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[App] Subsonic Desktop Music Streamer

I found this awesome Media server today. Don't know if it has been posted here so i thought i would share with everyone. Supports Android as well as other platforms and is super easy to setup. Check it out!!
http://www.subsonic.org

nice find. Good idea to consolidate all my music to one server and play them on my phone

I skimmed through the forums a bit and it seems like some users are working on a Video streaming add on. I would love to have something like that implemented into an already great piece of software.

darn it, the android client app is only usable for 30 days before you have to donate.
Please note that most of the apps are made by third-party developers, and are not maintained by the Subsonic project. Some apps are commercial, while some are available for free.
Also note that after a 30-day trial period you need a license key to use the apps. You get a license key by giving a donation to the Subsonic project. The license never expires and is valid for all current and future apps. By donating you also get other benefits; see info box on the right.
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cant find a free android app using their API anywhere

I think $12 is a small price to pay considering all of the available features. Sucks that its not totally free but for people that have a very colorful and vast music collection like myself could benefit from this especially while traveling.

britoso said:
darn it, the android client app is only usable for 30 days before you have to donate.
cant find a free android app using their API anywhere
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I do agree $12 is pretty high considering the server itself is open source therefore the $12 is only for the android app. I'd say $5 would be a better fit for the app as it would draw more downloads.
I suppose it takes someone familiar with marketing and business to understand how best to leverage your product with pricing. Not everyone needs a media streamer, therefore the cost of $12 vs other apps that people use a lot more (generally in the $5 range) makes it not worth it. If your product is not in high demand you charge less to catch the people who wouldn't necessarily need it but don't mind spending the lower amount for something "cool to have".
Just my $0.02

An alternative would be OrbLive, but it's $9.99 in the market, so not a whole lot cheaper. The PC server is free. Haven't tried it but navigating/playing your media through the web browser is free, so there's a chance you could avoid getting the android app and use the browser instead.
It'll let you serve music, video, photos and documents ... seems to work fairly well.

I actually found Subsonic a few months ago while looking for a way to stream my music via a browser on a PC. Then I found they had an Android app. One of the big selling points for me was that you can create different users based on whether you're using Wifi or 3G/EDGE. Lowering the bitrate minimizes stuttering over a slow connection. Also, when songs are playing in the queue, the rest of the queue is saved for smooth playback.
I've tried Orb & other similar apps and I found that Subsonic was much more versatile. I tend to listen more to music that I've recently added to my library and Subsonic gives options to listen to recently added, random, highest rated, recently played or most played songs. Only thing it's missing right now is an option to shuffle playback.

The $12 is well worth it. I use this app more then anything, and I use it everyday. Never tried any of the other apps, as I tried subsonic first and have no complaints about the server or the client apps.

It will only be worth it for me if I can stream all my zunepass songs. which I really doubt is the case.

I'm not sure you have to pay 12$, in the help page in the app it says "the suggested donation is 20 euros but you can give any amount you like". So I guess you can donate 5$ if you want to.
Anyway, this donation system is better than orblive's one since I can pay through paypal (I can't use my credit card with google checkout), and the app seems way better than orblive from what I saw.
Still waiting for SqueezeCommander to be able to act as a squeezebox client though, since I already have squeezebox server running on my PC, I'd like to avoid running several music servers if I can.

BlueScreenJunky said:
Still waiting for SqueezeCommander to be able to act as a squeezebox client though, since I already have squeezebox server running on my PC, I'd like to avoid running several music servers if I can.
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I feel your pain but we'll see at the rate SqueezeCommander is being updated. For the time being, running both streaming services hasn't put much of a strain on my server with 2GB RAM.

this seems like it would be an incredible app but I cant get it to work.

Found this: Five
http://code.google.com/p/five/
No binaries on both code.google and github though...

britoso said:
Found this: Five
http://code.google.com/p/five/
No binaries on both code.google and github though...
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Looks pretty Beta still. Not as polished as Subsonic but def a free alternative. The lowest donation amount for subsonic is $12.97 (10 BP) and is def worth it. I have had zero problems streaming music over 3g even on Tmobiles crappy network. Also, i love how subsonic uses very low resources considering it run as a service. Been looking for something like this for sooooooooooo long.

is there an optware alternative similar to this. I would like to stream music from my buffalo NAS to my nexus if it's possible.

I think i've set this up correctly, except I'm unsure how to connect to this computer (Part of a lan). So for example, from outside of a network how do you connect to 192.168.1.1:8080? I've forwarded the ports etc but don't know what the address should be.

