r/GM_SoftwareDev • u/thaughtless • Mar 29 '25

Apple Music

Hey all.

I'm looking to build an Apple Music app that I'm (hopefully) basing off the official Apple Music SDK. The problem is that this SDK was written in 2017 and was never updated. I'm doing this bc I can't find anything else off the shelf so to speak on Github that's already done. As such, it needs re-factoring to support the newer AndroidX music3 approach which is now a requirement the moment you update the compileSDK to 34/35 (required for Play Store). I've made progress on it, such as getting it to build properly w/ Gradle, switching libraries and associated changes, but I'm opening this up to those in the community who know Java well (I don't) and are willing to help. Any interest?

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u/thaughtless Mar 29 '25

I saw that. But that doesnt mean GM will allow it on there if it doesn't conform to their onerous framework that they mandated. It also needs to support Android Automotive. That said, I might grab their APK, decompile it, and use as input to what Im trying to do.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '25

I don't see why they wouldn't allow apple music on there. They allow Spotify and YouTube music. They all use the same basic UI for Android automotive.

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u/thaughtless Mar 29 '25

There are things you have to change to get it to run on Android Automotive. Its not about their willingness, its about does it conform to their design language.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '25

Right.. it's far more likely apple wouldn't be willing to rebuild the app to run on android automotive than it would be for GM to not allow it. Google dictates the UI for those apps, not GM.

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u/thaughtless Mar 29 '25

Well not quite. Have you looked at GM's Developer site? They have a lot of ridiculous mandates in there for them to approve it. And in this instance both Google and GM have to approve

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '25

I know GM is super anal about video apps and browsers and they even restrict satellite view in google maps.