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[Q/Idea] Navigation music controls?

Anyone know of an app that will allow music controls on the Google Navigation screen? And if not, maybe this would be something helpful to others, if someone could write this?

Bump! I this bugs the crap out of me! I was a long time iphone user and switched to android recently. This is the only thing that bugs me about the switch. With the iPhone I could double tap the home button, scroll left and control whatever music was playing without leaving the navigation app or use the built in app music controls.
On android I have to scroll down to the notification menu, click on my music player, change the song, scroll back down into the notification menu, click on navigation to reopen it. I know it's a little thing but it's really annoying.
Any fixes or work around?

bump again, this drives me crazy when i'm driving! I have to decide before I leave whether I want to use the music app and actually be able to control the songs, or use the GPS and actually see where I'm going. Is there any way to get music controls on the GPS screen, or even another app that will at the very least give you the next turn information and let you control your music from one screen?

Stephen1125 said:
Bump! I this bugs the crap out of me! I was a long time iphone user and switched to android recently. This is the only thing that bugs me about the switch. With the iPhone I could double tap the home button, scroll left and control whatever music was playing without leaving the navigation app or use the built in app music controls.
On android I have to scroll down to the notification menu, click on my music player, change the song, scroll back down into the notification menu, click on navigation to reopen it. I know it's a little thing but it's really annoying.
Any fixes or work around?
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I quoted your older post because I don't have an answer for your most recent post.
The workaround is going to depend on your Rom. I have not been stock in over a year so I'm not sure there is one for that.
I usually have my audio steaming through a Bluetooth device and can use that to control my music on all the roms I have tried.
The Rom I am currently playing with is ClearDroid 1.4.1 build 2, which has a recent apps window in the notification area. You can quickly switch back and forth between music and navigation using this. 1 swipe and one press. If music is playing the notification area also gives you info on the track and a pause button. Tapping it opens the music app but pausing the music causes this notification to clear and you would have to switch back to the music app to restart.
I seem to recall more complete music controls in the notification area of other roms. I can load some nandroids to check.
Now I'm in a Pickle

Moved to Q & A section.
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efrant said:
Moved to Q & A section.
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What happened? Swype malfunctioned today or are there just too many of them?
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Teichopsia said:
What happened? Swype malfunctioned today or are there just too many of them?
Sent from a dream.
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LOL. Good eye!
Figured the "please post all questions in the Q & A section...." was not appropriate for a thread that has been here for so long.
P. S. It's SwiftKey 3's predictive text, not Swype.
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efrant said:
LOL. Good eye!
Figured the "please post all questions in the Q & A section...." was not appropriate for a thread that has been here for so long.
P. S. It's SwiftKey 3's predictive text, not Swype.
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Don't encourage me. I have a bad tendency to hijack threads for loads of off topic conversations
Swiftkey.... I'll see if I remember - but if I mention swype again next time it malfunctions, you'll know what I mean. :beer:
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[Q] Some annoying issues regarding the phone.

Hey,
I just got my myTouch 4G Slide, and I have a few annoying issues. It could be due to the fact that I bought it in China (it even has some apps with Chinese names).
I don't like the "genius" button - I won't use that, and it doesn't work whatsoever. Is there a way to replace its function with, say, search button (like I had on my previous Android phone)?
Music: firstly, I don't even have a music application - I have to open it with the File Explorer (so I can't multitask). Could be because it's Chinese. The main problem is that the music is played from the speaker in the back of the phone. I like to sometimes listen to music without earphones. Is it possible to play music from the same speaker I use to talk?
When I scroll the applications menu, it "jumps" rather than scrolls smoothly - kinda like the difference between scrolling with the mouse wheel, and hitting "Page Down". Is it also a Chinese issue?
Pictures: so far I'm loving the camera. The only issue is that the pictures it produces are named IMG001, IMG002 and so on. That's really annoying. Is it possible to have the pictures named like on my previous phone, which was simply the time it was taken (yyyy-mm-dd hh-mm-ss)?
Thanks a lot for all helpers!

