[APP][4.1+] Orchid, open source music player with Dropbox streaming (beta) - Android Apps and Games

Orchid is a new open source music player forked from the popular Vanilla Music. It adds Dropbox streaming to the original, and streamlines the interface. There are currently not many apps that can stream music from Dropbox, so more choice is always good, right? Also, this is, to my knowledge, the first fully open source one, and it further differentiates itself by supporting Replay Gain.
Current features:
play local music with support for Replay Gain and gapless playback
stream songs from your Dropbox, also with support for Replay Gain and gapless playback
mix local and Dropbox songs in the playback queue
This is a beta, so it's a bit slow (as there's not much caching yet), and may not be completely stable. Please post any feedback in this thread. Thanks!
See the attachments for screenshots and download.
License: GPLv3.
Credits: As stated above, this is a fork of Vanilla Music.

@tloc
I'm getting this message:
This app has reached its user limit. Contact the app developer and ask them to use the Dropbox API App Console to increase their app's user limit.
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It's a nice project and I will feature it in the portal once it's fixed

It currently only has development access to the Dropbox API, limiting it to very few users. I need to put some more work into the app before I can request additional quota from Dropbox, so it can only stay a limited beta for now. Thanks for these very encouraging words though! I'll get the app ready for prime time eventually.

Sort of stuck
@tloc I tried using the code to stream music from drop box but seemed to be stuck!! Any loops?>

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YouTube plugin for Encore Music [BETA]

Hey everyone,
I've just published the YouTube plug-in for Encore Music, here on XDA Labs. If you don't know what XDA Labs is, check http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/labs-t3241866
This plug-in allows you to listen, download and add to playlists YouTube videos in Encore Music.
This plug-in requires the base app, Encore Music, to work.
- Listen to your favorite songs for free on YouTube, without advertisement, no subscription required
- Search through the full YouTube library from the Encore Music search
- Browse uploaders and channels like artist and albums
- Save bandwidth by loading your YouTube playlists offline. Save storage space also as only the audio track will be stored!
- Change your YouTube playlists directly from the app
THIS PLUGIN IS STILL IN BETA but I'll be on the watch out for any bug or issue you might encounter. I don't want the Google Play Music story happen again Make sure to reach me either here on this topic, or in PM, or by e-mail at apps at xplod dot fr.
Enjoy your music!
XpLoDWilD said:
Hey everyone,
I've just published the YouTube plug-in for Encore Music, here on XDA Labs. If you don't know what XDA Labs is, check http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/labs-t3241866
This plug-in allows you to listen, download and add to playlists YouTube videos in Encore Music.
This plug-in requires the base app, Encore Music, to work.
- Listen to your favorite songs for free on YouTube, without advertisement, no subscription required
- Search through the full YouTube library from the Encore Music search
- Browse uploaders and channels like artist and albums
- Save bandwidth by loading your YouTube playlists offline. Save storage space also as only the audio track will be stored!
- Change your YouTube playlists directly from the app
THIS PLUGIN IS STILL IN BETA but I'll be on the watch out for any bug or issue you might encounter. I don't want the Google Play Music story happen again Make sure to reach me either here on this topic, or in PM, or by e-mail at apps at xplod dot fr.
Enjoy your music!
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would like to try,but dont have paypal. plz add play store donation feature.....
qsy124 said:
would like to try,but dont have paypal. plz add play store donation feature.....
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Unfortunately this plug-in can't be added to the Play Store (for the obvious "Google will kick it in mere minutes" reason), which means we can't take advantage of the Play Store features.
Would there be any payment method other than PayPal that'd work for you?
I am chinese user I guess what I can do is use alipay(you even may not hear about that...).
beside that, i would like suggest add a zombie app in appstore and with payment, and update through xdalab, or i pm you play gift card.
XpLoDWilD said:
Unfortunately this plug-in can't be added to the Play Store (for the obvious "Google will kick it in mere minutes" reason), which means we can't take advantage of the Play Store features.
Would there be any payment method other than PayPal that'd work for you?
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and I also would like translate both emcore and youtube plugin in to Chinese?and could you send me the eng text resources and i can translate it?
qsy124 said:
and I also would like translate both emcore and youtube plugin in to Chinese?and could you send me the eng text resources and i can translate it?
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You can find all the translatable strings at https://github.com/fastbootmobile/encore/tree/master/src/main/res/values (strings_*.xml)
XpLoDWilD said:
You can find all the translatable strings at https://github.com/fastbootmobile/encore/tree/master/src/main/res/values (strings_*.xml)
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View attachment zh_cn________zh_chs.rar
translated, hope can add language support
Looks promising! But it seems like I am to stupid to find the download button.
EDIT: The playlist I created was for some reason a mixed, not a YouTube only playlist. Downloading a playlist created with YouTube directly works.
Is there a way to import a playlist already on my YouTube account? I can't seem to find that option.
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How can i get this app?
thank you !!!!
Hello! This is a great plugin but I have a problem: whenever I enter a search query and I am on cellular data connection it just keeps searching, offering no results. Is anybody experiencing the same?
i wish it has been free,would like to try it out.(I am not using any credit cards personally that's why ) Btw i checked the spotify plugin,in spotify i login using my facebook account and do not worry about the user name and pass.is there any way to login to spotify reading from system settings or any button to login to spotify using facebook or google acc?i mean for faster login option.Also I would like to contribute for translation to Turkish if you can send me the text fields to be translated.I don't understand the github database thing.
Great app
But still some Playback error's happen.
Btw, will this app get updated or does the devolopment stopped?
Maaaan why £2.00? I don't wanna pay for the privilege of having a YouTube plugin for a music player.
It doesn't work for me (see screenshot)... After clicking play button I can see the play button circling (around the pause icon) but never started playing.. Am i missing to configure anything in particular..
Is this plugin dead now? Looks like it hasn't been updated in a while.
It keeps spinning.
Download???
From where can I download it?

