Comment by cdrnsf
21 hours ago
Not only are Apple's services bad, they've becoming inescapable. It's rumored that they'll add ads to maps as soon as next year.
Music.app is simply an ad for Apple Music, Books.app is like reading in a Barnes and Noble while someone from marketing looks over your shoulder and their TV app features their own shows to an overbearing degree — everything else is becoming more of an afterthought.
> Music.app is simply an ad for Apple Music,
If you use iTunes Match or load your own MP3s every time you open the app the search field is set to “Apple Music” and the search fails until you toggle it, every time.
Been like that for 2+ years
It’s been like that ever since Apple Music became a thing. I remember fiddling with this on an iPhone 6.
> Not only are Apple's services bad, they've becoming inescapable.
As long as you decide to stay in Apple's jail. Next time you need or want a new phone, buy a Pixel 9a for $399 on sale, flash Graphene, and you can be 100% Apple and Google free. It's even better when paired with FOSS apps only like Nextcloud and Home Assistant.
My family has made it clear that I need to be available on iMessage or I'd be right there with you.
Why? There is literally no difference. imessage is seamless with sms and mms.
iPhones default to sending plain old texts to non-Apple devices so it's hardly an issue unless you don't have a phone number.
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> inescapable. It's rumored that they'll add ads to maps
If you move to the EU you can change the default navigation app on iOS and never see apple maps.
A plan to display ads would explain why they region locked that setting.
I'd much prefer the EU to the current situation in the US, but it's not in the cards at the moment.
You can remove the maps app in the US too.
You can remove the default navigation app, but you can't set the default navigation app to something else. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/MapKit/preparing-y...