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Hi guys, I was wondering if there's any app or mod that will let me control my music from the lock screen so it'll be easier to control while driving? The music co tell on the htc inspire is the perfect thing im talking about.
Thanks
Pred.
not aware of anything like that, but i know for a fact there is an app out there for it. but you could always move your music streaming to your home tab of your device and keep the device from sleeping and be able to control it that way too.
use doubleTwist and you can have the lock screen controls.
PowerAMP allows for lockscreen controls as well. I also believe there's at least one lockscreen substitute that allows you to use any homescreen widget(s)?
Widgetlocker will let u use any widget on the lockscreen, and if u ask me is an absolute must to have as the default lockscreen is soo bleh!!
Sogarth said:
PowerAMP allows for lockscreen controls as well. I also believe there's at least one lockscreen substitute that allows you to use any homescreen widget(s)?
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Poweramp is the perfect solution for me. Not only does it allow me to control the music from teh lock screen but it also lets me amp the music like crazy to get MUCH louder volume from my new bluetooth stereo headset!!!!!!
Thanks man!!
(Official 2.3.5 firmware)
I have a password lock setup on my S2 and when it's locked there is no music player controls when listening to music using the stock music app!
Or am I missing a setting/option somewhere? Thanks
Mesquire said:
(Official 2.3.5 firmware)
I have a password lock setup on my S2 and when it's locked there is no music player controls when listening to music using the stock music app!
Or am I missing a setting/option somewhere? Thanks
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Maybe it's because of the password, have you tried it without the password lock, report your findings.....
Ok, it's there, without the lock!
But may be I was spoiled by HTC devices and iPhone that came before, I want the password lock AND the music control on the lock screen together.
Is there a solution or alternative?
As an alternative i use the Headset Button Controller app that uses short/long press combinations on the headset button to skip, back, repeat, ...
Omega Frost said:
As an alternative i use the Headset Button Controller app that uses short/long press combinations on the headset button to skip, back, repeat, ...
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Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, it doesn't quite work with my Plantronics Savor M1100 bluetooth earphone.
I tried a couple of free apps that claimed to have lockscreen controls and MixZing worked quite well. DoubleTwist has a better interface than MixZing but it didn't show any controls on my S2.
I jsut sold my ipod touch and am going solely with my Vibrant for media. I have tried different music players, all of which are good but each has a small issue that bugs me. I am on MIUI and love the ROM.
MIUI player - plays great but shows id3 tags differently than what they really are at times
Winamp - plays awesome, all looks great although the MIUI lockscreen doesn't show album artwork. I can set the lockscreen in winamp but then i have 2 lockscreens to get to the phone - redundant.
Doubletwist - doesn't display some of the album artwork
I have tried others but these 3 seem to suite me most. Does anyone know of how to solve these isssues or have a better player app? Coming from the iPod I have high expectations because for music, it just "worked". Now i am having issues with album artwork and id3 tags not showing correctly. Any suggestions for a different player or how to solve this?
PowerAmp far and away is the best music player I have used. I like it better than PlayerPro and Winamp. It is customizable, you can edit the id3 tags, it will play all range of formats even flv. I have been using it for years. Plus there is a trial version to see if you like it and then after 5 days or something like that you have to pay for full flavor.
+1 for PowerAmp
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Thanks guys, I just downloaded it and like it yet I have a question. In MIUI I changed the lockscreen controls for poweramp yet when i am on the lockscreen it's the default music player app controls. I know i can set the lockscreen in poweramp, like winamp but i don't want 2 lockscreens to get to my phone. Thoughts?
This is what you do...
1. Go into "Settings" -> "System" -> "Button" -> "Lockscreen Music Controls" -> "PowerAMP"
2. Go into the PowerAMP app
3. Hit the settings soft key
4. Click on "More"
5. Click on "Settings"
6. Scroll down, Click "Lock Screen"
7. Now change the first two Lock Screen settings to:
Enable Lock Screen... ON
Direct Unlock... ON
8. All the other settings are optional, to make the lock screen better suit your taste.
This should fix your issue.
