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Best android music player app (free)

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mukherjee
mukherjee Original post #1
Feb 1, 2015 at 1:25 AM
Recently bought the Yu Yureka phone. :lol: :-D

However, it doesn't have an inbuilt music player app, uses Play music as player by default. :shock:

Was wondering which is the most commonly used(recommended/best?) music app by the community here on Digit forum. :cool:

Please put forward your views.

Just to keep things in perspective, I am already using a Galaxy S3 and Redmi 1S, so my expectations are a bit...high ;)

Thanks in advance :)
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Minion #2
Feb 1, 2015 at 10:36 AM
Whats wrong in using google play music it is free does the jobs without ads try mavan music player or if you can spend some money then get poweramp.
ashs1
ashs1 #4
Feb 1, 2015 at 10:55 AM
Power amp is a good music player.. Check it out!
mukherjee
Feb 1, 2015 at 9:06 PM
Thanks all!

Whats wrong in using google play music it is free does the jobs without ads try mavan music player or if you can spend some money then get poweramp.

I dont like the interface of play music.

Power amp is a good music player.. Check it out!

Poweramp is 15days use only. Any other free alternatives?
cute.bandar
Feb 2, 2015 at 4:37 PM
I dont like the interface of play music.
Same here. Instead I use this one here: *play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrtstudio.music&hl=en It is an exact copy of the old android music app.
harshilsharma63
Feb 2, 2015 at 5:13 PM
Try JetAudio. It has a free version AFAIK.
SaiyanGoku
Feb 2, 2015 at 5:26 PM
Get CyanogenMod's Apollo Music Player or the Music App in LiquidSmooth rom (I like this one)

[APP][L][JB] HenryMP, a Material design vers… | Android Development and Hacking | XDA Forums

Any other apk will also do.
$hadow
$hadow #9
Feb 2, 2015 at 7:47 PM
Try shuttle and keep an eye on amazon store for a free pro version give away.
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #11
Feb 3, 2015 at 2:51 PM
[MENTION=5526]mukherjee[/MENTION] : Try musiXmatch it has a gr8 lyrics sync function which willl automatically get the lyrics of a song u play...good for singing. :cool:

Whats wrong in using google play music it is free does the jobs without ads try mavan music player or if you can spend some money then get poweramp.
Google Play Music doesn't support all files such as m4a.
mukherjee
mukherjee #12
Feb 3, 2015 at 4:37 PM
[MENTION=5526]mukherjee[/MENTION] : Try musiXmatch it has a gr8 lyrics sync function which willl automatically get the lyrics of a song u play...good for singing. :cool:


Google Play Music doesn't support all files such as m4a.

Thanks, will try.
Presenty am trying out rocket player
ankush28
ankush28 #13
Feb 3, 2015 at 6:21 PM
Google Play is perfect (atleast for me)

  • Upto 20,000 songs can be uploaded (Already uploaded around 400)
  • Weekly FREE albums (You've to switch to US play store)
  • FREE, No ads, clean interface and pre-installed on most phones
Mr.Kickass
Feb 3, 2015 at 6:56 PM
Besides, the tried and tested PowerAmp and Neutron you should also look into the following

NRGplayer (new)
DeaDBeeF Player
Noozy
n7player Music Player (best UI)
AIMP (popular on Windows)

Finally, if you have root permissions, then don't forget to check out Viper4Android | XDA Thread which helps you squeeze out maximum amount of audio performance out of your phone.
adityak469
Feb 3, 2015 at 7:33 PM
no one knows about TTPOD? i dont know if its free (I could only find it on Blac*Ma**) but its better than all the players I've used, PowerAMP, MusicXMatch, Google Play, Apollo.
ariftwister
Feb 3, 2015 at 8:25 PM
PlayerPro.
Oops.. Its not free anymore.
maheshn
maheshn #18
Feb 4, 2015 at 7:25 AM
Why no one using JetAudio?

For the record, I'm having a Redmi 1S, which does have a built in music player, but I'm also using:

1) AIMP for audio (playlist manager is better than anything else)
2) MX Player and VLC for video (If you get these only take them from the play store, don't download APK files from dodgy sites). They play nearly everything
3) JetAudio for better audio quality.

