There are plenty of apps on the App store that let you listen to your own MP3s on your iPhone though. They haven’t made anything hard.
Comment on In 2025, Apple still makes it hard to play your own MP3s, so I wrote my own app
HiTekRedNek@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
It’s Apple. They make everything other than just using their own stuff harder.
It’s kinda their whole shtick.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 2 weeks ago
Mbourgon@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
No, that’s quite literally the reason that Apple is so big. They successfully made MP3’s easy to get from CD, add to device and play. , I owned an early MP3 player, and ripping mp3s from CD and loading sucked compared to the first iPod/iTunes. Of course, over time it got better on the PC side, but it was trivial to teach somebody like your parents how to get their music on an iPod.
It’s why Slashdot still gets mocked for their iPod review. While there were other MP3 players that had more storage or battery life, the cohesiveness of iPod/iTunes was unmatched, and that’s why few remember the nomad but every one remembers the iPod