Thank you, that is what I was looking for! It still "flashes" the default music app lockscreen for a second, but then straight to the poweramp one, is that normal? I really just want it to go straight to poweramp, mostly to display the album art and info.
I have actually uninstalled the stock music apk and that took care of it straight away. Suppose you could freeze it with TBpro. Wish they could bring back the 4x2 lock screen.
PowerAmp + Voodoo + Bose in-ear phones = Eargasm
Woodrube said:
I have actually uninstalled the stock music apk and that took care of it straight away. Suppose you could freeze it with TBpro. Wish they could bring back the 4x2 lock screen.
PowerAmp + Voodoo + Bose in-ear phones = Eargasm
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I want to uninstall it then, how do I do that situation. Center its a system app? Anyone know if poweamp only displays certain size album art too? Seems like the really hi res stuff doesn't show up.
Just pull the music.apk from /system/app and put it on your sdcard so if you want to put back someday you'll have it.
You can adjust the album art size in the settings under album art I think. I have mine set at 85 so it shows the art but then also a glow behind it made from the colors of the album art.
+1000 for Power AMP
Well I moved the music apk and rebooted. I still get the flash of the stock music lock screen before it goes to the power amplifier one, is this normal and something I just have to deal with?
Sadly you will for the most part... This is a flaw of using a third party lock screen widget. It will show a glimpse of the stock lock screen then show the PowerAMP one.
Best workaround I've found is this:
1. Go into PowerAMP and play a song
2. Lock the phone
3. Turn it on
4. Lock the phone again
Now, whenever you turn on the phone it will instantly show the PowerAMP one. However if you unlock the phone you'll have to repeat the process... Still, if you have the phone in your pocket and only need to pull it out to change a song real quick this simple workaround works.
Power amp is the best.no doubt about it.Install PowerAmp without any hesitation.
Well I've been tinkering with PowerAmp and love it so I got the full version. The lockscreen issue was solved by uninstalling doubletwist, now the lockscreen goes straight to PowerAmp, even without the little trick above. I suggest uninstalling other players if you're having the same issue. Also, PowerAmp is awesome, so much to customize and displays tags and album art very well.
+1,000,000 PowerAmp! I don't know how I spent the last year on my vibrant without this MUST HAVE app!?! Excellent advice NOOB, this workaround is working great for my Galaxy Skyrocket as well. Shake Flashlight app also works from the PowerAmp lockscreen flawlessly, which is another must have for me at least!
Sokey... I've been tinkering with the lockscreen settings while listening to music and the only time i'm noticing the stock lockscreen flash beforehand is when my previous action before the screen locking is being on the homescreen... and it's more than just a flash... it's a 2-3 second lag! For instance... if my last action was the calculator...then let it auto lock or manually lock it...upon pressing the power button...straight to the poweramp lockscreen. I'll then unlock, close the calc app and i'm left at the homescreen, lock it up, press power, aand there goes the lag stock lock beforehand. Have you experienced that?
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+1,000,000 PowerAmp! I don't know how I spent the last year on my vibrant without this MUST HAVE app!?! Excellent advice NOOB, this workaround is working great for my Galaxy Skyrocket as well. Shake Flashlight app also works from the PowerAmp lockscreen flawlessly, which is another must have for me at least!
Sokey... I've been tinkering with the lockscreen settings while listening to music and the only time i'm noticing the stock lockscreen flash beforehand is when my previous action before the screen locking is being on the homescreen... and it's more than just a flash... it's a 2-3 second lag! For instance... if my last action was the calculator...then let it auto lock or manually lock it...upon pressing the power button...straight to the poweramp lockscreen. I'll then unlock, close the calc app and i'm left at the homescreen, lock it up, press power, aand there goes the lag stock lock beforehand. Have you experienced that?
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I did exactly as you said with the calculator and each time it went straight to the lockscreen - no lag at all! I suggest uninstalling other music players, when I got rid of the MIUI music player and doubletwist I noticed a huge difference. I can lock it anytime and it has no lag. Good luck.
Make sure in the PA lockscreen settings to have Enable Lock Screen and Direct Unlock both ticked and the Slide to Unlock unticked.
