[App] Zune/WP7 style music player for Android - Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]

I though I'd post this in the general Android forum as well since this works in most Android devices.
The developer of Launcher Pro has released an alpha version of a music player which is functionally and visually similar to the Zune and WP7 music player. Personally I really like this app. Visually it's the best looking music player on Android.
You can follow the developer on twitter here, where he posts updates on the app as well as links to the latest release: https://twitter.com/#!/fedecarnales
I've found information on the app, download like as well as a how-to install it here:
http://www.stuff-review.com/2011-05/zune-and-windows-phone-7-styled-music-player-for-android/
Tip: make sure you have 'unknown sources' check before you open the file.
The current version is Alpha3 with changelog:
Fixed some out-of-memory FCs related to album artwork and artist backgrounds.
Fixed a FC when "shuffle all" was pressed before having played any songs.
Fixed the previous song's album art showing in Now Playing when no artwork is found for the current song.
Fixed a visual glitch for album art in the Now Playing screen on Honeycomb.
Enabled vertical scrolling in Now Playing (portrait mode) for low resolution devices devices like HTC Wildfire.
Modified status bar notification layout to include album art of the currently playing song.
Added menu item to go back to Library from the Now Playing screen (Menu > Library)
Added menu item to open the Now Playing screen from any other screen (Menu > Now Playing)
In the Now Playing screen, clicking on the artist name will take you to that artist's screen. Same with album name.
Disabled artist background downloading when roaming, and data roaming is disabled on your phone.
You can now long-press any song/artist/album/playlist/genre to add it to the current play queue.
Added compatibility for scrobbling with the Last.fm app
Added a Settings screen (in the main "Music" screen press Menu > Settings)
Added support for controlling playback with your headset. You can disable this in the settings.
Added option to download artist backgrounds only when connected to Wi-Fi to avoid data charges.
Added option to change the UI accents color (default is blue).
Added a provisional icon to the app.
Hope you enjoy!!!
p.s.: as of Alpha3 this app now has an auto-expire, probably to make sure you have the latest version.

Alpha 4 is out:
download:
http://launcherpro.com/music/
instructions as above.
Change log
Alpha 4
Fixed a bug that caused the app to fail to restore the shuffle setting when restarted.
Added a 4x1 Widget with album art, song info, and playback controls
You can now long-press any song/artist/album/playlist/genre to add it to a playlist. You can also create a new playlist by choosing "New" instead of an existing playlist.
Added a new "Folders" tab that lists any folders that contain music from your library. Clicking on a folder name will open a list of the songs in that folder.
Added a new option in the Settings screen to choose which tabs to show in the main "Music" screen.
Added a new option to show/hide album art in the "Now Playing" screen..

Alpha 5 is out, fixing some of the issues people have had with the widget and playlists.
Changelog:
Fixed startup force close that happened on some HTC phones.
Made the entire widget clickable, so that clicking anywhere (outside the play/pause/next buttons) will open the app.
Added the ability to delete playlists by long-pressing on a playlist and choosing "Delete".
Added an option to set the default tab to show when the application is started.
New option to use a custom status bar instead of the system status bar. Touch it to reveal more info (battery charge, Wifi status, signal strength, data connection). Swipe it down to open the notifications panel. Please note that due to limitations in the Android system, it's not possible to show notifications in the custom status bar or customize the notifications panel.

you said it!.... visually the best music player app...... the only thing it needs is an equalizer...... still a great app nonetheless!! thanks!

It would be great to have a lock screen widget like power amp since i use this function alot.
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diamond_4g64 said:
It would be great to have a lock screen widget like power amp since i use this function alot.
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Yeah that too!... even i use that feature...

Pretty sweet app. I'll have to install it later when I get home. Thanks for the post.

Alpha 7
Fixed the force-close when opening the Recently Added playlist.
Fixed the trash can appearing on the Album screen.
Alpha 6
Playlists can now be edited through the app. Open a playlist and press Menu > Edit. Use the handles (up/down arrows) to drag/move songs. Drag them to the trash can to remove them from the playlist.
The widget's Play button should now work even if the queue is empty.
Added a menu item on the Now Playing screen to go to Settings.
Added an option to disable the lockscreen while on the Now Playing screen.
You can now choose to scrobble through the official Last.fm app, through ScrobbleDroid / SLS, or disable it entirely.
Fixed some problems in the shuffling code that were causing force closes.

sibyy said:
Alpha 7
Fixed the force-close when opening the Recently Added playlist.
Fixed the trash can appearing on the Album screen.
Alpha 6
Playlists can now be edited through the app. Open a playlist and press Menu > Edit. Use the handles (up/down arrows) to drag/move songs. Drag them to the trash can to remove them from the playlist.
The widget's Play button should now work even if the queue is empty.
Added a menu item on the Now Playing screen to go to Settings.
Added an option to disable the lockscreen while on the Now Playing screen.
You can now choose to scrobble through the official Last.fm app, through ScrobbleDroid / SLS, or disable it entirely.
Fixed some problems in the shuffling code that were causing force closes.
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Thanks for the update info!

Wow, I love this app. Thanks so much for sharing it!

Here's the other, and bigger, thread.

Beta 1 has been released!

Beta 2 has also been released with skins available in the market..

kandiyal said:
Beta 2 has also been released with skins available in the market..
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let's try

nicccceeeeee

kandiyal said:
Beta 2 has also been released with skins available in the market..
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Thanks. Do you know if there are any compatibility issues w/ ICS? I haven't re-installed the app since I started flashing early ICS E4GT builds.

