#bugbear day

Whenever I use Apple Music, I think "Wow, this is a great Bugbear Gift from Apple." And by this I mean, I want that thing out of my life.

I find the interface clunky and confusing. But its built in behavior is just downright antagonistic.

For example, I like to listen to albums. Well, I can't always get through an album in one sitting. I go off, do something, and come back ready to hit play and finish that Essential Jethro Tull 60-song awesome collection. I made it through maybe 10 songs the last time. The image comes up. Great! Just got to hit play --- NO! Apple Music has gone back to the home screen wiping out all traces of what I was listening to.

I have also heard tales of people losing their own music. In terms of my library, that might just be a blessing. Still, no luck with that.

Then there is the bunch of junk that I am not interested in that is thrust into my face every time I start the app.

I have also found that while it has something of most of what I search for, the ones I most long to hear are not present.

Finally, my experience is that my battery is draining quickly with Apple Music. That is an unscientific claim, but an annoying perception nonetheless.

It did teach me though that I do want to just listen to albums. Maybe I'll try a paid Spotify trial next.

I guess Apple software is good at opening up possibilities that motivate me to try better solutions elsewhere.