[UPDATE MARCH 2015]
So after another 3 month without Netease, there's some news.
Kugo and Kuwo really anoyed my, because of their bad streaming/downloading speed, as well because of the bad translation (which of course, I'm responsible for).
But guys, don't despair! There's a great alternative, available right here on xda
"Huawei Music Player" / "EMUI Music Player" is a great chinese service, even though fully in english! It allows you to stream songs for free and download them to MP3 (192kb/s).
If you manage to get a working Huawei ID, you can also use 320kb/s download as well as personal playlists and radios. Wasn't able to do that, since, quote: "This service is not available in your region".
So to get it, just google search "huawei music player apk" and take the xda result (still can't post links, sorry).
Have fun and happy easter
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So, I finally got a working alternative for Netease CloudMusic: Kugou Music
It is NOT blocked at this time (15/12/2015) and the translation should work.
Translated APK will come soon, but I have some problems compiling, so you need to use the Xposed Module AndroTraductor and download the archive I created (h t t p://www8.zippyshare.com/v/lUZCXxXv/file.html) [Sorry, can't link websites right now, just delete spaces to http].
Also make sure to download the official app from the Playstore (search for "Kugou" and install the first result)
Extract the dv_translate directory to the root of your SD card and restart.
I DIDN'T test it for too long, so please comment your result :)
Keep in mind, that the translation is very bad, but I'll improve it in the future!
Hi guys, this is my first thread and english isn't my native language, so sorry. I hope this is the right section for that topic.
I guess there are a lot of people who are as sad as me about Netease blocking of foreign listerners.
At first, only the translated app was blocked by using an MD5 sum check, a pretty pitiful act in my opinion.
But now, they block EVERY CONNECTION from outside China mainland, which results in most of Western pop songs unplayable (they will be greyed out and a ">_<"-message pops up). So I was looking for some alternatives.
UPDATE: So after some more testing, I settled on translating the Kugou Music Player, since it serves the user better download performance. I'll update the thread eventually.
The user [user=4738691]@bloodvayne[/user] brought my attention the the Spotify Mega Mod, which you can find on onhax.com. It gives you unlimited songs without ads, but some users (Android 6) experience lots of crashes. Even while it doesn't allow you to download MP3, it obviously is HIGHLY ILLEGAL and I advice you to *NOT* use it.
Well, the most legal way would be using [B]Spotify or getting the 3 free premium months of Apple Music[/B] (the app just got released for android).
But I even if you pay for their Premium plan, you will notice that you don't get the same functionality. Primarily, the download as MP3 function will be missed.
So I searched and found some alternatives, which give you allmost the same functionality as Neteasy CloudMusic and, who would have thought, all 3 of them are based in China as well.
So first, we have [B]QQMusic[/B], which isn't really that new and if you are able to create an account, you will get the best streaming quality and speed. But that's also a downside. As I said, you WILL HAVE TO create an account with QQ International to use it, and for me in particular, it didn't work. If you want to try it, ( h t t p://reg.imqq.com/) here you go and please leave a comment on wether it worked or not.
So, if you got an account, you just search the PlayStore for QQMusic and install the first app that pops up (yes it's chinese). It will prompt you to login and then you should be able to use it. I DIDN'T TEST IT, because of the reasons above.
The next app in the list is [B]Kugou[/B] (or 酷狗音乐播放器), which is basicaly the same as Netease CloudMusic. You CAN open an account to get download HQ, but it is NOT NECESSARY. The app's got a big music library, chinese and western. I personaly get very poor streaming speed, but a friend of mine said, for him it's faster than Netease was.
it saves your MP3 files in /sdcard/kgmusic and is [B]available in PlayStore[/B] ("Kugou").
As my testing shows, it appears to be [B]the best alternative[/B].
The last one I got is [B]Kuwo MusicBox[/B], which is actually the same as Kugou with a little prettier interface. I also have mixed feelings about the streaming speed, so please comment your results. It downloads the MP3s to /sdcard/KuwoMusic .
I am actually trying to translate the whole thing to english, but it's a hard task, since strings.xml got over 1200 lines.
