Well, first let me say that I know the audible app has had a lot of updates, and I probably haven't used it since January. I used it then because I was on holiday away from my Mac, but wanted to listen to a book that was only just released on audible. I was very glad to have the app then.
One feature that I did really like about the audible app was the sleep time thing, but I could essentially achieve the same thing in the music app using Siri to set the iOS timer which was set to stop music playback. I think audible also offered more control over playback speed, but I got comfortable with 2x playback speed which the music app allowed pretty quickly. Now to really answer your question. Why I preferred the music app. Firstly, the audible app seemed too cluttered, whereas the music app was cleaner and more minimalist. I think there were also issues with VO focus when flicking around, though my memory is a little blurry after all this time. I think the playback controls (fast forward, rewind, next, previous, scrubber thing) were easier to use on the music app as well, though again my memory is now blurry and this may have changed. Then there's the fact that I liked having all my audiobooks in the one place, both those from audible and elsewhere. I also have books from two audible accounts, and I could only access one account at a time with the audible app. As I said, I also found the download process to be a little problematic, and while the audible app could access books I had synced with iTunes, which was really cool, I found it simpler to just listen to them all in the music app. I think back then there were also problems using external controls (e.g. the Apple headphones with remote and mic) to play/pause etcetera. So in summary, the Music app was more minimalist, easier to find the controls I needed, and worked better with headphone remotes. Anyway, perhaps I should revisit the audible app now that chapters have been messed up in the Music app. Perhaps you could enlighten me on why you prefer the audible app? Cheers, Nic -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