Has anyone compared this side by side with Orb? I have Orb and while it does the job, the interface blows and it's buggier than ANY software I paid $9.99 ever should be. Sigh.

stibbs said:
I think i've set this up correctly, except I'm unsure how to connect to this computer (Part of a lan). So for example, from outside of a network how do you connect to 192.168.1.1:8080? I've forwarded the ports etc but don't know what the address should be.
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If you are connecting from within a lan/router, get your ip address from http://www.whatismyip.com/ and then add the port to that number.

bengrulz said:
If you are connecting from within a lan/router, get your ip address from http://www.whatismyip.com/ and then add the port to that number.
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Correct but, make sure when your connecting you add the /music to the end of your url for example. hXXp://yourip:8080/music

Logmein Remote Control "Ignition for Android"

I've been waiting for this app and am not disappointed. What a great way to remote control your desktop. All you need is this client on your Evo and a free account at logmein.com. Total no brainer setup. The App is in the market as of today. Very cool.

This is by far the most underwhelming product logmein has come up with. I was a beta tester and I can tell you I would recommend waiting on this to mature (or not buy it at all).
This app force closes, has a memory leak, sometimes will randomly log me out of my pc, and my personal favorite - restarts my phone at will.
I have tried it with
- stock rom
- rooted rom
- diff evo
- new sd card (for giggles)
- on wifi
- on 3g
To ask 30 bucks for this is absolutely crazy. It's a pitty really. I would almost think about it if it was reliable.

Yeah, seriously, this is one of the worst product ever and definitely the worst ever from LogMeIn.
Everything that fr0st said + the app doesn't even let you use your finger as the mouse. Rather, you have to drag the screen around to your static mouse position... W.T.F!
The web interface for LogMeIn is WAY better than this app AND it's free. $30? Again, W.T.F are these guys smoking...?

I've been satisfied with PhoneMyPC since I got my first Android device.

This was the reply from logmein.
We did make changes after the beta ended. If you purchase the finished product and are still having issues, you can call in to our support team at 1-800-993-1790 to get assistance with resolving them.
I hope this helps. Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions.
Wendy Merrifield | Sr. Support Representative
· ·· LogMeIn, Inc.
www.LogMeIn.com | [email protected]
p. +1-800.993.1790
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Ah, no. Not giving you 30 bucks to call tech support.

I used the beta too and found it difficult to navigate the pc with the static mouse. The 30 dollar price tag is WAY too much for an app in my opinion. Unless it does something amazing.
HTC evo

for those with the technical knowledge and ability, Wyse has a VERY nice RDC/VNC client available. (basically, configure your home pc to accept rdc connections and configure your router to allow the traffic through and viola...direct RDP connection...no logmeinscrewyou needed.)
http://www.wyse.com/products/software/pocketcloud/android/index.asp

fr0st said:
This is by far the most underwhelming product logmein has come up with. I was a beta tester and I can tell you I would recommend waiting on this to mature (or not buy it at all).
This app force closes, has a memory leak, sometimes will randomly log me out of my pc, and my personal favorite - restarts my phone at will.
I have tried it with
- stock rom
- rooted rom
- diff evo
- new sd card (for giggles)
- on wifi
- on 3g
To ask 30 bucks for this is absolutely crazy. It's a pitty really. I would almost think about it if it was reliable.
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All those issues pretty much stink. I've been using it for a couple days pretty hard and have not had a single issue....yet. I'm using a rooted 1.47 and have used it on wifi, 3g and 4g without a problem. The screen movement under the mouse takes a little getting used to but I kind of like it now. I'm new to android and have not tried any of the other remote apps but it sounds like I need may to, to get some perspective. For now it is the only way I can run my company scheduling program on my Evo.

What about a remote control software for mac?
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I haven't had any force closes with lmi for android and I've been using it for over a month. To be able to remote into the more than 100 pcs that I support, from my EVO, is a huge time saver. Worth the money to me.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

Its actually a known issue.
http://community.logmein.com/t5/User-to-User-Support/android-force-close/m-p/40391
I am just saying I would not recommend it. If it works for you thats awesome. I support clients all over the US and logmein would be a great benefit to me. However even when you contact tech support the tell you "its a new app, give it time". So I am waiting for it to improve.
Also. Please provide the rom your using a point of reference. I would like to do some additional testing.

