started with working remotely with Citrix - even without the latter you're dead in the water!
The simple fact that iPhone is STILL a phone in it's design a d mythos for existence by Apple forces you to collect a myriad of expensive products unnecessarily!
And costly. It's 2024 and computing shouldn't be like that. Took me 12-14yrs to see what I already long known and just fell into the trap of not wanting to troubleshoot after work. Was I soo wrong!
Right!!!?!
Dex is a real game changer for real, no cap!
Plus the IP68 raring for the Tab S9 series ads that much more confidence in the life span of the product and where you can use it - beach artists rejoice!
ive always invisioned the iPad as the pure comouter replacement when the first Pro series debuted. Even thinking a parkourist courier could jump in a car unleash the iPad place on the dash for navigation etc then pull it quick for the on foot or bike dash then home bam on the desk or wall for whatever. IPad lagged in development while the Tab relinquished that vision.
@drinktea ID wait before upgrading to see if the next generation includes the Qualcomm 8 Gen 4 - a very significant SoC change which is said to be close to M2 Pro performance that can actually be used on the platform.
Oh no. Not like it was some 10yrs ago.
The settings menu is very simplified, and logical.
There are 2 things that come to mind where 1 may think of anything burried:
Setup of push sms codes to auto input into a text field prompt. ATM I cannot recall the 2 locations to get it right or close to iOS. Unfortunately not all webmasters setup sites or popups to read inbound push sms for this (not isolated to Android either I've seen this with 12 mini and 13 mini same sites).
Some listing's in Settings have a toggle switch yet by pressing and holding brings up more informative information or more options. After encountering 2, you end up pressing and holding for changes that you think more than 2 seconds for anyways. Samsung could do better at making these more visible but it's not that heavy or many like that at all. It surely beats tap tap tap too far in. Searchable items brings such listing's to light anyway.
I can never do that lol. The Apple TV and the Mac are the only Apple products I truly like. They last a forever I know some still use the Apple TVs from 2012.
No, because I would use my laptop/tablet for that. I never seen anybody use a streaming box like that before.
I got a tab s9 cause it was cheaper way to OLED and it’s much cheaper than an OLED iPad and I needed some niche Android apps.