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It may have cost Apple an estimated $100m but there are apparently still iTunes users who would rather not have a free download of U2's Songs Of Innocence. Here's how to delete it from your Apple device.
Consequence of Sound reports it's not as simple as merely deleting the album because of Songs Of Innocence was distributed by Apple's iCloud.
As COS explains. "You cannot permanently remove an album stored in the cloud (ugh), however, you can hide it from displaying on your iPhone by going to Settings, clicking on Music, and toggling the “Show All Music” switch to off."
Unfortunately this will then mean you are unable to download or stream any of your preferred music stored in the Cloud.
As CNET explains, “Even though it’s not on your device, when the album is available for download from the cloud, it will still be played in Shuffle mode — meaning you’re stuck with the U2 album through 13 October, or until Apple fixes this. A simple fix for now would be to create a custom playlist on your iOS device and exclude U2’s Songs of Innocence from it.”
The U2 album's shock release at the Apple announcement on 9 September caught many by surprise with some fans and fellow musicians reacting angrily. Mercury Prize Nominees Bombay Bicycle Club told NME: “I thought the move was quite invasive. A lot of people are up in arms because they don’t like U2. I don’t have an opinion on the band itself, but I do think the method is a little bit in your face."
Tyler The Creator also tweeted the following:
GET OFF MY FUCKING PHONE. YOU COULDNT COME UP WITH AN ACTUAL MARKETING IDEA? FUCK @U2 I DONT WANT YOU. FUCK BONO. I DIDNT ASK FOR YOU IM MAD
— Tyler, The Creator (@fucktyler) September 12, 2014
U2's album will receive a physical release on 13 October with four bonus tracks.