Sad to see Netease Music go down for non-Chinese. Right now I use a modded Spotify version for mobile streaming: to maintain being "logged in" I use a VPN. It gets the job done, the only drawback being unable to download music to my library. Might try some of the apps you mentioned.
bloodvayne said:
Sad to see Netease Music go down for non-Chinese. Right now I use a modded Spotify version for mobile streaming: to maintain being "logged in" I use a VPN. It gets the job done, the only drawback being unable to download music to my library. Might try some of the apps you mentioned.
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Thanks for the tip, googled a little bit and found Spotify Mega Mod on onhaxcom. It works really good, but as you said, no mp3 download. I don't want to use 2 different apps for listening my music.
I'm in the UK, somehow the tablet version of Kugou is compatible with my Nexus 5 but the phone version isn't.
No idea
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I'm in the UK, somehow the tablet version of Kugou is compatible with my Nexus 5 but the phone version isn't.
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I'm using a Oneplus One in Germany, only tried the Phone version, not the tablet one (HD).
You could get the APK from somewhere on the web, or just wait till tomorrow, I hope I have the translated APK till then.
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I'm using a Oneplus One in Germany, only tried the Phone version, not the tablet one (HD).
You could get the APK from somewhere on the web, or just wait till tomorrow, I hope I have the translated APK till then.
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Yeah, I sideloaded the APK and it seems fine; after all, the target market is where the Play Store isn't allowed so I assume I'll be notified of updates anyway. As well as providing translated APKs will you be uploading the arrays.xml and strings.xml to use with the Xposed module AndroTraductor? That way, if the strings don't change too much between versions we can use newer versions updates without having to compile or wait for a new APK.
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Yeah, I sideloaded the APK and it seems fine; after all, the target market is where the Play Store isn't allowed so I assume I'll be notified of updates anyway. As well as providing translated APKs will you be uploading the arrays.xml and strings.xml to use with the Xposed module AndroTraductor? That way, if the strings don't change too much between versions we can use newer versions updates without having to compile or wait for a new APK.
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Yeah, I'll do that, still working on the arrays.xml. strings.xml is more or less translated, but very poorly. I'll improve it in the future.
AndroTraductor is a nice way, but it isn't compatible with Android 6 and causes bootloop for me.
That's odd, I don't know about Kugou but AndroTraductor works fine for me with Netease and QQ Music on my Nexus 5, stock 6.0.1.
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That's odd, I don't know about Kugou but AndroTraductor works fine for me with Netease and QQ Music on my Nexus 5, stock 6.0.1.
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Okay it works now, maybe it was just the custom rom.
Updated the thread, feel free to test my dv_translate archive
I think I managed to install the beta version of Kugou instead of the stable one. It's now v7.9.10. The layout is affected a little by the English text. It looks like it says
"Ring Tones/
ringtones"
instead of just "Ringtones". And it says "Core Dog Music" instead of Kugou Music in some places. But it's a good start!
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I think I managed to install the beta version of Kugou instead of the stable one. It's now v7.9.10. The layout is affected a little by the English text. It looks like it says
"Ring Tones/
ringtones"
instead of just "Ringtones". And it says "Core Dog Music" instead of Kugou Music in some places. But it's a good start!
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Yeah I noticed that, allready working on it...
After all, it is was translated automatic so didn't expect anything other.
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Yeah I noticed that, allready working on it...
After all, it is was translated automatic so didn't expect anything other.
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No one can really beat NetEase. Kugou has missing pieces tho, and Kuwo, I cant download songs...
I think Kuwo is different from kugou. It has a larger database and doesn't block some songs. For example, one band that has most of these chinese apps is the japanese band "abingdon boys school". They work only on Kuwo, so a translation of Kuwo would be aweome!
I know japanese so navigating the app isn't hard, but i do have some question. How do I stop it downloading songs automatically? and how do I choose the quality when playing the songs?
thanks
your post have been so helpful that i'm using kugou music player as the main music player but recently i've observed that I am getting a force close on scanning for songs can you please help with it. or can you please tell me the procedure how to extract this array and strings files
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your post have been so helpful that i'm using kugou music player as the main music player but recently i've observed that I am getting a force close on scanning for songs can you please help with it. or can you please tell me the procedure how to extract this array and strings files
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For extracting the apk, you'd have to decompile it. You can do this with an installed android SDK, or better, with one of the available online services (just google search for "apk decompiler online".
