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Which music player are you using?

I've tried different music players and to me there's no clear winner as all seem to have some good qualities but also some drawbacks. So I'm wondering what music player you have been using and why.
Lately I've been using mixzing which has most of the features I want. There aren't many drawbacks, except I wish there was a skin option (I would like to have bigger buttons while playing in portrait mode) and the possibility of launching it and have the music that was playing last start immediately (like an ipod). I also wish it would somehow integrate with the stock lock screen showing the music currently playing.

s2p
The best I have seen is the s2p. It is ipod style.

lallolu said:
The best I have seen is the s2p. It is ipod style.
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s2p seems to be a windows mobile app. I could not find an android version.

Interested in this as well. I'm still using the stock music player that came with my EVO.
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I use bTunes and Astrid Player, depending what I need

Zepiii said:
I use bTunes and Astrid Player, depending what I need
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Able to explain each one with pros & cons and why you prefer them over the 100 others found in the market?
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I quite like the standard one but I would like one with some huuge buttons (app or widget) and less emphasis on artwork, for practicality

MillyMoo106 said:
I quite like the standard one but I would like one with some huuge buttons (app or widget) and less emphasis on artwork, for practicality
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I haven't yet found any player with really big buttons, but I just tried btunes like some people suggested and it has gesture support, which is pretty good too and integrates somewhat with the screen lock. The only problem is the ugly iphone skin.

MixZing is awesome and so is MusicMod (for Froyo).
The latter is free.

mixzing is good, I was using cube for a while!
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the music player that comes with the samsung vibrant is just amazing.
big buttons, effects, equalizer... everything you need in a music player.

Meridian is cool.

JokerAce said:
Meridian is cool.
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Me, i'm using cube... It's new, it's great, it's beautiful...

Hi!
I`ve had my Desire for a couple of weeks now and,I started using the built in musicplayer..And after a while I downloaded Meridian since I did hear a lot of good things about the app.But for a couple of days ago,I was out walking (exersicing.. !! ",) ).It was raining an ocean,so I pluged in some earbuds started up Meridian an started playing some downloaded podcasts.After I have drayned I went online and found out that 3 Cubed was recomended for a nice 3D-effect cube (some sort of eyecandy..)But that wasnt the thing that made me switch,it was that the widget was smaller then Meridian and that I was able to change musictracks just by pressing the ON/off key on my cellphone and unlock.That was handy becouse I have an lockpattern on my cell.That means I could save me some toutches
As a multimedia-player (videoplayer and steamingplayer) they olso play music but Ive started using 3 as the prefferd player.If I have recorded videoes with my cell I often just use the built in or Meridain (I havent uninstalled it yet..Even thou Im running out off storrage on the "inernal".Since I havent rooted my cellphone and the OFFICIAL 2.2 ROM adjustments to Desire is HTC christmaspresent too me).The same goes when Im watching streams from TED or other sites.
I know that Meridian allow me too set "always on while playing"-setting but I found out that 3 solution was so nice that I might just uninstall Meridian since I need all the space I can get on Deisre
Just my 2 cents.
EDIT:Some letters had dissapeard and some of them was changing places on my reply

bTunes
After being disappointed with the built in player for HTC Legend, i tried many free music apps, like doubleTwist, 3, zimly, TuneWiki, meridian, Music Player etc etc. Everyone had one or two cool features and one or two drawbacks. Design, function, bugs, etc.
i finally found bTunes and went ahead and bought it.
It does look exactly like the player in iphone, but it has loads of features and settings, like for podcast/audiobooks, a lock screen (on top of the regular), cover art downloads automatically, lots of sorting options, etc. To sum it up, it feels more robust and one feels that a lot of thought as been put into it.
Although i must admit this is the only paid player i have tested, but all my needs are satisfied with this one, so i neednt look any further.

MixZing is the only one I've tried that I like more than the stock player. The lock screen and widget choices are what sold me. Well worth the seven dollars. I agree with the OP that skins would be a welcomed feature, but isn't a dealbreaker for me as long as the interface looks refined (which it is).

FOr now Im using Museek. Its not perfect, but its free, has pretty solid sound quality, and has a few nifty features with no real drawbacks.

Subsonic for music streaming. I keep almost nothing on my phone anymore and it works great.
Ambling for audio books.
Dog catcher for podcasts. Older program but works great.
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Spotify is the best music player I've used.

doubleTwist all the way, works great, looks great, sync great with its partner PC/Mac app.