Whooaa 30 bucks for that program? Hmm maybe a penny is what its worth.
*This was posted from my Evo 4G*

Second the request for a Mac option. So far, LogMeIn is the only one i know of that supports Mac, but if there's another way, I'd love to know!

DraginMagik said:
for those with the technical knowledge and ability, Wyse has a VERY nice RDC/VNC client available. (basically, configure your home pc to accept rdc connections and configure your router to allow the traffic through and viola...direct RDP connection...no logmeinscrewyou needed.)
http://www.wyse.com/products/software/pocketcloud/android/index.asp
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Wow! This is awesome! Thanks a bunch. So much better + free.

OK, well Wyse looks very cool and I configured it and all, but just get a Could not connect to server message...

mmm...
i use it to connect to both work and personal systems...in local network and through firewalls...both RDP and VNC...to a few flavors of Windows and one flavor of linux. aside from not being on a 22" wide screen it works quite well.
the only thing i can think of off the top of my head would be this....
on the username line - did you enter it like "mydomain\myaccount" or "MyComputerName\MyAccount" or simply "MyAccount".
also, you may want to try connecting via IP address...to eliminate DNS issues.

Got it all sorted out, thanks. Awesome program. WAY better than LogMeIn. Hopefully their price is reasonable when it leaves beta.

Nagrom Nniuq said:
Got it all sorted out, thanks. Awesome program. WAY better than LogMeIn. Hopefully their price is reasonable when it leaves beta.
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Just out of curiosity, what fixed it? It didnt work for me at first, then i set up a desktop password and it worked. My only issue with it is that you log into the computer as another user and cannot use it as to start music and have it played through the home computer.

dcmtnbkr said:
Just out of curiosity, what fixed it? It didnt work for me at first, then i set up a desktop password and it worked. My only issue with it is that you log into the computer as another user and cannot use it as to start music and have it played through the home computer.
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The Windows Operating System requires a password be used on accounts that allow a RDC session (just a baseline level of security).
not sure about your last sentence.
- my assumption is that you are remoting into your desktop...double clicking on MediaPlayer...and not hearing anything on your EVO....i would expect that behavior.
- if you wish to stream audio from your home pc then you'll need an application designed to that.
- if you meant that you basically wanted to be able to scare your girlfriend by remoting in and turning on winamp with some deathmetal...you should be able to do that, but i have not tested it.
and yes, i pray they provide pleasant pricing for the product.

I just logged in using 3G instead of WiFi (so off the network) and it worked fine.

[APP] UPnP Media Server for Android - Works with PS3!

Hey all, i found this cool little app last night so i thought i better share it with you all.
Its called ShareMe Free (although there is a paid version also) and its on the market.
It sets up a UPnP/DLNA client on your phone and can stream to other devices via wireless So damn easy to setup, and it just works.
ShareMe Free is limited to 5 files only, so only really good for testing purposes, but the full version has no limitations.
I connected to my wireless, started the ShareMe server on my phone and it just popped up on my PS3. I was able to stream an episode of Family Guy straight from my phones SD card.
And btw, it works on 2.2 AOSP also
Hopefully this helps someone out

And as it is a free app, i might as well attach it here.

Thanks for sharing!

Also, keep your eye on "Remote Media!". It also claims to do the same thing.
Edit: I guess there are a few in the market that do the same thing now that I look more closely.

sparkdroid said:
Also, keep your eye on "Remote Media!". It also claims to do the same thing.
Edit: I guess there are a few in the market that do the same thing now that I look more closely.
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ahh cool, i have not seen that one. Ive been playing with Twonky client now, seems to work ok - able to long press on media in mediascape and send to mediaplayer is a handy function

Is there an app that works like a virtual steering wheel?

Back when I was on my iPhone 3g, I had an app called MungoGamer (Great app!) which allowed me to use my phones accelerometer as a wheel for driving sim's like rFactor and games like Need for Speed etc.
I've asked MungoScott if he would make a version for WP7, he said he didn't have the money for a new handset.
So, is there an alternative to MungoGamer for WP7?
I'm on an LG Optimus 7 if that makes any difference.

I thought those features were already built-in the games.

vetvito said:
I thought those features were already built-in the games.
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MungoGamer allows you to use your phone as a steering wheel for external games on the PC.
And I don't think anything like this exists for WP yet.

Would that be a difficult app to make?

mtb_kng said:
Would that be a difficult app to make?
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Depends.. Currently it's definitely impossible since the lack of APIs. All connections would have to go through an internet server. Thus there'd be way too much lag in order to control a car or airplane. Mango will bring loads of new APIs which hopefully support PC connections via bluetooth or wlan. With such connections an app like the one you desired should be possible.

