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dordale · 07-13-2015, 03:36 PM

Does anyone here use their iPhone for audiobooks? I haven't updated my phone to ios 8.4 yet. Based on what I've read in the Apple Discussion forums, I'm not sure I want to.

I've read that they moved audiobooks from the music app to iBooks in ios 8.4--which isn't a problem for me, but it sounds like they've messed with the formatting and people who've upgraded aren't seeing the title information anymore. Apparently, any actual track titles have been replaced with generic listings: "Track 1", "Track 2", etc.

Most of my audiobooks are ripped from CDs--where I create one track for each CD. All the tracks have the same album name. Not sure how these will appear in the new iBooks app--will each track appear as a separate audiobook, or will iBooks recognize that they are all part of the same book? Does anyone here know?

I've also read that folks are having problems with iBooks remembering the last position played within a track--always starting at the beginning beginning of the track. Other posts have mentioned that the screen isn't updating the track position correctly as the audio book is being played--just stays at 0:00. Still others have said they are having problems with the quick 15 second rewind/ff not working.

Needless to say, after reading the above I'm a little hesitant to upgrade to ios 8.4...Would appreciate it if anyone with "Real World" experience of audiobook functionality on ios 8.4 would share their findings.

Thanks!

07-13-2015, 03:36 PM	#1
dordale Wizard Posts: 1,731 Karma: 3472866 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-650 & 350; Kindle Voyage; Kobo Aura HD, Aura One, and Forma	Audiobooks on ios 8.4? Does anyone here use their iPhone for audiobooks? I haven't updated my phone to ios 8.4 yet. Based on what I've read in the Apple Discussion forums, I'm not sure I want to. I've read that they moved audiobooks from the music app to iBooks in ios 8.4--which isn't a problem for me, but it sounds like they've messed with the formatting and people who've upgraded aren't seeing the title information anymore. Apparently, any actual track titles have been replaced with generic listings: "Track 1", "Track 2", etc. Most of my audiobooks are ripped from CDs--where I create one track for each CD. All the tracks have the same album name. Not sure how these will appear in the new iBooks app--will each track appear as a separate audiobook, or will iBooks recognize that they are all part of the same book? Does anyone here know? I've also read that folks are having problems with iBooks remembering the last position played within a track--always starting at the beginning beginning of the track. Other posts have mentioned that the screen isn't updating the track position correctly as the audio book is being played--just stays at 0:00. Still others have said they are having problems with the quick 15 second rewind/ff not working. Needless to say, after reading the above I'm a little hesitant to upgrade to ios 8.4...Would appreciate it if anyone with "Real World" experience of audiobook functionality on ios 8.4 would share their findings. Thanks!