ronash said:
Hey,
I just got my myTouch 4G Slide, and I have a few annoying issues. It could be due to the fact that I bought it in China (it even has some apps with Chinese names).
[*]I don't like the "genius" button - I won't use that, and it doesn't work whatsoever. Is there a way to replace its function with, say, search button (like I had on my previous Android phone)?
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Thanks a lot for all helpers!
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Go here for a solution.
ronash said:
[*]Music: firstly, I don't even have a music application - I have to open it with the File Explorer (so I can't multitask). Could be because it's Chinese. The main problem is that the music is played from the speaker in the back of the phone. I like to sometimes listen to music without earphones. Is it possible to play music from the same speaker I use to talk?
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The music icon in the app drawer is one of the apps hidden by Rosie (Sense Launcher). /system/customize/MNS/default.xml has the hidden app list in it.
I don't know if it's possibly to play music through the front-facing speaker at this time, though there's no reason why it can't be. A fun project for someone.
ronash said:
[*]When I scroll the applications menu, it "jumps" rather than scrolls smoothly - kinda like the difference between scrolling with the mouse wheel, and hitting "Page Down". Is it also a Chinese issue?
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Yea, that's the way it's supposed to be. I don't like it either. You have to edit the Sense launcher directly to change it.
I just spent all day digging around in a decompiled Rosie.apk (Sense launcher) pulling out Kidzone by it's teeth. I've been fixing that kind of stuff since before the sun came up today, funny you should post those questions.
ronash said:
[*]Pictures: so far I'm loving the camera. The only issue is that the pictures it produces are named IMG001, IMG002 and so on. That's really annoying. Is it possible to have the pictures named like on my previous phone, which was simply the time it was taken (yyyy-mm-dd hh-mm-ss)?
Thanks a lot for all helpers!
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Dunno about this one. I don't think it's a native option, but don't see why it couldn't be written in after the fact.

Thanks for the reply.
Firstly I think we can be sure all the things I posted in OP are solvable - simply because (I think) Android is a Turing-complete machine
As for the "genius" key, I suppose it requires root etc.? Well I guess I would have to root it sometime
For music, how do I un-hide it, then? It really makes no sense to hide such a basic application!
I hope you'll keep me and the rest of the forum updated with the other stuff mentioned. Best of luck!
Have a nice weekend,
Ron.

Can't you get google music from the market? If not, download a room, pull the apk and install it. And this phone is much much much much better rooted. Thanks six btw, enjoying the rom.
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The music icon is in the media room icon, along with video player, slacker radio and a couple other items. It took me a while to find it when I got my phone last month.
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Haha I rooted my phone within an hour of getting it
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dung8604 said:
Haha I rooted my phone within an hour of getting it
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You have to... i dunno wut da fuhhh T Mo did with this "OS Overlay?"

So, are there any available solutions to the presented problems (except for the first one)?
In addition, I think that when I firstly got the phone and got a call, I got two circles (accept/reject), which I had to drag to a ring (a bit similar to the lock screen). Now it just gives me the standard accept-reject buttons. I couldn't find anything about it in the settings - what have gone wrong?

I believe the answering screen alters depending on whether your screen was locked, or unlocked, at the moment you received your call. Correct me if I'm wrong...

Anyone knows why they removed the Stocks app? Or it is hidden? If hidden how to enable it?

dung8604 said:
Haha I rooted my phone within an hour of getting it
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How did you root it and what did you install in it?
I'm just a bit scared of doing that.

ok so two questions.

1) i need a new camera app that WORKS on my phone running CM9... the stock cm9 camera doesnt record in 720... and CameraZoomFX.. (or whatever it is) takes GREAT pix ONLY what im trying to capture is PERFECTLY still....
and 2)
i need to find a music player app that will let my ringtones ring through instead of just allowing my phone to vibrate, bc i like my music loud. and my gf calls me ALL THE TIME! being prego and all, she gets pissed when i dont answer... any help is greatly appreciated...

patar.atreyu said:
1) i need a new camera app that WORKS on my phone running CM9... the stock cm9 camera doesnt record in 720... and CameraZoomFX.. (or whatever it is) takes GREAT pix ONLY what im trying to capture is PERFECTLY still....
and 2)
i need to find a music player app that will let my ringtones ring through instead of just allowing my phone to vibrate, bc i like my music loud. and my gf calls me ALL THE TIME! being prego and all, she gets pissed when i dont answer... any help is greatly appreciated...
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For question 2 power amp is a good music app. There is a free version and a paid one. Don't remember if the option you want is in the free version but you should check it out.
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samsung drivelink

ok i have the sammy drivelink apk for any one who wants it ..i just copied it to phone sd then installed and it works fine..if it works for you say thanks...
can any of the wizards that we have here make this app fully fit the note note screen as at the moment its a tad small ..working but not full screen..many thanks to any one who can:good:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2ZMcOJq3ZPhTi1Tb3AxSUpmbFU

Installs OK for me (Galaxy Nexus). Thanks.
Doesn't resize to match resolution of screen but only loose a small strip down one side so no big issue.

What does this app do?