Just giving this thread a bump, will Mango allow for such an app to be created?

Apps other than Entertainment on the Nexus Player

As the title states, do you guys think it is wise to develop an application for the Nexus Player if Google isn't going to allow apps other than games and entertainment (no truth behind the statement, just looking at the play store as it stands)? I have a couple of apps that I have been currently working on and I believe they would work well with the player in the home. Just a thought, have any insightful ideas of what you may want the Player to do?

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As the title states, do you guys think it is wise to develop an application for the Nexus Player if Google isn't going to allow apps other than games and entertainment (no truth behind the statement, just looking at the play store as it stands)? I have a couple of apps that I have been currently working on and I believe they would work well with the player in the home. Just a thought, have any insightful ideas of what you may want the Player to do?
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Great thing about android compared to most other systems, you can basically do what you want. I definitely see a lot of useful non-entertainment apps on a system such as this. The Xbox-Playstation interfaces give some good ideas about integrating social media into the living-room, but well beyond that as well. Cooking apps, Do-it-yourself apps, Kahn acadamy, World Science U, etc, etc. The system is ripe for growth in the app department.

Elrondolio said:
Great thing about android compared to most other systems, you can basically do what you want. I definitely see a lot of useful non-entertainment apps on a system such as this. The Xbox-Playstation interfaces give some good ideas about integrating social media into the living-room, but well beyond that as well. Cooking apps, Do-it-yourself apps, Kahn acadamy, World Science U, etc, etc. The system is ripe for growth in the app department.
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I agree, I guess only time will tell when the "Play Store with Nexus Player" updates to more than limited selections that we currently at the moment.

N!TROO said:
I agree, I guess only time will tell when the "Play Store with Nexus Player" updates to more than limited selections that we currently at the moment.
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I'd assume they'll expand the leanback interface as time moves on. But, again, a great strength of android on the tv is you don't have to stick to what Google gives you. I have no doubt other launchers will be adapted or created in short order, from Nova, etc. It'll be interesting to see how Google handles the visibility of alternative launchers considering how tight they've integrated search in the existing leanback and, I assume, want to preserve that built-in advantage. Unlike other systems like the Roku, AppleTV or even FireTV, however, being based on android means the end user will always have other relatively easily installed choices.

Elrondolio said:
I'd assume they'll expand the leanback interface as time moves on. But, again, a great strength of android on the tv is you don't have to stick to what Google gives you. I have no doubt other launchers will be adapted or created in short order, from Nova, etc. It'll be interesting to see how Google handles the visibility of alternative launchers considering how tight they've integrated search in the existing leanback and, I assume, want to preserve that built-in advantage. Unlike other systems like the Roku, AppleTV or even FireTV, however, being based on android means the end user will always have other relatively easily installed choices.
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Yea I figure they are going to keep this environment very closed and tight knit for some time. I read somewhere, where they are individually reviewing each app as it has to meet a certain criteria. This is good for a couple of reasons, I hated how Google TV apps work so poorly or never worked at all. Also, this will allow the users to add an app to their "custom" environment like a nova launcher. Only time will tell. Enjoyed this convo, look forward to hanging out with this community.

hulu plus app
Can anybody grab hulu plus app apk file and send link over here, so that non US users can install that.
Thanks

bobbyd-nexus said:
Can anybody grab hulu plus app apk file and send link over here, so that non US users can install that.
Thanks
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You can find the latest apk's for most of the more well known publishers from apkmirror.com. For Hulu in particular:
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/hulu/
There are other apk downloading services you can find through google for a wider variety of apks as well.
Good luck.

Bluetooth Keyboard and mouse (or wired over OTG) and google docs or some other cloudbased office. I don't see why not use it like a miniPC.
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reverenddak said:
Bluetooth Keyboard and mouse (or wired over OTG) and google docs or some other cloudbased office. I don't see why not use it like a miniPC.
Sent from my Oneplus One with Tapatalk Pro.
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To be honest, I feel like if its done right, the possibility is honestly there.

I think if you're using it primarily as an entertainment device, you might not want business apps or document apps on there; for example, I don't mind that anyone in the house can pick up the remote and watch Netflix or listen to my Google Play Music, but it's probably for the best there's not a Facebook or Gmail app on it.
However, if you intended to use it just as a mini PC, you'd want those.