[APP][4.0+][v0.89] Megacast - Chromecast video player with on the fly transcoding

Megacast on Play Store
I am developer of Megacast - the Android app for Chromecast that does real time transcoding on the device it self, with allows it to play almost any local format.
Features:
Play almost any local video file with on the fly transcoding
Automatic subtitles
SMB network support(beta)
Currently working on
Network explorer
Transcoding only audio when you turn on 5.1 sound fix.
The app it self is free with no restrictions, but ad supported, I am giving away 20 promo codes for premium version without ads to xda community.
I am looking forward to your feedback and suggestions.
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This is in my knowledge the only app to transcode the local media to Chromecast! Great job! However due to the adds casting the Chromecast renders not responsive very often. I would be glad to try one of your promo codes! Where do I enter it? No menu item in the app... If this works as expected I would be glad to spend 5 Euro for an application like yours
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[APP][4.1+] Teardrop, open source music player with Dropbox streaming and ReplayGain

This app is a fork of the popular Vanilla Music. It adds Dropbox streaming, and streamlines the interface. There are already a few music players that can stream from Dropbox, but, to my knowledge, this is the only fully open source one, and it further differentiates itself by supporting ReplayGain.
Current features:
play local music with support for Replay Gain
stream songs from your Dropbox, also with support for Replay Gain
mix local and Dropbox songs in the playback queue
High up on the to-do list:
clean up the interface a bit to remove traces of Holo and make it fully Material
add support for streaming more music formats from Dropbox
This is an early release, so it may not be completely stable. However, your files are safe even if the app malfunctions, because it only ever reads from Dropbox, never writes to it. Please post any feedback in this thread. Thanks!
Get it on Google Play or simply download the APK attached to the second post.
Source code is available here.
License: GPLv3.
Credits: As stated above, this is a fork of Vanilla Music.
For the record: I published an earlier version of this app here more than a year ago under a different name, but it was incomplete and had very limited API quota, making it largely unusable. This new version is much better, with unlimited API quota and several major issues resolved.
Updates
I fixed a common crash and a network issue that caused slowness. The app should now run smoothly and in a stable manner.
The new version is on Google Play and attached to this post as an apk.
Hi,
At first, thanks for this fork
Do you plan to add a feature to change the speed of playback? I have some issues with VLC and I'd like to keep an open source player.