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[App]UPDATED PowerAMP v2.0 (Release Candidate) --- new 1/11/11

This is not my app, I take no credit for the development.
All credit for this great app goes to Maxmp at www.powerampapp.com
Once a final release is made, please support him by buying the
full app unlocker, its only a few quid
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.maxmpz.audioplayer.unlock
ANY BUGS REPORT TO THE DEVELOPER ON HIS SITE NOT TO ME LOL
http://forum.powerampapp.com
PowerAMP v2.0 (Release Candidate) --- new 1/11/11
http://www.box.net/shared/ig910kjeotx6iyyagl1c
Changelog:
Release Candidate:
- enabled deletion
- updated musiXmatch plugin
- stability improvements (may help with stability on few custom ROMs as well)
Full Changelog (from v1.4):
Audio Engine:
- Direct Volume Control for new Android 2.3+ sound system where available.
Direct Volume Control results in volume level equal (or higher with positive preamp) to stock player, but with the Equalizer/Tone enabled
- re-tuned equalizer/tone controls for Direct Volume Control (gives a larger range of distortion-free sound, deeper basses)
- output limiter. Ensures distortion-free sound even on extreme equalizer/tone amplification levels
- support for .mpc (sv7/sv8), .aif/.aiff
- replay gain support for all supported formats which support Replay Gain (mp3, mp4/m4a, flac, ape, wv, tta, ogg, mpc) (most effective with Direct Volume Control)
- stereo expansion effect (Stereo X)
- mix-to-mono, balance
Library/Folders:
- custom complete Library/Media Scanner implementation, 10x-100x scan speed comparing to system library tag scanner, 1000 songs scanned in 15-30sec (depends on phone/sd card)
- Music Folder hierarchical selection. PowerAMP scans only the folders selected in Settings => Music Folders\
- permanent shuffle. Shuffle session is stored in database and survive PowerAMP restart, phone reboots etc.
- Menu => List Opts for almost each Folder/Library list with the sorting, view mode, and other per-list options
- playlist unification, no more Folders vs Library playlists
- m3u/m3u8, pls, wpl playlist file formats support. Sync'ed playlists - any change to playlist is written back to m3u/m3u8, pls, wpl files\n
- playlist export from system Library
- embed cue support (flac, wv, ape)
- full-library and folders search
- history of songs played and other smart playlists (Most Played, Top Rated, Recently Played, Recently Added. Each list can be set to be sorted in Reverse. Enable these lists via
Menu => Lists Opts in Library)
- rating system. PowerAMP 2.0 stores ratings in own database only. Later versions will also sync ratings back to track tags\n
- option not to add duplicates to playlist
- auto-advance options moved from Settings to Advance List repeat mode
- new Shuffle modes: shuffle songs then lists; shuffle lists, songs in order
- home screen playlist shortcut support
- voice search support ("Listen to")
- track "Send" action support (Bluetooth, email, etc.)
- option to ignore shuffle mode in queue
UI:
- restyled skins (larger controls, less controls initially visible, expandable menus, bigger album art, etc.)
- ability to load skins from Market/apk/jar files on SD card (PowerAMP Classic external skin is available with PowerAMP 2.0 release)
- OpenGL cover animation
- grid view for folders/albums lists
- new Equalizer/Tone and Library layouts
- new configurable Lock Screen
- new configurable 4x4, 4x2, 4x1, and 2x2 home screen widgets
- improved Settings layout and reorganized options
Other:
- lyrics download (via separate musiXmatch plugin)
- more than 100 changes in total and more are coming in the next PowerAMP 2.x releases!
OLD BETA LINKS
BETA 1 LINK
Poweramp 2.0 beta 1 apk below
https://www.box.net/shared/m1v73o302l0ttmlguxnn
BETA 2 LINKS
poweramp beta 2
http://www.box.net/shared/2ds0fp4spbc0glhprfke
Poweamp widget pack
http://www.box.net/shared/f98kdsea7mmbr4546cc8
Classic skin APK
http://www.box.net/shared/fskaj8enpdo4y0doxvib
Classic skin JAR (same as apk, different packaging. Copy it to sdcard/Android/data/_com.maxmpz.audioplayer/skins/ to install the skin)
http://www.box.net/shared/enzpp1qp6ip8xl77iucx
NEW UPDATE BETA 3 21/10/11 -- 23.10
poweramp beta 3
http://www.box.net/shared/1ero1o7tftu6i62jn6pz
Poweramp widget pack (changed)
http://www.box.net/shared/ig910kjeotx6iyyagl1c
NOT CHANGED
Classic skin APK
http://www.box.net/shared/fskaj8enpdo4y0doxvib
Classic skin JAR (same as apk, different packaging. Copy it to sdcard/Android/data/_com.maxmpz.audioplayer/skins/ to install the skin)
http://www.box.net/shared/enzpp1qp6ip8xl77iucx
Thanks mate for now it is runing very good.The new style is very nice looking
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Quick heads up about this update.
FINALLY my SGSII can read genre tags properly (previously EVERY player took its tag reading from the systems way of reading tags, resulting in genre tags being messed up which really bugs me as I predominantly like to listen by shuffling a genre! FLAC tags also now work properly).
More details here: AndroidNZ: PowerAMP 2.0 Beta Quietly Released
Made a video for curious people who haven't yet got PowerAMP:
Love the new design. Thanx for the heads up..
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still caches to sd though.I'm sticking with playerpro since it doesn't suck up my sd card
Miss the 4x1 widget way too much. Cant use this. :/
-My life is a shooting range, people never change-
Will existing owners have to re-buy?
In previous version, I can play an album/artist/playlist directly. Now I have to queue it first. Is there a simple way?
beautiful application, but there are still missing several features including widgets
It's a beta folks, other widget sizes are coming, no worries there.
@Blakamin: It will recognise your existing license.
I like the new formats in portrait but I think landscape was a better fit in the previous release format.
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I'm not entirely convinced I like the new landscape either, we should really give that feedback to the dev since this is a beta!
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I'm not entirely convinced I like the new landscape either, we should really give that feedback to the dev since this is a beta!
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Will do.
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Will have to use since Google's Music app is still bugged in beta. Nice find.
ifatalityx said:
Will have to use since Google's Music app is still bugged in beta. Nice find.
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Been using poweramp since galaxy s1 came out and think it's by far the best.
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About 2 times out of 3, when I disconnect my bluetooth device, PowerAmp will pause briefly, then start playing the music again from the phone speaker. I've unticked the "resume when headset reconnected" option which seemed to help but not completely fix the issue.
Any ideas?
if anyone's worried about widgets, use a resizer. I use go launcher ex and resized it to where only the player controls are shown.
Thanks. I had no clue this beta was out. Big fan of poweramp...use it daily. This looks good.
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This is stunningly fancy. A definate favorite.
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[APP][2.3+] Music Player (Remix)

