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hey guys. i like watching movies and shows on the Xoom. but i've found that unless i'm using headphones, the volume leaves much to be desired for the most part. this doesn't happen when watching youtube videos or listening to music. but anything played through rockplayer or moboplayer (i.e. avis, mp4s, etc) leaves me wanting more volume.
is there a way to increase the volume on the Xoom like there is for the Evo and other android devices through qpst or other apps?
thanks
Try Volume+. It's what I am using.
Just installed Volume+ but won't have a chance to play with it until later. What settings do you use?
You can also use Equalizer from Smart Android Apps. I use this for my general music listening and it automatically adjusts the EQ based on the type of music I am listening to. What you can also do is manually adjust the EQ settings and boost the volume quite a bit. You do have to be careful though as you can easily distort the sound if you boost it too much. The paid version gives you the ability to create and edit the EQ presets and added widget support. Otherwise the free version works great and is pretty feature packed.
I looked through the market for "Volume+" and could not find it. Can you provide a link?
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I looked through the market for "Volume+" and could not find it. Can you provide a link?
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Here it is:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.TEST.android.lvh&feature=search_result
My settings on this are:
Speaker Volume Level +4
Headset Volume Level +3
Bluetooth Volume Level +4
I'm sure I could go higher, but there's no need for me to. I've not changed the EQ settings, but it allows you to do that as well. I've used PowerAmp and love it, because of its EQ function. But with this Volume+ I've been using the stock music player and am quite happy. And this solved the low volume issue I was having with my Jawbone Jambox bluetooth speaker.
Ross
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Try Volume+. It's what I am using.
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Awesome catch man! Installed it and I'm loving the increased volume!! That was one of the only problems I had with my Xoom.
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Update (4/11/2017): Updated the app to use the Superpowered audio library. Performance is greatly improved. Lag is pretty much gone.
This was my first app and recently just overhauled it with a lot of the updates I had been doing to Wave Control. I've decided to take this out of incubation in the device specific forums and put it fully out there. All feedback is appreciated!
Around Sound allows you to listen to music, watch movies, or play games and still be aware of your surroundings. It's meant for when you're using sound isolating earbuds like Shure or others that are basically earplugs so you have no idea what's going on around you.
It uses the mic on your headset or phone to listen around you. You set how loud a noise needs to be to trigger it. When a loud sound is detected, it pauses your music or movie for a timeout period. During this time, it feeds the outside sound through to your headphones so you can hear what's going on. After the timeout period it then resumes playback.
With games, you can use the non-pause mode which will overlay the outside sounds on top of the current audio. Usually the game audio will lower itself during this time. I would really like for games to support the pause feature. I've reached out to some developers but need everyone's help to request the feature be added to their favorite games.
Play Store Link:
Free Version
Some known issues:
1. Audio lag - when the outside sound is fed through there's about a 500ms delay. It's a known issue with Android. It's rumored to have been fixed in Jelly Bean (or there's some low level API's available to fix it) but I haven't had a chance to play with it yet. Finally fixed! Practically realtime now!
2. Bluetooth Mic Option - Currently only works with mono headsets and not the AD2P kind, adds lag
Some use cases:
- At the office: pause your music automatically when someone is trying to get your attention
- At home: Don't miss door slams, children crying, your dog barking, or other warning signs
- At the airport: Relax at the gate and have your music or movie pause when the gate announcements start
- Anywhere relatively quiet where you want to know if something happens around you
Permissions Needed:
Network Communications: Full Internet Access (For Ad Supported Version)
Phone Calls: Read Phone status (shuts off the audio processing during calls)
Hardware Controls: Audio Settings, Record Audio (to use the microphone, no audio is ever stored)
Coarse Location(Not GPS): For Ad Supported Version
Write External Storage: For Ad Supported Version
Billing: For in app upgrades
Bluetooth: For Bluetooth mic feature
Broadcast Sticky: For Bluetooth mic feature
Limitations:
-For Pause Music Mode: You can't be in a really loud environment otherwise the microphone input will be maxed out and there is no way to detect a louder sound. Use Street Mode instead
Developed on a Samsung Galaxy S7
I played with this a bit in a few of its earlier incarnations and I have to compliment you on the app. One thing I've wondered -- instead of muting the underlying app, would it be possible to play what the microphone picks up over the top of whatever being played?