How ever, there's a much better alternative now. I am using the official "Huawei Music Player" for about a month now, and it really works great. It's allready in english and supports MP3 DOWNLOAD (however, only 192kb/s). Couldn't get HQ download(320kb/s) or personal playlists ect. to work, since you need an account for it, and Huawei doesn't allow to register outside of China.
You can get it by just google searching "huawei music player apk" (take the xda result), it's not only a great app and music player, but also has great streaming and downloading speed
Thanks for the reply sir and will surely try this app you have suggested
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Like to listen to the music while on road? With this app you won't need to get the phone from your pocket to play next! Shake your pocket to play next track!
Supports default player, MortPlayer, Mixzing, Roxon (aka Cubed), Meridian, andLess, Rhapsody, Last.fm, DOUBLETWIST
TuneWiki, Vanilla Music, bTunes - with some limitations
http://www.cyrket.com/p/android/ru.atrant.shake2playnext/
awesomely needed app.
had something similar on the iPhone and was disappointed in android's lack of anything comparable.
i'm having trouble getting it to work with mixzing, though.
whoops, double post woes.
mixzing updated yesterday. I'll check what's wrong. But you should ensure you have checked mixzing in supported players list and started player before s2pn
try version 1.06 - should work fine with mixzing
Pretty sick idea, I would love to see it automatically active when the player is playing and then auto turn off when paused!??
or at least turn of from notification bar and not have to actually pull the app up to disable
heh =) I can do an option to disable status bar notification, if you could be more polite ))
BUTTT
generally using accelerometer drains battery. So the user must now about this service being active. There is no battery-safe method to detect all supported players to be paused or playing, so automatic enabling-disabling is generally impossible.
Status bar notification option can be added still. Is it really needed after the fact mentioned above? I think you'll later cry "I'm sick and tired of this app! It drains battery even when I'm not listening to the music at all. Uninstalled. Get rid of that ASAP bla bla bla"
Can someone post a video of someone using this? LoL. I think it would be inappropriate in certain situations! LoL! J/K! I'll try it out at the Gym tomorrow morning.
Excellent idea !
Great idea. I've installed this and will see if it works with the Spotify and Last.fm apps/widgets. I'm hoping it will as they both make use of the buttons on the HTC earphones.
i was looking for it. TY
Hello !
Nice app, exactly what I was looking for !
Unfortunnately, I have Meridian Player Pionneer (The same with another skin), but it doesn't work for it, I can't check the checkbox in settings
Can you add the support for this one please ?
Thanks
almost like shake to shuffle on iphone
oh so many messages here. Strange I haven't received email about them =)
So. Does Meridian work now for you? It's checkbox was disabled in the past when it wasn't supported to show my plans only.
I'll check whether it is possible to add Spotify support.
Yeah, this idea is not mine. I've created Shake2MuteCall and then one man asked to create Shake2PlayNext. I haven't got iPhone but he mentioned he is missing such an app after iPhone - Android migration.
could anyone attach Spotify.apk here to let me investigate it?
and I've seen 600 downloads for last 24 hours. I think this blog helped in it a lot )) http://mobiputing.com/2010/06/shake2playnext-for-android-makes-skipping-music-tracks-easier/
upd: googled a little bit. there are several articles about s2pn =)
Using 1.04. Meridian checkbox is still grey and can't be checked
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Using 1.04. Meridian checkbox is still grey and can't be checked
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that is because meridian was not supported in 1.04. use 1.21 instead. I put grey checkbox in 1.04 to show my plans to users
here it is
Confirmed working with latest version, thanks
kidoucorp said:
Confirmed working with latest version, thanks
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So...I see a lot of people saying/complaining they can't use Google Music because they are outside of the US.
There are tons of tutorials out there on how to get it in the beta stage (via invite) but since the launch today, those don't work as efficiently because the invites are gone.
Here is how I got it to work for someone else tonight...I am sharing it with everyone so hopefully it'll help some people out (sticky if someone asks?)
Some of these steps will look similar to the beta version for this...but this is the only way I could SPECIFICALLY get it to work (other proxies/methods seem to not be reliable)
Step 1:
Download Tor Browser (https://www.torproject.org/index.html.en)
Step 2:
After extraction...click "Start Tor Browser.exe"...give it a few seconds while it properly connects to a proxy and such. It should automatically connect to a US proxy (go to whatismyipaddress.com to check where it has connected. If it hasn't, you can disconnect and try again OR change the settings so that it does connect to a US proxy (a number of guides are online on how to do this)
Step 3:
go to google.music.com ...and sign in with your regular account. Click accept on any terms and service and acknowledge that you are going to a secure site (or something to that nature). You will get a few errors after you sign in since the browser limits a lot of executions from websites. On the main google music page, just click on the "S" with the dash through it on the lower left hand side (under "playlists"...click on "ok" for the next pop up.
