DEVICE: LG Nexus 4
ROM: AOSPA 4.4.5 (20140729)
APP: Google Play Music 5.6.1609P.1258283
Whenever I am playing music on the Google Play Music app, it places a widget on my lockscreen to control the music. Many people see this as a useful feature for many good reasons; I personally do not. I am more than happy controlling the music via my default lockscreen widget and notification tray; I feel that this widget adds nothing of value to me, and instead obscures my default lockscreen. (Again, I'm not bashing the widget--it is simply not for me.)
So far, I have been unable to find any option to completely disable this lockscreen widget. It cannot be longpressed and deleted, and it is not listed in the Widgets. Basically, if I'm not playing any music, my phone pretends that it doesn't exist; and if I am playing music, the widget will replace my lockscreen without question or permission.
Is there any app setting, system setting, custom apk, xposed module, root hack, kernel hack, etc. that will keep my lockscreen intact as I play music? I want to play music from Google Play and see my default lockscreen widget when I turn on my phone. How can I achieve this?
I'm a long time lurker and first time poster; please let me know if I've broken any forum rules, and thanks in advance!
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I have done some searching but couldn't really find anything suitable, however if anyone knows of this widget already that would be awesome.
Let me explain: I use widgets to control my media but with four different apps (cubed, last FM, spotify, doggcatcher) the homescreen is rather messy. Would it be possible to make a widget which would control all the media apps on a phone? You would have a button to switch media player and then the usual, play/skip buttons. If anyone is interested in this I would be happy to sponsor them to make it.
Sorry if this is addressed in another thread, but I didn't see it regarding the TF as of yet.
Does anyone know of a way to get music controls present on the Lock screen on the TF? I know that my rooted HTC Glacier with the Google Music application running gives me the Track Backwards, Play/Pause, Track Forwards controls, but I was at the understanding that it was the Rom that gave that functionality?
Is this something that would only appear or be possible via a custom Rom after rooting, or something that you would have to have via a 3rd party music app?
I hope this functionality is present in HC as it's so much more convenient to skip a song without fully unlocking the device just to lock it again when just casually listening while working or what not.
Thanks in advance!
Playerpro lets you do this. Well, actually it adds another lockscreen with the widget (see screenshot) - when you press the back button, it takes you to the stock lockscreen. Good when you want to just swap tracks, but means you have essentially 2 lockscreens to get to the homescreen.
WinAmp also has a lockscreen option.
-bZj
Thanks for the great tips. Had not heard of Playerpro, nor did I know WinAmp offered this functionality. Here's hoping to the Google Music App having this functionality so I can take advantage of the cloud music and have the controls from the lock screen.
So, as some already know, I did a mod of the old Android music player, the small one - but this was "fake" holo and there were some glitches, so I did it anew. Real Holo design, smarter and all layout bugs removed (hopefully).
You may install this app normally. Eventually this does not work if you have Google Music installed - then you must delete Google Music.
This player is provided "as is": no further language support than english, no Google Music API (because there isn't any official) and no folder support.
If somebody knows, how to find the broadcast intent for the lock screen widget in the smali's, please leave an answer. At this time the lock screen shows "Track - Album", this is standard Android behaviour, but I'd rather like to have "Track - Artist" - haven't found it in hours unfortunately.
Enjoy!
I'd like you to hint to the market, this player is way nicer than my own mod, uninstalled it immediately
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.terra.musicplayer
This is the perfect gap between nice handling, no bloat and simple Holo look.
I am on the ported OnePLUS One CM11s for N5. And I at first using it I would listen to music and then when I pressed the power button after the screen went dim it would show the lockscreen with the Google PLAY music, I updated to a newer version, from 1.4 to 1.5, and now its not there. Any ideas how to re-enable to the lockscreen to have the Google PLAY music controls with the current music artist album cover on the lockscreen? Thank you in advance.
ozzmanj1 said:
I am on the ported OnePLUS One CM11s for N5. And I at first using it I would listen to music and then when I pressed the power button after the screen went dim it would show the lockscreen with the Google PLAY music, I updated to a newer version, from 1.4 to 1.5, and now its not there. Any ideas how to re-enable to the lockscreen to have the Google PLAY music controls with the current music artist album cover on the lockscreen? Thank you in advance.
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1. It isn't a port, its CM11 snapshots with added apk files
2. Probably something else interrupting audio focus, or the lock screen is just bugged.
3. Or its just a CM11 issue.
Meet Music Player v0.1 with powerful FX and infinite themes. Please tell me what do you think about the app and tell me what can be improved or added. There are endless possibilities and I will try to add more features before v1.0 release. Also, I have not supported this app to many Samsung devices (S6+ are supported) and Huawei devices.
App link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ms.musicplayer
I could test the app on a few devices, and tried to eliminate bugs. If you see any bugs, please comment. Please help the app grow. This took 8 months straight to develop this app.
No widget music player with this app
Look good
I try it
Fx work great on my LG G4
Equalizer is great too
Thanks for this Music Player app
i go to push stars on playstore
Please add widget music player, widget fx perhaps it's good idea
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i can't close app if i swipe in notification panel your music player
Renaf2 said:
No widget music player with this app
Look good
I try it
Fx work great on my LG G4
Equalizer is great too
Thanks for this Music Player app
i go to push stars on playstore
Please add widget music player, widget fx perhaps it's good idea
reedit :
i can't close app if i swipe in notification panel your music player
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Thanks for your words
Notification widget is removed when you close the app from "recent apps" drawer. Also, I am in the works of making the notification bar flexible. Like, when the song is playing, user can not swipe notification and when it's not; User can swipe and close the notification. This will be added soon in upcoming updated...
And Homescreen widget will also be added but not in near future. Depends on the app's fate. And app's fate depends on its installs and user's positive reviews