İt works with paranoid but screen dpi is problem.
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Blu3Fr0g said:
What does this app do?
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have you ever heard of google...look it up mate

mertemur said:
İt works with paranoid but screen dpi is problem.
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yer i get the same with kingdroid..hoping some genius can alter it a bit for us eventually

Loads on my US Galaxy S3 (Verizon). Weather won't load. Says "Enable location services and mobile data to update weather" both of which are enabled (I turned Wi-Fi off, I have full 4G, etc). Looks good other than no weather. I will have to try more later. Thanks for posting.

maryd06 said:
Loads on my US Galaxy S3 (Verizon). Weather won't load. Says "Enable location services and mobile data to update weather" both of which are enabled (I turned Wi-Fi off, I have full 4G, etc). Looks good other than no weather. I will have to try more later. Thanks for posting.
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Drive Link was doing the same for me since I installed it shortly after Denny uploaded it (thanks btw!). It suddenly kicked into life this afternoon for no apparant reason, so it may be worth persisting with it.
Got to say despite a handful of niggles, I do like it as an in-car player etc. The full screen seems to work fine on my stock note.
Niggles I have found are that:
Media control from my Bluetooth car stereo does not work, with or without the media control app from the play store.
scrobbling to last.fm doesn't work (so my playing stats are going down)
There is no easy way I have found to skip back to the drive now app from navigation, other than long pressing the home button and switching using task manager, which seems a bit clunky
I am still trying to find way to add a "shuffle all" button as a shortcut, instead of selecting "All Songs", playing, and then shuffling.
It has not automatically picked up my starred locations from Google Maps/Navigation
Other than that I like it a lot, and am hughly appreciative of Denny for posting the APK.

word of warning to anyone that wants to use this with mirror link (specifically a sony HU) this on my note caused my HU to boot loop. had to reset it

Installed yesterday and got same issue with weather and location but turned on this morning and working fine. Ill have to play around with it today when get a chance.
Thanks
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thanks
Thank you Man

For me it works perfect o cleanote, not so much with pa.

Blu3Fr0g said:
What does this app do?
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http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/28/samsung-drive-link-car-friendly-app/

Thank you!
@denny said:
ok i have the sammy drivelink apk for any one who wants it ..i just copied it to phone sd then installed and it works fine..if it works for you say thanks...
can any of the wizards that we have here make this app fully fit the note note screen as at the moment its a tad small ..working but not full screen..many thanks to any one who can:good:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2ZMcOJq3ZPhTi1Tb3AxSUpmbFU
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Works for me on Galaxy Note 2. Thank you!

@denny said:
ok i have the sammy drivelink apk for any one who wants it ..i just copied it to phone sd then installed and it works fine..if it works for you say thanks...
can any of the wizards that we have here make this app fully fit the note note screen as at the moment its a tad small ..working but not full screen..many thanks to any one who can:good:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2ZMcOJq3ZPhTi1Tb3AxSUpmbFU
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Hey thanks for the drive link,What version # is this one?Thanks

Totally working fine on stock ICS 4.0.4 without dpi issue

[APP] Super Simple Sleep Timer - Silence any audio app after a period of time [4.0+]

Hey guys,
Just a small utility I wrote for personal use which I thought I'd share in case anyone else finds it useful. As the title says, you set which audio app you want to stop after a set period of time, simple as that.
I personally use it before I go to sleep with either Umano or Pocket Casts, both have sleep timers but I find this much quicker to setup and use. Plus it has a lower volume option so it can tune it down to silence rather then just abruptly stopping the music.
Play Store Link
Any issues let me know, otherwise enjoy

i wanted one ..... really big thanks :good:
edit: here is what happened... the mx player app appears 3 times in the list... also i would love to have more than 60min option... and the app is unusable in the landscape mode..but still good work after all :thumbup:

Thanks,
I wrote a similar app for personal use too but yours looks better polished.

MiZoSpaDe said:
i wanted one ..... really big thanks :good:
edit: here is what happened... the mx player app appears 3 times in the list... also i would love to have more than 60min option... and the app is unusable in the landscape mode..but still good work after all :thumbup:
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Good shout about the landscape mode, I'll fix that. And I'll remove the duplicates too thanks for the feedback
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Nice little app!
For me the landscape mode is working just fine!
Just a question: Are you planning on adding a widget (or a notification) for knowing how much time is left before stopping?
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New update is up:
- Fixed landscape mode
- Fixed duplicate apps in the list
Dagnan said:
Nice little app!
For me the landscape mode is working just fine!
Just a question: Are you planning on adding a widget (or a notification) for knowing how much time is left before stopping?
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I wanna keep it as simple as possible, I might add a widget for quickly settings the timer but not sure if I want to add a notification though. FYI you can cancel the timer anytime by just setting it at 0.