There are a great many free alternatives out there, take your time to go through the google play store and choose a good one (or more than one :) )

Regards
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #19
Feb 4, 2015 at 12:46 PM
any body tried this

[APP][MATERIAL] Dark Music Player [4.4+][MIN… | Android Development and Hacking | XDA Forums

UI looks awesome
nikhilsharma007nikx
Feb 10, 2015 at 10:46 PM
I have the white one, it isn't great but it's okayish...many problems like playing songs from different albums and all, this version might have improved. Will give it a try
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #21
Feb 11, 2015 at 1:05 PM
also try Shuttle
nikhilsharma007nikx
Feb 11, 2015 at 1:26 PM
Have tried shuttle plus but it takes up 100mb ram in background so a no go.
Vyom
Vyom #23
Feb 11, 2015 at 2:43 PM
I use TTpod. Its good futuristic looking UI, fetch album arts and lyrics automatically and plays them in sync with the song like karaoke. Also many features like shake the phone to shuffle song.
Try it once. Its chinese app but the most awesome. And I use it everyday.
icebags
icebags #24
Feb 11, 2015 at 10:31 PM
is there any lite and minimal music app ? for just listening music with minimal controls, no album art or anything ......
Vyom
Vyom #25
Feb 11, 2015 at 10:55 PM
is there any lite and minimal music app ? for just listening music with minimal controls, no album art or anything ......

Google Music is app minimal as it can get.
TechnoBOY
TechnoBOY #26
Feb 13, 2015 at 7:44 PM
Use this thread *www.digit.in/forum/mobile-apps/187255-need-simple-music-player-3.html
abhigeek
abhigeek #27
Feb 13, 2015 at 9:34 PM
Its Shocking that nobody mentioned Musixmatch
It is awesome music app with automatic lyrics synchronization and tags, album art correction.
And a beautiful UI.
nikhilsharma007nikx
Mar 13, 2015 at 7:40 PM
Takes up a lot of space in your internal memory (when you are a moto e user). I think play music is the best and even walkwan works for me. Walkman look great on a bigger screen.
$hadow
$hadow #29
Mar 14, 2015 at 6:47 PM
Takes up a lot of space in your internal memory (when you are a moto e user). I think play music is the best and even walkwan works for me. Walkman look great on a bigger screen.

Lollipop made the album background look on the lock screen to make the music feel and look great.
nikhilsharma007nikx
Mar 14, 2015 at 6:48 PM
I think it exists on KitKat as well. I have it.
icebags
icebags #31
Mar 14, 2015 at 10:45 PM
Lollipop made the album background look on the lock screen to make the music feel and look great.

yes, is there any way to disable this ?
topgear
topgear #32
Mar 15, 2015 at 1:54 PM
Try out this :
*play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=media.music.musicplayer&hl=en
ashs1
ashs1 #33
Mar 15, 2015 at 2:04 PM
Try out this :
*play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=media.music.musicplayer&hl=en
A lot of my friends suggested that as well.. Good UI..
Changing from Sony's walkman is hard
nikhilsharma007nikx
Mar 15, 2015 at 2:06 PM
It is, walkman is probably one of the better made players out there, it has it all. Tho the app suggested here looks cheap to me no offence, just personal opinion, shuttle + is definitely a pretty good option for 2gb ram users.
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kkn13 #35
Mar 15, 2015 at 2:57 PM
poweramp is also decent
even vlc and apollo
$hadow
$hadow #36
Mar 15, 2015 at 7:37 PM
yes, is there any way to disable this ?

I am also looking a solution to this. I will inform you about that when I will be able to find it.
L
Mar 16, 2015 at 8:06 PM
If you want mostly all music file to play on your phone try dolphin player (UI is cheap.) MX player is also very good. poweramp is best. if you want it free, (full version), pay for it and buy from Play store.

