I'm not missing the point, there's just no advantage to moving all my music to google music. If anything I would then have to always download music from itunes that google music can't find and transfer them over....not ideal for me
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I'm not missing the point, there's just no advantage to moving all my music to google music. If anything I would then have to always download music from itunes that google music can't find and transfer them over....not ideal for me
you need to download the google music app for your computer
also try a different browser if its not working right,maybe firefox or internet explorer
here is the app
http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1229970
No need to download or log in to search for music or apps. Simply use this link
https://play.google.com/store
https://play.google.com/store
I probably should've checked that first
Balancing Act is available but the others aren't.
There are others however: -
- Hardcore Nation Next Generation
- Clubland X-Treme Hardcore 8
- Hardcore Heaven 2, 3, 4
These are all on iTunes but not Google Play.
I haven't just handpicked the ones that suit my argument, it's just that the majority of my music doesn't seem to be on Google Play
Okay so here are some of my results:
Dillon Francis - Google music found 1 song
- iTunes found 32 (not including his remixes)
Felguk - Google music 1 song
- iTunes found over 100 songs
Peo de Pitte - Google music 3 songs
- iTunes 10 songs
Cazzette - Google music 45 songs
- iTunes 58 songs
Feed Me - Google music 1 song
- iTunes over 100 songs
Mord Fustang - Google music 0 songs
- iTunes 87 songs
And I haven't even checked on any of my favorite Trance artists yet.....I'm sorry but from what I've just found.....iTunes wins by a long shot
How are the reviews for that service in the UK. In the states it works well but with limitations.
Only one song found huh?
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=Dillon+Francis&c=music
Not even going to check the rest, but I bet the results are also differ.
Looking at your posts, your doing some childish trolling or having a serious user error moment.
Only one song found huh?
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=Dillon+Francis&c=music
Not even going to check the rest, but I bet the results are also differ.
Looking at your posts, your doing some childish trolling or having a serious user error moment.
Well using the link that was provided to me...YES...it only found the one song, so this just proves my point, this service is wonky....i get 1 result and you get many? Maybe you better check the rest.
I'm trolling? Get over yourself buddy....
Here's my screenshot:
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Ive never had to use it so far and fingers crossed it remains that way!!
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Just had a quick look on Google Play and found the following
Dillon Francis
9 albums
76 tracks
Felguk
11 albums
67 tracks
Peo de Pitte
3 albums
22 tracks
Cazzette
1 album
23 tracks
Feed Me
1 album
100's of tracks
Mord Fustang
1 album
Then clearly you haven't used iCloud. It backs up your settings while Google's Android back up does not.
So, I'm not sure why, when I do a Dillon Francis search it only gives me the one result, when I do it again it gives me more. Google music inconsistencies? So I'm going to go ahead and do this again, looks like I have to dig a little deeper when using Google music.
Dillon Francis
iTunes - 82 tracks
Google - 75 tracks
Felguk
iTunes - 147 tracks
Google - 87 tracks
Peo de Pitte
iTunes - 31 tracks
Google - 23 tracks
Cazzette
iTunes - 92 tracks
Google - 45 tracks
Feed Me
iTunes -
Google -
(After looking through the track listings, this one is a bit difficult to use as both services brought up tracks with "feed" listed as part of the song, etc.) Although iTunes did give me a possible 648 tracks as opposed to googles 235 tracks)
Mord Fustang
iTunes - 94 tracks
Google - 1 track
When I did my search this time I did everything by tracks to give a more accurate result....iTunes still wins
So I wanted to check a few more artists and still got pretty much similar results:
Miike Snow
iTunes - 94 tracks
Google - 75 tracks
KhoMha
iTunes - 345 tracks
Google - 231 tracks
Gal Abutbul
iTunes - 92 tracks
Google - 29 tracks
Qulinez
iTunes - 13 tracks
Google - 9 tracks
Orjan Nilsen
iTunes - 726 tracks
Google - 431 tracks
Miike Snow
iTunes - 94 tracks
Google - 75 tracks
KhoMha
iTunes - 345 tracks
Google - 231 tracks
Gal Abutbul
iTunes - 92 tracks
Google - 29 tracks
Qulinez
iTunes - 13 tracks
Google - 9 tracks
Orjan Nilsen
iTunes - 726 tracks
Google - 431 tracks
I've got an idea. Why don't those of you trying to dog on Google Music try listening to something people have actually HEARD of?
