How can I see music downloaded to my iPhone via Amazon Cloud Player in the Music app? Ask Question 4. I downloaded some songs to my iPhone using Amazon Cloud Player, but they are not showing up in the (official) Music app. I assume that Amazon Cloud Player downloaded MP3s to a directory on my device.
While Amazon was once just a shopping destination, it's added a number of streaming services in recent years for movies, TV shows, and music. Launched in October 2016, Amazon Music Unlimited is its competitor to Spotify, Apple Music, and Pandora (separate from Amazon Prime Music, which is included with a Prime subscription, whereas Music Unlimited is not). What does AMU give you that other music streamers do not?
We show you how to download music to your iPod or iPhone so you can sync up all your favorite songs using iTunes for use on-the-go. Songs you download from Amazon Music to your iPhone can be played only in the Amazon Music app on that device. They won't play in the native Music app on the iPhone, and they can't be exported to other devices.
Pros
Looks polished and is easy to use: Amazon has clearly spent a lot of time on the visual aesthetic of the app, with liberal use of subtle gradients, partial transparency, slick animation, and dark palettes that lend a premium feel. While tastes are ultimately subjective, it's one of the nicest looking music apps we've encountered, and the experience scales smoothly from a large tablet down to an iPhone SE.
And the interface has some function to go along with the form. When a song is playing, you can swipe left and right on the bottom of the screen to change tracks, and the icon changes to let you see what you're about to do. Or you can tap on the Alexa button in the corner and ask Amazon's virtual assistant to play something for you, removing the need to even know how to navigate the app.
Unusual and interesting features: There's an Offline Recommendations option, which automatically downloads recommended music to your phone or tablet (and you can separately tell the app to only download or stream over a Wi-Fi connection, if you're concerned about data charges). It's a cool trick that we haven't seen elsewhere.
If you have a lot of storage available on your mobile device, you can also set your cache size to 'unlimited,' and you won't run out of space because it will always leave 10 percent of your storage free, trimming the cache as necessary.
Last but not least, you can freely and easily edit any playlist. With one of the songs open on your screen, tap the button that's second to the right (it looks kind of like a flag), tap Edit, and swipe individual songs up and down with a fingertip, or remove them altogether. Spotify also lets you do this, but Apple Music does not (though the latter does at least let you randomly shuffle song order).
Discounted for Prime members: If you have a Prime subscription, Prime Music gets you access to 'over two million songs,' which is pretty nice since it comes at no added cost. If you upgrade to Music Unlimited, you get 'tens of millions of songs' (roughly in Spotify and Apple Music territory) at $8 a month instead of $10, or you can pre-pay a year for $79, which works out to $6.58 a month. And there's a family plan for $15 a month or $149 a year for Prime members, the latter of which works out to $12.42 a month. If that's enough, you can also pay just $4 a month if you're willing to limit the stream to one designated Echo device.
These are the most aggressive prices you'll see in this space, and you get the standard 30-day free trial to decide what will work best for you, if anything.
Widely available: In addition to Android and iOS phones and tablets, you can set up Music Unlimited on any of Amazon's popular Echo and Fire TV devices, enabling you to give commands to Alexa to play whatever tracks, artists, and albums are available without having to open the app first. Sonos and Bose SoundTouch systems are also supported, as are the major web browsers. However, you won't yet find the company's music services on third-party streaming boxes like the Roku or Apple TV.
Cons
Could use a few more audio settings: Amazon Music doesn't give you sound presets or an equalizer, so you get what you get, which is disappointing. You can at least choose from four different stream quality settings, which is more than Apple Music will do for you. But if you need to tweak your treble or bass, you're out of luck.
Bottom Line
If you're fine with the narrow audio adjustment options that the app gives you, Amazon Music Unlimited is a very economical choice with a large library made more accessible than the competition, thanks to Alexa integration.
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Dear Lifehacker,
I've just gotten a new Mac and want to transfer my music onto it, but I don't have an easy way to get it off my old computer. Is there a simple, free way I can just transfer it from my iPod or iPhone?
I've just gotten a new Mac and want to transfer my music onto it, but I don't have an easy way to get it off my old computer. Is there a simple, free way I can just transfer it from my iPod or iPhone?
Sincerely,
Infuriated with iPods
Infuriated with iPods
Dear Infuriated,
Computer programs abound for solving this problem, though most of them are either pay apps or needlessly complicated (though Windows users are lucky to have an awesome program called Sharepod that'll do it quickly and easily for free). But, if you're on a Mac and want to bypass the shareware and other complicated methods, there is an easy, foolproof way to get all your music off almost any iPod or iPhone, no jailbreaking required. Here's how to do it.
Computer programs abound for solving this problem, though most of them are either pay apps or needlessly complicated (though Windows users are lucky to have an awesome program called Sharepod that'll do it quickly and easily for free). But, if you're on a Mac and want to bypass the shareware and other complicated methods, there is an easy, foolproof way to get all your music off almost any iPod or iPhone, no jailbreaking required. Here's how to do it.
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Read more ReadNote: This works with every iPod except old click wheel iPods that were formatted for use with a Mac. So, if you're a Mac user and you have a click wheel iPod (as opposed to an iPhone or iPod touch), you'll still have to use one of the other, more complicated methods.
Step One: Find Your Device's Music Folder
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https://newmoving.weebly.com/blog/dragon-ball-z-kai-english-dub-dvdrip-download-torrent. If you have an iPhone or iPod touch, you'll need a free program callediPhone Explorer to do this. Just download it, install it, and start it up. Look under User > Media > iTunes_Control > Music in the left sidebar. This is where your music is stored.
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Windows/Mac: Unfortunately the iPhone and iPod touch lack the ability older iPods had to run in…
Read more ReadIf you're on an older iPod, plug it in and start up iTunes. Click on the iPod in the left sidebar and check the box that says 'Enable Disk Mode'. If you're on a Mac, you'll need to show hidden files using this terminal command, while Windows users can open up Windows Explorer and click on the iPod in the sidebar. If you don't see the iPod_Control folder, go to Organize > Folder and Search Options and hit the View tab. Click the 'Show Hidden Files, Folders, and Drives' radio button and hit OK. You should see a folder called iPod_Control show up, in which you'll find all your music.
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Read more ReadStep Two: Open Up iTunes
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The iPod_Control folder houses all your music, but its in a cryptic and hard-to-understand file structure. This doesn't matter, since we're just going to transfer all of it directly into iTunes, and iTunes will sort it out for us. Open up iTunes and head to Edit > Preferences (or, on a Mac, iTunes > Preferences). Click the Advanced tab and make sure both boxes are checked on this page—both to Keep the iTunes Media Folder Organized and to Copy Files to iTunes Media Folder. This will ensure that iTunes copies all that music to your computer and renames all your songs for you.
Step Three: Drag, Drop, and Wait
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Lastly, just click on 'Music' in iTunes' sidebar, select the 'iPod_Control' folder inside iPhone Explorer, and drag the 'Music' folder from the right pane into the main iTunes window. It should start copying all of your music over into your library, and when it's done, you should have everything restored. Note that this method does not restore playlists, videos, or podcasts; you'd need to use one of the other specialized programs to do that (though you can always just re-subscribe to podcasts manually, they're free anyways).
It isn't the perfect method, but it's the easiest, most consistent method we've found, and it's completely free. Of course, if you're on Windows, you'd be better off using Sharepod, or if you need playlists, videos, and podcasts, you'll have to use a pay program like Senuti for Mac to get the job done. Check out our guide to Sharepod and Senuti for more information on how to use those tools. Good luck!
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Sincerely,
Lifehacker
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