Side note on the more recent builds. PowerAmp 1.4 was the bomb as-is. But then they released 2.0 and it was good for the first build, then crappy for the next 2-3 and finally this current one (build 467 I think) has all the goodies. One caveat that I have found in this newer build is the ability to NOT autoscan when your SD card is remove/put back in. It is on Folders/Library Scanner and untick the Auto-Scan.
Also I highly suggest that if you have Titanium Backup Pro that you use it for two things. First, it is always better to "Freeze" your stock/MIUI music.apk as opposed to just uninstalling them. That way if you ever want to go back you can just "Defrost" it and you are good rather than having to search for the apk and re-push it to /system/app.
Second, as I said before PowerAmp has gone through some growing pains on this 2.0 version. While I do like it very much, I have been on the first build of it while they hammered out the problems on current release, which I am using. You can use TBPro to revert to previous builds as long as you have made backups.
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Can you completely remove miui lockscreen and make it always show poweramps lockscreen even if the music isn't playing ? I'm also using the latest poweramp 2.0.4.467
No, but you can use something like Widgetlocker to replace your lockscreen and put it on there.
The only thing i didnt like about poweramp is how it sounds different out-of-the-box than all other music apps ive tried.
what i mean is, whenever ive used playerpro or mixzing or stock, my music all sounds the same (unless i tweak the sound with an equalizer). ive gotten used to the way my music sounds with stock equalizer values because i do the tweaking with my car stereo, not through an app on my phone.
for some reason, poweramp defaults to its own equalizer values. i dont like that. it should use the phones stock equalizer unless otherwise specified imo
if anyone knows how to remedy this, please share.
I want to bring to attention 2 Problems that I am facing with my new Galaxy S3:
1. Using the stock music player on the default lock screen (swipe), there is no music control feature to pause and skip tracks when I am listening to music. Now I know that there are 3rd party apps that can do that, but I am pretty sure that the stock music player must be able to do that too, since on my galaxy s it works. Has anyone the same problem and any ideas on how to solve it? I am thinking maybe it's a bug on my phone, and considering to 'manufacture reset' the phone to see if it changes.
2. I cannot find the stock task manager app anywhere. I know how to start the task manager ( hold home button), but the app is not there and neither any widgets. I wish there was a widget, so I can put it on the home screen to save time. Any solutions? ( again, not using 3rd party apps)
Thanks in advance
PS: I am also curious how to get rid of the branding logo (Optus Australia) that shows up on start-up, it really makes it look bad. Any suggestions?
I'm having exactly the same questions.
Has anyone a idea?
You can find the music controls by pulling down the notification bar on lockscreen. Let's hope they fix this in the next update.
Yeah, pulling down the notification bar works, but it's an extra step which is pretty much useless, because you might just as well swipe and unlock the phone. Really hope that Samsung/Google fixes this problem, it's so basic.
Also, the stock internet browser seems to be not perfec either: Flash-related problems can occur, especially when watching youtube using the browser, sometimes it just keeps loading and doesn't play. I got the adobe flash player installed, still no change. Anyone sharing same problems?
same question, is there any way to add a shortcut to task manager other than long press home key ?
If you want task manager you can go Samsung app store you can download it. While you are there download photo editor too.
You get music controls if you use a Pin lock instead of just swipe... Silly, I know, but at least you increase your phones protection too
AndiTails said:
You get music controls if you use a Pin lock instead of just swipe... Silly, I know, but at least you increase your phones protection too
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... I don't get music controls on the lockscreen if I set a pin lock..
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You get music controls if you use a Pin lock instead of just swipe... Silly, I know, but at least you increase your phones protection too
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Thanks I did that sometime ago and totally forgot how it appeared.
suggest you go for poweramp , the preset has much better sound then stock player
"Apllication Monitor" available in samsung apps
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same question, is there any way to add a shortcut to task manager other than long press home key ?
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Install application monitor widget from more services or samsung apps
AndiTails said:
You get music controls if you use a Pin lock instead of just swipe... Silly, I know, but at least you increase your phones protection too
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I have a pinlock and get no music controls at all. Tried all the various settings?