MIUI Music installable .apk

ok this is the MIUImusic.apk that was dumped from the miui rom
the difference with this version is that i have resigned it so that it can be installed like a normal application for those of us who do not have root access or for people who do have root access and are just to lazy to manually place it in the system
Instructions:
1. download the SignedMiuiMusic.apk
2. place on your sdcard
3. run the .apk via a file manager like astro
4. install and enjoy
http://www.mediafire.com/file/fqwulytwlf5qgwo/signedMiuiMusic.apk
youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtTtLUYmhcw (not mine but it shows what the miuimusic looks like )

Works on fascinate dj05. Thanks!!

Works great on nexus s. Nice music app

It even works great on the Xperia X8 of my girlfriend! Thank you!
/edit: one question: is this apk different from the Miui Music of Darkys v8?

Cion84 said:
It even works great on the Xperia X8 of my girlfriend! Thank you!
/edit: one question: is this apk different from the Miui Music of Darkys v8?
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i think its the same only the background is blue not purple.
the whole idea behind this is that all the other miuimusic downloads require root access to place the apk directly into the system folder, by resigning it, it allows people to just install it without root like a normal market type application, which i was surprised no one had done before
but yeah pretty sure its the same miuimusic build as in darkys

What's so good about this player ... I do not see any features different than the stock. Actually it seems like it has less features than the stock..

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What's so good about this player ... I do not see any features different than the stock. Actually it seems like it has less features than the stock..
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stock android player ?, it has everything the stock one has as far as i can tell
but i guess the main benefit is the eyecandy its looks much nicer than the stock android player and i actually prefer it even over my htc music player
its just personal preference its android its all about choice

still prefer TTPod.. both comes with english version.
here's ttpod video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez0uHSNDowY

noobdeagle said:
i think its the same only the background is blue not purple.
the whole idea behind this is that all the other miuimusic downloads require root access to place the apk directly into the system folder, by resigning it, it allows people to just install it without root like a normal market type application, which i was surprised no one had done before
but yeah pretty sure its the same miuimusic build as in darkys
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I just deinstalled the Miui Music on my SGS via SGS Tools and installed this one. And you are right! They are the same. No differences, besides of the color. And I prefer the blue one much more
And I LOVE the Miui Music Player! It looks fantastic, it is easy to use and the automatic (and fast!) lyric download is great!
I hated the stock MP3 Player on my SGS. Even Mix Zing or Cubed did not fully satisfy me. I always prefered the iPod App on my iPhone 3g.
But the Miui Music Player is just awesome (for me)!

Works great on my x10,also perfectly fits phone own blue theme!

Thanks a lot!
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Any chance of a LDPI version?

Go to admit this player is stunning.
I didn't see much difference from the Stock player, then I started to really play with it.
The lyric download is very accurate.
Love the little sound bars when playing and the widget is nice and compact and even shows the artwork.
Genius...

ben1066 said:
Any chance of a LDPI version?
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probably not a chance the whole miui thing was created for hdpi devices so their isnt anything at lower resolutions floating around and i have no idea how to resize a program

phoezies said:
still prefer TTPod.. both comes with english version.
here's ttpod video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez0uHSNDowY
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i switched from miui to ttpod as well.
ttpod has better lyric support (bigger display screen for lyrics, can select lyrics if more than one version exists) and it can play music from a specific folder.
also, ttpod doesnt have the visualization on the play window which appears sluggish on my phone on miui player.
cons: ttpod doesnt have a widget.

Does anyone know how to get last.fm working? That is the only thing holding me back.

I like it
Works great on a EVO. I think the EQ is cool, i like eye candy

THanks for your hardwork! This is awesome.
I tried MIUI and the only thing I liked about it was the music app and the contacts/phone app.
Can I request if you have time to do the same thing with the contacts/phone app so that I can install that as a separate apk also?
Or if you don't mind. can you PM me the steps on how you ripped and signed it and I can figure it out =).
Great work!

Works great on x10

nghj said:
i switched from miui to ttpod as well.
ttpod has better lyric support (bigger display screen for lyrics, can select lyrics if more than one version exists) and it can play music from a specific folder.
also, ttpod doesnt have the visualization on the play window which appears sluggish on my phone on miui player.
cons: ttpod doesnt have a widget.
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the biggest con for me with ttpod was there wasn't a now playing screen. That's frustrating beyond belief. If I select a song, then start fishing through my library, I should be able to get back to that song and album view with the touch of a button. Also, it needs to be more customizable. I hate that background.
MIUI is cool. I like it. I'm at a point now where there a few music players I like, all have pros and cons, and so I just take the smallest one for memory purposes.