[APP] TubeCast - Youtube to Chromecast Audio

Hello everyone,
As you all know youtube app on android and ios does not support Chromecast audio, so I've developed a new android app that let users cast youtube to Chromecast Audio. It finds only audio track, so you do not need to worry about network traffic, as the audio track size is usually much smaller than the video size. My intension is to support more websites, currently it works best for youtube.
Key features:
- Detect music audio tracks from the websites you visit and cast to Chromecast
- Support queue, so you can add many items once and let Chromecast do the rest
- Support repeat playback, repeat all/one/none/shuffle
- Support playback and volume controls
- Built-in browser with multi-tabs
- If websites contain both video and audio, this app will select only audio track, so you do not need to worry about network traffic, as the audio track size is usually much smaller than the video size, which is very efficient for Chromecast Audio.
The app works pretty the same way as Google Youtube App, you click on a video, it shows a dialog and let you choose to play or add video to queue, and it also allows you to move the queue items up and down, and play the queue on repeat (repeat none, all, one or shuffle).
It can also with normal Chromecast video, of course, but you only see thumbnail on the tv screen, and the music, not the video, as I already mentioned - only audio.
Here's the video demo on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEGkoC6LPp0
And the app on PlayStore https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sibimobilelab.castwebaudio
Great job!
What I miss:
-Add some way to store playlists
-Add whole playlist from YouTube (This could be too traffic intense and lead to banning the app that is already in gray area...)
drkbg said:
Great job!
What I miss:
-Add some way to store playlists
-Add whole playlist from YouTube (This could be too traffic intense and lead to banning the app that is already in gray area...)
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Hi,
The idea is to create playlists with your youtube account and I will implement the feature to add the whole playlist to the queue. I will try to do so in upcoming releases.
I know it's risky to do things with youtube, but how do you know it's in gray area?
SibiMobile said:
Hi,
The idea is to create playlists with your youtube account and I will implement the feature to add the whole playlist to the queue. I will try to do so in upcoming releases.
I know it's risky to do things with youtube, but how do you know it's in gray area?
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If you are asking yourself: "Is this legal?", then it is in the gray area.
You are providing easy way to get content without paying (YouTube red or ads).
-the playlist feature will be better if it works with playlists in general not just ones from your account.
-storage is local.
Because:
1.spares all the queries you have to make for each song in playlist every time you open it(there are playlists with hundreds of songs).
2.privacy concerns
Well, I think gg should provide youtube support for Chromecast Audio for free, just like they do with normal Chromecast, since they do not send ads to stream in normal Chromecast as well.
This app allows users to cast to chromecast audio only, not anywhere else, and not play locally or download videos/audios which I think will make it more "legal". So just let's wait and see
About storing the playlists, since I'm not using youtube API, and youtube is the only one of many websites this app supports, the video/audio links that I can get live only for a short time (approx. 1 day) then they will get expired, so storing playlists is not an option for me unfortunately. The official youtube app also does not store playlists locally.
Then make sure to not throw hundreds of requests at once when parsing the playlist.
And one small thing: the "playing" icon (the three animated bars) is annoying (at least for me). You have made plain simple UI keep it that way and just put the simple triangle thing without animation ( ▶ ). It's an Unicode symbol. (one less image to take care of).
drkbg said:
Then make sure to not throw hundreds of requests at once when parsing the playlist.
And one small thing: the "playing" icon (the three animated bars) is annoying (at least for me). You have made plain simple UI keep it that way and just put the simple triangle thing without animation ( ). It's an Unicode symbol. (one less image to take care of).
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Ok, thank you, I'll keep this in mind
This is GREAT! I purchased Chromecast audio only to find out I can't cast from Youtube app. Such a stupid move from Google
Perfect
@SibiMobile
1. is there a way you implement playing playlists from Youtube?
2. is there a way we can donate to you, as you're a life saver bro!
mig0r said:
@SibiMobile
1. is there a way you implement playing playlists from Youtube?
2. is there a way we can donate to you, as you're a life saver bro!
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Hi,
Thank you for your offer, unfortunately this app development is suspended and I've removed it from playstore. Now I'm working on an replacement - Amaze Browser, it can also cast youtube to chromecast audio, however the queue function is not yet added, I do plan to add it in future releases.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-amaze-browser-auto-detects-audio-t3508876
SibiMobile said:
Hi,
Thank you for your offer, unfortunately this app development is suspended and I've removed it from playstore. Now I'm working on an replacement - Amaze Browser, it can also cast youtube to chromecast audio, however the queue function is not yet added, I do plan to add it in future releases.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-amaze-browser-auto-detects-audio-t3508876