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I played with this a bit in a few of its earlier incarnations and I have to compliment you on the app. One thing I've wondered -- instead of muting the underlying app, would it be possible to play what the microphone picks up over the top of whatever being played?
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i guees that is not possible ...hardware limitations
anyway if it is...would be a great addition
I hope someone can explain this to me. I'm not doubting it's a hardware limitation, I just can't understand what sort of hardware limitation it might be.
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short/y said:
I played with this a bit in a few of its earlier incarnations and I have to compliment you on the app. One thing I've wondered -- instead of muting the underlying app, would it be possible to play what the microphone picks up over the top of whatever being played?
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Yeah, it's possible. If you uncheck pause mode, it'll play over the other app. The way it's setup now, depending on the playing app, the music/movie might dip in volume. Alternatively there's Street Mode in the Pro Version that will play all sound above the trigger on top of your music/movie.
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Yeah, it's possible. If you uncheck pause mode, it'll play over the other app. The way it's setup now, depending on the playing app, the music/movie might dip in volume. Alternatively there's Street Mode in the Pro Version that will play all sound above the trigger on top of your music/movie.
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Woo hoo! Cool, thanks! Pro, here I come.
Any idea when you think you might be able to look into that lower latency JB API?
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This is so genius! Installing now!
I bought Pro this morning and used it on my walk. Worked like a charm!
It was pretty bright out and my screen couldn't brighten enough to let me see the trigger slider. A suggestion: how about adding +5 and -5 buttons so I can adjust the trigger level without having to see the slider? I don't mean remove the slider, I mean add +5 and -5 buttons.
Got the pro just to support the Dev. Great idea and great work. Keep it up man!
A little coverage on the portal for you
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/gain-an-extra-set-of-ears-with-around-sound/
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A little coverage on the portal for you
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/gain-an-extra-set-of-ears-with-around-sound/
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Thanks man!
Looks like it's igniting a lot of coverage. Just popped up on Gizmodo too!
short/y said:
I played with this a bit in a few of its earlier incarnations and I have to compliment you on the app. One thing I've wondered -- instead of muting the underlying app, would it be possible to play what the microphone picks up over the top of whatever being played?
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Sounds perfect....
i saw this while ago and was going to use it but deleted it by accident and than forgot about it this has reignited me to use it now ill download it later.
any news on the bluetooth issue as i have bluetooth headphones and there not mono and was wondering if it work well or not with em?
Wow...this is great. Thank you.
I like the sound of this (No pun intended) but I've only got bluetooth stereo headphones with a mic. so I'll have to wait until it supports them.
App2SD would be nice ...
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i saw this while ago and was going to use it but deleted it by accident and than forgot about it this has reignited me to use it now ill download it later.
any news on the bluetooth issue as i have bluetooth headphones and there not mono and was wondering if it work well or not with em?
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I like the sound of this (No pun intended) but I've only got bluetooth stereo headphones with a mic. so I'll have to wait until it supports them.
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I don't have a set to test it with but I've gotten mixed feedback. Some stereo ones do work and some don't. Or.. it may be a particular phone's bluetooth implementation since it seems more like a bug in Android than a headset specific issue.
Please give it a try and let me know if it works!
Will this save me if I end up in the middle of a shoot out, and I have in noise canceling headphones? As bizarre as that sounds... I'm paranoid lol
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Will this save me if I end up in the middle of a shoot out, and I have in noise canceling headphones? As bizarre as that sounds... I'm paranoid lol
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Possibly... but I make no guarantees
New Angle
So after un-intentionally (really, I swear!) ignoring my girlfriend while playing a game, I realized... I could use Around Sound with games.
So far the non-pause mode works pretty well with the games I play. I'm reaching out to some other developers to include the ability to pause when asked by Around Sound.
I need people's help to request their favorite game dev's to support auto-pause with Around Sound
Hey mates.