I'd like to introduce everyone to a unique music player app that I've developed called "Music Player (Remix)". I started developing it 4 years ago as a homebrew app on the old webOS platform. It quickly became the most downloaded homebrew webOS app. I eventually released it into the official webOS app catalog and it became the #4 top-rated app (#1 in the Music category).
As a user, I moved to Android over 2 year ago and of all the apps I missed on webOS, the biggest one was my own being someone who loves listening to music all the time (at work, in the car, at home, doing the lawn, etc). I tried out all the other music apps, and they all had their positive points, but none of them had the unique features I put into Music Player (Remix). So eventually I decided to build my own app porting over a lot of the features in the webOS version that users on that platform loved, but added a lot of new features and changed the overall user interface. Now everything is just a swipe away, even when you're not in the app! (read below for details).
When developing the app, I really wanted to think outside-of-the-box when coming up with the best way to do things in a music app. As a result, Music Player (Remix) has a lot of features and design concepts that you won't find in any other music app, but when you experience them you'll wonder how you ever lived without them.
Here's a list of some of the biggest features:
- Large, finger-friendly controls on phones and tablets. Tap the top of the album art to pause/play. Tap the bottom-right to go to the next track. Tap the bottom-left to go to the previous track.
- While using other apps, swipe from the bottom of the screen to reveal the "mini-player" allowing you to control your music & access your now playing list, playlists, and faves without leaving other apps.
- Notification when new songs are added to your device (can be disabled).
- Intuitive swipe navigation and gestures:
* Swipe from bottom for the Now Playing list and music controls.
* Swipe from right for your music library, search, help, preferences, and aesthetic customizations.
* Swipe from left for faves, playlists, and autolists.
* Swipe right on a song in the Now Playing list to remove it. Swipe left to queue it to play next. (customizable)
* Swipe right on a song in a playlist to remove it. Swipe left to move it to the top of the list. (customizable)
- Auto-generated playlists (called "Autolists") available based upon your listening habits.
- 5 customizable quick shortcuts at the top of the Now Playing screen. Assign various functions to each one included Add to Playlist, Save bookmark, Lyrics, Share song, View YouTube video, and much more.
- All screens are optimized for portrait & landscape orientations.
- The Now Playing screen has been optimized for 7" & 8.9"/10" tablets. (Eventually will be modifying all the app's screens)
- All library browsing screens have several display & sorting options.
- Save bookmarks in a song & visual markers will appear on the scrubber bar. Tap prev/next to jump between bookmarks or use the "View Bookmarks" option to select a bookmark.
- Any time you play a song, a bookmark is automatically saved when you leave the song. To go back to the previous play position in a song, use the "View Bookmarks" option.
- Download album art for any song or album. Select from several choices with different image resolutions. Album art is embedded directly in the music files.
- Download lyrics and embed directly in the music file (or optionally save in an external text file). Pinch/zoom the lyrics to change the font size. Karaoke feature for recording yourself singing along.
- Advanced playlist management including drag/drop song re-ordering & multi-add mode. While in multi-add mode, go to any screen within the app and tap songs/albums/artists/genres/composers to quickly add them to the playlist.
- In-app wikipedia browser available for albums, artists, genres, and composers.
- Jellybean expandable notifications with super-sized album art and music controls.
- 5 band equalizer with built-in presets, bass boost, and virtualizer.
- Last.fm scrobbling with caching during internet outages (no external app required to be installed for scrobbling).
- Stylish 4x1 & 4x2 home screen widgets with customizable color & opacity.
- Various lock screen control options including basic controls (ICS+), advanced mini-player controls (ICS+), or the 4x2 widget (Android 4.2+).
- Fine-tuned controls for quickly skipping backward & forward by 5/30/60 seconds. Long-tap the pause/play tap area to reveal (or hide) the controls.
- And much, much more!!!
There is a free, fully-functional 14-day trial available in the Google Play Store. The full version (priced at $4.99) is also available in the Google Play Store and Amazon App Store. Please check it out and let me know what you think.
Download link??
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jaestreetss said:
Download link??
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He says it's in the google play store.
The forum rules at the top of this forum section indicate your can't post links to your app if it's commercial. So I didn't post the link. The trial version is free, so am I allowed to post a link to that?
But anyway, you can find it in the Google Play Store or Amazon App Store by searching for "Music Player (Remix)".
DanPLC said:
The forum rules at the top of this forum section indicate your can't post links to your app if it's commercial. So I didn't post the link. The trial version is free, so am I allowed to post a link to that?
But anyway, you can find it in the Google Play Store or Amazon App Store by searching for "Music Player (Remix)".
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Yes,if you have a trial version you can post it here!
It's not allowed if you post only the paid version..
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Nezys said:
Yes,if you have a trial version you can post it here!
It's not allowed if you post only the paid version..
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Thanks! I wasn't sure how to interpret the rules, so I erred on the safe side. Right now I can't post links anyway due to my limited post count, but once my account gets upgraded/updated, I'll post the link to the trial version.
But in the meantime, please search for "Music Player (Remix)" in the Play Store and you should find the trial version. Try it out and let me know your impressions in this thread.
