Music app incorrectly claims "any computer" supports drag and drop
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Canonical System Image |
Confirmed
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Medium
|
Pat McGowan | ||
Ubuntu Music App |
New
|
Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Ubuntu UX |
New
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
> No music found
>
> Connect your device to any computer and simply drag files to the Music folder or insert removable media with music.
The "any computer" part is a lie. OS X, at least, requires you to first install a dedicated application to transfer music. Change this so that it says something like "Connect your device to a computer that supports MTP to transfer music."
If and only if the phone has a memory card slot, it should probably also say "or copy music onto a memory card and insert it into the memory card slot."
<rant>
The word "simply" doesn't belong in any dialog box or error message or suggestion anywhere. It's a computer, nothing is simple, ever. When things are going wrong, having some smug bloody computer tell you that the task you're failing at is "simple" is just an outright insult.
</rant>
Thanks for taking the time to file this bug and for helping to make Ubuntu better! The walkthrough is meant as a quick start guide to provide the user with the options they have for adding music. The fact that Mac OSX makes this difficult is unfortunate, because honestly it is "simple".
I'm adding the Design team to this bug so they can consider changing this language.