All that aside, if you’re a music lover moving from iOS to Android (or toggling between the two, as I do), this app ultimately does a nice job of helping you scale Apple’s garden wall-even if you have to leave a few things behind. Also, doubleTwist Player isn’t the only app of its kind-Highwind Software LLC’s TuneSync ($6) and JRTStudio’s iSyncr for Mac and iSyncr for PC ($3 each) are other options. To recap: There’s a fair amount of setup, the free app will probably end up costing you money, and you still can’t copy over everything in your iTunes library. In the desktop app, you must click on “Videos” under “LIBRARY,” find the video file you want, drag it to a new or existing playlist, click your Android device’s name under “DEVICES,” click the checkmark box next to “Sync videos to device,” find the playlist by checking “Selected Playlists,” click to select the playlist by name, then click the “Sync” button. Videos of your own making, however, will cross the divide, though the process isn’t entirely intuitive. (The screen shot below shows the Android app in play mode.)Īnother heads up: You can’t copy over TV shows or movies acquired through iTunes, either. Your best bet: Download doubleTwist Player and upgrade within the app to doubleTwist Pro, which gives you all those features for $10. When it comes to syncing your music collection with your desktop computer, DoubleTwist is one of the best apps. Want to download album art or subscribe to podcasts for automatic downloads? Those are premium features as well that cost $5 each. But if you want to sync wirelessly, you’ll need the not-so-free doubleTwist AirSync app ($5). Yes, the doubleTwist Player app lets you transfer content to your Android over USB. The company’s free Android application (current version: 1.7.2), coupled with its free Windows and Mac desktop software, copies your iTunes music and video to your Android device-with a few limitations. San Francisco-based doubleTwist’s doubleTwist Player offers a truce, of sorts. And you’ll probably find yourself asking the following question sooner than later: How can I pack up my iTunes music library and move it to a device from Apple’s arch nemesis Google? Unfortunately, that’s when you could find yourself straying into the battlefield that is the ongoing Apple-Google skirmish. But at some point, you may want to venture beyond the cozy confines of Cupertino’s ecosystem. Apple’s walled garden can be a nice place to live.
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