DanPLC said:
Thanks! I wasn't sure how to interpret the rules, so I erred on the safe side. Right now I can't post links anyway due to my limited post count, but once my account gets upgraded/updated, I'll post the link to the trial version.
But in the meantime, please search for "Music Player (Remix)" in the Play Store and you should find the trial version. Try it out and let me know your impressions in this thread.
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Here you go
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hedami.mprtrial
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Here you go
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hedami.mprtrial
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Thanks!
Version 1.4.3 has been released to the Google Play Store and Amazon App Store. It has a new autolist called "Breath of Fresh Air" that allows you to play a random mix of songs you haven't played recently. It also contains a bunch of bug fixes.
The 14-day free, fully-functional trial version is being reset for all users!
Here's the complete changelog:
- (New Feature) Add 'Breath of Fresh Air' autolist (random mix of songs not recently played).
- (Bug Fix) NuPlay new song notifications sometimes did not appear immediately on certain devices.
- (Bug Fix) If the 'Auto play when loading app' setting was selected (on the 'Miscellaneous' Preferences screen) and you switched orientations while the music was paused, the music would resume playing.
- (Bug Fix) The basic lockscreen controls would sometimes still appear even after disabling them or even killing the app.
- (Bug Fix) If you switched to a bookmark from the widget or notification controls and then brought up the mini-player, the song/album/artist info would be blank.
- (Bug Fix) Fixes for various causes of app crashes.
- (Bug Fix) Users in a restricted profile under Android 4.3+ may not have access to all apps (such as a web browser), so before launching an external app (for instance to view a web page), verify the user has access to that external resource. If not, display an error.
Checking it out :thumbup:
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Checking it out :thumbup:
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Thanks, let me know what you think.
Immediate reaction... Its really good :thumbup: the options given are so much I need some days to fully check it out properly
Just one suggestion for now... I missed the play/pause and next/ previous song buttons. Then I found out it was hidden in the album art. A small downfall there.. And when I first opened the app... The music directly started blasting ( a heavy metal one ) and I freaked out. ( was alone in a dark room... Imagine my horror!! )
TeeJay!! said:
Immediate reaction... Its really good :thumbup: the options given are so much I need some days to fully check it out properly
Just one suggestion for now... I missed the play/pause and next/ previous song buttons. Then I found out it was hidden in the album art. A small downfall there.. And when I first opened the app... The music directly started blasting ( a heavy metal one ) and I freaked out. ( was alone in a dark room... Imagine my horror!! )
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Yeah I plan on adding a welcome screen to introduce users to the user interface. But I figure most people like you figure out where the controls are.
Yeah the first time you load the app, it starts a "Shuffle All" list. It won't auto-play on subsequent loads, unless you turn the option on via the Preferences screen (tap the gear icon at the top of the right-side sliding panel).
I'd still prefer a seperate play/pause and prev/next buttons.
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I'd still prefer a seperate play/pause and prev/next buttons.
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You have them, but they're incorporated on the album art for 2 reasons:
1) The controls are much larger (finger-friendly). It's so easy to use without even looking at the screen. Really nice in the car (when docked).
2) Removing the separate controls allows room for the customizable preset controls for one-touch access to your favorite functions (bookmarks, lyrics, album art downloading, youtube videos, album & artist search, etc.)
When designing this user interface I wanted to think outside of the box. Give it a try and I think you'll really like it once you use it awhile.
I guess it was in the opening post
Didn't read it well will see it through and nice thought :thumbup: :beer:
thnxx
Have a bit of dilemma...
Hi, I'm using your app as of now (while typing this post) and it's pretty great, but..
But when I press the Next button on Album Art, sometimes the music forwards due to pressing the music time-line (or what you might call it) accidentally. Also true and vice-versa with the Previous button.
Any fix and/or suggestion pal?
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Hi, I'm using your app as of now (while typing this post) and it's pretty great, but..
But when I press the Next button on Album Art, sometimes the music forwards due to pressing the music time-line (or what you might call it) accidentally. Also true and vice-versa with the Previous button.
Any fix and/or suggestion pal?
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Are you talking about the fine-tuned controls (5sec, 30sec, 60sec backward/forward)? If so, just long-tap the pause/play section of the album art to toggle those controls.
If you're talking about the scrubber bar, it shouldn't be anywhere near the album art...at least not close enough to affect the controls. If it is on your device, please post a screenshot (or send me one to hedami DOT support AT gmail DOT com).
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Are you talking about the fine-tuned controls (5sec, 30sec, 60sec backward/forward)? If so, just long-tap the pause/play section of the album art to toggle those controls.
If you're talking about the scrubber bar, it shouldn't be anywhere near the album art...at least not close enough to affect the controls. If it is on your device, please post a screenshot (or send me one to hedami DOT support AT gmail DOT com).
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Here it is, the blue line. By the way, I'm using LG Optimus L3 CM9 ICS (MDPI)...

