Not a lot of clean songs
I’m extremely disappointed with iTunes for its lack of clean versions of popular songs. As someone who prefers or requires clean music for various settings (like family gatherings, kids’ parties, or even personal listening), it’s frustrating to find that many songs are only available in their explicit forms. It’s especially surprising given how long iTunes has been around – you’d think they would have addressed this issue by now!
While iTunes offers a vast library of music, the absence of clean versions greatly limits my options. I’ve wasted time searching through albums hoping to find a “clean” label, only to be let down time and time again. It seems like a basic feature that other streaming services have, but iTunes has failed to keep up.
Until iTunes prioritizes offering clean versions, I can’t justify using it anymore. One star for the lack of consideration for all listeners.App Store practices need updating
Two things wrong with Apple and their App Store. First, a horrible “free” app can be swarmed with good reviews from bots. Apple has not done anything to stop this.
Secondly, if an app was once good, it gets to keep all reviews no matter how horrible it went. I’ve seen apps that started out wonderfully. No ads, no IAP, works perfectly and great customer support. Then, ads start appearing. There’s IAP to remove the ads, that costs more than a subscription to a streaming service. Looking at you Weather Channel. They get to keep all the good reviews from the beginning, which can be in the hundreds of thousands, no matter how horrible it becomes.
Apple, you need to start erasing all reviews if a once completely free app adds IAP. And again if one goes from $1 a month to $5+. The old reviews do not get changed and devs are taking advantage of it. You’re better than this. You were one for the people that bought your technology and I’ve seen a shift in the wrong direction, that only cares about profit from these people. You once knew your customers were the reason you made it this far, now we’re just a number. And that’s why your sales are no where near what they should be. And you’ll never get there again at this rate.Restoring Purchases So Broken
To save storage space I cleared all downloaded music off my phone. Whoops, forgot my alarms were songs, but no big deal I’ll redownload. Went to iTunes app, those specific songs weren’t listed in downloads. Searched for those songs and they were marked as purchased, but if you click on the word purchased nothing happens. Tried looking in my Apple ID for any sort of option, tried looking in things like Hidden Purchases, nothing! Someone online suggested playing several seconds of the song so it appears in “Previewed.” That worked and when it shows up there it has a price and asks if you want to buy it. When you say yes and double click to download it says you already purchased it and makes you enter your password manually. Then it FINALLY lets you download. iTunes has always been pretty broken, but this is so stupid. Not to mention the Purchased list shows 202 songs, but I know my actual purchases over the last decade are over 500 songs.