Hi
I am presenting you here a Xposed module allowing you to take full control over the keys in your device!
When the screen is off/locked/on this module allows you to:
- send media play signals
- send media next/previous signals
- send volume up/down signals
- launch app shortcut actions
- simulate key presses
...with any buttons your phone might have!
And also:
- Disable original button functions
- Send a play signal when devices get plugged in
- Send signals only when selected devices are plugged in
- Set music volume when play signals are sent
- Set a media player to send the signals to
- Launch the selected player before sending signals
Features can be greatly customized to suit all possible needs!
Compatible with all Android versions from 7.1 to 12.
Download: Physical Button Master Control on Xposed Module Repository
If you found this mod useful consider donating me a coffee, this will help me code ^^
If you want to help other people see this app in your language, feel free to contribute on CrowdIn:
PBMC translation project on CrowdIn
How to report problems efficiently?
- Enable the 'Debug log' in PBMC settings
- Use PBMC functions that don't work as intended
- Export the logs from Xposed app and put them on PasteBin
- Post here/send me the link along with more information about your device
Source Code: https://github.com/XspeedPL/PhysicalButtonMod
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Simply doesn't work?
A: Make sure your device is rooted, Xposed Installer is installed, and PBMC is enabled within the module menu of Xposed. After this, reboot. If it still doesn't work proceed to next steps (such as posting debug logs).
Q: I just installed PBMC and I found out that my home/recents/back/power button cannot be mapped. Fix?
A: You need to reboot first. With the module active, all buttons will work.
Q: Can I use this module to disable original button functions?
A: Yes, you can do this by setting the 'Do nothing' action on a mapping.
In example, to prevent volume up button from increasing the volume, set it's 'Single press' action to 'Do nothing'.
Q: How can I disable vibrations?
A: When you add an action, you can move the "Use vibration" slider to 0ms. It's as simple as that.
Q: I used the option to hide the app from the launcher, how can I open it now?
A: Go to the Xposed Installer -> Modules -> click on the PBMC module to open it.
Q: I have set a single-press action to my home/power button. How can I wake the device up now?
A: It's quite simple, any unmodified action will act as the original button function. Double-press or hold, depending on which ones have you not set.
Q: My media player is starting delayed using PBMC, why is that happening and what can I do?
A: It's because of the OOM killer most of the times, it's a mechanism in Android that kills unactive apps.
You see, when the receiver app is already active, it handles signals instantly.
But, when it has to be started (media players can get killed when it isn't playing anymore), it can take longer, depending on available RAM and amount of tasks running in the background.
So, what can you do? There are ways of protecting apps from getting killed by OOM killer. You could also limit the number of tasks running in the background (to make sure there is some RAM free).
Q: I have a problem that isn't listed here. What do I do?
A: You can use the 'Feature Requests' and 'Bug Reports' sections on top or post your problem on this thread, BUT remember to provide useful information, like: device info, Xposed/LogCat logs, list of other modules, detailed steps to reproduce the problem. Refer to the first post for instructions on getting Xposed logs.
How to report problems efficiently?
- Enable the 'Debug log' in module settings
- Use module functions that don't work as intended
- Export the logs from Xposed app and put them on PasteBin
- Post here/send me the link along with more information about your device
Will this work with Google play music?
awakener777 said:
Will this work with Google play music?
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I haven't tested, but I'm sure it will.
How about add the option of resume the music when I conncet the headset?
@XspeedPL can you implement Gingerbread support plz?
argo7 said:
How about add the option of resume the music when I conncet the headset?
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I could, but then would need to make an interface to disable unwanted features.
I guess it should be done in a few days.
killoid said:
can you implement Gingerbread support plz?
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I think there should be no problem.
XspeedPL said:
Hi
I've been searching for a Xposed mod to control the music player with the physical buttons (volume and camera buttons), but I haven't found any mod for music play/pause. So I've decided to make one.