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Great! I installed it and it works. Only thing I'm missing is playing Youtube playlists. That the app would automatically play YT playlist videos in a row... other than that, big up!!
mig0r said:
Great! I installed it and it works. Only thing I'm missing is playing Youtube playlists. That the app would automatically play YT playlist videos in a row... other than that, big up!!
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It would be a heavy request to google server and I avoid doing this to protect the app in play store . In fact I removed most of the things with YouTube - download, background playing, only leave the Chromecast feature.
Pls keep in mind that the queue feature is not yet added in Amaze Browser, continue to use Tubo cast if you need this feature.
SibiMobile said:
It would be a heavy request to google server and I avoid doing this to protect the app in play store . In fact I removed most of the things with YouTube - download, background playing, only leave the Chromecast feature.
Pls keep in mind that the queue feature is not yet added in Amaze Browser, continue to use Tubo cast if you need this feature.
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Tubo Cast was a great app so far!!! It would be great if you publish a hacked version out of the Play Store... I'd be glad to donate to you! Youtube playlist support is a must in my opinion... it'd be a killer feature for sure!
Maybe you could publish it on the Play Store "as is", and let we download an unofficial plugin that enables that feature!
Probably I'm only dreaming...
bart.found said:
Tubo Cast was a great app so far!!! It would be great if you publish a hacked version out of the Play Store... I'd be glad to donate to you! Youtube playlist support is a must in my opinion... it'd be a killer feature for sure!
Maybe you could publish it on the Play Store "as is", and let we download an unofficial plugin that enables that feature!
Probably I'm only dreaming...
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Hi, I cannot promise the playlist feature, what I have right now is a new version of tubo cast with the fix for the disconnection issue, I can upload it here.
Do you encounter the disconnection issue by the way?
SibiMobile said:
Hi, I cannot promise the playlist feature, what I have right now is a new version of tubo cast with the fix for the disconnection issue, I can upload it here.
Do you encounter the disconnection issue by the way?
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Mh... I'm a new Chromecast Audio user, since I bought it last week, anyway, I tried several way to cast youtube contents to that thing... and your app (I found it somewhere around the web after reading this post) is the best solution because it doesn't need a constant stream between phone and chromecast. It'd be absolutely perfect with playlist support... and I mean perfect indeed!
I didn't have disconnection issue till now... I'm having more issues with apps like Deezer, just to say, because it randomly disconnects, starting to play the sound from my phone's speaker...
By the way "I can't promise" means "no" or "maybe"!
bart.found said:
Mh... I'm a new Chromecast Audio user, since I bought it last week, anyway, I tried several way to cast youtube contents to that thing... and your app (I found it somewhere around the web after reading this post) is the best solution because it doesn't need a constant stream between phone and chromecast. It'd be absolutely perfect with playlist support... and I mean perfect indeed!
I didn't have disconnection issue till now... I'm having more issues with apps like Deezer, just to say, because it randomly disconnects, starting to play the sound from my phone's speaker...
By the way "I can't promise" means "no" or "maybe"!
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Means " no" for now
If you encounter the disconnection issue, follow the workaround mentioned in the home page to solve it
Again we published it to playstore, and also added premium verion.
Change log:
- Upgraded browser, added startpage, bookmark, history, search suggestion
- Use wifi wakelock to prevent disconnection issue
- Upgraded to more stable version of Google Cast API
- Added premium version
1.What is premium? Just supporting your efforts or something else? One can't really understand from changelog/app.
2.Is there a typo in the name? I see now TubCast instead of the previous TubeCast.
3.What is the difference to the other browser app that you are developing.
4.Is there a list of supported sites?
5.Any chance that vbox7.com can get into the list of point 4?
6.Youtube playlist support is not on the table anymore?
Thanks for update.
drkbg said:
1.What is premium? Just supporting your efforts or something else? One can't really understand from changelog/app.
2.Is there a typo in the name? I see now TubCast instead of the previous TubeCast.
3.What is the difference to the other browser app that you are developing.
4.Is there a list of supported sites?
5.Any chance that vbox7.com can get into the list of point 4?
6.Youtube playlist support is not on the table anymore?
Thanks for update.
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regarding your question:
1/ Yes premium is to add a little support for the development
2/ Tubecast is the name in playstore, in the app I made a tupo name Tubcast which is funny
3/ It supports queue, the other browser does not yet support queue, this one focuses on chromecast audio and shows popup dialog directly when it finds audio links, this app is also more lightweight and removed part of the UI in compare to another browser,
and the UI is more close to the youtube app
4/ It supports most of the sites except flash websites
5/ Will need to check with vbox7.com
6/ You still need to add songs one by one, adding the whole youtube playlist is not possible