[APP] LocalCast - WebBrowser video parsing improved

Apk downloads via XDA Labs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/labs-t3241866
Playstore:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.stefanpledl.localcast
Playstore Betas:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/de.stefanpledl.localcast
Help with the translation here:
https://crowdin.com/project/localcast
LocalCast RECEIVER (0.0.2):
http://goo.gl/sAk99U
(only works with LocalCast 3.0.09+)
4.2.0.2:
Roku!
Image casting to SmartTVs fixed
Streams: Title will be displayed if available
Ripples: Fixed rippling at now playing screen
Device selector: Fixed displaying multiple times
Chromecast: Fixed disconnect / exit app on tv, both did exit
BETA feature: Play on device, enable in settings
Everyone has a friend with an iPhone or an iPad. Tell them to get LocalCast on iOS here: http://itunes.apple.com/app/id969804264
Older:
3.9.9.1.beta:
Major refactor under the hood, almost every file was changed.
A couple of new features added, a couple of bugs fixed and a couple of things improved. I really hate to write these notes.
3.9.9.0 -> 3.9.9.1:
- fixed items not visible pre Lollipop
- fixed text cut off
LocalCast 3.5.0:
- tablet layout for larger tablets, e.g. Nexus 9, 10
- Sonos devices added
- subtitle text color
- subtitle timing
- notification beautified and merged into one
- new icon
- new materialized album view
- Dropbox browsing added
- more, see changelog in the app
LocalCast 3.3.12:
Lots of usability improvements!
New:
Resume: videos / music, it will resume 10 seconds before (you can set the time in the settings)
Multiselect: Touch icon/preview image
Bookmarks: You can now add folders into the navigation drawer (device only)
Subtitles: Subtitle file in same folder will be searched
Subtitle folder: Add a subtitle folder, which will be searched automatically for a matching file
All songs: sorting can be changed to alphabetically
Navigationdrawer: Items can be hidden
SMB: you can now append folders e.g. 192.168.178.2/Users/me/Videos/
Changes:
Settings beautified
Preview images cropped to circles
Minor layout tweaks
Fixes:
Folder view: lag fixed when browsing music files
Lockscreen image: fixed displaying wrong image
LocalCast 3.2.2:
bug fixes and performance improvements
LocalCast 3.1.12:
bug fixes and performance improvements
LocalCast 3.0.09:
SmartTV casting fixed
LocalCast 3.0.02:
Material
cast to Apple TV, DLNA, SmartTVs
LocalCast 2.6.4.beta:
Google Drive
Google+
Dropbox
Subtitle font size
Playlists
Fixed: urls got cut off
Picture panning
Other things I forgot already
LocalCast 2.2.3:
Route audio to phone
crash fixes
LocalCast 2.1.0:
Fixed not casting
Multiple picture selection
SMB: Queue added
Server notification updated
Changelog: 2nd post
LocalCast 2.0.3:
New features:
- Subtitles:
Start a movie, then either hit 'Add subtitle' or just go back and open the Folder view. Navigate to your subtitle and touch it. You can toggle the subtitle on the 'Now playing' screen.
- Rotation:
Pictures and Videos can be rotated in 90° steps
- Zoom:
Pictures and Videos can be zoomed in & out.
- Artist: & Albums:
The music category got 2 new tabs for Artists and Albums
- Paste Link:
You can now paste every link in the App. Instead of blindly searching a video link and playing it, all links to videos will be displayed. You can choose to play it or queue it. This works for links that get shared with the app, too.
- TV Layout:
I don't use a ready made receiver app by Google anymore, but a custom one, where I had to build everything myself, so it looks different. To avoid burn in on Plasma and other TVs, when only music is playing, the background changes and the cover moves.
- Subtitles + SMB:
I forgot to handle subtitles from smb shares. So an easy fix for now is: copy the subtitle to your device. Start the movie from your smb share and add the subtitle.
Thanks! Downloaded and works like a charm on my nexus 7 2013.
If you continue with this, could you possibly add subtitle support?
EDIT: How does the app screen for videos? There are a couple that didn't show up, but they're unplayable with Avia/Real Player Cloud as well. Does the app only show videos that are compatible with the ChromeCast?
You sir are my hero
I would say I love you but then my wife might get jealous
PS: Subtitles support would be quite awesome
PS2: Haven't downloaded the app and I'm already waiting for incoming updates and in love with it
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It's working like a charm but I would like to ask for a feature if it's possible.
Right now the app scans the memory for video files which is great BUT, it's a bit of a mess if you have several videos from whatsapp, downloaded files, camera files, etc.
Would it be possible to separate the files per folders like "Whatsapp videos" Camera Videos", etc... Like how the gallery works.
Also, it would be awesome to be able to also show the pictures and not only the videos... I know is a lot to ask for, but that would make the app perfect...
Also, as I said, the app is working awesomely
I can use this app but, it doesn't detect all of my video files. It detects 1 or 2 in the same folder and same format and permissions and everything but, doesn't detect the others. What can I do?
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Wow! This works better than AllCast!
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Is it possible to use the android unified file open dialog? Or maybe some sort of browsing? When I open the app it says no video on device. How do I cast pictures? Its not detecting pics in gallery...
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This is awesome. Works great.
Thanks
OP, you may want to check that pname
localhost, localcast
Thank you for the app
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Thanks, but what about local pictures, music?
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D/l'd. And was about to test...but my stomach started growling. I would love music, screencast and pics as well. Would be a total hit.
Anyone know if there is a app that allows us to implement or own wallpapers into chromecast yet?
Nice app, good coding, but.....,from my point of view it wil need more work on format suport, "local" will also need to include a local NAS. On controling video play back it will also need a way to jump, fast forward,
Again good coding and thanks
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Version 1.3:
Thumbnails added
Seeking should work
Fixed a crash on 2.x
Ads added
About the ads: I will only display the banner at the bottom, no popups, no bull****.
Apk download 1.3: http://goo.gl/6qMFXO
Folder navigation will be added.
Casting Images will be added, along with folder navigation.
For streaming/casting music check out my other app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.stefanpledl.beat
I'll push an update to beat-beta with ChromeCast support, soon.
1.3 not available in play Store?
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1.3 not available in play Store?
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Will be available in a bit, I just uploaded it. Normally takes 1-2 hours until it is visible.
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Does anyone know of a WORKING "renderer" app i can use with this app, that i can install on my phone
So i use this app on my tablet, to dlna over my network to my phone which is running a renderer, which in turn is hooked up to my tv
Ive tried bubbleupnp, but its tempermental, works sometimes, but media control does not work,......posting in the hopes i might be missing a app that does this and does this well i.e. video support, video controls
Dont suppose there are any transcoding apps for android also?
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Will be available in a bit, I just uploaded it. Normally takes 1-2 hours until it is visible.
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I've just voted your app in play store...
If you need/want help with translation, I can help you with Spanish
Just flashed a 2.3 ROM on my old device...
Crashes fixed for Android 2.3.x in Version 1.4: http://goo.gl/Ng3hc7
No more critical crashes so far, so the update flood is stopped