Geez...hardcore this, hardcore that. It sounds like you're listening to the soundtrack of an adult film.
Geez...hardcore this, hardcore that. It sounds like you're listening to the soundtrack of an adult film.
Of course when Android or Google has a flaw it is the user's fault.
What flaw?
I can search and download music from any browser on any platform on any desktop, tablet or smartphone with just signing in via Google.
You can't do that. You need iTunes to even search. Your also stuck with using one account.
And as far as any content goes. If I want, I can just download anything that's missing on Google from another source like Amazon, emusic, Rhapsody, and etc. I can do that right on my GS3. You can't.
There goes your flaw theory.
The flaw I was talking about was Google Play doesn't have the tracks iTunes has. It is a poor system. But keep trying to pretend the flaw isn't there big boy.
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- Easily share any files/contents via any registered share providers (BT, Wifi, cloud storages, social networks, usb etc). You can add new share streams easily (by installing apps). No need to wait for OS upgrade like Iphone.
I can easily share files/content with the share button email/facebook/text/twitter/etc
You should take out the "etc" because that's how limited the sharing capability in IOS is.
- Ability to download/save any files from any sources (browser, apps etc) into the phone storage. No need to use dropbox like iphone wasting cellular data and battery life or slow response.
I can save photos from browsers, i can also save webpages to read later on any of my idevices
Just photos?. It so limited compared to Android.
- Files copied to phone storage are accessible by any built-in/3rd party apps. (on iphone for example, you need to reload itunes media files in the phone to dropbox if you want to use 3rd party media players instead of stock iphone player)
I've used other media players but think the built in player is great, I personally don't like using multiple players/browsers/etc I'd much rather have one that does things right for the most part
Iphone built-in players are limited. Want to play video with (soft) captions/subtitles or want a music player with better equalizer/sound mode or use 3rd party video/music editor? You are out of luck==>you have to reload your files in dropbox. This is real stupid. Why should files that belong to me be locked down? Why the stupidity of having gigabytes of internal phone storage lying idle while forcing you to use cloud storages wasting cellular data and battery and put up with slow response. That's how ridiculou IOS is.
-Ability to attach multiple files of any types to email (incl. re-edit re-attach). Ability to edit/view any attachments as long as there is a installed app that handles the file type.
This feature isn't anything i've needed to use yet, or plan to at this point
You never have the need that someone send you a file so you can update it? If that is the case, then it really tells that iphone users are only doing rudimentary stuff with their phone.
- Multi-clipboard (last 50 clippings + predefined text) to easily enter/paste text anywhere.
Another feature I have never needed
If you have it you will find it very useful...some people thought paper and a pen is enough to write novel.
- Easily set custom ringtone. Just copy rintone files to phone via any available means (bt, wifi, cloud etc). It will show up in ringtone selection. No need to go thru tedious steps (like in iOS)
I make all kinds of ringtones, and it isn't tedious at all
Not tedious? You want to enlightened us how you do that on Iphone?
- If there is a "meeting" entry in calendar, phone auto change to vibrate mode and only allows "family" and "work" contact group calls during the meeting period. (No need to remember to flip the silent switch on/off like in Iphone).
Great feature, although flipping the switch seems much easier to do, but if that feature worked flawlessly without much setup, sounds great
I have been using smartphone since Symbian days and I never have to remember to flip to silent and then flip it back to normal after the event. Iphone is a such a regression towards a dumbphone...but wait, if I remember correctly a Motorola dumbphone from yesteryear could do this auto-switching. :lol:
- Direct dial/sms with picture icon on desktop or in folder for quick one touch operation. Plus ability to create shortcuts to any files/contents for quick one-touch access.
I just say "call my wife" or something of that nature to make calls, works great
Still takes too many steps and much hassles (and sometimes not appropriate) for something you frequently do everyday
- Auto send pre-defined sms/email to contacts birthday / anniversary. Auto backup data. Auto check-in to social networks based on location. Auto background upload of photos to ANY social networks (without needing to open the apps manually).
Birthday - nice feature, but I normally like to send an actual message to my loved ones/friends on those days and not a canned message. Facebook autoloads my photos to FB without me having to do a thing
But you have to start Facebook app to do this. In S3, you take a picture with camera and the phone will upload it to FB/Google+/etc without needing to do any extra steps (like opening the app).