[CLOSED][Discussion] Resso Music App by ByteDance (previously known as Drift, Agni, Lava)

Moderator edit: Thread closed as no download for an Android app is available. Oswald Boelcke, Senior Moderator
Resso Announcements
Latest News :victory:
Resso Music by ByteDance is now launched, the evolutionary version of previously known Lava, Agni and Drift Music Apps is available to download here:
... (iOS & Android)
Official Website: ...
Official E-mail: [email protected]
Official Instagram: ...
Official Facebook Page: ...
Official Twitter: ...
Available in: India, Indonesia
About Resso:
Resso is a new music streaming service for the next generation of music lovers
Resso is the first of its kind streaming service meant to meaningfully connect you with others using music and build a community. With its social-friendly features and immersive experiences, Resso aims at becoming the future of social music. Idea is to empower music fans like you from across the globe to tune in together, better express themselves and connect with the rest of the community.
Here's what you could expect:
- Your Music, Your Thoughts
Listen to your favourite music and get to leave a message/comment to discuss your feelings about the song with fellow community members.
- Your Playlists, Your Community
Create playlists of your favourite songs and let the community discover your music.
- Your Mood, Your Words
Check out the real-time lyrics of your favourite tracks; Express your mood by selecting your favourite lyric quote and sharing it on your social platforms.
- Your Songs, Your Creativity
Interact with the songs a whole new way with music accompanied gifs, images, and videos; Upload videos, gifs or pictures to share your feelings on your favourite tracks.
Subscription:
- Free to Stream, may contain Ads, 256 kbps streaming, no downloading.
- Free Trial of Premium 30 Days upon activation via Google Play payment gateway.
- ₹99 per month henceforth, Highest Quality Streaming and Downloading.
- Selected Users may get 14 days Unconditional Premium Subscription on updating to the Latest Version.
(This Thread and Me is not associated with Resso Music Project officially. Resso is owned by Moon Video Inc., a Bytedance Company )
Drift Music OP(now dead):
Announcement:
:crying:
Some good things must come
to an end, or so the saying
goes.
Following the end of our
beta testing, we'd like to let
you know that this APP has
officially disbanded as of today
as we have decided not to
launch the app and shut down
all operations.
It's been a great
run, so thank you for the music
and see you around!
:crying:
Drift is the hottest new music streaming app.
Drift brings you all your favourite songs. Get daily recommendations specially made for you, based on what YOU want to listen to. It's an amazing tool not just for finding your favourite songs but new trends too! Drift connects you to your favourite songs as well as to music lovers everywhere.
- Discover
Find your favourite songs, both old and new, so easily.
- Ads-free
No ads in between your songs, so you can enjoy your songs without being disturbed.
- Daily mix of your taste
Want to start your day happier? Get a dose of daily music recommendations by Drift!
- Community
See opinions of other music lovers who enjoy the same music that you do.
- Lyrics
Check out the lyrics of your favourite songs while you listen to.
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Lava Music OP (Now Dead)
Lava brings you all your favorite songs. Get daily recommendations specially made for you, based on what YOU want to listen to. It's an amazing tool not just for finding your favorite songs but new trends too! Lava connects you to your favorite songs as well as to music lovers everywhere.
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Resso in News:
XDA https://www.xda-developers.com/tiktoks-parent-company-bytedance-launches-music-app-resso-india/
South China Morning Post (English)
https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-soci...ance-said-be-planning-spotify-music-streaming
https://amp.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3041891/heres-look-resso-tiktok-owners-answer-apple-music
Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...hallenge-spotify-and-apple-with-music-service
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bl...-testing-music-app-in-bid-for-next-global-hit
Meiobit (Portuguese)
https://meiobit.com/409935/resso-e-o-servico-de-streaming-de-musicas-da-dona-do-tiktok/
Reuters:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...ns-to-launch-music-streaming-ft-idUSKBN1XS00P
Gizbot:
https://www.gizbot.com/apps/news/ti...-music-streaming-service-in-store-063734.html
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This item is not available in your country
medjai01 said:
This item is not available in your country
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Hey, this app is only available in India, Indonesia, and Brazil Play Store.
Aite Folks!
Please post Feedback directly on thread (instead of PM'ing me). Thank You all for suggesting the changes (which I take considerable time to present on this thread).
You could directly write on this thread, instead, so that the active developers can get faster knowledge of the issues and suggestions.
About the correct format of Presentation:
✓ Use the in-app feedback, especially for problem related to music quality or track misinformation.
✓ This Thread is an unofficial accessory to the official in-app Feedback mechanism, which caters to issues which are going to affect the global experience.
✓ Mention Correct App Version from [Gear Settings Icon] > About > App Version
✓ Take Screenshot of the About Screen and attach it.
✓ Take Screenshots/Screen Recordings and post them privately on Imgur or Mediafire (not Affiliate Links) and attach link here.
✓ Add your Resso Username (The first one you had set)
✓ The following feedback tabs are to be used in Feedback Header:
× [BUG]: Reporting a confirmed Bug.
× [FEATURE REQUEST] : Requesting a new feature essential to the app user experience.
× [SUGGESTION] : Requesting a non-essential feature, as an accessory to the present app features.
× [POLL] : Amass community feedback on a topic directly related to the app in the forms of Likes/Thanks/Thumbs Ups.
Following the above guidelines would help developers receive organize issues and tackle problems in correct priority.
Hey there, just wanted to say this app is amazingly well made.
I suppose I'll admit I share the concerns over how you're making money. Something as professional looking as this is has to have been a lot of time to develop and if it's closed source no one else can check to make sure that there's no malicious code stealing ad data or something like that. I also have to ask, what's the source for the music? Like, how do you have access to high quality versions of all these songs??
Questions aside, this app is great, very well done. Will certainly be interested in donating for an app like this to keep you afloat.
I agree with the last message. This app is incredible well-made and can't believe how this has no recognition at all. Everything works great and smooth, let's see how this project goes!
elkidz said:
I agree with the last message. This app is incredible well-made and can't believe how this has no recognition at all. Everything works great and smooth, let's see how this project goes!
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Will be glad if you do your part in spreading the app if you like it.
Okay so this app definitely deserves more recognition.. It is very well made and has a beautiful and smooth UI. Love the animated gif feature and dynamic lyrics.
I have a couple of requests or improvements that will make this app my main music streaming application.
1. I think the search option needs to be refined more. Mostly I have to either type exactly what I want, which means that the search predictions aren't helping me much. Or, I have typed out a popular song or album but whatever shows up immediately is anything but that album/song.
For example, if you search for Kamikaze, and you scroll to the album tab, it isn't immediately shown. Or maybe it's just somewhere deep down in the search results..
However, if you search for Eminem, click the artist and then see his albums, you have a much easier time finding the actual album than using the search option. (If you try my example search in practice, you'll see what I'm talking about)
Maybe the search algorithm doesn't take into account the artists you usually listen to and just shows everything that resembles your search term?
2. The ability to transfer playlists or complete sync with either Deezer or Spotify. I think this will bring a lot of users to your app and I'm pretty sure you're already aware of this. I also think this option deserves priority over the rest. I'm itching to bring forward my Spotify playlists
3. This is not strictly for me, but maybe an option to allow downloads to external sd card? I know a lot of people that use that option.
4. The playlists mostly displayed as recommendations are seemingly by users that aren't actively using the app? Perhaps they used the app in the past but stopped updating the playlists? There's a bunch of top 20 playlists from years ago that are severely outdated. I'm not sure how you would tackle this but I thought it was worth bringing up.
5. Ability to cast music to chromecast.
I think these are the main ones that come to mind for now. Apologies if it seems like I'm ungrateful or complaining, I'm simply reporting my findings. This app is honestly quite lovely and I'm happy that you have decided to release such an app.