Do you know any audio player apk that has an Limiter to it? for free?, i would like to have gonemad player or something like that but the payment is done by credit cards and i don't have one , i would like to pay by the money in my SIM Card but it isn't possible . So if anyone knows an apk that is free with a Limiter tell me please, or if i could request: someone make an apk like that is possible :S.
Thanks by the way . Cheers :good:
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Hey mates.
Do you know any audio player apk that has an Limiter to it? for free?, i would like to have gonemad player or something like that but the payment is done by credit cards and i don't have one , i would like to pay by the money in my SIM Card but it isn't possible . So if anyone knows an apk that is free with a Limiter tell me please, or if i could request: someone make an apk like that is possible :S.
Thanks by the way . Cheers :good:
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You can purchase gonemad music player with paypal: http://gonemadmusicplayer.blogspot.com/
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You can purchase gonemad music player with paypal: http://gonemadmusicplayer.blogspot.com/
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Thanks for the answer , i saw that Portugal isn't on the list of country's that can use Paypal to buy apps on Google Play, but i also saw that i still need a credit card or bank account for this Paypal and i just said that i Don't Have a Credit Card 'the same as saying, i don't use Bank money yet and i don't have it'. The only way for me was to buy apps with the money of my SIM Card, if there isn't a way to do that then i have no choice but to go to free software . Why i don't have bank accounts? Still got no job 'never had', so not needing the use of an account for now'.
Well i guess it's a impossible request for now =/, i wanted it more to not need to buy new phone because if i at least liked to hear music on my phone 'a Xperia Mini Pro x10' then i would be happy with it because hearing Music is the best part for me on a phone and it's what i most do with it after the Sending of Sms of course xD, but if i got no reasons to like the phone then oh well it's what i have =S, and i'm lucky to have a phone like this of course i know that, but it's also true that human beings always want better as time passes by.
Cheers.
I personally use playerpro with dsp pack plugin its very nice this is my favorite music player so far... you can also use volume limiter free in google play store ...
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pinkLeviosa said:
I personally use playerpro with dsp pack plugin its very nice this is my favorite music player so far... you can also use volume limiter free in google play store ...
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Thanks for the answer. Yes it's a good player but it's also a paid one that i can't aford because of what i said about not having credit card, only way was to buy by Sim Card money. Volume limiter is just another app to up and down the normal volume of the phone, it's not a limiter to avoid Distortion on playing music, the goal is to hear music as loud as i can but without distortion, that's why i need the limiter.
Cheers
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Thanks for the answer. Yes it's a good player but it's also a paid one that i can't aford because of what i said about not having credit card, only way was to buy by Sim Card money. Volume limiter is just another app to up and down the normal volume of the phone, it's not a limiter to avoid Distortion on playing music, the goal is to hear music as loud as i can but without distortion, that's why i need the limiter.
Cheers
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i found something nice and im currently trying it and its nice try 3d Maven music player.. i only think this is youve looking for...:fingers-crossed:
and also pls. try volume limiter & lock... this is different
pinkLeviosa said:
i found something nice and im currently trying it and its nice try 3d Maven music player.. i only think this is youve looking for...:fingers-crossed:
and also pls. try volume limiter & lock... this is different
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I had tried it as well but that doesn't have the Limiter in it :S. Volume limiter e lock is a different thing, it's to Save The volume settings that you want and won't permit you to change those values, this is in case you accidentally switch volumes of your alarm etc...
Maybe i didn't explain correctly what i want xD, i'll try to explain more detailed:
For example, you know that there are songs that have more volume than others, the same will keep happening even if you put an Equalizer because it affects all songs, so if you use the Equalizer for the Low volume songs to be higher then that will make the High volume songs Distort for sure. Example: Song 1 has 94db and Song 2 has 99db, i use equalizer to gain 6db, so now Song 1 has 100db and Song 2 has 105db, what will happen? that's wright, Song 1 is on the limit without distorting '100db' but Song 2 is Distorting Way Big '105db'.
So the only way to prevent that distortion from happening is...with the (Limiter), that will make Song 2 reduce to 100db avoiding it's distortion.
