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minus-squarerealitista@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoI want it locally on my phone and my computer and both synced with smart playlists.
minus-squareJustEnoughDucks@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoYou could use Syncthing (and syncthing-fork on android), but I don’t know how playlists are stored, but you can potentially sync that too.
minus-squarerealitista@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoIs the Plex music library in a standard file system format that can be accessed locally on iOS?
minus-squareJustEnoughDucks@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoNo, apple forces you into their services and the cloud. Self-hosting is practically not an option with iOS, or at least a much worse experience.
minus-squareTurboLag@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoNo. I’m not aware of a good way to sync music to the built-in iOS player; you have to go through iTunes.
I want it locally on my phone and my computer and both synced with smart playlists.
You could use Syncthing (and syncthing-fork on android), but I don’t know how playlists are stored, but you can potentially sync that too.
Is the Plex music library in a standard file system format that can be accessed locally on iOS?
No, apple forces you into their services and the cloud. Self-hosting is practically not an option with iOS, or at least a much worse experience.
No. I’m not aware of a good way to sync music to the built-in iOS player; you have to go through iTunes.