Music app?

What is the best music app available? I'm stuck on what I should get.
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Try Using Poweramp, its available on the android market, its the best one ive ever used, it plays nearly all file formats and even has an option to search for missing album artwork and editing id tags

I took a look at Poweramp, and promptly uninstalled it. Someone had recommended it to me (based on an earlier version), but the new version's UI is just so unbelievably messy it's not worth trying to navigate it at all.
I personally use Real Player. Gets the job done. I'm looking forward to when VLC player is finally available though.

White_Pointer said:
I took a look at Poweramp, and promptly uninstalled it. Someone had recommended it to me (based on an earlier version), but the new version's UI is just so unbelievably messy it's not worth trying to navigate it at all.
I personally use Real Player. Gets the job done. I'm looking forward to when VLC player is finally available though.
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PowerAmp's new UI takes getting used to, once you're used to it, it's pretty much the best player out there. Downloads missing artwork, VERY advanced equalizer, I think it supports Wide Stereo too, but the X Stereo function is the bomb!

Poweramp and PlayerPro are the most feature-rich options. I use Poweramp and I like it, particularly the music lyrics plugin, but its UI needs a serious overhaul. It's made more for a pimped ride's in-car Android user interface than for a phone. So much glitter, neon and pizzazz makes people want to puke and I can relate with it... however, it works nicely, it's got a powerful EQ and it works very well with BT headphones. A pleasure to use, horrible to look at.

I use the miui music apparently. Its nice. At least I like it and its my favorite music apparently.
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Thanks all
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Have started using Realplayer and the fact that you can change song from the lockscreen is a major biggie! (To me anyway) I think it's also got a nice UI to look at too.
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Is their a music app that doesn't suck? I've tried everything!

I have searched the forums, searched google and God know's where yet I haven't found one single music app I like. I liked the sense music player that came with the phone but I don't like using the default launcher and their isn't any widgets for it for other launchers.
And now I am on the paranoid android rom so I can't use that no more. I like Apollo for it's UI but it lacks many features. And I don't like PowerAmp. It has features, but to many for me. I am literary over whelmed of the features. I just want a nice UI and and a few nice features.
I'd also like an app that supports the HTC one x's nice HD screen.
By the way here's the ever growing list of music apps I've tried and don't like for some reason or another.
Google Play Music, Apollo, PowerAmp, WinAmp, UberMusic, DoubleTwist and SongBird.
At this point I'd pay for a music app.
The only things I want are a good UI that isn't ugly and an album art grabber (for downloaded tracks with none) and of course it has to have a widget (which even all I've listed has had one so I'm sure that's standard.)
And it'd be nice if it had a coverflow effect. The effect from google play music is nice but this isn't a required thing for me.

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I have searched the forums, searched google and God know's where yet I haven't found one single music app I like. I liked the sense music player that came with the phone but I don't like using the default launcher and their isn't any widgets for it for other launchers.
And now I am on the paranoid android rom so I can't use that no more. I like Apollo for it's UI but it lacks many features. And I don't like PowerAmp. It has features, but to many for me. I am literary over whelmed of the features. I just want a nice UI and and a few nice features.
I'd also like an app that supports the HTC one x's nice HD screen.
By the way here's the ever growing list of music apps I've tried and don't like for some reason or another.
Google Play Music, Apollo, PowerAmp, WinAmp, UberMusic, DoubleTwist and SongBird.
At this point I'd pay for a music app.
The only things I want are a good UI that isn't ugly and an album art grabber (for downloaded tracks with none) and of course it has to have a widget (which even all I've listed has had one so I'm sure that's standard.)
And it'd be nice if it had a coverflow effect. The effect from google play music is nice but this isn't a required thing for me.
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I religiously use poweramp but try playerpro. Might be to your liking
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I've personally been using Doubletwist since I switched to Android from iphone and it's mostly been fine, just took a bit of getting used to but I think that's more about coming from iphone than anything that's wrong with Doubletwist. What didn't you like about it? If you buy the paid version it let's you download album art, and various other airsync features etc.