[APP][4.0+][MATERIAL]Liquid Music Player

Liquid Music Player (Material design music player)
Simple is the new Smart.
Liquid Music Player is a new and innovative and revolutionary app which is stable and 4.0+ version of marine music player beta and continuously in development
One of the most beautiful and best material design music for Android!
This app is one of the most powerful yet simple and surprisingly faster than other apps.
Beautiful skins to make your music player look more outstanding, and these also make your music player get the next level experience.
Material design music is evolving, please try it and tell your opinion to make it grow together.
Currently it has following Features:-
1)Best Material design music player
1)Browse and play your music by albums, artists, genres, songs, playlists recents and folders.
2)Create and Edit Playlist
3)Scrobbling support via scrobble droid and simple last.fm
4)embedded lyrics support
5)lyric support via third party plugin
6)7 band Equalizer
7)Preset and bass boost support
8)lockscreen support for 4.0+
9)3 home screen WIDGETS (4x2,4x2,4x1).
10)Use album art color (a unique feature try it)
11) Notification STATUS support: display album artwork, title and artist, play/pause, skip forward and stop controls in notification status.
12) Headset/Bluetooth Controls
13) display cool transparency effect when playing
14) artist art and genre art are made from combination of album and songs art .
15) SHAKE IT feature: give your phone a shake to play next/previous song
16) Gorgeous background skins, cool transparency effect for beautiful experience
17) Headset support. Support one button and multiple buttons headsets. Leave your device in the pocket!
18) Music Library with SEARCH. Find all your music never been so easy.
19)gapless playback support
20)programmable sleep timer
21)Editing Tags
22)Many Theme
23)Ability to Customize Every aspect of app
24)use album art color in playing view
25) 6 theme color
26)light and dark theme
27)card view support
28)consume as little as 10MB of RAM.(Only service RAM is 10 mb)
29)crop album art
30)many sorting modes
31)support for lst and grid views
32)pause album art loading for smooth scrolling.
Functions IN Pro version:-
1)Many more themes
2)metadata editor
3)future update support
and many more
For any issues ,please drop us a mail instead of giving 1 star.
Google Play link
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[APP][4.0+][MATERIAL]Liquid Music Player, App for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
AndroidRockers
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Status: Stable
Stable Release Date: 2015-04-12
Created 2015-04-12
Last Updated 2015-04-12
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Is very similar to Eleven app from cyanogenmod 12 but no it is'nt at all. Very good app but when i set the equalizer i get a force close window.
GreekDragon said:
Is very similar to Eleven app from cyanogenmod 12 but no it is'nt at all. Very good app but when i set the equalizer i get a force close window.
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did u reported the error on google play , i dont find any error reported ?? please report it so that i can take a look into it why it is force closing
Would you please share an apk? I don't have the Google Play Market, but I wish to test your app. TIA
Just installed this player, it has a lot of potential! It would be good if you could add the following:
1. Repair the option to keep aspect ratio of album art, it doesn't work now, always stretches it!
2. Add option for separate artist images in Artist view, now it uses only album art
3. Add option for list view in the artist tab.
4. When you browse album tracks, the album art on the top is a low quality thumbnail, can this be fixed to use the same resolution as the now playing tab?
In the end, a question - What's the difference between marine and liquid players?
Cheers!
belyava said:
Would you please share an apk? I don't have the Google Play Market, but I wish to test your app. TIA
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sorry for the late reply,i will see what i can do about that, but it is easier u know if u use play store
Alanon said:
Just installed this player, it has a lot of potential! It would be good if you could add the following:
1. Repair the option to keep aspect ratio of album art, it doesn't work now, always stretches it!
2. Add option for separate artist images in Artist view, now it uses only album art
3. Add option for list view in the artist tab.
4. When you browse album tracks, the album art on the top is a low quality thumbnail, can this be fixed to use the same resolution as the now playing tab?
In the end, a question - What's the difference between marine and liquid players?
Cheers!
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i will try to answer your query one by one
1)yup it is suppose to be stretching it, but it will be working as u said in next version.
2)will be added in future release.
3)it is already there in artist view
4)sure will be done in next release.
as per the difference marine is beta and 2.3+ supported and liquid is 4.0+ and perfertly stable release and will also gain many future feature updates.
I have been using your music player all day and I like it so far. I was using myplayer as my default but he changed the now playing ui and I don't like it. So here are my thoughts on your app so far:
UI: Very nice, looks very good and follows material much better than Google music does haha. I am looking forward to you fixing the album art cropping so the now playing screen isn't stretched.
2. Navigation nice and smooth moving around the app except for the now playing screen. When sliding to a different track it's not a smooth transition, you swipe and then a second later the art slides but it seems like there is a hesitation. Perhaps make it buffer the next couple of tracks album art so it doesn't have to load the new art each time as it seems it slows down the transition.
Also when you're in the navigation drawer and select a track to play it shows up on the bottom bar. I would like to be able to drag this up to show the now playing screen instead of having to tap it to open. Navigation should be about sliding and swiping and flowing smoothly. Once these issues are ironed out then you will have the best music player out there and I will happily purchase the pro version.
chrisrj28 said:
I have been using your music player all day and I like it so far. I was using myplayer as my default but he changed the now playing ui and I don't like it. So here are my thoughts on your app so far:
UI: Very nice, looks very good and follows material much better than Google music does haha. I am looking forward to you fixing the album art cropping so the now playing screen isn't stretched.
