Iphone 5s to Sony Xperia Z5 Compact transferring music files
Mar 26, 2016 22:14:50 GMT
Post by PinkFloyd on Mar 26, 2016 22:14:50 GMT
I have finally decided to part company with Apple phones for no other reason than they are bloody much "same as" and the latest version of itunes is so full of crap that it takes about a minute just to recognise the phone when I plug it into the USB port...... enough of that shit already.
I have gone with a Sony Xperia Z5 compact and it's a fantastic little phone but won't play Apple lossless files so I am no in the process of converting all of my lossless files into FLAC files with the very nifty Sony "Media Go" app...... to say it's a pain in the arse is an understatement but it's an enjoyable pain in the arse if that makes any sense? Now I have figured out how to do it, it's quite a buzz seeing the albums appear on the Z5 compact and actually "playing" too
Why oh why, in this "so called" technological era has everything become such a pain in the arse....... back in the day you had a CD collection / Vinyl collection and you could play the CD / LP of your choice on any CD player or turntable....... why oh why will it take me the best part of a weekend to transfer my Apple "library" over to the Sony Z5? It's bloody crazy and is certainly not making life simpler, it's making it a lot more stressful and frustrating.
The Z5 arrived yesterday and before I could even make a "phone call" on it to try it out it insisted that I upgrade from "lollipop" to "Marshmallow"...... apparently Marshmallow is essential and the "latest" operating system...... well, if it's the latest operating system install the f*cking thing before you send it to me! I plugged the bugger into the computer and had this strange message telling me that I couldn't use the phone / unplug it from the PC until the update was complete, not even for emergency calls........ eh? What sort of communications device is that? If there was a power cut half way through the "Marshmallow" download my Marshmallow "experience" would have been totally ruined.
Masses of bloatware and shite pre-installed with the Z5 compact which is another thing I DETEST! If I want to join "facebook" or "amazon" or "twitter" etc. I will do so on my own behest / at my leisure....... I don't want all this tacky shite preinstalled and have to spend ages uninstalling all of it......... fingerprint recognition? That was the first thing I disabled..... I don't want my fingerprints, face and personal details uploaded to the watchers....... I prefer the traditional method of committing a crime before any government body gets a profile of my DNA / Fingerprints and mugshot
These idiots taking selfies and unlocking their "phones" with their fingerprints haven't got a clue...... they are even stupid enough to turn location services on!!! The powers that be now have your fingerprint, they know what you look like AND they know where you are at any given time! It's more effective than tagging a criminal but these knuckleheads are willingly (possibly unknowingly) providing more detail to the watchers / Police / Governments than they ever would have if they had been arrested for a crime.
Anyhoo........ rant over....... the MAJOR plus point of the Xperia Z5 camera is the 23 mega pixel camera...... it totally outclasses the 5S camera...... it is SERIOUSLY good! I'll report back on the audio quality once I've managed to convert from lossless to FLAC, I will also rip some fresh WAV into the Z5 too.
Sorry for the ramble but we all know what this so called "latest generation" technology means......... utter hair pulling frustration and anger...... it's a good job I went bald in my 40's, I just tend to attach electrodes to my testicles when I am confronted with a "latest generation" device these days.
On a side note.... Dale (if you're reading this late night ramble) I'll take a few photos with the Z5 over the next couple of weeks...... I think you may be extremely impressed....... I'm not the best person with a camera BUT I'll take a few snaps
Mike.
I have gone with a Sony Xperia Z5 compact and it's a fantastic little phone but won't play Apple lossless files so I am no in the process of converting all of my lossless files into FLAC files with the very nifty Sony "Media Go" app...... to say it's a pain in the arse is an understatement but it's an enjoyable pain in the arse if that makes any sense? Now I have figured out how to do it, it's quite a buzz seeing the albums appear on the Z5 compact and actually "playing" too
Why oh why, in this "so called" technological era has everything become such a pain in the arse....... back in the day you had a CD collection / Vinyl collection and you could play the CD / LP of your choice on any CD player or turntable....... why oh why will it take me the best part of a weekend to transfer my Apple "library" over to the Sony Z5? It's bloody crazy and is certainly not making life simpler, it's making it a lot more stressful and frustrating.
The Z5 arrived yesterday and before I could even make a "phone call" on it to try it out it insisted that I upgrade from "lollipop" to "Marshmallow"...... apparently Marshmallow is essential and the "latest" operating system...... well, if it's the latest operating system install the f*cking thing before you send it to me! I plugged the bugger into the computer and had this strange message telling me that I couldn't use the phone / unplug it from the PC until the update was complete, not even for emergency calls........ eh? What sort of communications device is that? If there was a power cut half way through the "Marshmallow" download my Marshmallow "experience" would have been totally ruined.
Masses of bloatware and shite pre-installed with the Z5 compact which is another thing I DETEST! If I want to join "facebook" or "amazon" or "twitter" etc. I will do so on my own behest / at my leisure....... I don't want all this tacky shite preinstalled and have to spend ages uninstalling all of it......... fingerprint recognition? That was the first thing I disabled..... I don't want my fingerprints, face and personal details uploaded to the watchers....... I prefer the traditional method of committing a crime before any government body gets a profile of my DNA / Fingerprints and mugshot
These idiots taking selfies and unlocking their "phones" with their fingerprints haven't got a clue...... they are even stupid enough to turn location services on!!! The powers that be now have your fingerprint, they know what you look like AND they know where you are at any given time! It's more effective than tagging a criminal but these knuckleheads are willingly (possibly unknowingly) providing more detail to the watchers / Police / Governments than they ever would have if they had been arrested for a crime.
Anyhoo........ rant over....... the MAJOR plus point of the Xperia Z5 camera is the 23 mega pixel camera...... it totally outclasses the 5S camera...... it is SERIOUSLY good! I'll report back on the audio quality once I've managed to convert from lossless to FLAC, I will also rip some fresh WAV into the Z5 too.
Sorry for the ramble but we all know what this so called "latest generation" technology means......... utter hair pulling frustration and anger...... it's a good job I went bald in my 40's, I just tend to attach electrodes to my testicles when I am confronted with a "latest generation" device these days.
On a side note.... Dale (if you're reading this late night ramble) I'll take a few photos with the Z5 over the next couple of weeks...... I think you may be extremely impressed....... I'm not the best person with a camera BUT I'll take a few snaps
Mike.