- Location-based (cell tower/gps) automation. e.g. when picking up someone auto-send a reminder sms when you are near predefined pickup point. Or turn on/off phone settings (BT, wifi, sound etc) when you enter/exit a certain predefined location.
This is a nice feature, but I would think the time needed to setup the auto text would be slower than me just asking siri to send a text when I get to my location, as for the settings, that would be nice, but yet another feature I rarely use
You dont even need to touch the phone. When your car is near the location, it sends the sms automatically. There are many other situations you can use this. Too bad you don't have a chance to do this on Iphone
- Ability to use "live" wallpaper to beautify your home scree OR ability to auto-change static wallpaper periodically. Plus use transparent icons without labels on desktop screen. Also use gestures for tasks/app launching (e.g. tap or swipe-up for different operations)
I would not want a "live" wallpaper as I do prefer minimalism, but autochanging wallpaper would be great, and also having icons with no labels, the last party with gestures I don't think i'd use as i'd then have to remember a gesture for different apps
I use gesture to drop down the notification panel instead of stretching my thumb to the top
- Turn the phone over to switch to vibrate mode (or have ring silenced during incoming call). Tilt phone to zoom when in gallery/browser. Plus shake to unlock phone and many others.
The switch is pretty darn easy to use for vibrate mode, tilting the phone to zoom seems counterintuitive to me, shake to unlock takes just as long as a swipe
S3/android gives you choices to fit your need instead of you fitting to the phone need. That's how it should be for a top-notch smartOS
- True multi-tasking allows for concurrently running "stacked" applications. Use the hard "Back" button to easily navigate back from stacked application windows. (no need to fumble about and wasting time to restart previous app like in Iphone)
Not needed for my uses, and I don't want to have to carry around a larger phone to have to do it(which I still believe is a subpar experience
After reading so many possibilities that IOS can never do, it is more correct to say iphone is sub-par
The flaw I was talking about was Google Play doesn't have the tracks iTunes has. It is a poor system. But keep trying to pretend the flaw isn't there big boy.
I'm pretty sure I can find specific tracks on Google that iTunes doesn't have. Especially when it comes to the Hiphop and RnB category. But I'm not going to waste my time nor act petty with making a list.
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- Soft keyboard with multi-words prediction and easy punctuations (i.e. less typing). Include swype keyboard and T9 keyboard. Also IN-PHONE voice to text module without needing to connect to Internet (jelly bean).
Dictation works great, and i've never been in a situation where I wasn't connected, when using this ability
Iphone dictation is tortoise slow compared to Google voice recognition
- Able to use voice commands to change phone settings + do navigation + etc (which are not available in iPhone)
I can use voice commands for navigation, ex: "Siri take me home"
Very limited. You can do much more on the S3 (like taking picture, switching settings etc)
- Easily connect portable devices (hard disk, usb-hub, keyboards, game controllers, Bluetooth devices) to phone and use them with the USBToGo/usb-host capability.
Never needed this, especially for phone use
I just connect my portable disk to phone and copy my (big) videos/files in/out of phone. Simple and fast compared to Iphone. Coming from android I can't understand how iphone users can put up with the hassles to get stuff in and out of phone.
- Ability to create unrestricted phone-to-other-devices wireless connection via Wi-Fi Direct and BT.
My bump app has worked just fine for any phone to other device transfers
bump is so restrictive that it is just not useful
- Listen to (airwaves) FM Radio.
I hate radio lol
I dont use it much either but to some it is must-have
- Much more functional camera/video taking app (panorama, multi-shot, best shot, share shot, buddy shot, smile shot, take photo/video in various resolutions, iso selection etc)
I would have to disagree here, as I am a photographer, I think the iphone has a great camera, and have other photo apps for various applications and we normally get these apps before android users
I am not debating about photo quality here but have you really try S3 camera app? You have nearly all the options that you get in digital/SLR camera. Iphone camera app functionality in comparison is a disgrace
- Output phone display to external monitor/TV using cheap and non-proprietary HDMI-out cable. Add a Bluetooth mouse and you can replicate what you can do with Airplay/Apple TV (at much cheaper price and certainly more portable)
I would much rather use airplay, it is so dead simple, I love showing videos/pics on my HD TV during a birthday party etc towards the end of the party, family/friends love this
- Use DLNA to stream media to any DLNA-enabled devices without needing expensive add-on equipments (like apple tv).
