So basically I want to download an album that is only on Apple Music onto my Android Device to listen offline

Is this possible?

  • @StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org
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    4 months ago

    Not sure if it is still possible, but the work flow for this used to be to use iTunes to burn the tracks or album to a CD and then rip the newly created CD to a format of your choice.

    If you don’t have a CD burner, I seem to remember it was possible to emulate a cd burner on Windows and create an iso instead. I don’t remember how I did that though. I was running XP back then and that was a long time ago.

    Edit: adding link to iTunes software

      • @StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org
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        84 months ago

        Last time I needed to do this was 2006ish. Like I said it’s been a while. Worth checking into though. Might need the cd burner installed (or emulated) for the option to be available.

        I also seem to recall that thee were a couple of projects attempting to strip the DRM off of Apple’s proprietary music format. Not sure how those turned out.

        And no, as far as I know, it is not possible to go straight from Apple Music to mp3, or whatever format you prefer. It has to be downloaded to iTunes first.

  • JackGreenEarth
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    84 months ago

    If you pay for Apple Music, you can download the album with the Android app. What album is only on Apple Music, though?

  • Onno (VK6FLAB)
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    74 months ago

    You used to be able to run Apple Music on Android. I used it for a while. Not sure if it still exists.

  • @B0rax@feddit.de
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    4 months ago

    If you buy the track on iTunes, you should be able to download it as a drm free m4a file which should work fine on your android.

    /edit: although that may not be the option you are looking for.