{"id":33093,"date":"2021-07-09T14:42:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T18:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=33093"},"modified":"2021-07-09T14:42:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T18:42:23","slug":"apple-music-lobotomizes-siri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/09\/apple-music-lobotomizes-siri\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Music Lobotomizes Siri"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dave Scocca<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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I have an iTunes library of almost 15,000 songs, mostly ripped from my CDs but with a number of iTunes store purchases. I have a 256 GB iPhone to allow me to have my music with me, and my new-ish Civic has CarPlay. It used to be great–I could use either the car’s voice control button or (later) “Hey Siri” and request music and have it played.<\/p>\n

Since activating Apple Music, that process has gone completely to hell. Siri seems to have no idea of what music might actually be stored on the phone. At first, I could play an album using the phone controls or the CarPlay interface, but if I asked Siri to play the exact same album I would be told that it couldn’t be played because I didn’t have cellular data enabled for music streaming. I have tried adding the words “from my library” to various places in my requests to Siri, and it generally does nothing.<\/p>\n

If I ask for a specific song, I can often get it–but after the song, instead of continuing on with the album, it goes to whatever the Apple Music algorithm might think is appropriate.<\/p>\n

If I ask for one of my specific playlists, using a phrase like “Play the playlist ‘Five Star’ from my library, shuffled”, Siri goes to Apple Music and shuffles something called “Kill Rock Stars\/5RC Experimental”.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n