All my movies are in itunes which makes for a seamless experience via apple tv and easy syncing to my apple devices
For a fixed setup airplay is good. But if you just want to show video/pic then DLNA is also the way without needing the apple tv-box. But for adhoc situations, it is just more convenient to take the hdmi cable than carry the tv-box around. With S3 connected to tv via hdmi cable and Bluetooth mouse/kb connected to S3 you use the TV like a big screen (unlike airplay where still need to touch iphone/ipad to perform operations).
- Able to load into phone and play any media files (avi, mkv, divx) directly without tedious conversion. (i.e. transfer files into phone via bt,wifi,cloud etc and play). Unlike Iphone/iOS where you can only load media from one master itunes PC and also wasting time waiting for Itunes to convert these videos.
All my flicks are in itunes, no need to convert
I have tonnes of mkv/xvid/avi videos that I can't possibly fit in Itunes. With S3 you have the flexibility to manage your stuff outside of Itunes. Itunes/ios is a shackle.
- Able to expand phone storage to max 96 Gb. Potential can have unlimited in-phone storage by attaching a portable drive using the USBToGo capability.
With 64GB on my phone and 5GBicloud and itunes match, i still have a ton of storage to spare, glad I don't need to buy memory cards which also have slower transfer speeds than built in storage
Don't forget you can't freely use the space in your iphone and cloud is limited and slow
- Better productivity with much faster scrolling capability than iphone. see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH1GDLunomY
With ios leading in the enterprise I would doubt this claim, "faster scrolling", i've never had issues scrolling
Not a big issue. BUt it just...SLOW.
- Able to set a reading font size in browser. When zoomed in, text always appear at this specified font size. Text is also reflow to fit the screen for easy reading without side-scrolling.
I have never needed this
Safari is just a pain to use without text reflow - lots of side scrolling. When you fit column to view, sometimes text is so small that you can't see. Couple this with the very small screen of Iphone it is just not as good as S3 in usability.
- Legacy Flash plugin support to view flash sites (incl. browser embedded you-tube)
I hope flash would just go away, along with java
It won't
- Able to press the home-button to answer call or power button to end call. Plus set speed dial numbers on the Phone dialpad. And predictive contact search via dialpad.
I think this could be good and bad, lots of accidental pickups
Not an issue with S3 home button
- Multiple accounts per phone. Selectively sync from them. e.g. Add multiple google accounts to phone and you can selectively choose what ("contact", "calendar", "application" etc) to sync from the different accounts to phone.
I have no need for this
Then you dont know what you are missing. I only want to load "calendar" from my brother a/c or "apps" from my sister account. No problem with Android. With IOS, this is just NOT possible.
- Much larger physical screen.
That is what my ipad is for
I use my S3 one handed more easily than the Iphone5. In Iphone one of most tapped soft "back" is located at the top-left which you have to stretch your thumb to reach. On S3, it is always within my resting thumb position. With gesture, I dont even need to reach the top to pull down the notification panel but you won't have this option with Iphone.
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iTunes is proven to have more tracks than Google. You can't make a list because the list consist of Google having songs that iTunes doesn't.
There is a reason why the Billboard Hot 100 uses iTunes primarily for their calculation in chart positioning...
I actually could make a list.
Example: Why iTunes have not one track of Freddie Fox nor Freddie Foxxx but Google Music does?
I'm not disputing that iTunes is the #1 online music seller. But to call Google Music flawed cause it doesn't carry as many tracks of certain random artists makes no sense.
wo gives a crap if iTunes has more track,Its not limited to the gs3 as I can go into my iTunes and buy that rare track(I prefer to get it for free on android)but if I really want to pay for it I can and easily get the song on my gs3.
how exactly is this a issue for a gs3 when google made specific software to upload all your iTunes to google without much trouble.
Big deal iTunes has some songs none of us have ever heard of and if you have those songs already just upload to your gmail acct
how exactly is this a issue for a gs3 when google made specific software to upload all your iTunes to google without much trouble.
Big deal iTunes has some songs none of us have ever heard of and if you have those songs already just upload to your gmail acct
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