Match vs google music

Anything that apple comes out with I get and love it. So when itunes match came out I jumped right on board with it. I worked through all the problems with itunes getting stuck while uploading and matching my songs. I figured out how to finally get the album art work to display properly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igffr3SXtiI&feature=g-upl
and evey thing else. I dont really care about the $25 fee for it either but I kept hearing about google music so i decided to see what it was all about. Even though its taking forever to upload all 13,000 of my songs I have to say that so far the songs that has been uploaded is working and playing a million times better itunes match. Its free and it loads and plays the songs 10 times faster the itunes match. the only down side that i see so far is that its not an official google music app yet but I did find a app in the app store called gmusic for 1.99 that is still 10 times better then itunes match. So..... as much as I hate to do it I think that I have to say goodbye to itunes match at least until apple figures out how to get match to work the way that it should.

I've been reviewing these two services, as well as Amazon's Cloud Services. To be very honest, I'm pretty underwhelmed with Google Music and consider them the worst of the three services (the old adage -- "you get what you pay for" seems to ring true, here).
These are the problems I have with Google Music, taking the cost factors out of the picture and just reviewing features:
1- It doesn't directly support the AAC format, it transcodes to 320kps MP3. This isn't better, it's actually a bad thing as lossy to lossy transcodes mean that you actually lose data in the process. I've seen people try to sell the "it's 320kps so it's automatically better" argument, but it's really just snake oil. When you have a lossy source (AAC/MP3/Vorbis/WMA) you want to avoid transcoding, if at all possible.
2- You can't download the stuff you uploaded. The only thing Google allows you to download are purchases and "free" music (which really means one-off songs they offer for free). So this service cannot be used a real backup for your music collection, because at the moment you can't re-download. I've heard of some workarounds for this like using a greasemonkey script for one-off song downloads, but for mass downloading it's inefficient.
It has some definite pluses, like Android support versus iTunes Match. But so does Amazon Cloud Services, and you with Amazon you get unlimited (yes, no 20k or 25k limit) music upload capabilities. iTunes Match's pros are the integraton with Apple devices, and the Match process itself which allows for upgrading of lower kps music files you might have. And Google Music is of course free - so they each have their pros and cons.

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Hi everyone.
I've just upadated my Yoga Tablet 10" to Android 4.4. Whole process went smoothly but afterwards I'm experiencing some problems with Google Music. Playback is "skippy" or "choppy", even if whole song is downloaded. Every 15-25 seconds there small pause, which is quite annoying.
Local music files (uploaded through usb) seem to work just fine.
I've even tried resetting whole device to factory settings but without any success.
I also have an impression that youtube playback is not so smooth as it used to be in Android 4.2...
Has anyone experienced something similar? Any hints or sollutions?
Lenovo Yoga 10 (B8000-F), Android 4.4.2

acepuresd wrote:
Hi,
I tried updating my B8000-F to android 4.4.2 and it won't take.
Any help, anyone?
Thanks,
Ace
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Idea-Android-based-Tablets/KitKat-roll-out-for-Yoga-Tablets-starting-Jun...
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Google Maps Navigation and Google Music problem

Hello,
I love the LG G2 but it has a few concerning issues. First, is the squealling, hissing, cracking, popping, etc. during phone calls, but I have seen that brought up by others.
The second problem that I've discovered, and the most upsetting to me, is that when using the Google Maps Navigation and Google Music All Access at the same time, whenever the navigation voice instructs a direction, the music shuts off. It is then silent until the navigation voice instructs the next direction OR when a new track starts. This was not a problem on my droid bionic, so it must be an LG G2 issue. This is a huge problem to me as I travel a lot for work and usually use GPS to find where I'm going, and I subscribe to Google Music All Access so I listen to music in the car. This problem makes that impossible to do (I have to choose).
A related issue, is that my Alpine CD player displayed track information (Artist, Song, Album) with my Droid Bionic, but with the LG G2 it displays 'UNKNOWN'. I find it hard to believe that a two year old phone has capabilities that a brand new phone wouldn't, so I'm hoping these issues will be fixed with a software patch.
Has anybody else experienced these issues, or does it work fine with your LG G2?

