Using an old Android phone as a music player

10 comments

• hnburnsy 2 hours ago
  >"for the debloating i used xda forums. they have a lot of forum posts about what is safe to remove from any device but as always be careful. don't try to remove gpu drivers or something"

  Suggestion: Use the Universal Android Debloater

  https://github.com/Universal-Debloater-Alliance/universal-an...
• reaperducer 3 minutes ago
  I've been using an iPhone 5 as a standalone portable music player and an iPhone 3G (not 3GS) as an office music player daily since they came out.

  Even the latest versions of macOS support them perfectly, down to the icons.
• fhdkweig 2 hours ago
  The author is using PowerAmp.

  I am using AIMP. I was specifically looking for apps with downloadable APKs for sideloading. I can't use the Play Store because I don't have a google account. Looks like PowerAmp also has an APK.

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  • Denatonium 9 minutes ago
    Looks like they also allow you to buy with a credit card on their website, and they say Google Services aren't required if you buy that way. Very cool!
  • yjftsjthsd-h 2 hours ago
    I'd also very strongly recommend F-Droid. TBH I can't really speak to the quality of music apps on it - I just use VLC - but it doesn't require an account and it has lots of good apps.
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    • reorder9695 1 hour ago
      I use Auxio from F-Droid. It's quite simple (which to me is a benefit) and my only real complaint is how similar shuffle on and off look on Android Auto. It handles non ASCII titles correctly where some others didn't (from what I remember due to weirdness with the Android media store) and it picks up new media/edited quickly and reliably which can be a sore spot with others. I don't know how Android's media store is apparently so incompetent that most music apps don't work correctly using it.
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      • tmgldn 15 minutes ago
        can also vouch for Auxio - happy user of 5 years
  • arcanemachiner 27 minutes ago
    Use Aurora Store to download apps from Play Store without an account (very trustworthy app IMO, has been around and working for years):

    https://auroraoss.com/aurora-store
• sdorf 53 minutes ago
  Sidebar, PowerAmp is the app I miss most moving from Android to iOS. Nothing on iOS comes close, Doppler is the closest I've found and it's just OK.
• ravoori 1 hour ago
  I have an old LG V-60 lying around which with its quad DAC is the perfect phone for this
• ck2 27 minutes ago
  I just use VLC but I just play long sets not individual tracks

  Now if Winamp was available for Android so I could use the Enhancer plugin...

  https://winampplugins.co.uk/enhancer/enhancer.html

  I've never found a sound processor that can make music sound so amazing somehow
• TiredOfLife 1 hour ago
  I couldn't find a good player for linux, so am using Symfonium on my old android phone with music on raspberry pi with navidrome
• totallygeeky 2 hours ago
  PowerAmp is an incredible app, used it and loved it before. I have a self-hosted streaming setup, so I've personally found Symfonium (1) to be my go-to. I'm glad things worked out for the author with this setup, and honestly the headphone jack is a sight for sore eyes.

  (1) https://www.symfonium.app/
• D0ugJudy 1 hour ago
  Now I'm wondering if I can load plexamp on my ancient Nexus 5a...
• randomblock1 1 hour ago
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