In 2025, playing your own music on an iPhone is surprisingly hard, unless you pay Apple or navigate a maze of limitations. So I built my own player from scratch, with full text search, iCloud support, and a local-first experience. GitHub link Why I Built My Own Audio Player Like many people, I’ve picked up too many subscriptions, some through Apple (iCloud, Apple Music), others got lost in random platforms (like Netflix, which I forgot I was still paying for). I actually used Apple Music regularly (and previously Spotify), but the streaming turned out to be more convenience than necessity. With a curated local library, I didn’t lose much, just the lock-in.
  • isekaihero@ani.socialEnglish
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    7 hours ago

    I’m still using an ancient version of Winamp. I think it’s some version of winamp 5.

    If it keeps working I’m going to keep using it. Your mp3 player doesn’t need to go online it just needs to play your mp3 files. Why would it ever need to be updated?