It's simple, when the screen is off:
- pressing the camera button sends a media play/pause signal
- holding the volume up/down button for 300ms sends a media next/previous signal
Current version: 1.1
Download:
repo.xposed.info/module/xeed.xposed.cbppmod
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And you think that you would be able to disable the lockscreen controls?
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argo7 said:
And you think that you would be able to disable the lockscreen controls?
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Hmm, I don't see a reason for that, but I guess that would be possible, yes.
XspeedPL said:
Hmm, I don't see a reason for that, but I guess that would be possible, yes.
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Pls do that ) It would be amazing
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1.2
New version: 1.2
Changes:
Added an ability to send play media signal when headphones get connected
Added a settings activity that allows to control which features to use
Made the module compatible back to SDK level 8 ('Froyo' 2.2)
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New version: 1.2
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thank you for GB support! it seems to not work with poweramp,i havn't tested it with other players though. i am using galaxy y duos,stock 2.3.6 rom.
& another req, my phone has no camera button but has a physical home button. can you make an option to use home botton to control play/pause? my home keycode is 3.
Not Working on Nexus 5 4.4.2
Hi thanks for buidling apps for the comunity.
I've tested it on my nexus 5 running AOSP 4.4.2 and it's not working.
Nothing happens when I hold vol up and down buttons while the screen is locked off.
matlink said:
Hi thanks for buidling apps for the comunity.
I've tested it on my nexus 5 running AOSP 4.4.2 and it's not working.
Nothing happens when I hold vol up and down buttons while the screen is locked off.
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Yeah, I just found out too that the latest version has a bug that prevents the volume buttons from working!
An update is being made as I type.
Thanks. I like this module. However it does not work on my s3 running pacman 4.2.2. I tested with Google play music, Apollo, doubletwist. None works. (just reported).
1.3
New version: 1.3
Changes:
Fixed a bug that prevented next/previous signals from being sent
Added a lot of customization options to the settings activity
Allowed different keys to be used
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killoid said:
thank you for GB support! it seems to not work with poweramp,i havn't tested it with other players though. i am using galaxy y duos,stock 2.3.6 rom.
& another req, my phone has no camera button but has a physical home button. can you make an option to use home botton to control play/pause? my home keycode is 3.
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Should be fixed now, also I added the ability to change the keys.
matlink said:
Hi thanks for buidling apps for the comunity.
I've tested it on my nexus 5 running AOSP 4.4.2 and it's not working.
Nothing happens when I hold vol up and down buttons while the screen is locked off.
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rookiegenius said:
Thanks. I like this module. However it does not work on my s3 running pacman 4.2.2. I tested with Google play music, Apollo, doubletwist. None works. (just reported).
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Should be working now, update.
Very useful, works flawlessly so far on my s4 on stock 4.3... Thanks Dev
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XspeedPL said:
Hi
I've been searching for a Xposed mod to control the music player with the physical buttons (volume and camera buttons), but I haven't found any mod for music play/pause. So I've decided to make one.
It's simple, when the screen is off:
- plugging in headphones sends a media play signal
- pressing a set button can send a media play/pause signal
- holding a set button for a set amount of time sends a media next signal
- holding a set button for a set amount of time sends a media previous signal
Features can be customized in settings activity 'PBMC Settings'.
Compatible down to Android 2.2 'Froyo'.
Current version: 1.3.1
Download: Physical Button Music Control on Xposed Module Repository
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Could you possibly upload or PM me your source code and I will fix the issues pertaining to it not working on certain music apps? I have downloaded and tested and confirm the latest version does NOT work with Pandora. However, i have decompiled the apk and semi-fixed it. I got it to skip tracks but the play pause is happening twice, meaning, it pauses the music, then immediately plays again. If i could get the source code i could easily fix this issue. You can check here with an app i made allowing users to control the music from their notifications and it works across the board. I do know how to make it work
I have written xposed modules, and would hate to start over on ANOTHER volume skip mod. There are like 4 of them lol. So if you would share your source code with me, i will fix it and give it back to you to upload and share. I do not want the "credit" or recognition for this app. Just for making it work on Pandora and other music apps.
Of course, if i do not receive any source code, i will make my own module. Lol.
Thanks man!