Howdy guys!
I hope you have all recovered from the crazies of last night!
I have a bug to report for CM7. I use the lockscreen music controls which can be activated from the Cyanogenmod settings>Lockscreen>Widget options.
So here is what's wrong. Sometimes it works all fine but more often than not, what happens is that the music controls (back, play/pause, skip) just don't work. I press the next button a few times, but nothing happens. I unlock the phone and go to the next song manually in the app. But then after sometime the songs skip a few times. Looks like there is a huge delay between pressing the button and it doing what I ask for...
Same with play/pause and back buttons. By the way, I use the Google music BUT this happens with the stock music app as well.
Please help. I am a music addict. I need my fix! (pun purely coincidental)
litetaker said:
Howdy guys!
I hope you have all recovered from the crazies of last night!
I have a bug to report for CM7. I use the lockscreen music controls which can be activated from the Cyanogenmod settings>Lockscreen>Widget options.
So here is what's wrong. Sometimes it works all fine but more often than not, what happens is that the music controls (back, play/pause, skip) just don't work. I press the next button a few times, but nothing happens. I unlock the phone and go to the next song manually in the app. But then after sometime the songs skip a few times. Looks like there is a huge delay between pressing the button and it doing what I ask for...
Same with play/pause and back buttons. By the way, I use the Google music BUT this happens with the stock music app as well.
Please help. I am a music addict. I need my fix! (pun purely coincidental)
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I used TiBu to freeze the default player, and I use PowerAMP Pro. It just works, and the PowerAMP slide lock screen controls work perfect. Just me, though.
Ciao!
I just flashed this rom last night and while walking to work today, I gave the music player a try and didn't have any issues with skipping, both with the lock screen and long holding the volume button.
+1 on PowerAmp. That app rocks! It was one of the first apps I purchased. TiBu was the next one.
Have you tried the setting to skip songs with the volume up/down buttons? I've been using that feature so I dont even have to turn the phone on to use the screen.
I would use other music apps but I also use Google Music and other music apps dont have the ability to stream from there yet.
EDIT: Or try gestures to skip, play, pause, etc.
Moon Shadow - NM said:
I used TiBu to freeze the default player, and I use PowerAMP Pro. It just works, and the PowerAMP slide lock screen controls work perfect. Just me, though.
Ciao!
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+1 I also use power amp. No issues here.
I think I know what the problem is. I've had this same issue too in the past. If you press the play button on the widget, the lock screen doesn't show up so in order for it to work normally you would need to enter into the app first to work which defeats the purpose of the widget. I am using cubed music player.
Not sure how to fix your problem, but here might be an alternative for you!!
While the screen is "off"(and possibly at the lock screen), you can HOLD the volume UP button to go to the next track, and HOLD the volume DOWN to go back a track.
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Ok i listen to my GS2 in the car through an Aux cable and all is well
But when i lock the screen there is no way to skip the music tracks other than put in my pin and unlock the whole phone!!
Is there any way to bring up a quick music screen or widget to avoid doing this all the time??
Not the safest while driving
OneZeoN said:
Ok i listen to my GS2 in the car through an Aux cable and all is well
But when i lock the screen there is no way to skip the music tracks other than put in my pin and unlock the whole phone!!
Is there any way to bring up a quick music screen or widget to avoid doing this all the time??
Not the safest while driving
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have you tried power amp from the market? i find it has very good lock screen features.
marvi0 said:
have you tried power amp from the market? i find it has very good lock screen features.
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+1 for poweramp
yes there is in stock music player there is a little area at the top of the screen while locked.. (at least ifyou are locking without pattern, havent tested it with that)
just try hitting the center button then you can go to top of screen and control the music or skip tracks..
alternatively you can get a media adapter in iphone format and hit the button twice quick to skip tracks.. even while locked.
So on my Hero I could long press the volume buttons to skip the song without turning on the screen, can't seem to find a way to do this on the SII, any ideas? Or is it just not possible?
If you're using the stock earphones just long press the button on them. Works in poweramp at least.
Thanks for the tip, unfortunately I don't use the stock headphones.
Hi,
I really, really miss the function of being able to skip to the next track by holding down the volume buttons, like on my blackberry, so I don't have to take the phone out of my pocket, wake it up, unlock screen, and manually press the "next" button just to skip to the next track (I am the type of person that skips tracks often, and do not like playlists).
Since I use custom in ear monitors, I don't have the remote on the earphone like the stock earphones do.
On the web, someone mentioned that all I have to do is root the phone, and install an app such as buttonremapper, and then I will be able to remap the volume button to act as a music track skipper when being long pressed.
Is this true? I much rather not flash to another rom.
Thank you soooo much!
