Absolutely, you can have your music library in Dropbox and there are a whole bunch of apps out there which are made to play your Dropbox music library; maybe Applevis has reviews on the best ones, but many are free or at least free to try so you would have to see what works. If you have something like a Synology NAS (Network attached storage device) you can even have all your music on your own hard drive and use the Synology DS Audio app to stream or download it to your phone. Synology makes smaller devices for home use which cost a couple of hundred Dollars all the way up to large enterprise level diskstations with dozens of drives costing many thousands. Warning, I have a Synology NAS primarily for my business and use the "Drive" app which gives me access to my files and it is very accessible, but I can't speak to the accessibility of DS Audio (DS stands for Diskstation" which is what Synology calls their NAS products. Other NAS devices have similar functionality and apps, e.g. Western Digital has I believe even a single network connected hard drive. Keep in mind that this may not be for everybody because setting up a NAS will require a bit of work and above average knowledge and while the Synology DSM (diskstatation manager) is a web-based interface which is reasonably accessible, it's not what I would call fully intuitive and you need good knowledge of Jaws or NVDA to use it. But if you do set it up, Synology makes similar apps for having access to your regular files, videos, photos and you can even set up a surveillance station with cameras and more. For files DS File gives you access to browse your files, the "Drive" app is more like Dropbox which actually offers 2-way sync and apart from using it on my iPhone, I have the Drive app installed on my laptop at home and it gives me full access to all my files on my diskstation at my business. I f I open a file like for example an Excel spreadsheet, it downloads it to my laptop and any changes I make are synced back to the version on my NAS which essentially is my own cloud. Here is the description of DS Audio from the app store:
**You must own a Synology NAS to run this app, and be running the Audio Station 6.5.0 package to get the complete set of features** DS audio allows you to stream music stored on your DiskStation with an iPhone/iPad wherever an Internet connection is available. Better yet, with the offline mode you can listen to songs stored in the device’s local memory for when no network connection is available. You can browse music by albums, artists, folders or genres, create your own playlists or share them with your friends, and even rate your music! And if you have dedicated stereo speakers at home, DS audio can also become a remote control to stream music to them. Find all detailed features about the app on our website: www.synology.com > NAS > DSM 7.1 > Apps > Mobile Apps > Software Specs Here is one review: I have a Synology NAS ds3018xs on which I installed Audio Station, a Synology product. I have 600 GB of music on it, all FLAC, ALAC, MP3s. I’ve used DS Audio for months to access the music and sometimes use DS File to maintain the library. DS Audio has worked without a hitch. Love it. I run it on my phone out and about and am able to stream CD quality lossless to a B1 Audioengine BT device which can pass lossless through its optical out to my Bifrost DAC at home. >From the NAS I can also play directly out the USB 3.0 port on the back of the >NAS directly to my Bifrost DAC. I also have roon, plex, Tidal, and others. DS >Audio is straight forward and simple and my preferred way to play music. It took me a bit to learn the app and a bit to get the NAS up just the way I wanted it. I don’t have any faults to report. There is a good user community, accurate documentation, and years of usage if you get stuck. -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Barbara Stahl Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2023 7:28 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: music from computer to i phone So I have seen in earlier threads concerning audiobooks and MP3 files that is possible to put them on your phone by zipping them into a folder and having them in an app like dropbox and then importing them into an app on your phone such as voice dream reader is it possible to do something like that with music too > On Jan 27, 2023, at 7:31 PM, Alan Lemly <wale...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Just remember that the downside of streaming services versus outright music > purchase is that if you ever unsubscribe from the service, you lose access > too all the music whether you downloaded it or not. I'm not clear on what > happens to that music if you subscribe again later. > > Alan Lemly > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 27, 2023, at 6:05 PM, Christopher Chaltain <chalt...@outlook.com> >> wrote: >> >> I completely agree with Sieghard. I was reluctant to sigh up for a >> streaming service because I didn't want to pay the monthly price. When I >> decided I needed to add to my music collection, I decided I'd just buy one >> CD a month. Once I thought about it, I realized that signing up for a music >> streaming service would be cheaper and I'd instantly have access to every CD >> I wanted to buy and millions more I'd never even think to purchase. At the >> time I signed up for YouTube Music, and I recently switched to Apple Music >> because it's available on more devices than YouTube Music. In addition it >> means you don't have to wrestle with iTunes or spend the time it takes >> transferring your music over to your phone. >> >> This doesn't mean this is something everyone would want to do, and I realize >> some people have music that isn't available on a streaming service, but it's >> definitely an option to consider. >> >> -- >> Christopher (AKA CJ) =>÷ >> Chaltain at Outlook, USA >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of >> Sieghard Weitzel >> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2023 12:25 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: music from computer to i phone >> >> You still have to use iTunes if you want to transfer music from your >> computer to your iPhone. >> My solution for many years has been to use Apple Music, yes, it costs me a >> few Bucks each months, but I have what by now I think are 90 Million songs >> or something like that at my fingertip and I can listen to what I want and >> if you want to have stuff available for offline listening you can download >> it to your device and as long as your apple Music subscription is active you >> can play it. I used to be able to buy 5 or 6 CD's for what Apple Music costs >> me each year. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of >> Caitlyn Furness >> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2023 4:45 PM >> To: 'Ray T. Mahorney' via VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Subject: music from computer to i phone >> >> Hik, >> >> I am trying to put music on my computer in music to my i phone(i phone 13) . >> How do I do this now? >> >> thanks, >> Cait >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> mk...@ucla.edu. 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