2. Navigation nice and smooth moving around the app except for the now playing screen. When sliding to a different track it's not a smooth transition, you swipe and then a second later the art slides but it seems like there is a hesitation. Perhaps make it buffer the next couple of tracks album art so it doesn't have to load the new art each time as it seems it slows down the transition.
Also when you're in the navigation drawer and select a track to play it shows up on the bottom bar. I would like to be able to drag this up to show the now playing screen instead of having to tap it to open. Navigation should be about sliding and swiping and flowing smoothly. Once these issues are ironed out then you will have the best music player out there and I will happily purchase the pro version.
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hi regarding your issue,
1. will be fixed in next version
2. yes there is a hesitation becoz it was never meant to be animated but i will see what i can do about the issue and if possible completely eradicate the hesitation.
3.there is a option in setting to open the slider when u play a song
I managed to install your player. The overall impression is very good. But there are few issues for me. First, I don't have lockscreen controls, even though it's enabled in options. Secondly, the player picked up my notification sounds from SD although I enabled the corresponding option. Now, I moved them to system partition and it solved my problem. And finaly: a song starts from the beginning, if the player was closed with that song paused. I wish it could remember the position. Thank you for your work
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I managed to install your player. The overall impression is very good. But there are few issues for me. First, I don't have lockscreen controls, even though it's enabled in options. Secondly, the player picked up my notification sounds from SD although I enabled the corresponding option. Now, I moved them to system partition and it solved my problem. And finaly: a song starts from the beginning, if the player was closed with that song paused. I wish it could remember the position. Thank you for your work
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if u have enabled it then u need to play a new song to be shown lockscreen controls otherwise i dont how will it not be shown.
there is no option to disable notification sound showing in my app although there is a option to skip songs which are less than 45 seconds.
well it is supposed to be starting from where it was paused maybe a bug or device specific issue it works perfectly on all my 3 devices and emulator also
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if u have enabled it then u need to play a new song to be shown lockscreen controls otherwise i dont how will it not be shown.
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Oh, come on, I am not the first day with android. Before posting here I waited a few days, cleared data & cache. But the controls did not show up, while with other players did
there is no option to disable notification sound showing in my app although there is a option to skip songs which are less than 45 seconds.
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Well, obviously, the option isn't working
well it is supposed to be starting from where it was paused maybe a bug or device specific issue it works perfectly on all my 3 devices and emulator also
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Let's make it clear: pause a song e.g. by pulling the earphone cord, then close the notification. After some hours I press play on the widget and the song starts from the beginning. Even if I tap the widget so it takes me to the "now playing" screen, where I see the progress bar telling me that a half of the song is been played, and press the play button the song jumps to the beginning.
I hope it's clear enough =)
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Oh, come on, I am not the first day with android. Before posting here I waited a few days, cleared data & cache. But the controls did not show up, while with other players did
Well, obviously, the option isn't working
Let's make it clear: pause a song e.g. by pulling the earphone cord, then close the notification. After some hours I press play on the widget and the song starts from the beginning. Even if I tap the widget so it takes me to the "now playing" screen, where I see the progress bar telling me that a half of the song is been played, and press the play button the song jumps to the beginning.
I hope it's clear enough =)
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hi , i didnt meant you to be dumb but sometimes we forget even the smallest of things that is why i asked to confirm if u have done it correctly.
regarding 1st 2 issue i can confirm both settings works fine in all my 3 devices, so can u provide your device name, manufacturer, rom u use,android version, and other apps which show lockscreen controls
the 3rd issue has been fixed in the source code and commited to production code, so next release it will be done, sorry but at first i didnt understood what u where asking but u cleared it up 2nd time
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hi , i didnt meant you to be dumb but sometimes we forget even the smallest of things that is why i asked to confirm if u have done it correctly.
regarding 1st 2 issue i can confirm both settings works fine in all my 3 devices, so can u provide your device name, manufacturer, rom u use,android version, and other apps which show lockscreen controls
the 3rd issue has been fixed in the source code and commited to production code, so next release it will be done, sorry but at first i didnt understood what u where asking but u cleared it up 2nd time
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It's ok I'm having a Samsung Galaxy Gio running CM 10.1, Android 4.2.2. Lockscreen controls are shown with Omich player, Shuttle music, Appolo, and many others.
Regarding the third issue, all aforementioned players have it, except Omich
belyava said:
It's ok I'm having a Samsung Galaxy Gio running CM 10.1, Android 4.2.2. Lockscreen controls are shown with Omich player, Shuttle music, Appolo, and many others.
Regarding the third issue, all aforementioned players have it, except Omich
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hey please try this player https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.music.marine , its 2.3+ version of liquid player and liquid hasnt been given the latest update so please try this and reply.
AndroidRockers said:
hey please try this player https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.music.marine , its 2.3+ version of liquid player and liquid hasnt been given the latest update so please try this and reply.
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Thanks, that one has lockscreen controls.