Hawaii is a part of the USA so you will be fine there. Mexico on the other hand, you will be roaming for data there and could see extra charges for international data.

Google music beta not compatible with playbook browser please fix soon

i love my playbook but have a arequest that i am sure i am not alone in wanting. the website for the new google music beta does not work correctly in the playbook browser. you can visit the site and login to your account. the problem comes when trying to access ANY of your uploaded music. the albums display their thumbnails fine in the initial page but when you tap to open the album the site gives an error of "Couldnt open the album. Please try again." also if you tap any of the links on the left side of the page you get a similar error for each link "unable to open .... etc". you also get this unable to open error when trying to use the search function of the site. in effect this site is completely unusable in the playbook.
this site would hopefully be an easy fix to make our devices compatible with since it works with ANY other browser i have tried to access it with except the playbook. i have no way to test the bridge browser so i cant speak to whether it works there or not. also my software on the playbook is the latest version of the OS 1.0.5.2304 and it wouldnt work with the last version either. your attention on this i am sure would be appreciated by more than just myself as there are thousands of users of the new google music beta.
thanks and keep up the good work of making the playbook the best tablet.

So I had this same issue. After one of the recent updates I could not get app world to load. The suggestion was to do a security wipe. After doing this Google music has been working for me.
The one issue is the playbook times out after 5 mins on not touching it. For that Igrabed this app silent noise whivh prevents screen time out. Not perfect but it works.

Problem listening to google music in the background on my iphone

I just uploaded all my music to google music. I have no problem listening to it on my iPhone in Safari, but when I minimize Safari, the music stops (the track is paused). My OS software is up to date, and I don't have this problem on my wifes iPad.

WHAT! Oh, come on. This was the only reason I was interested in iOS4. I mean really I knew a lot of features wouldn't work cause of the lack of procesor speed, but the Walpaper is just a static graphic, what is so hard with that? I mean three OS's ago I hacked my iPhone and got that feature working. Apple did the pooch on this one. I hope this is not like holding back features like they do on cars to sell the over priced ones.
Gee! I am so ******! I spent a living H E Double Hocky Sticks trying to get the darnm OS on my iPhone and none of the features except the very poorly implemented folder or is tit a tray directory thing. Well it's back to OS 3 and hacking it to get it to work properly.

HT204074 Can iTunes Match take the music I have on my iPod Classic and be able to share it with my other devices?

I have the original 80 gig iPod Classic that is about half full of music I had burned from the old cd collection years ago, it was all on my laptop but that has long since crashed and burned, leaving me with the trusty classic as the only copy, now it's acting up and being temperamental and I'm hoping this is the way to get all my music backed up and accessible.

You can only subscribe to iTunes Match, and upload music to it, from a computer's iTunes.
There are some programs listed half-way down this page which should be able to copy your music back from your iPod : https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991

HT204053 I have put new music on my iTunes folder on my apple desktop. I have iTunes Match but the music has not shown up on my iPhone. How do I get my music to get on my phone. My iCloud is on on the desktop and iphone

I have put new music on my iTunes folder on my apple desktop. I have iTunes Match but the music has not shown up on my iPhone. My iCloud is turned on. All my music initially did go to my iPhone

Try posting in the iTunes Match forum, you'll probably find more knowledgeable folks there. iTunes Match is a different service from iCloud.
https://discussions.apple.com/community/itunes/itunes_match

I have an ipod 4 can i connect to pc and, using itunes match, store all music off ipod and then transfer to a new ipod 5?

i have an ipod 4 can i connect to pc and, using itunes match, store all music off ipod and then transfer to a new ipod 5?

hI, bella
I also met this issue a few days ago and I finally find out how to transfer music from iPod to computer:
1. Plug your iPod in and wait for the computer to recognize it.
2. Open up 'My Computer' and under 'Devices With Removable Storage', double click and open apple iPod.
3. Click on 'Tools' at the top of the window and drag down to 'Folder Options'.
4. Under the 'View' tab, find the subfolder called 'Hidden files and folders'.
5. Select the option 'Show hidden files and folders'.
6. Click 'OK'.