Step 4:
Click on "UPLOAD MUSIC"...then download the music manager. Install the music manager and just for brevity's sake, select a folder with very few songs in it to upload (so that you can get started right away)
Step 5:
Once it's done uploading, click on "home" under My Library and voilà..your songs should be there. After this, you NEVER need the Tor browser again...any time you log in to music.google.com, it should work on your regular browser because it acknowledges you uploaded songs...but if you click on "shop" to shop for some music, it will still block you because of the browser's limits...read on to get by that
OPTIONAL:
Download the google music apk (I've attached it to thise post) from these forums in order to sync with your device
NOW the fun part...getting to the Google Music store and getting some songs!
Step 6:
install hotspot shield. google it to find it...some people say this only half works for them as a VPN...but it's worked on every computer i've tried and is one of the few VPN's that will give you full functionality in a browser
Step 7:
connect to hotspot shield and use the browser of your choice (chrome, firefox, IE all work with my tests)
Step 8:
go to music.google.com...log into your account. Click on "shop". You will now be sent to the music area of the google market. Very fun.
Step 9:
This is the easiest way for the free songs...just go to any free song, click to buy it ("free" button)..and it'll ask you to log in a few times probably. It will then ask you for a credit card..put in a real credit card number (preferably yours) and whatever address you want. Just pick a US state and a valid zip code in that state (google whatever area you want). The address does not have to match the credit card for free songs. You are then given the option to complete your purchase...and then it goes through and syncs with your google music account automatically. Very sharp feature...Google is amazing.
Now the only caveat or thing you might be wondering..."what about songs that actually cost something?"...damn you for noticing the only thing i didn't cover!
The only way to bypass this is to buy, via online, a US visa or mastercard gift card that you can either reload or purchase once and throw away and then use that card to purchase the songs.
So there you go...a very nearly full functional use of google music....let me know what you think and if it's helped you out. Feel free to share the guide...but give reps my few hours of playing with proxies/tests to get it all working in one swoop. Thank you/gracias/merci
Edit: I've now attached the APK that some have requested..I know it was posted here and there...but at least this makes it a bit more of a "one stop shop" for the guide
I heard that it's coming to the European market soon.
Looks like a great guide, and I guess it works for some, but I'm sad to say it didn't for me. The moment i sign in to music.google.com it says "We're sorry. Google Music is currently only available in the United States" even though I'm going there in Tor. Tried with Hotspot Shield enabled too.
I am in Norway.
Thanks though
edit: Ah, the problem seems to be that Tor is using an UK proxy instead of an US one. How can I change this?
edit2: I did it! Followed this guide to make it only use US proxies: http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/black-hat-seo-tools/8225-how-get-us-ip-addresses-tor.html
Thank you, great guide
Great guide....but waaay too mych hassle. Specially for paid music.
I'll just wait for the EU version
Shape up, Google!
Well, you need an american credit card to download the free songs, dang... :-/
Its an awesome thing...I absolutely praise such an exclusive launch of music beta by google. However, initially i found it really difficult to get it as it is only accessible from USA which i think is unjustified for the rest of the world. One of my friend told me about the vpn services. And after acquiring vpn services i am ablt to use google music outside usa
has anyone got the newest google music 4.9.00 apk syncing with the google servers outside of the usa?
somewall - the apk that is in this forum (in the same general category) works fine for me and others say that it has worked for them
andevin - thanks for the head's up...i'll make a note of it
for the credit card thing for the free songs...you do not necessarily need a US credit card.
