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I'm not asking for any more recommendations, but if you want to discuss music players, be my guest.
I'm not asking for any more recommendations, but if you want to discuss music players, be my guest.
I've been using Google Play Music to play local MP3 files, but I would like to switch to something else. What apps can you guys recommend?
Play Music isn't getting updated anymore, and I have a couple of problems with the way it handles playlists (namely, there's a 1000-song limit on each playlist, and you can't export/import them, meaning I would have to manually re-add everything should I switch to a new phone).
I'd like to switch to something that doesn't have these problems. Also, a personal nitpick: it would be nice if it didn't use a custom-styled media playback notification, because I like how Android handles the colouring on them by default.
EDIT: Here are the suggestions so far and my opinions on them:
Actual Sony Walkman (a newer one, obviously) / Separate MP3 player
This is worth considering, since it would save me having to be able to import/export playlists since it removes my phone, that might get re-flashed or replaced, from the picture completely. On the negative side, it introduces another thing I need to not forget to charge, and if I want Bluetooth connectivity and expandable storage, I have to reach deep into my pockets.
AIMP
It seems fine, just not for me. The interface feels very under-cooked and I don't like the exclusion of a music library, instead having to rely exclusively on playlists.
Apple Music
This is a subscription service, and the app, as far as I can tell, cannot play or manage local audio files.
Black Player
This one seems pretty good. It has all the features Play Music has and more. The free version doesn't seem too limited, although I personally think making you buy the paid version for a light theme is a bit much.
DroidSound-E
This player feels very specialised towards retro video game audio formats. It's fine, but lacks features like displaying album art; sorting by artist, album, or genre; and a ‘recently added’ list. It's also causing noticeable lag while it's running, whether in the fore- or background, and I have no idea why.
Mi Music
Xiaomi-only.
Musicolet
This one also seems fully-featured, but the interface feels too crowded.Also, this app doesn't use the stock media playback notification, so I can't seek back and forth using it. Apparently there's an option for that, I just didn't find it.
Poweramp
The demo version is only a 15-day trial, so I'd rather not touch it.
Rocket Music Player
Based on its Play Store page, it's something I would not touch with a 12-foot pole.
Samsung Music
Samsung-only, but the screenshots look nice.
Shuttle
Ooh, this one is very nice. It's basically the same as Play Music, but the player screen feels more modern and has some improvements I would've liked to see from Play Music. Also, it's a nice touch that it pulls artist images from the internet. I might keep this.
Sony Music
Sony-only.
Spotify
The same as with Apple Music.
VLC
Has most of Play Music's features except for the ‘recently added’ playlist.
This is worth considering, since it would save me having to be able to import/export playlists since it removes my phone, that might get re-flashed or replaced, from the picture completely. On the negative side, it introduces another thing I need to not forget to charge, and if I want Bluetooth connectivity and expandable storage, I have to reach deep into my pockets.
AIMP
It seems fine, just not for me. The interface feels very under-cooked and I don't like the exclusion of a music library, instead having to rely exclusively on playlists.
Apple Music
This is a subscription service, and the app, as far as I can tell, cannot play or manage local audio files.
Black Player
This one seems pretty good. It has all the features Play Music has and more. The free version doesn't seem too limited, although I personally think making you buy the paid version for a light theme is a bit much.
DroidSound-E
This player feels very specialised towards retro video game audio formats. It's fine, but lacks features like displaying album art; sorting by artist, album, or genre; and a ‘recently added’ list. It's also causing noticeable lag while it's running, whether in the fore- or background, and I have no idea why.
Xiaomi-only.
Musicolet
This one also seems fully-featured, but the interface feels too crowded.
Poweramp
The demo version is only a 15-day trial, so I'd rather not touch it.
Rocket Music Player
Based on its Play Store page, it's something I would not touch with a 12-foot pole.
Samsung-only, but the screenshots look nice.
Shuttle
Ooh, this one is very nice. It's basically the same as Play Music, but the player screen feels more modern and has some improvements I would've liked to see from Play Music. Also, it's a nice touch that it pulls artist images from the internet. I might keep this.
Sony-only.
Spotify
The same as with Apple Music.
VLC
Has most of Play Music's features except for the ‘recently added’ playlist.
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