Very nice.

crazyfool_1 said:
New update is up:
- Fixed landscape mode
- Fixed duplicate apps in the list
I wanna keep it as simple as possible, I might add a widget for quickly settings the timer but not sure if I want to add a notification though. FYI you can cancel the timer anytime by just setting it at 0.
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You can add option by stopping at "which song" too!:laugh:

Dagnan said:
Nice little app!
For me the landscape mode is working just fine!
Just a question: Are you planning on adding a widget (or a notification) for knowing how much time is left before stopping?
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Allen Hu said:
You can add option by stopping at "which song" too!:laugh:
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Then it wouldn't be so simple anymore

Could this switch off the music player entirely rather than muting and pausing the song?
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Nice app!!!!
I tried in my blackberry z10 and it works perfectly
Thank you very much.

Worked fine in Poweramp, which has a built in sleep timer. Didn't work for me in HBO GO or Netflix. Would be nice to have those working for when I put on a movie I will almost certainly fall asleep to. But certainly not a complaint for a free app, more of a heads up. Thanks for your work!

Nice! I have not had the chance to test it yet, but I was looking for an app like this for spotify.
I would like to request an option to turn off my Bluetooth as well, because I use Bluetooth headphones.
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nice app bro
really want it...
works perfectly on xperia l

Excellent app well done! thank you for the simplicity and keeping it free. It takes a lot of time and effort to put stuff together no complaints! BTW for the people who insist on new features i am sure donations motivate lol where is a p.p. link i would like to hit you with a fiver

Some suggestions, hope you don't mind.
Long durations than 1 hour (maybe like the Google calender selection, one outer circle for hours, inner circle for minutes).
Bigger gaps between 60 and 0 (more than once I want to set it to 60 and it goes to 0)
Make the press-able buttons more obvious (I didn't realize I had to press the button to activate the function, same for the lower volume option - the top part of the "Set sleep timer" button is too faint imho, more so on my old Nexus 7 than my Nexus 5.)

exwan said:
Could this switch off the music player entirely rather than muting and pausing the song?
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What's the difference? All of the apps I have seen only have the option to play or pause..
Chronzy said:
Worked fine in Poweramp, which has a built in sleep timer. Didn't work for me in HBO GO or Netflix. Would be nice to have those working for when I put on a movie I will almost certainly fall asleep to. But certainly not a complaint for a free app, more of a heads up. Thanks for your work!
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Hmm, I don't have NetFlix to test but does it pause if you press pause on a bluetooth device (if you have one to test), and are you sure you had it selected from the list at the time?
mrcartagena2000 said:
Excellent app well done! thank you for the simplicity and keeping it free. It takes a lot of time and effort to put stuff together no complaints! BTW for the people who insist on new features i am sure donations motivate lol where is a p.p. link i would like to hit you with a fiver
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Haha usually I'm always open to new feature but to keep this simple as possible I wanted to limit it to setting the time and app and that's it. Maybe I'll make a donate version which some of people's suggestions, if you want to donate though there's a donate button under my avatar
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Some suggestions, hope you don't mind.
Long durations than 1 hour (maybe like the Google calender selection, one outer circle for hours, inner circle for minutes).
Bigger gaps between 60 and 0 (more than once I want to set it to 60 and it goes to 0)
Make the press-able buttons more obvious (I didn't realize I had to press the button to activate the function, same for the lower volume option - the top part of the "Set sleep timer" button is too faint imho, more so on my old Nexus 7 than my Nexus 5.)
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What I can do is make the number in the center editable so if you want more than 60 minutes you can just type it in, and yeah I'll make it so you can't infinitely go round the spinner to stop that between 60 and 0.
And hmm, what if I lose the button altogether and have it automatically set once you've set the time..

Very nice app!
A suggestion, hope you don't mind.
It would be nice to have an "all" option in the app drop down which broadcasts pause to all apps (it would make the app even simpler from a user perspective at least.)

Galaxy note 8 wifi
:good: Works great on Galaxy note 8 wifi [ROM][4.2.2][N5110/N5100/N5120] CivZ-FLEX-BEAM-REV3.6.2 + SphereXtreme [28/nov/2013]

New build is up:
- Added an "all" option which will pause all apps (although I've noticed that PowerAmp will start playing if it's already paused when it receives the pause command)
- The progress number is now editable so you can set any amount of time you want