Yeah, but that still doesn't make things easy. It'll all remain more complicated with the IPhone than with other devices and, apart from that, you always have to have some kind of wireless connection that you have to set up and that kan be more easily interrupted than an sd drive for example.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 6:55 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Playing Your! Files On An IOS Device > > There are wyas and means to do all sorts of things though some can get > rather complex as you've said. > > I'm not an iTunes user by default though I do have an iTunes library of > Favorites, that's in the Cloud and available on my iTunes match so any IOS or > device with iTuens installed can take advantage of the Match so I may enjoy > my collection at any time, so far so good. > > As I'm using FLAC files more regularly I had to find a third party solution as I > detailed in my original eMail on this thread thus I got the Skyshare Drive and > started playing with other Apps to get that music onto my iPhone or at least > have access to it so I needen't bother with iTunes. > > > On 14/10/2014 3:19 AM, Alexandra Grünauer wrote: > > Hi Dane, > > > > I'm replying to your initial email on purpose because what you said is > > very interesting and of course true. > > The point for me isn't though that it isn't possible to play my files > > with the IPhone, but that it's more complicated or implies more > > knowledge of hardware and software than with, say, another mp3 player > > or mobile phone or smartphone. This I can just plug into my computer > > and copy the files to the device or I can insert large sd drives plus > > having the possibilities you mentioned, at least with a smartphone. > > > > So I think it's rather like this: If you compromise to playing music > > with a non-jailbreaked--or is it broken?--IPhone, you'll have to > > accept the more tedious ways of moving around things, i.e. buying an > > app here and a hard drive there. > > I for my part use the amazon cloud player which gives me enough music > > to listen to whenever I feel like doing so on the IPhone which I > > usually don't and play all the rest with my Plextalk Pocket, which > > involves other ways of compromising. Smiles > > > > Take care > > Alexandra > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of > >> Dane Trethowan > >> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 2:36 AM > >> To: PC Audio Discussion List > >> Subject: Playing Your! Files On An IOS Device > >> > >> Hi! > >> > >> Ive decided to post an eMail on this subject for a variety of > >> reasons, > > the > >> main being that there seems to be a myth doing the rounds, the myth > >> says that its impossible! to play third party content such as > >> different audio > > file > >> formats etc on an iPhone or other IOS devices. > >> > >> This is - to a major extent - true if youre using say the iPhones > >> Music Player App. This - to me at least - is not a big issue as > >> every operating system with its built-in features does have its > >> limitations, you cannot - > > as far > >> as I know - play FLAC files in Windows Media Player for example > >> unless you use a third party plug-in so essentially were referring > >> to the same type > > of > >> problem but with different operating systems. > >> > >> The other annoyance with IOS is that - unless you have an adapter > > available > >> from Apple - you cannot copy your music files from say your computer > >> over a USB connection to a particular folder on your iPhone of your > >> choosing > > but > >> again, there are ways around that snag. > >> > >> Okay so its best not to focus on what cant be done and focus on what > >> can > > be > >> done so lets do that with IOS. > >> > >> The first App youll need is a Player and there are several good > >> ones out there but for the sake of simplicity lets focus on two, > >> oOplayer and File Browser, both do exactly what their names suggest. > >> > >> With both you can set up remote locations such as a Dropbox account, > >> computer on a local or remote network, UPNP/DLNA device and so on, > >> when configured you can then select what files you wish to hear or view. > >> > >> Now supposing you want to take your iPhone away from any network and > >> want your favourite music to accompany you? No problem as both the > >> aforementioned Apps will allow you to download your Music from a > >> specific point - computer, Dropbox account etc - right to a folder on > >> your iPhone where you can browse, play and manipulate your files to > >> your hearts content. > >> > >> So this brings us to another possibly challenging topic, iPhones have > >> only > > so > >> much storage space so what if you have thousands upon thousands of > >> files you wish to access at any one time or supposing your music > >> collection is > > in a > >> Lossless format that takes up a good deal of space? > >> > >> If this is the case then its time to look at a pocket sized hard > >> drive > > with a > >> built-in Wi-Fi network, I mentioned my Skyshare drive towards the end > >> of last week and this drive has its own built-in Wi-Fi network which > >> the > > iPhone > >> can connect to. > >> > >> Once connected the Apps I mentioned earlier - oOplayer and File > >> Browser - have direct access to the drive thus the content youve > >> placed too the > > drive. > >> The Skyshare drive on the surface looks like any other portable hard > > drive, it > >> has a USB port on the back for connection to a computer with a USB > >> 3.0 > > port > >> for the copying and manipulation of content, you can also use the > >> Wi-Fi abilities of the drive for copying/manipulating files though > >> this process > > is > >> considerably slower when compared to USB 3.0 or even 2. > >> > >> > > > >
