Re:Ambient music on iOS 18.4 and the return to the Apple's M...
by trinix912 on Sunday April 13, 2025 @03:31AM
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> Or are all music player that shit now?
If you mean the streaming ones compared to things like WinAmp, yes. Slow loading of the pages that should have been cached. No direct way to search your library, as in your library only, but the entire library, not just a playlist. Less smooth fade-in/-out on play/pause than WinAmp had decades ago. If there even is offline file support, it's an afterthought. No better organization than simple Albums/Playlists (ex. no tagging system).
If you mean the streaming ones compared to things like WinAmp, yes. Slow loading of the pages that should have been cached. No direct way to search your library, as in your library only, but the entire library, not just a playlist. Less smooth fade-in/-out on play/pause than WinAmp had decades ago. If there even is offline file support, it's an afterthought. No better organization than simple Albums/Playlists (ex. no tagging system).