for me it's when I open an audio file and it automatically launches it AND adds it to my music library, the adding to library is what I hate, then I have to delete it and specifically choose "Keep file"
Thank you, this is a huge pet peeve of mine. I mis-click my airpod and suddenly this app I've never used and don't want launches
Same! And there is no obvious close button etc on the overtop blocking modal dialog either. It’s a dark pattern.
> this app I've never used and don't want launches<p>I'm by no way an Apple fan, but why not uninstall the app if you don't need it?
It's very sad to see Apple using these lowbrow Microsoft tactics. Press ganging your users into launching your other shit product is brand cannibalism.
Every time I get in my car the Apple Music app prompts me to resubscribe with a full screen popup. Usually it tries 2-3 times before it stops.
I deleted mine because of this problem<p>I have the podcast app and so many times I would click an AirPod to resume and it would play a random song
Reading this title made “The Miracle of Joey Ramone” by U2 play in my head.
The lack of applications like this is why macOS will always be a superior alternative to Linux.<p>/s for the sarcasm impaired
Lovely. I don't press the play button by mistake much, but if i touch my BT headphones wrong...
From TFA, via StackExchange:<p><pre><code> launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.rcd.plist
</code></pre>
will quit the process responsible for the madness (rcd, the "remote control daemon").<p>You'll have to remember to re-load this thing if you want the default behavior. Or if you encounter other unexpected situations, to restore the default insanity.<p>It might be easier to run this app instead; then you have an icon in your GUI desktop environment and an app you can simply quit to restore defaults. Plus this app allows you to assign any app to the "Play" media event.
I've been using this for a while now: <a href="https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes</a><p>Source code for this one: <a href="https://github.com/FuzzyIdeas/MusicDecoy" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/FuzzyIdeas/MusicDecoy</a>
It seems I need to leave this running for it to work? So it's not just a configuration changes.
Same. noTunes works perfectly. There's no need to reinvent the wheel.
noTunes is one of the first things I install on a new mac.
The same thing happens with iPhone and car bluetooth. It is super annyoing and many times, a podcast will be playing in the background while the car has FM/radio selected. This is incredibly frustrating and bad user experience. The worst part is it is not clear if this is Apple's fault or some buggy old firmware in the car's audio stack that is at fault (this happens consistently on 2017 Tesla Model S).
Thank you. Thank you.
For the life of me, I cannot figure out why this is the default behavior for a supposedly premium operating system.
The OS isn't supposed to be premium since it's free, does that help figure it out?
It seems the fans are willing to put up with absolutely unlimited grief and inconvenience to drink the koolaid they're given. Some Apple PM made a edict 11 years ago that Music shalt be thine only audio experience on the platform. Lock it down, boys!<p>The rest of us ask for a customizable experience.
Yes. Yes. Thank you. I wanted something like for years.