Examples of that is Gonemad Player, Poweramp, Playerpro and RocketPlayer, the catch? All of them are 'paid'
That's why i'm asking help to see if there's a free alternative, or if it's possible to pay the apps with money from my Sim Card.
Cheers
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I had tried it as well but that doesn't have the Limiter in it :S. Volume limiter e lock is a different thing, it's to Save The volume settings that you want and won't permit you to change those values, this is in case you accidentally switch volumes of your alarm etc...
Maybe i didn't explain correctly what i want xD, i'll try to explain more detailed:
For example, you know that there are songs that have more volume than others, the same will keep happening even if you put an Equalizer because it affects all songs, so if you use the Equalizer for the Low volume songs to be higher then that will make the High volume songs Distort for sure. Example: Song 1 has 94db and Song 2 has 99db, i use equalizer to gain 6db, so now Song 1 has 100db and Song 2 has 105db, what will happen? that's wright, Song 1 is on the limit without distorting '100db' but Song 2 is Distorting Way Big '105db'.
So the only way to prevent that distortion from happening is...with the (Limiter), that will make Song 2 reduce to 100db avoiding it's distortion.
Examples of that is Gonemad Player, Poweramp, Playerpro and RocketPlayer, the catch? All of them are 'paid'
That's why i'm asking help to see if there's a free alternative, or if it's possible to pay the apps with money from my Sim Card.
Cheers
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Try Viper4Android, i think theres an option there. Its not available on google play. Search it here. Theres a thread.
Crazy Seed said:
I had tried it as well but that doesn't have the Limiter in it :S. Volume limiter e lock is a different thing, it's to Save The volume settings that you want and won't permit you to change those values, this is in case you accidentally switch volumes of your alarm etc...
Maybe i didn't explain correctly what i want xD, i'll try to explain more detailed:
For example, you know that there are songs that have more volume than others, the same will keep happening even if you put an Equalizer because it affects all songs, so if you use the Equalizer for the Low volume songs to be higher then that will make the High volume songs Distort for sure. Example: Song 1 has 94db and Song 2 has 99db, i use equalizer to gain 6db, so now Song 1 has 100db and Song 2 has 105db, what will happen? that's wright, Song 1 is on the limit without distorting '100db' but Song 2 is Distorting Way Big '105db'.
So the only way to prevent that distortion from happening is...with the (Limiter), that will make Song 2 reduce to 100db avoiding it's distortion.
Examples of that is Gonemad Player, Poweramp, Playerpro and RocketPlayer, the catch? All of them are 'paid'
That's why i'm asking help to see if there's a free alternative, or if it's possible to pay the apps with money from my Sim Card.
Cheers
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oh! Totally get it!! im really sorry though if im so slow... i'll try to find
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Try Viper4Android, i think theres an option there. Its not available on google play. Search it here. Theres a thread.
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I also tried that one and yes that's correct mate that app is really what i 'would' be looking for thanks , but there's a problem... My device is a Xperia Mini Pro x10, and on my device that app crashes and makes the Gb Rom not even start anymore .
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oh! Totally get it!! im really sorry though if im so slow... i'll try to find
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Well it was a misunderstood i thought so xD, sorry for what? you're only trying to help so there's nothing to be sorry about xD. I have yes to thank you for helping me find a solution , good luck , i searched everywhere for days but without any luck , i remind you that my rom is a GB Rom 2.3.7 for a 600mhz device named Xperia Mini Pro x10 and that makes the job more difficult :S
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Well it was a misunderstood i thought so xD, sorry for what? you're only trying to help so there's nothing to be sorry about xD. I have yes to thank you for helping me find a solution , good luck , i searched everywhere for days but without any luck , i remind you that my rom is a GB Rom 2.3.7 for a 600mhz device named Xperia Mini Pro x10 and that makes the job more difficult :S
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yeah i think so too.. xD still I'll try to find and help you :laugh:
Well, i think you should start considering to buy a new device. At least a JellyBean 4.1 will do. It's worth buying rather than paying an app to achieve your wishes.
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Well, i think you should start considering to buy a new device. At least a JellyBean 4.1 will do. It's worth buying rather than paying an app to achieve your wishes.
