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Overkill

Overkill

Instantly kill iTunes once it launches πŸ’₯🎡

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Instantly kill iTunes once it launches πŸ’₯🎡

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github.com/krausefx/overkill
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Launched in 2016View 1 launch
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Jack DweckFelix Krause

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Jack Dweck
Jack Dweck
Unroll.Me

Unroll.Me

Hunter
Me, every day: - Phone is dying - Plugs phone into laptop - iTunes opens - No, no, no, no, nooooo - Quits iTunes Thanks @krausefx for making this. πŸ™
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8yr ago
Adam Davies
Adam Davies
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Word Map

@jackdweck was looking for the option in iTunes to stop this the other day. Have they taken it out? If so this will be awesome πŸ‘
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8yr ago
Ben Tossell
Ben Tossell

Makerpad

@jackdweck @krausefx Almost a year after I first asked this! Although some people did tell me how to turn it off in the thread https://twitter.com/bentossell/s...
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8yr ago
Lasse R
Lasse R
@jackdweck have you not disabled it? 😬
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8yr ago
Jack Dweck
Jack Dweck
Unroll.Me

Unroll.Me

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@lasserafn @adammydesign @bentossell you can definitely disable it from opening when you plug your phone in, but there are many more reasons for iTunes to accidentally launch (written by @krausefx): - You click play/pause while listening to a web-based music player (e.g. SoundCloud) - You launch iTunes by clicking on the icon by mistake - Someone sent you a link to an iOS app - You click on a link on the web, and didn't expect it to be an Music link - You open a file in Finder, and forgot to change the default app to VLC
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8yr ago
Adam Davies
Adam Davies
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@jackdweck ahhh cool 😎
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8yr ago
Niv Dror
Niv Dror
VC Puzzle

VC Puzzle

I love the internets. https://twitter.com/ProductHunt/...
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8yr ago
Adam Bardoň
Adam Bardoň
@nivo0o0 yeah, I knew it wouldn't take long :D
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8yr ago
Marko
Marko

Pollpass

@nivo0o0 All I see in this picture are kinder chocolates 😍🍫
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8yr ago
Niv Dror
Niv Dror
VC Puzzle

VC Puzzle

@markoxvee cannot focus on anything else once you pointed it out.
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8yr ago
Fraser Smith
Fraser Smith
@markoxvee @nivo0o0 That's because they are the only thing of any use in the video. Nom nom nom.
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8yr ago
Fraser Smith
Fraser Smith
Do you realise that this behaviour can still be disabled in iTunes? Apparently, the description has been changed to "Automatically sync when this iPhone is connected". I have it unchecked for all my devices and iTunes never launches when I plug in for a charge. So yes, "Overkill" is probably a pretty appropriate name TBH. :-) Perhaps "I Forgot to Google It" is more appropriate.
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8yr ago
Felix Krause
Felix Krause
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@frassmith Check out the description of the project, there are so many more reasons why iTunes would launch: - You connect an iPhone or iPad to your Mac - You click play/pause while listening to a web-based music player (e.g. SoundCloud) - You launch iTunes by clicking on the icon by mistake - Someone sent you a link to an iOS app - You click on a link on the web, and didn't expect it to be an Music link - You updated iTunes - You open a file in Finder, and forgot to change the default app to VLC
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8yr ago
Fraser Smith
Fraser Smith
@krausefx Thanks, yes, I did notice those later.
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8yr ago
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