What exactly are you searching for?
I found this one music player.. very unique especially for people with hearing loss.
It goes through a process giving off beeps in your ears going left and right, then equalizes your acute hearing to perfectly fit your hearing. Its definitely ingenious as it helps me a lot, my right ear is kinda going out.
App - Soundbest Music player.
The widget is so so and the UI is simple but sucks.
3rd party Equalizers will help the music player as well..
At the moment I use Google Play for JB and SRS Panel with an Audio Mod. Yes I don't own a One x, I own a Droid incredible but I understand your pain of wanting the best music player. I've honestly searched up and down and really haven't found the best one. Poweramp is highly overrated, the equalizer and effects are terrible.
The only other app I've liked besides Soundbest is Neutron but even then the UI is a monster.. the widget is again so-so. But the effects and equalizer is unmatched.. perfect for a audiophile. I recent was using Semc Music player "Sony Walkman" but.. without a widget its almost useless plus it didn't active the equalizer on the fly.
The only ones I suggest trying are Soundbest and Neutron.
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I've always really liked Playerpro. Well worth the few bucks, and I've tried everything out there as well.

Try xbmc http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28757772 it looks great on htc one x, but it has few errors but looks greattt
From beast called HTC One X

If I didn't pay for power amp I would use Sony Walkman app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1676013.html

darktranquility18 said:
I religiously use poweramp but try playerpro. Might be to your liking
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XNine said:
I've always really liked Playerpro. Well worth the few bucks, and I've tried everything out there as well.
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Thanks guys! Just tried it out and it seems to be what I've been looking for. I am not a fan of how the buttons (play, skip, etc) look blurry on my HOX.
Going to try all the others now to see if their is something better.

mitty said:
I've personally been using Doubletwist since I switched to Android from iphone and it's mostly been fine, just took a bit of getting used to but I think that's more about coming from iphone than anything that's wrong with Doubletwist. What didn't you like about it? If you buy the paid version it let's you download album art, and various other airsync features etc.
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I really didn't like the UI mainly. I, myself came from an iPhone so I have heard about that when I was googling "how to sync music between iTunes and htc one x).
It's okay but I don't like music apps that put the album art and controls in a "drawer". Song bird does this too. I hate that :/

PlayerPro is my player of choice.

+1 for Playerpro. Plenty of skins available for it. Make sure you install the free DSP Pack too as it drastically improves the EQ :good:

I use the paid version of Poweramp and don't see what's not to like about it.
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If you use player pro at least design your own skin.
I made a co-co sense 4 version.
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There's one called "cubed" or 3. Its really good.
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I have a MIUI music.apk I've been using since my inspire lol works just as good on my Hox. Its like the iPhones music app

SkookDroid said:
I have a MIUI music.apk I've been using since my inspire lol works just as good on my Hox. Its like the iPhones music app
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wow that music app looks sexy. I might have to try the MIUI rom. I heard it was a good rom to try out. I just went to CM10 jelly bean though. so I'll try that later. (2 lazy to try 2 roms in a day xD)

McMichael96 said:
wow that music app looks sexy. I might have to try the MIUI rom. I heard it was a good rom to try out. I just went to CM10 jelly bean though. so I'll try that later. (2 lazy to try 2 roms in a day xD)
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I downloaded the apk from the internet(cant remember where) but it works on every ROM, so when switching between I can use it on all them lol

I would recommend you try Mixzing ( kinda like PowerAmp )
if you want nice UI with good amount of functionality I would recommend N7player
Here is the Google play link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...51bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5uN21vYmlsZS5ucGxheWVyIl0.

Player pro is the best.

SkookDroid said:
I downloaded the apk from the internet(cant remember where) but it works on every ROM, so when switching between I can use it on all them lol
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Bahh you don't get the full effects of the miui music player though if your not on miui.
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Folder based music player?

Hi guys,
I´m looking for a folder based music player. What I´d really like is something that would allow you to long press over a music folder and click "play"...something like that.
I was using Mortplayer but I got fed up with it.

Vanilla Music?

The best one I've used so far is FOLDER PLAYER by peter shashkin quite straight forward and really easy to use. I use it on my dx100 music player and its awesome
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Ubermusic seems to do the trick for me. Might be a fair bit old since the last update but is pretty stable compared to other players. Also uses the WP7/Metro theme look too.

PlayerPro can do this, but it isn't free (it's $5). If you long-press a folder you can get Play, Enqueue, Shuffle, Add to Playlist, etc., etc.
I don't use the folder feature (I prefer to use the metadata sort, usually by artist/band), but I have used it. It works good.

Best folder players
Poweramp .. not free but above all others
Mixzing .. has free and premium .. give free version a shot .. has lyric support too
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I fully suggest poweramp. Especially if your device supports DVC
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