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If it wasn't for the part of wasting so much money on a device 'specially not having a job or credit card, with almost no money left' that would be my first option. But i can't afford one right now, so the only way is by an app. Besides...I will always need an app like this on any device because No Device has a Audio Limiter xD.
Solved!
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yeah i think so too.. xD still I'll try to find and help you :laugh:
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CrazeXDA said:
Well, i think you should start considering to buy a new device. At least a JellyBean 4.1 will do. It's worth buying rather than paying an app to achieve your wishes.
Sent from my Lenovo A516 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Hey mates, thanks for the help . Viper4android really was the solution after all , but it can only be version 2207 because other versions will do awkward restarts to my phone, this version is stable and has everything 'limiter, reverb, stereo widening, output gain' very good indeed , only thing is that i can't use convolver because that will crash android system and make the same awkward restarts then so i must be careful. No need for new device now xD .
pinkLeviosa, if you're trying to find the same thing as me, then also try viper4android you will like it .
CrazeXDA, looks like you were right after all since there still was one version stable for my phone 'not available anywhere, only on 4shared, not easy to find' xD.
Thanks mates, cheers :good:
Hello,
What are the settings you are using (Equlizer etc) in your Walkman app to get the best possible music experience?
Thanks a lot !
who's still using m.players while there are great streaming apps like spotify and google music, even sony has one
People with mobile data limit like me maybe ?
I go to settings/sound effects and change the headphones to STH-30 makes the biggest difference. Also set surround sound to club with a custom eq. That sounds the best to me.
I only stream from spotify or Pandora when I want to hear something new. I keep a huge library of songs on my phone. Saves battery not streaming all the time.
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who's still using m.players while there are great streaming apps like spotify and google music, even sony has one
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Hehe Me There are many reasons for that. Some of them below:
1) Mobile data limit
2) Streaming apps has not a lot of Indian/Pakistani old songs.
3) Battery drain
4) Traveling in underground metro and mobile data keeps changing from 4g to 3g, 3g to 2g etc and it causes buffering and stop which is irritating.
5) Keeping a music library in my mobile give me a "sense of security" if you understand what i mean
cjoc said:
I go to settings/sound effects and change the headphones to STH-30 makes the biggest difference. Also set surround sound to club with a custom eq. That sounds the best to me.
I only stream from spotify or Pandora when I want to hear something new. I keep a huge library of songs on my phone. Saves battery not streaming all the time.
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Thanks for replying. WHich headphone do you use? I use the noise cancelling Sony headphone. I will try your settings
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People with mobile data limit like me maybe ?
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Yeah :highfive:
Hi
I found this port that is best replacement for Google music app on Nokia 6.
It's so smooth and feel great music player and I want share
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Press thank button if you like it.
I just downloaded it, so it opens and has all the options. I'm going to wait until tonight to give it a full test with my Bluetooth headphones. This could very well replace my poweramp alpha version that is definitely dead speaking of updates. Thanks in advance.
Oh yeah! It works flawlessly, sounds better than poweramp and i don't have to do any configuration. Thank you, you just made my listening experience a lot better.
Thanks for app... Working good...
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Hi
I found this port that is best replacement for Google music app on Nokia 6.
It's so smooth and feel great music player and I want share
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Press thank button if you like it.
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The APK file won't open on my Nokia ta1021
i prefer hybymusic with some external dac
ashimiyy said:
The APK file won't open on my Nokia ta1021
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It's working on android 7 and 8 .I don't have any problem.
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It's working on android 7 and 8 .I don't have any problem.
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I've helped myself anyways. Thanks.
Great, plays WMA, works with Android Auto, and has interface for selecting tracks via AA. This could be my new go to music app for in car at least. Thanks for sharing.
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Great, plays WMA, works with Android Auto, and has interface for selecting tracks via AA. This could be my new go to music app for in car at least. Thanks for sharing.
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I'm finding big differences in relative volume between different tracks when using this app (on a Nokia 8). I never noticed this to anywhere near the same extent when using PowerAmp. Anyone else finding the same?