[APP][TimberX] Material theme music player written in Kotlin+Architecture components

Around 6 months back, I decided to completely rewrite my Timber music player and today I have published the new version, TimberX.
https://github.com/naman14/TimberX
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.naman14.timberx
TimberX is built with latest development tools and design patterns.
- Written in Kotlin
- Android Architecture Components (ViewModels, Livedata, Room)
- Databinding
TimberX works across all devices including
- Phones
- Android Wear
- Android Auto
- Chromecast and other cast devices
- Google Assistant
I know that there are lots of music players out there but I always wanted to rewrite my original music player in Kotlin and properly explore the capabilities of the MediaSession APIs in Android. This new version is built on a single MediaBrowserService that is used by all connecting clients.
Looking forward to the feedback on the architecture of the app and contributions are welcome. Thanks!
The app on play store is paid, exactly same version is available on Github release for free and is also attached here
Looks really good so far! I bought the paid version because the UI is so pretty. How do you get into the extra options though? I can't find an actual settings button. Also on the player screen the 3 dot menu button on the top right is unresponsive on my Pixel 2 Android 9
Thanks for purchasing! There is no settings menu as such in the app currently. Will fix the overflow menu on player screen
looks amazing and finally music player with material design v2 , thanks , i hope you ll update it regularly
Yes! Have already started working on adding dark mode
naman14 said:
Thanks for purchasing! There is no settings menu as such in the app currently. Will fix the overflow menu on player screen
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Awesome. Can't wait to see where it goes. Looks so good already. ?
I have a few questions regarding the app's features:
- Will the upcoming dark mode come as dark grey or black?
- Any chance for opus support?
- How do lyrics work?
Other than that it's coming along. Here are some things I noticed:
- App crashes when viewing albums on 5.1.1 (Stock LG)
- FLAC, m4a, wma, and even OGG work
- "Up next", very useful for shuffle or long playlists
- Spacious UI for the now playing screen
- Seekbar starts at the end of the line. Timestamp works otherwise
- Responsive, no stuttering
Ace42 said:
I have a few questions regarding the app's features:
- Will the upcoming dark mode come as dark grey or black?
- Any chance for opus support?
- How do lyrics work?
Other than that it's coming along. Here are some things I noticed:
- App crashes when viewing albums on 5.1.1 (Stock LG)
- FLAC, m4a, wma, and even OGG work
- "Up next", very useful for shuffle or long playlists
- Spacious UI for the now playing screen
- Seekbar starts at the end of the line. Timestamp works otherwise
- Responsive, no stuttering
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- Depends on the implementation that will be followed, the last time I added theme engine to Timber, there was too much theming sepcific code throughout the app. I want to avoid that this time. If I am able to find a clean way to implement dark mode then yeah, there will be more combinations available.
- Opus support is not planned currently
- Lyrics are fetched from a public api- makeitpersonal.co
Lyrics embedded in the mp3 file will be parsed and displayed in next release.
Will check the crash on album details. Thanks for the detailed feedback.
Can u please increse the size of album art. its looks too small. and looks uglish
Hi, love this app! I can do some french translation with pleasure
Nice. Will look awesome with dark theme. :good:
One bug - 3 dot menu isn't accessible in "now playing" page.
Looks awesome. I recommend everyone to try it. Great work Naman
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Can u please increse the size of album art. its looks too small. and looks uglish
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Can you please attach a screenshot and confirm your device, I think this may be happening on low resolution devices.
How to use this with WearOs?
Hi, i bought the app on the Play Store and it is clean. But i was interested to know how to use this with WearOs?
peayush said:
Hi, i bought the app on the Play Store and it is clean. But i was interested to know how to use this with WearOs?
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If you have a smartwatch, then start playing any song with your phone and then you can swipe left on the now playing notification in your watch to access controls and swipe left again to access you whole music library on the watch.
Oh, i had hoped for a smartwatch app as well. Anyway, the above mentioned things work with the default music player as well.
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If you have a smartwatch, then start playing any song with your phone and then you can swipe left on the now playing notification in your watch to access controls and swipe left again to access you whole music library on the watch.
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Hey, so how do I use it on Google Assistant? I can't even use it because it doesn't recognize the app's name.
I also found a bug: The song progress bar and time don't reset when the song ends.
Also I'd like the ability to use my own time-stamped lyrics, and to be able to customize the player more.
This app is interesting nonetheless!
Josesanchez0117 said:
Hey, so how do I use it on Google Assistant? I can't even use it because it doesn't recognize the app's name.
I also found a bug: The song progress bar and time don't reset when the song ends.
Also I'd like the ability to use my own time-stamped lyrics, and to be able to customize the player more.
This app is interesting nonetheless!
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Hi! Can you check if you are able to control playback using Assistant (try saying play song/pause song/next song when you are using Timber), or does assistant doesn't work at all?
Already noted the progressbar bug, more customisability will be soon be added in future releases.
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Nice. Will look awesome with dark theme. :good:
One bug - 3 dot menu isn't accessible in "now playing" page.
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Added as a bug, will be fixed in next release
It mixed number of albums and songs ?? . Like in the picture attached, Kanye West has 117 albums and 8 songs instead of 117 songs and 8 albums

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