Google Music Beta uploader program (wine)

I've created a package for the Google Music Beta uploader.
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=49659
It's a wine package, but I wasn't sure how to tell if it was "clean" or "portable". I'm just launching it without any environment preparation and it seems to be working for me... Are there any other Google Music users out there that want to try it out?
Comments on figuring out "clean" and "portable" -ness are welcome.
Last edited by mitch_feaster (2011-06-09 01:05:44)

vincekd wrote:Is Music Player a separate entity? That is, should clicking on "Go To Music Player" do anything?
I think it's just supposed to launch a web browser. I don't have one installed under wine so it doesn't do anything for me either. I haven't even played with it to see if it would work if I installed one because I just keep gm open in native chromium...
Last edited by mitch_feaster (2011-06-12 17:03:43)

Is there a version of iTunes similar to Google Music?

Where you can listen to your iTunes Library on another computer online? I want to listen @ work....
Can you download iTunes on another computer, then login and access your music?
very very new to iTunes, long time windows media player user but just bought a Nano so I am diving into iTunes headfirst.
thanks for your help
-David

vegan300 wrote:
can't use earphones...gotta answer the phone when it rings...and my coworkers and boss...
earphones at work...would not jive in the corporate world....
Earphones work perfectly fine for me in a corporate call center environment... it's very simple, one earphone in one ear, headset in the other ear.
Co-workers and bosses learn to get your attention other ways.
Or as others have suggested get speakers.
If you were using Google Music previously and have your collection uploaded there, continue to use it.

Will music match alter the music files on the mac if they were cd imports in lossless format?

Will music match alter the music files on my mac if they were cd imports in lossless format?

Songs on your computer do not get replaced. You have to delete then redownload them
If the songs are not Matched, they will be uploaded from your computer in whatever format they currently are.
However, the iTunes Match license states, "If the song is not successfully matched, your copy of the song will be uploaded to Apple in the same format or a format determined by Apple" so they could get re-encoded.
If the songs do match and you downlaod them, they will be 256 kbps AAC.

HT4914 Can I use iTunes Match to transfer music from an iPhone4 to a new iPhone5s? I'm traveling without my laptop!

Can I use iTunes Match to transfer music from an iPhone4 to a new iPhone5s? I'm traveling without my laptop!
- Music was purchased outside of iTunes store
- On a vacation
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- No access to iTunes
- Want to buy a new iPhone 5s on vacation but this is holding me back

Honestly, I've never used iTunes Match.
Keep in mind that iTunes Match is only for music, any other media content would not be affected.
Also, pictures synced to the device from a computer will not be moved over unless the new device is restored from a backup on that computer.
Personaly, unless the current iPhone was damaged or otherwise acting as if on it's last leg, I'd wait. There may be better options in 3 months.

ICloud Match, cannot play music.

iCloud Match, cannot play music. I have had the service from day one, no can play now!

You might need to try signing out of iTunes Match, then back in.

Match and sync music on 4 devices

I have itunes on 2 different computers (Windows), I have an ipod classic, and an iphone 4s. how can i match and sync all songs to all 4 devices? My song counts are different and i dont want to delete any that are not on the other devices. But with so many songs, there is no way i can attempt to match them up. Display Duplicates only works in tunes but is greyed out for ipod.
I thought this was supposed to be easy!

iTunes Match manages your music once enabled, this takes over from the original synchronised Songs. Essentially it is your choice to either remain with manual synchronisation or switch on iTunes Match.
Provided your source library holds all your Song files and is securely backed up, you will not loose any Songs by enabling iTunes Match. Whether you prefer the sevice enabled or switched off is very much a personal choice.

Google Music Questions

So I have a question? I have all my mp3s on the Google Music cloud and I just download it for offline usage for when I'm at work(Make Available Offline). Much easier so far than dumping mp3's onto my phone all the time. Question is can I delete specific songs for the device for offline use, or do I have to clear the whole cache and start all over everytime I need to remove anything? Got my whole "work music" set on there for offline use, but only need to delete 50-100 songs of it and replace them with more every now and then. I would hope there's a way to do this without clearing the whole thing and starting over. Using a Galaxy Nexus. Thanks.

You mentioned amazon tidbits.... I got amazon Mp3 on my X is that ok.. have you tried it before an do you use it know i have Google as well an with those two can your songs be download to your perminant files.

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