There are lots of Android apps designed to help track distance/time/speed when running, jogging, cycling, etc., and a lot of them provide audio feedback or "coaching" of some kind.
Are there any such apps that would allow me to use my own custom audio files as part of the feedback? I would love to get my best friend screaming at me when I run too slowly, for example.
Sorry if this is a duplicate, please let me know if I should restructure or move this question.
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This might be a stupid question but is it possible to integrate a phone 'shake' function to shuffle music? It would be hella cool to have this on my tbolt. Thx
I believe there are media players that already do this but I can't think of any at the moment. But as far as it being "possible"...of course it is when we have apps such as Tasker which can perform whatever action you want based on states/events of the device. It may take some reading and trial to get it to work well but it's definitely possible.
Hello Everyone,
I just recently switched from an iPhone 4S and to a Galaxy Nexus on Verizon. So far I'm enjoying my experience. I experimented with Android in the past by buying a Nexus One when it was first released. Didn't enjoy the experience for a few reasons, but my main concern was with the way Android handled music. We're talking Eclair and Froyo days, now.
Recently, I ordered a beat-up, used Nexus One to travel overseas and found that Gingerbread had ironed out a lot of the music woes than it's firmware predecessors had. Mainly, the "unknown artist" thing, that I couldn't find any help.
Right now, I'm searching for a good music player that has specific features. Remember I'm an iOS user, and some of this stuff they had in their stock music app. Right now, I'm using "Android Music", not "Google Music", mind you. The reason for this, is because I'm familiar with it from my N1 days. I know there are better apps out there, but I don't want to download 100 apps that don't do exactly, or at least mostly want I want to do.
So here's the meat of the conversation, I'm looking for a music player that can do the following:
1. Transition between songs to be seamless, if the song is meant to blend into the next. (I don't want a stuttering version of Dark Side of the Moon)
2. Audio ducking. When I receive a message or an email, the music player I have now stops the song entirely. It's a jolt especially if you're driving and really annoying. This app needs to have audio ducking.
3. The ability to have voice control. I want to be able to hit the google mic button and say, "Play "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead" and it will play (sort of like what Siri does). But, as of iOS5, a huge annoyance I had with Siri is that she played JUST that song and didn't transition to the rest of the album. I've been testing beta 2 of iOS6 and it looks to have been fixed now. But I want that iOS6 feature with voice control. I know there are apps that do that, because my GN says there are when I try to request a certain song.
The rest of these are nice, but not deal breakers:
4. Perhaps a way to play audible formatted audiobooks? I'm not sure of the Android Version of the Audible app can download them offline, but I'd love to continue my audiobook addiction with Android.
5. A good, easy to use UI. Going from a 3.5 inch to a 4.6 inch phone is a big transition. I drive a good distance to work, and I want to be able to change songs and such without pancaking your grandma.
Those are my requests. I know that the Google Music app seems to have replaced the old music app that I'm using, but I don't want to use Google Music as my main driver. For a while now, I've been uploading to GM and I know there is an ability to download them offline. It's cool feature if I'm in a bunch, but I don't want to have to do that all the time. I like keeping a significant amount of songs on my phone at all times, and I don't want to have to scroll through a bunch of stuff I'm not currently listening in heavy rotation. It wastes time and remember, your grandma's life is at stake if I'm behind the wheel.
It sounds sort of picky, but I'd expect that from a lot of Android users, because I was picky on iOS. I jailbroke the very first iPhone even before it had an app store, and I did it every time I had the chance. I love options. At this point it seems like the stock app for music on Android is not cutting it for me, but I know there are options out there. Please advise, and thank you very much for your help, and reading my ramblings.
This is not a true separation. The app merely re-adjust the system volume to predefined levels based on whether music is being played.
In case anyone wants such functionality. Here is the .xap file. Link should be fixed now.
A few screenshots
Very cool! To save us the effort of decompiling the app, do you mind sharing the source code? Does the monitor service run constantly, or does it act like a normal background agent (30-minute checks)? Does it require any capabilities or have any restrictions beyond dev-unlock?
By the way, download appears to be broken.
Nice but where is the xap ? Link is wrong.
GoodDayToDie said:
Very cool! To save us the effort of decompiling the app, do you mind sharing the source code? Does the monitor service run constantly, or does it act like a normal background agent (30-minute checks)? Does it require any capabilities or have any restrictions beyond dev-unlock?
By the way, download appears to be broken.
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As of now no background agent/monitoring. Only works if the app is used to play/stop music.
only dev unlock is required but I am using an library from another guy, whom I have not been able to contact yet.
I'll send you the source code in a minute. I'm sure you can make it better.
Budniu said:
Nice but where is the xap ? Link is wrong.
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should be fixed now. http://sdrv.ms/1gpr6uZ
Nice music player, but for me not useful (I use only the native player, and I thought that the app has more functionality). THX
Budniu said:
Nice music player, but for me not useful (I use only the native player, and I thought that the app has more functionality). THX
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thanks for trying ?
the only thing it does is to put the system volume to a high level when you stop music playback so you won't miss a phone call because ringtone is not loud enough. Similarly it brings the volume down before playing music. I know some people want such functionality.
other than that it's just a soft volume slider and soft power button. And a shortcut to completely mute the phone.
I'll add some more functions such as picking a certain album/song.
Share source code
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As of now no background agent/monitoring. Only works if the app is used to play/stop music.
only dev unlock is required but I am using an library from another guy, whom I have not been able to contact yet.
I'll send you the source code in a minute. I'm sure you can make it better.
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Hi guy, can you share for me the source code of this app.
Well I see no place set aside for discussion of audio when it comes to the Dev of an app/game so I figured I would just toss this in the "Other" board. If any of you are creating games or apps for which you require some assistance with your audio, send me a shout and perhaps I can be of some help.
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Well I see no place set aside for discussion of audio when it comes to the Dev of an app/game so I figured I would just toss this in the "Other" board. If any of you are creating games or apps for which you require some assistance with your audio, send me a shout and perhaps I can be of some help.
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Hi!
This is my game
id=com.igamesstudio.labyrinth (id in google play)
Can you help me with sounds for it?
Thanks
Help: Camera unusable while navigation and music are running. (repost w/o Q&A format)
Not sure what to make of this, but it is a consistent and repeatable issue for my device. Please try it for yourself.
Launch Google maps driving navigation and audio from either Spotify or NPR One. Then try to launch the camera. The camera viewfinder stutters, the audio lags, it's almost unusable until I kill one of the three apps. In some cases the phone will kill navigation for me (or it will somehow die on it's own, not sure).
Very frustrating and not something I expect would be an issue for this high end device. Otherwise the phone is great but this is a use case I want to take advantage of and just can't.
Any insight or suggestions to get all three apps playing nicely together would be appreciated.
Phone is stock. No root or any other mods.