I used mine (not an american credit card) and it worked fine...I just filled in the rest of the stuff...but for the city, i googled an american city (let's say...new york) and used that city, state, and zip code
when you go to purchase a song...it'll say "verifying" or "processing" and it'll purchase the free song regardless
to purchase actual songs that are not free, i will re-emphasize that you need a visa/mastercard gift credit card for it to work
hope this helps!
p.s. i now attached the google music APK to the original guide
truthlesshero said:
to purchase actual songs that are not free, i will re-emphasize that you need a visa/mastercard gift credit card for it to work
hope this helps!
p.s. i now attached the google music APK to the original guide
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Sorry but here in Brazil i could buy song with a standard international credit card (santander mastercard). The only stuff i have to bring up here is that it only worked when i was connect by hotspot shield. On normal connection it says not avaliable for my country, still.. even free or payed songs.
cpaixao said:
Sorry but here in Brazil i could buy song with a standard international credit card (santander mastercard). The only stuff i have to bring up here is that it only worked when i was connect by hotspot shield. On normal connection it says not avaliable for my country, still.. even free or payed songs.
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how did you enter the CC address information?
it only allows you to choose USA addresses
I didn't even bother with tor I just installed hotspotshield, went to music.google.com and registered, installed the uploader and now don't need proxy for general use.
Haven't tried registering my card details so can't say how that works.
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AllGamer said:
how did you enter the CC address information?
it only allows you to choose USA addresses
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I used US adress as well. Dont had any problem with it. But my credit card is not registred on US. Its has been acquire in Brazil, as international standard, so billing information is brazillian too, not american.
Great. Thanks for sharing!
Great guide, it worked for me and I'm in the Caribbean!! Many thanks.
any good free music worth getting?
i don't want to grab every single free song, else i'll hit the 20 000 max very soon, as my personal library is close to 15 000
i picked up most of the time limited POP, ROCK, LATIN, and some 80s/90s stuff, and some world, some instrumental...
BUG & "fix"
if you have 2 or more Google Music account like I do
the Google Music App will not let you switch to another account the easy way
the work around is to use Titanium Backup and Wipe Data for Google Music
or you can do uninstall / reinstall
then it will let you pick through the welcome wizard again which Google Account you want to use for Google Music
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You sir, are a legend!
anyone who is having trouble changing to a US proxy.
check out this guide.
http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/29/configure-tor-to-use-a-specific-country-as-an-exit-node/
Does anyone know why it's only available in the US? I wouldn't want to risk my Google account over getting it early. Also for those saying that it will be in the EU soon, I've seen no reliable source stating this; in fact I'm mainly reading that there's currently no time frame on release outside the US.
To get the free songs you do NOT need to enter any cc information. Songs get added to your google-account.
I don't think that you'll get problems with google. Google would like to sell songs through their store worldwide. just the drm's rights-holder making problems in lots of countries.
now we just need to get google to accept cc from all over the world. damn google, why didn't you just implement that feature.
a good friend of mine was showing me an ios app called "pandora downloader":
http://forum.iphone-developers.com/...der-remove-limits-pandora-download-music.html
and I was wondering if there was anything like it for android?
I don't generally put music on my phone due to the small amount of space that I have, but it would be nice if i had the ability to download songs from pandora that I have cd's for at home once in a while (note: i'm not condoning piracy, and all songs that I'd be downloading, i'd make damn sure i have licence for before i did). I often find myself away from my cd collection for long periods of time and the thought of ripping it all and then trying to manage all that data is just plain daunting... i'd rather hear a track i know on pandora and click the download button.
any love?
Serching too for long time ago
let me know if you find something
Anyone????
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Iphone gets all the good stuff.
http://www.cyberdevilz.net/f128/pandora-1-5-18-ad-free-android-15886.html
Your welcome...
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http://www.cyberdevilz.net/f128/pandora-1-5-18-ad-free-android-15886.html
Your welcome...
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Already have that. we are looking for a downloader like the iphone has.
Why not google specifically
Anyone ever find a good substitute for this? I know you can google what you need but whats nice about pandora and my ipod is sometimes you get songs you have a hard time finding like some acoustic versions and stuff.
i to want something like or atleast a radio app that allows mw to save song to mp3
cpgeek said:
a good friend of mine was showing me an ios app called "pandora downloader":
http://forum.iphone-developers.com/...der-remove-limits-pandora-download-music.html
and I was wondering if there was anything like it for android?
I don't generally put music on my phone due to the small amount of space that I have, but it would be nice if i had the ability to download songs from pandora that I have cd's for at home once in a while (note: i'm not condoning piracy, and all songs that I'd be downloading, i'd make damn sure i have licence for before i did). I often find myself away from my cd collection for long periods of time and the thought of ripping it all and then trying to manage all that data is just plain daunting... i'd rather hear a track i know on pandora and click the download button.
