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In 2025, Apple still makes it hard to play your own MP3s, so I wrote my own app (nexo.sh)

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You can easily sync your personal music collection to your iOS device using the macOS “Music” app in tandem with the Finder, or using iTunes on Windows. I’ve not explored the options on Linux, but I suspect they’re out there.

I’ve got a personal collection that’s growing steadily, mostly from CDs and digital purchases. I do not use steaming services, and my iPhone is my primarily listening device.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

i don’t think there’s anything like that on linux sadly

personally i just use the VLC mobile app (yes, this exists!) to play my local music collection. it’s surprisingly good, and you can even send music to it from your computer to your phone wirelessly!

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I have no trouble playing my own mp3s on any apple device whatsoever. It’s all stock, no special anything. Its very easy.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Thanks for posting this, this is very helpful

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Sad that one cannot create programs for their own devices.

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Honest question, what’s hard about playing an MP3 on any Apple device?

[+] [email protected] -6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Apples own Music app (without Apple Music subscription), VLC, PlexAmp…

It’s not hard if you look.

Edit, I’ve taken a look at what you’ve done and I quite like it. If my comment was snippy it’s because the question of easily playing mp3s is solved. But if the existing solutions don’t fit your niche workflow preference, like it sounds like it doesn’t, I love the idea of writing something that does.

One issue I have with ALL the local and streaming platforms (save for Apple Music Classical, ironically) is every one of them organizes in Artist>Album>Track, whereas classical music have different organizational needs. I wonder if local wave can be altered a bit to accommodate such organizational changes?

[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

My solution: vmware fusion or virtualbox with windows installed on a vm and running winamp with passthrough audio.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

.......so you're one of those people who seeks out overly complex and convoluted solutions for the sake of being different.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Maybe it's just that I am in IT and the problem isn't that difficult for me or others with tech savvy to begin with.

I was just trying to offer a solution, damn, ease up

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I loved to do this kind of stuff when i was younger. Especially this kind of OS interactions. It actually gave me a lot of experience and helped a lot in my job, where i have to find solutions out of the norm.

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