I am having a problem where a majority of the time when I am on my lock screen it does not give me the option to change the track on whatever music app I am using. This was one of my favorite features of KitKat where I was introduced to the album art on the lock screen and given the option to change the track. Now about 75% of the time I have to fully unlock my phone to access my Spotify music app on the home screen. Can anyone resolve this issue for me?
Try removing the smart button app for the original headphones button. It worked for me.
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My phone is stock ICS and I've done a reset to fix some issues I was having with accounts synchronizing.
Since then there seems to be a new problem unfortunately. When I open the Music app it doesn't open on the Now Playing screen (the visualization of the cover of the current / latest track with the controls), it instead AWAYS open on the album selection.
The problem is it's very annoying, because even if it's playing a song and I access the shortcut I have on my home screen or the permanent notification by pulling the status bar it opens the album selection instead of the Now Playing. :'(
I don't recall it worked that way before... I remember when I accessed the Music app it'd open on the Now Playing screen either if I exit from it by pressing back multiple times or via the home button. Now it doesn't get back on the screen regardless of what I do (even pressing home and then using the native task switcher to get back into it).
I already force stopped Music and cleared the data, and restarted the phone, but the behavior didn't back to normal. Can someone help? How do your app work?
I noticed this as well, and it's very annoying. However, I believe that's the way it is with ICS. I've flashed 5 or 6 ICS roms, and they all do it.
Hm, I hope I can ask some other things on this topic also...
A minor "problem": Is it possible to make the player to display album art in a per-track basis? I have album art in each track via ID3 but the player gets the one from the first song and spread to the whole album, while I like to switch the covers of the singles and other releases to their own covers on the mp3 files... Doesn't seem possible, never mind...
But I was thinking about how HTC One X Music app behaves in these situations and if I'd be able to get it on my device if I had the apk?
Thanks.
Just so you know, the app is half back to normal. It'll now return into the now playing screen if that was the last one I left the app in (when getting into it via task switcher or status / notifications bar).
Actually it might be interesting to get back in the track selection screen as you can forward just 1 or skip many tracks using the list. But I reported this to HTC anyway.
I'm almost sure there's no way to have per-track album art in the default Music app.
Is there any way to get music controls for the lock screen. I came from an evo lte and that is the one thing I miss. Is there a certain application I need to use or a setting or is this not possible?
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Jet Audio & PowerAmp can both give you lock screen controls.
I believe the stock player will too if you use a pin on your lock screen.
Use widgetlocker app
1-U get to use various themes and skins for ur satisfaction
2--u can add various widgets as u put on ur homescreen
Right here's my scenario.
I use my phone as my music player for in car... Its connected via basic earphones Jack connection.
What I want to know is?
There any music player where I can just tap the device, whilst screen is locked to skip track. Maybe like one tap for next track and two taps for previous. Its just a pain to unlock then find music player just to skip track..
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If your running CM like your signature suggest, there are lock screen music controls built in, via the volume rockers. Press and hold the volume keys to switch tracks, up is next down is previous.
Another problem for me, as my car Mount makes it difficult to get to these whilst driving
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You can buy an app called wave control from the app store. and set your swipe forward to change song and swipe backwards for back and previous song..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdUYwTJEKHs
In this video it doesn't show you that you can use it while the screen is off but i have it and it works while screen is off. Before you start driving just open the app start your music. Then lock your screen then you can use the hand gesture you set to change, go back and pause the music..
Just buy the app man it is totally worth the money..
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.MarksThinkTank.WaveControlPro&hl=en
Is it possible to control(next track, previous track) the default music player with the volume buttons?
Can it be done using a different music player such as the walkman app in conjunction with holo locker?
Dont know about the app u r talking, but try PlayerPro , it has an option to change track by vol rockr, but only in lock screen :good:
Gh0sT.RPG said:
Dont know about the app u r talking, but try PlayerPro , it has an option to change track by vol rockr, but only in lock screen :good:
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I think he is talking about using the volume buttons to change music tracks while on the lockscreen with the default music app
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He asked s it possible with other music app, i answered referring to that part of question.
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I've used playerpro before but I've always had issues with it due to the fact that you can't lock playlist, so when ever i scroll through one i end up moving songs around.
I know the L9 has LG's custom lock screen and that the walkman music player wouldn't work with it nor can the volume buttons be used for playback controls but I'm not sure if using a different lock screen such as holo locker (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobint.locker&hl=en) will cause it to change.
a link to the walkman app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2056639 (the semcmusic apk)
Hello Buddy,
I found these two apps from market just try them:
VolumeNext
Pocket Skip Track
So my lockscreen widgets do this thing where if i have the phone's screen off for a bit the lockscreen widgets freak out. this isnt the problem for me, i dont use the widgets, the problem is when this happens sound controls from a remote source (i.e. car, bluetooth headphones etc.) stop responding and i cant play/pause or skip tracks until i unlock the phone open the app thats playing music and turn the screen back off. can anyone help me?
rooted "unlocked" MDK stock odex.
Anyone?
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Why not take off the widgets if you don't use them?
If not possible, try this:
1) Download Greenify (free).
2) Add the apps (that go crazy) to Greenify.
3) Test.
Greenify puts apps into a "hibernate" mode that disallow it from running in the background. This is meant to help your phone by saving battery that those apps would use, but I could see it being helpful in your situation as well.