Thank you
I gave my feedback when it was lava music..and now again.. this app is amazing.. but the only downside is audio quality.. just bring it above 360 and it will be awesome
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Isnt the app name was lava music...and then it was removed from play store (just like solo music)..?and now its rebranded as drift music
debmaj2 said:
Welcome to XDA! There's 3 - 4 options to download for most music, 320, 192, 128 and for some very old music 64 kbps.
Scaling above 320kbps is definitely a luxury at this moment with the cost, but who knows what [donations/investments] await us.
Drift is a Fork of Lava Music. Lava Music has ceased to exist as a part of the Secret Music Project.
Solo Music Project is another great music project which has also ceased to exist.
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But why are they ceased to exist?
Did thanos snapped them?
So what's the guarantee that drift music wont be stopped and where could we get the new version or drift or (a new name) app
debmaj2 said:
So did the Marvel Universe seem to end?
No. Heroes will continue to save the planet. So will our projects.
This is the parent Thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/secret-music-project-to-stream-music-t3874706
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Thanks a lot
Why this app constantly getting removed from xda labs??
The only cons i faced while using the lava music and now drift (new version) is that it is not optimised well ..the app lags ..drains battery fast.. and many times hangs.m
debmaj2 said:
2) Completely agreed. It's only that we are skeptical how Spotify would react to it. ? Being based from India, where Spotify will be released soon, I'm pretty sure they might scrape our API keys as they discover us, but as you said, what's the harm in trying?
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I appreciate your detailed response. Regarding this 2nd point, you can actually go the route of supporting playlist transfer with Deezer. People can then use a website like Spotizr to transfer their playlists to Deezer. I'm currently using Deezer and transferred all my playlists over from Spotify using that site. And I feel that ultimately, you would have to support playlist transfer from both Deezer and Spotify anyway.
I found an area of improvement. If I have selected a song to be added to an already downloaded playlist, the song isn't automatically downloaded. I have to manually download that song. Perhaps this can be a playlist specific option? Like a toggle that automatically downloads the song in that particular playlist whenever the song is added?
BTW I've been using your app as my main music streaming app since yesterday due to it having Indian/Pakistani and English music. I didn't realise this before. Previously, I needed to use multiple apps for these languages but you seem to have a decent collection of music in all three languages. And lyrics too. Honestly, this is so much more convenient than creating playlists in two apps.
medjai01 said:
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same as me
gunkids said:
same as me
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That's where XDA Labs comes in. Check link in OP
Can u please make notification follow android pie style here is the screenshot of drift music and how it is in other music player.
sinchan_nohara said:
Can u please make notification follow android pie style here is the screenshot of drift music and how it is in other music player.
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I'd like to request this too.
How to set the language of music to play in this player. Like I want only bollywood songs to come. How to play only these. Please tell about the discover section more. I want to customize it according me. How to do that?
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RSM10 said:
How to set the language of music to play in this player. Like I want only bollywood songs to come. How to play only these. Please tell about the discover section more. I want to customize it according me. How to do that?
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First of all, Clear your App Data and you'll be greeted by the favourite artists page, choose Bollywood Artists. This'll be your first step to customise.
If you have registered yourself using Facebook/Google, then go to your profile>Edit Profile>Tags and choose 'Bollywood'.
Finally, listen to Bollywood music! The more you listen, the more the Playlists and For You list personalizes to your Music taste in the Discovery Section.
Hope this helps!
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