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Updated Play Button iTunes Patch

I have published an updated version of the Play Button iTunes Patch that now correctly kills the remote control daemon after patching it. Thanks to @quicksnap for helping troubleshoot. Here is a link to the issue on github.

Play Button iTunes Patch Updated to Version 1.1

I have had a backlog of changes that I wanted to make to the iTunes patch.  I finally took some time this weekend to work on those and release version 1.1.  The major improvement in this version is the check for System Integrity Protection.

Take a look at this commit for more details about this round of changes.  You can download the latest version on the project page.

Screen shot of the v1.1 patch on macOS Sierra

Play Button iTunes Patch updated

My original patch possibly worked only with OS X 10.6.5. Last night I figured out a better way to apply the patch without relying on a pre-supplied diff. What this means is that starting with version 0.7 the patch should work with pretty much all versions.

If you are interested, check it out on the project page.

Play Button iTunes Patch

This is a patch for removing the default OS X behavior of always starting iTunes when the play button on the keyboard is pressed. This feature can be useful for a lot of users, but it can also be annoying if you are using VLC or other similar programs that support the media keys.

Quick Update – Play Button iTunes Patch

OS X El Capitan has been released, and my iTunes Play Button Patch is not compatible with it because of the new System Integrity Protection (SIP) that restricts any user (even root user) from modifying any system files. You can get around this by temporarily disabling SIP, applying the patch and then re-enabling SIP. I feel like this is not a good solution because it is cumbersome and it will likely have to be redone every time iTunes is updated (something needed by the existing method as well).

So, what’s the alternative? I have used Vox music player on and off, and I noticed that it has a preference pane which works with El Capitan and accomplishes the same goal with a different approach. I believe they use a background service that listens for the key and handles it, if configured. I feel like that’s a better approach to this problem and properly deals with the SIP restrictions that Apple has added to OS X El Capitan.

I am new to OS X service programming so I am going to research and see if I can learn about it to address this need. This will likely also address the enhancement request that many folks have submitted to allow control from other devices.

Play Button iTunes Patch now supports OS X Mountain Lion

Thanks to user48986 at AskDifferent I was able to update Play Button iTunes Patch to support OS X Mountain Lion. Head over to the project page for the updated download.

Update for Songbird 1.10: Apple Keyboard Media Key Support

2013-03-17: I have duplicated Nick’s add-on and created a version that I am hoping I will update on a timely fashion as new songbird versions are released. You can find this add-on on the Songbird add-on website.

2012-11-04: Updated xpi for Songbird 2.1.

Apple Keyboard Media Key Support is a must have Songbird add-on if you use Songbird on a mac. With the recent Songbird update (1.10) it is no longer compatible and cannot be installed. I decided to update the compatibility in the install (xpi) and see if still works. Guess what? It does.

So, until Nick uploads the official version to the add-on site I am uploading an updated version here. I have emailed Nick so he can upload this to the official site. Note that I have updated the version to 1.4.1 (from 1.4.0) so Songbird will let you install it.