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best ive got is the same way on the desktop.
download firefox (not beta).
open it and go to menu>tools>add ons
click the add on icon in the top right
search the add ons market for "download"
download and install the first add on.
from firefox, go to Pandora.com, it should request you to download the app.
press menu>request desktop site
wait for it to load and sign in
when you hear a song you want, click the "down" arrow on the bottom left
accept, and wait for the download to finish.
open your favorite file manager and navigate to firefoxes download path (more than likely sdcard/Downloads.
find the "blah,blah,blah,blah.null" file and rename it to "the song you are trying to download.mp3"
accept any warning/ prompt about changing the file extension.
enjoy your music!
If opening FF is a pain for you for pandora, you can do a few things to make it almost like an app. use some ingenuity!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2231342
Installed this on my ATT Galaxy Note 2 but says the device is not compatible!?!?! Whhhhhhhyyy? I had my hopes up and it was shot down by a nuclear missile.
Its in the works on the main thread were keeping track of what works and what doesn't, were adding new devices almost everyday.
Hi all,
I'm writing this because I really don't understand what's is the point with Apollo.
It seems that the developer was copying things from Play Music and trying to make an app from scratch.
But, it totally lacks features and doesn't address any previous shorcomings:
No Various Artists grouping
No Replay Gain
No settings at all
No album arts stored in the files/folders
Albums downloaded are bad resolution and not able to change them
Not so smooth interface
No folder selection to play music from
Unstable (Sometimes it just stopped playing)
Seems somewhat heavier that Play Music
And on top of this.. it is integrated in CM9 and with version 1.00. Then, voodoo sound doesn't get integrated. Not only that, but there is a plan to charge for "premium" features, like what? Change the album art or pick it from the files itself??
I'm happy with CM9 as they are adding features and addressing issues, but this Apollo is annoying.
Really.. Am I missing something?
I don't know, I think that Play Music is so much better than this one.
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Really.. Am I missing something?
I don't know, I think that Play Music is so much better than this one.
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You're missing the fact that Apollo is still a work in progress.
I'm using Apollo over PowerAmp Pro because the DSPManager from CM9 is incompatible with the latter (in my case, at least).
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I think the biggest problem with Apollo (and all other 3rd party music apps) is that it isn't able to integrate with my Play Music library. This is of course a failure on Google's part for not providing an official API.
I've been moving toward uploading more and more of my library to Play Music so that I don't have to carry so much around on my external SD card, opening up more space for storing videos, pictures, etc. Eventually Apollo isn't going to have much to work with...
Well, not everyone has unlimited data plans and not all areas have good coverage. Also, I like to keep my data locally (at least important or large stuff).
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Well, not everyone has unlimited data plans and not all areas have good coverage. Also, I like to keep my data locally (at least important or large stuff).
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I understand that. I certainly don't have an unlimited plan or the greatest coverage 24/7 either. But you can sync stuff from your Play Music library to your phone while on WiFi for offline playing, so you can kind of have it both ways.
And I guess that means you could potentially sync your Google music and then play it through Apollo. (Assuming Google syncs them as normal mp3 files and not some weird encrypted DRM format.) But it's still annoying to need multiple apps installed.
4. No album arts stored in the files/folders
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Yep, that's retarded. I love the artist photo dowload, but why not use the album art that is already there (either inside the MP3 or in the folder) instead of downloading a craptastic low res image? I hope that's not supposed to be a future premium feature (I can only think it will, since using a local picture seems easier to implement than downloading it).
Also, no AlbumArtist/Band support, it seems. I have compilations and OSTs and they appear spread in the Artist tab, instead of appearing once under "Various" or "<Name of the film>"
I was removing Music.apk and replacing it with PlayMusic.apk before flashing. Will do the same with Apollo.apk for now.
(edit) Reading the author's google+ comments:
Settings are supposed to be that way. You don't need as many as you did in previous versions, but I will be including more in the Play Store version. One of which is a different way to set album art and such
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it seems local album art will be reserved for paying users, although most people there are asking for this feature. Goodbye Apollo, then; going back to Google player.
Yes, I was using apk replacement a while ago. I really wanted to download flash but I guess I will have to use PC, edit and then flash.
What I would really like to know is how difficult is to implement Replay Gain that is around for a while.
