T-Mobile has decided that Google’s lack of a syncing option for the Android platform was not good enough for their subscribers. Sometime today,an iTunes replacement app, doubleTwist will announce a partnership with T-Mobile to be the syncing app for Android. This gives doubleTwist a nice boost as not only being the preffered and only supported syncing app, but also their logo will be placed in retail outlets and on T-Mobile’s website.
It has been reported that T-Mobile will already be bundling doubleTwist with the Fender Mytouch and we shall be seeing it on other devices soon. Unfortunately, the T-Mobile bundled version of the app will not include the Amazon MP3 store, reason unknown, but if you would like this feature, you can download the full app from their website.
Doubletwist has the same look and feel as iTunes, and very well shall be dubbed the “iTunes for Android.” Any device that runs the Android OS, regardless of carrier, can download the software and start syncing now.
Thanks to TechCrunch for dropping the news early. Download doubleTwist here.
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This doesn’t have linux support like iTunes. I agree with Jon that songbird or something else should be used.
When I had my iPhone (before the dreadful firmware 3.0 release) amarok sync over wi-fi worked fine. Then apple screwed with the iTunes database files and that broke that (screw you apple control freaks).
This doesn’t have linux support like iTunes. I agree with Jon that songbird or something else should be used.
When I had my iPhone (before the dreadful firmware 3.0 release) amarok sync over wi-fi worked fine. Then apple screwed with the iTunes database files and that broke that (screw you apple control freaks).
Yes Songbird supports Android syncing. I was referring to support from T-Mobile, or any carrier for that matter. Songbird is also iTunes-like and is preferred by some people. I will try to get a comparison written up in the next couple days for the sake of promoting options.
Yes Songbird supports Android syncing. I was referring to support from T-Mobile, or any carrier for that matter. Songbird is also iTunes-like and is preferred by some people. I will try to get a comparison written up in the next couple days for the sake of promoting options.
I am surprised that Google has not implemented a cloud based syncing for this. Store all you songs on their server and sync periodically. I think that I will give Songbird and DoubleTwist a try.
I am surprised that Google has not implemented a cloud based syncing for this. Store all you songs on their server and sync periodically. I think that I will give Songbird and DoubleTwist a try.