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In the Setting Profiles app you can set certain apps to launch under given conditions which is great. I want to launch ³ music player when docked in the car but the problem is that select your app it uses a method where you start typing the name of the app and it matches it to your installed apps. With ³ I can't actualy type a ³ symbol and even if I copy and paste, it needs a couple of characters before it matches, so just the ³ doesn't seem to be enough!
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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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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..
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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.
I really like the music player I got from F-Droid called Vanilla Music player. Then interface just makes sense to me. But it seems not to be recognized as a player by my Verizon GS3 ICS phone's OS. When I tell Dragon Mobile Assistant to play a song, I get a pop-up asking which player to use, with an option to set the choice as default. The original players from Samsung and Verizon are there, as well as a podcatcher I installed, but not the music player I like to use. Originally, I thought it might be because I side-loaded it through F-Droid, but I found the same one in the Play store and installed it, and the problem persists. Is there a way to force Android to recognize the player as a possible option for playing music so that I can select it as default? Or even a way to set it as default in the first place? I can use the settings in Application Manager in settings to remove apps from the list of possible default apps in the popup dialog to select the default, but I'm not sure how to add an app.
Thanks in advance!
Maybe clear cache for dragon? It might have cached what players were installed when you first ran it. Other than that I'm not sure. Reinstall dragon or there's something about the vanilla player that isn't coded properly in one of the 2 apps I'd think.
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Bump, I have the same problem?
is there a way to keep music app open?
Closest is swipe down and click the music icon or add a widget
But after few minutes i have to do again because app closes
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I'm also wondering this.
Yeah is a repeat Task only possible is find a music player watch face
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i am alive can help.
the screen timeout is what kills the music app, kill the timeout and the app stays active.
http://apps.samsung.com/gear/appDetail.as?appId=suQANKUenM
you can also combine watchmaker and tasker to create a custom watchface with built in media controls.
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you can also combine watchmaker and tasker to create a custom watchface with built in media controls.
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How can I use Tasker to make a watchface with music controls?
watchmaker lets you make your own watchfaces with buttons that can trigger tasker tasks.
in tasker you can create tasks that simulate media buttons.
and then you can send the %MTRACK variable from tasker to watchmaker if you want to be able to show the currently playing track.
What do I put in the right hand side of the variable?
Maybe I should start another thread asking my Tasker questions since I'm Clueless when it comes to Tasker.
Hi all . . . I'm reviving this to see if anyone has any other ideas. I don't want to keep my watch face lit up non-stop to control audio because that'd drain battery like crazy, so the "I am alive" trick is out. I don't really want to go for a media controller watchface, as the ones I like are already pretty information-dense, and I don't want to lose the features I like in favor of audio controls.
This is probably the feature I miss most since switching from my Pebble. It seems bonkers to me that there's no way to do this. Maybe with a 3rd party audio controls app? To be clear, I want to control audio playing from my phone, not from my watch . . .
You can link music app to double press on home button.
It is not ideal but if you are not using double press for something else maybe it can help you.
..... or made a Music Shortcut on a face
Boy, this is also annoying me. You have to scroll back or take an extra step which is frustrating as hell when you want to just change tracks. Will see if there's a workaround and get back.
Hello, I have a new oneplus 6 as my first oneplus phone and I would like to ask you if there is better option to change ringtone instead of scrolling among plenty of music (I got about 800 songs) in the default chooser. Is there any option to choose directly a folder or even a music without scrolling as it is as default? I have tried choosing ringtone via poweramp but ringtone option is grey; unavailable.
kouzelnik3 said:
Hello, I have a new oneplus 6 as my first oneplus phone and I would like to ask you if there is better option to change ringtone instead of scrolling among plenty of music (I got about 800 songs) in the default chooser. Is there any option to choose directly a folder or even a music without scrolling as it is as default? I have tried choosing ringtone via poweramp but ringtone option is grey; unavailable.
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I use an app called ringdroid. It has a search function and an easy to use interface to crop songs on internal storage for notification, calls and alarms. It saves them in your media folder.
Ok, so it means there is no option to do it by default and we have to use third-party app right?
U can select local ringtone and chose something from your playlist but there's not a built in program to crop your songs to make ringtones
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Ok, so it means there is no option to do it by default and we have to use third-party app right?
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It doesn't have a search function, but you can select to have only short media files selected. There's nothing built in though, unfortunately.
That's the lure of 1+.
Why put a bunch of apps in it that the majority will never use. If u want something, grab it out of the PS.