I can't stand how Apollo won't use the album art that comes with the songs. If it already has album art it'll still show the "Apollo - Illuminate Your Music" art since it can't find it online...even though I already have it.
It's stressing. And the art it does find is so grainy and low quality.
My biggest gripe is that Apollo doesn't use the equalizer. I just flash the old original cm9 music whenever a new build comes out. Even though it's kind of cpu heavy.
I simply can't understand why such an app can make it's way to cyanogenmod...
It has no settings at all, you aren't asked if you want to download covers or use those in the music files, the app simply starts downloading.
This is not the way a cyanogenmod app should be or behave!
I tried the January version of Apollo... well there are the missing settings but the rest of the old version is really slow and often not responding.
So I switched back to the old cm9 music app.. it is a nice feature of ICS that you can deactivate system apps ;-)
i expected it to be on the market by now
I guess one can freeze the app and use something else but I liked it for what it offers. It still seems there is much work to do. It works with DSP. That is nice. Downloads artist pics, but when you click on them, you get a FB's timeline type, rectangular frame where you can't really see the pic. Add some settings, and include a dark theme, don't let us download it.
keksberg said:
I simply can't understand why such an app can make it's way to cyanogenmod...
It has no settings at all, you aren't asked if you want to download covers or use those in the music files, the app simply starts downloading.
This is not the way a cyanogenmod app should be or behave!
I tried the January version of Apollo... well there are the missing settings but the rest of the old version is really slow and often not responding.
So I switched back to the old cm9 music app.. it is a nice feature of ICS that you can deactivate system apps ;-)
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Same feeling here, rest of CM is working really nice. Also battery is nice, I can get 1 day with normal usage.
It's in the market from today, 5.31. Description is lacking imo. Cost: 4.64. No free version listed in developer's other app section. Weird thing:i downloaded app from web and market showed as the app already installed. If true that it's the exact same app as the 5.21 release, it's definitely not worth the price at this point. Imo. Also, imo, based on developer's track record, I'm not sure how quick updates will be.
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It's in the market from today, 5.31. Description is lacking imo. Cost: 4.64. No free version listed in developer's other app section. Weird thing:i downloaded app from web and market showed as the app already installed. If true that it's the exact same app as the 5.21 release, it's definitely not worth the price at this point. Imo. Also, imo, based on developer's track record, I'm not sure how quick updates will be.
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The dev said it would be 2.3+ compatible. Could you send me the link to the app on Play Store? I can't find it
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Hi,i think someone might've been trying to steal the dev's work. Was wondering this after my first post as there was no communication from Dev's site today. i can't find the app in the market now either. maybe Google took it down.someone did link to it on dev's g+ page in the comments section today. But someone there also suggested the app was probably not official. Sorry for the confusion. I'm just as curious as the next person to see what the official app looks like, hence my 1st post.
Edit: just checked link on Dev's g+ page and link still is live. The app in the mkt is listed under the developer name: living water. another issue is the mkt icon is not the Dev's official icon which should've been a red flag for me. sorry again.
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I cant seem to find it in the market
Anyone have news about the Market version? He said almost 2 weeks ago that it would be on Play Store in a couple of days, and nothing until now...
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i don't know how long the play store upload process takes but for some reason this taking so long doesn't surprise me; might be awhile longer (but i hope not). If u catch comments in Dev's g+ page, he has been absent since like the day he posted on 5.21. Some communication might be good from him
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Where can I submit a request for the app?
One feature that I would really love is being able to listen to music by folder. It seems to have everything else but this. EG Artist, album, genre, etc.
I store my workout music in a workout folder and I would like to be able to just select that.
I know I could create a playlist for each folder but then I need to update it all the time.
PLEASE ADD FOLDER PLAY OPTION.
Hi All.
I made a thread on the nvidia shield android TV forum for people to contribute their findings on live TV channels, etc.
not sure how this would work, but if you have any apps or streams you'd like to contribute, it would be great for the community.
please go here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tv/general/watching-live-tv-t3324016
Thanks
Will keep an eye on it. I've tried Cumulus TV but it had issues. Talked to the dev and said he updated it recently (on his github, not the play store) but haven't tried it again. Need to.
Would love to find a current list of streams to use with it.
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Will keep an eye on it. I've tried Cumulus TV but it had issues. Talked to the dev and said he updated it recently (on his github, not the play store) but haven't tried it again. Need to.
