Every modern music streaming app has its problems, but if you're looking for a service that stays out of your way, Apple Music is the one to beat

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  • DeadlineX@lemm.eeEnglish
    14·
    8 months ago

    Can you give me an example of where Apple requires you to have one of their devices to set up a different device? As far as I am aware this isn’t the case, and I believe that is actually illegal in the us.

    • kescusay@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      8 months ago

      You have to have a Mac or iOS device configured with a parent’s account to set up shared apps and parental controls on iPads for kids. That’s because there is no web interface to configure them.

      • DeadlineX@lemm.eeEnglish
        21·
        8 months ago

        That seems insane to me. Obviously using a parent account makes sense. I wonder if it’s just insanely difficult to find? I know I can change family settings on the website, but have no idea about parental controls. It seems like it’d be illegal to require a second device to set up the first device, no?

        • kescusay@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          8 months ago

          Believe me, if it existed, I would have found it. I spent hours searching, and basically all of Apple’s documentation said you needed to go to your own Mac or iOS device to configure it.

    • mammut@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      8 months ago

      There was also an example making the rounds previously where you needed another Apple device to agree to the new iCloud terms on the Apple TV. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254508593

      It turns out there was a workaround that involved signing out and back in on the Apple TV. But I think it might just be a coincidence that works. The Apple instructions explicitly required that you use another Apple device signed into the same iCloud account.

      IIRC, it’s also an absolute pain to make an iCloud account using an Apple TV. Apple really needs to test their stuff with people outside their ecosystem, because some of it is bordering on unusable unless it’s a second or third device.