Cyanogenmod has this functionality. Currently, nothing other than Cyanogen will do what you want.
If you want to keep stock ROM though, your only choice is PlayerPro. It has a lockscreen widget that lets you use the volume buttons to skip tracks when the device is locked.
Ah, thank you for your reply! I had actually used Player Pro when I first gotten my SG2, but switched to Poweramp because of the better EQ.
I have downloaded Player Pro again, and the skip song function works great. I just wish it works while the screen is on, and works with widgetlocker instead of its own locker. But I know I can't have everything.
Thank you again.
No problem. Latest version of PlayerPro also introduced a shake to skip songs feature, so you can use that to skip songs while another app is active. I tried it and it works.
Once again, thank you so much aydc! You have solved my problem! I will give the shake and bake a try, I just hope people don't think I am weird when they see my hand shaking/baking around in my pocket..
I LOVE this phone! (other then no led notification, and no default music skipping via volume button )
So I love music. Right now I am locking for the best rom for music lovers. By that I mean its pretty smooth, as good lockscreen controls, equalizer, a nice music player, and more. Any suggestions?
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My choice would be CM10, definitely. It has a great buttons support. There are controls in the lockscreen, in the notifications and it supports headset button (Play/Pause), and volume buttons commands (Long press on Up/Down to change track). There is an equalizer too but it only works with apps that use the standard sound library for music (Soundcloud doesn't support it, but Google Play Music does).
Cheers !
If you use Spotify, the album art doesn't work with CM10.
I'd say anything based on CM7. I hear to a lot of music, and I use Poweramp with CM7.2 That is probably the best combination for me. With Poweramp, whenever I plug in a headset it automatically starts the music and with CM7 I use the volume rocker to change songs. So I never have to see my cellphon'es screen whenever I listen to music.
I also use WidgetLocker where I put the Poweramp widget in the bottom.
Hey guys, i'm kinda new here so, I hope i'm posting in the correct thread. I hope someone here can help me out with my problem though.
Anyways, whenever i'm listening to music, and I press the play/pause button on my headset to control my music tracks, my phone turns on. This get's really annoying because every time my phone turns on, it stays on for a few seconds, and this really kills battery life. I've tried lurking around my phone's settings and even my launcher settings, but i can't find a way to fix this.
My phone is a rooted HTC Wildfire S running AOKP custom rom with Nova Launcher Prime. And if it makes any difference, I'm using the "Start" lock screen from the Play Store.
Thanks guys!:good:
HughGRection said:
Hey guys, i'm kinda new here so, I hope i'm posting in the correct thread. I hope someone here can help me out with my problem though.
Anyways, whenever i'm listening to music, and I press the play/pause button on my headset to control my music tracks, my phone turns on. This get's really annoying because every time my phone turns on, it stays on for a few seconds, and this really kills battery life. I've tried lurking around my phone's settings and even my launcher settings, but i can't find a way to fix this.
My phone is a rooted HTC Wildfire S running AOKP custom rom with Nova Launcher Prime. And if it makes any difference, I'm using the "Start" lock screen from the Play Store.
Thanks guys!:good:
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This isn't a native feature so the first thing to do is to check the settings of your rom and Start app. Normally there's an option you have enabled.
Do u use an app to control your headset buttons? There's maybe an option that turns on your screen while pressing the buttons.
Primokorn said:
This isn't a native feature so the first thing to do is to check the settings of your rom and Start app. Normally there's an option you have enabled.
Do u use an app to control your headset buttons? There's maybe an option that turns on your screen while pressing the buttons.
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@Primokorn
I triple checked Start app settings as well as rom control settings. There's nothing there that seems to be the problem. I don't have an app to control my headset buttons either. I can't think of anything that must be causing this issue.
HughGRection said:
@Primokorn
I triple checked Start app settings as well as rom control settings. There's nothing there that seems to be the problem. I don't have an app to control my headset buttons either. I can't think of anything that must be causing this issue.
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Do u use Active Display or Lockscreen Notifications? When your screen turns on do u see a notification or something related to your music player?
Primokorn said:
Do u use Active Display or Lockscreen Notifications? When your screen turns on do u see a notification or something related to your music player?
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@Primokorn
No, i don't think I use active display or lockscreen notifications. When my screen turns on, i don't see any notifications or anything related to the music player. It just turns on regularly as if I were to press the power button to turn it on.
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@Primokorn
No, i don't think I use active display or lockscreen notifications. When my screen turns on, i don't see any notifications or anything related to the music player. It just turns on regularly as if I were to press the power button to turn it on.
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Did u try with another music player?
Primokorn said:
Did u try with another music player?
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Yup, I use PlayerPro as a default. But i tried with the stock music player, and still same end result.