Apple Music is the hot new thing in music streaming, especially if you're hopelessly devoted to products marketed by the computer company or if you really need to stream Taylor Swift's 1989 because you just won't buy it. Unfortunately for many converts to Apple Music, especially those who have preexisting iTunes accounts with the company, a multitude of problems have emerged surrounding the service.
Most of the issues have started when users have activated the iCloud Music Library, which allows users to store a portion of their iTunes catalogues in the cloud for remote streaming away from a computer. Issue that followed, as listed by Apple Insiders:
-"Syncing changes can potentially wipe out [song files] and playlists across devices"
-"Bad metadata and artwork, creating duplicates, or restoring music that was previously deleted from iTunes Match"
-"If it matches an uploaded file with one on Apple's servers, trying to download the file again will yield a copy-protected version rather than the one that was originally uploaded."
So what does that mean to you? All sorts of annoyances, including your music catalogue being wiped clean. Mashable's Ronaldo Chavez shared his issues with the service and, although they seem somewhat hilarious to an outsider looking in, they would probably drive us to madness if your correspondent had to deal with them. One photo shows the writer attempting to listen to Crystal Castles' Crystal Castles (II), however his iTunes has labeled it as Arcade Fire's Reflektor. More ridiculous, the album's tracklist now contains only one song from the actual artist, with the rest coming from a multitude of other performers. The writer also posted a Vine of himself selecting The Beatles' "And Your Bird Can Sing"...only to have his iTunes play the Arctic Monkeys.
Head here for help if you're struggling with these issues.
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