Would love to find a current list of streams to use with it.
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Just picked up a NPlayer recently so I'm kind of still tinkering. First time I've heard of this app. I guess, like you said, without a repo of "streams" the app would be pretty much useless?
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Just picked up a NPlayer recently so I'm kind of still tinkering. First time I've heard of this app. I guess, like you said, without a repo of "streams" the app would be pretty much useless?
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Installed Kodi and then the Kodimaster Repo which results in thousands of live TV channels, to fills all your needs, FULL Content. If you've already installed a bad repo, like me, just clean it out first by going to Kodi settings for the clean up tools. A good youtube video for installing KodiMaster is this one: watch?v=9t504EGs2jc
Does anyone know how to add chrome bookmarks shortcut to NexusPlayer home page, or even Kodi home page? I tried a sideload app & right click and long click with keyboard and mouse, but no dice. Please!!!
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Installed Kodi and then the Kodimaster Repo which results in thousands of live TV channels, to fills all your needs, FULL Content. If you've already installed a bad repo, like me, just clean it out first by going to Kodi settings for the clean up tools. A good youtube video for installing KodiMaster is this one: watch?v=9t504EGs2jc
Does anyone know how to add chrome bookmarks shortcut to NexusPlayer home page, or even Kodi home page? I tried a sideload app & right click and long click with keyboard and mouse, but no dice. Please!!!
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Sorry cant help you with the Chrome bookmark. From my understanding, there is no "Chrome support" for Nexus Player. I use ES File Explorer's "built in" web browser when I need to go on the web.
I'll take a look at your KodiMaster, which will require a full wipe of Kodi (again), I've been playing around with some Kodi repos lately and just can't seem to find any that "work" so, what's one more wipe, right? LoL
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Sorry cant help you with the Chrome bookmark. From my understanding, there is no "Chrome support" for Nexus Player. I use ES File Explorer's "built in" web browser when I need to go on the web.
I'll take a look at your KodiMaster, which will require a full wipe of Kodi (again), I've been playing around with some Kodi repos lately and just can't seem to find any that "work" so, what's one more wipe, right? LoL
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Fusion repo was a joke, but only because it's setup wizard doesn't fully install apps, leaves that to you. Kodimaster delivers..
On the bookmarks issue, sideload app called "My Bookmarks (Free)", I need to try again with physical keyboard and mouse.
Just strange how these SmartTV boxes never seem to complete.
Cumulus TV works nice and it's great on the NP because it integrates with Android's Live Channels App, although it's not as simple/straightforward. I went to the github page and found out you can load your own m3u8 from a file manager and it will load the channels just fine as with any other IPTV software.
Running kodi with beast installed... Comes with lives TV addons but ipstalker is the best has HBO Showtime ect but you gotta pay for it...40 a hr..
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Fusion repo was a joke, but only because it's setup wizard doesn't fully install apps, leaves that to you. Kodimaster delivers..
On the bookmarks issue, sideload app called "My Bookmarks (Free)", I need to try again with physical keyboard and mouse.
Just strange how these SmartTV boxes never seem to complete.
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Thanks for your suggestion, installed Kodimaster and so far, I'm liking it.
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Cumulus TV works nice and it's great on the NP because it integrates with Android's Live Channels App, although it's not as simple/straightforward. I went to the github page and found out you can load your own m3u8 from a file manager and it will load the channels just fine as with any other IPTV software.
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I'd really like to get Cumulus TV working for USA, but without any JSON US files for me to copy/paste into G-Drive, it's pretty much useless. I really don't have the time to run a "stream sniffer" program to get the URL and etc..etc..etc...
I was hoping there would be a repository of JSON US TV channels that would make it easier, but, unfortunately, I can't find any.
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Thanks for your suggestion, installed Kodimaster and so far, I'm liking it.
I'd really like to get Cumulus TV working for USA, but without any JSON US files for me to copy/paste into G-Drive, it's pretty much useless. I really don't have the time to run a "stream sniffer" program to get the URL and etc..etc..etc...
I was hoping there would be a repository of JSON US TV channels that would make it easier, but, unfortunately, I can't find any.
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Long clicking on any of the live channels will get you an "add to bookmarks" feature, but it looks to me like the live links may change frequently (some links don't last).