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icebags
icebags #38
Mar 16, 2015 at 10:58 PM
poweramp is very good. i may just buy a legit version if a see an offer or something.
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kkn13 #39
Mar 17, 2015 at 12:11 AM
if you want it free, (full version), pay for it and buy from Play store. .

just a word of advice,piracy discussions are a taboo here(for obvious and righteous reasons)
I suggest you delete this bit before you get into trouble with a mod :)
mitraark
mitraark #40
Mar 17, 2015 at 11:42 AM
Musixmatch is nice, decent audio, retrieves lyrics automatically :)
Chaitanya
Chaitanya #41
Mar 17, 2015 at 8:00 PM
+1 to Musixmatch.
Play Music is my first choice BTW, clean & simple.
R
Mar 24, 2015 at 2:23 PM
Play Music, seconded.
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Lenny #43
Apr 2, 2015 at 7:08 PM
I'm using Google Play Music on my Nexus 5. Pretty awesome.
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #44
Apr 13, 2015 at 5:13 PM
Maven Music Player
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #45
Jun 23, 2015 at 3:08 PM
FlipBeats Music Player

Pixel Player

Orpheus Music Player
Skyh3ck
Skyh3ck #46
Jul 24, 2015 at 3:55 PM
the only thing google play music lacks is a good quality inbuilt equilizer, apart from that its a great app
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polupoka #47
Jul 24, 2015 at 11:47 PM
A lot of my friends suggested that as well.. Good UI..
Changing from Sony's walkman is hard


Really! changing from album and walkman(both sony)is almost impossible for me!
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #49
Aug 3, 2015 at 1:01 PM
I am using TTPOD 8 and its excellent
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cosx #50
Sep 29, 2015 at 10:11 PM
Try Folder Player (Free Version) . I have been using for last one year.
Vyom
Vyom #51
Sep 30, 2015 at 10:27 PM
I am using TTPOD 8 and its excellent

It's my favorite music app too. It just feels that lot of thought and attention was gone to make this thing.
But it's weird that I can't find this app on Play store now. I have to use an old APK to install this, which updates itself when installed.
nikhilsharma007nikx
Oct 1, 2015 at 9:00 AM
Cloud Player, Phonograph and Pulsar players are great.
ariftwister
Oct 3, 2015 at 12:36 PM
Sony Walkman FTW.. When I try other players, I always come back to walkman..
chitvan
chitvan #54
Oct 30, 2015 at 7:43 PM
Get Poweramp, excellent app in just 60 rupees,
It worth every penny,
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #56
Mar 30, 2016 at 9:05 PM
I am also looking for music player app that can be best for my new phone. Please kindly give your suggestion.

Try each one listed in this thread and choose the one u like in the end
icebags
icebags #57
Mar 30, 2016 at 11:35 PM
Get Poweramp, excellent app in just 60 rupees,
It worth every penny,

i agree, but i dont what to use credit card in phone. is there any offline shop that sells play card ?
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Cedrick #58
Apr 9, 2016 at 2:21 PM
Vlc music player is my best. I just like it's display and the many play options
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Tomal #59
Apr 24, 2016 at 10:33 AM
These are some best Android music player
Equalizer + mp3 Player
Google Play Music
PowerAMP
jetAudio Music Player
E
May 3, 2016 at 4:33 PM
UC Music player is one of the best choice for you to play your favorite songs in Android phone.
B
May 6, 2016 at 9:33 AM
I use Poweramp Music Player. It very nice
axes2t2
axes2t2 #64
May 8, 2016 at 11:37 PM
Was previously using Shuttle + now using Phonograph.

You might like this one.

Phonograph Music Player - Android Apps on Google Pla
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Minion #65
May 9, 2016 at 8:07 PM
pi music player is good too.nice interface and ad free.
V
Jun 7, 2016 at 10:28 AM
In my opinion Shuttle is the best music player applications on Android . Shuttle has done that and it shows tabs for example, albums, artists, and so forth on the app's home screen and gives you a chance to swipe between these tabs.
TechnoBOY
TechnoBOY #68
Jul 3, 2016 at 9:42 PM
Sony walkman is awesome too!

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Minion #69
Jul 4, 2016 at 10:48 AM
Poweramp is available for Rs10 only in playstore.
S
Jul 9, 2016 at 1:32 AM
Use MusicXMatch app for best music experience. It also show lyrics for your currently played music. its a free version.
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harryvent #71
Jul 27, 2016 at 11:35 AM
Try Fusion music player.
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #72
Aug 10, 2016 at 6:01 PM
Got this new Apps to Try....anyone ???

Pulsar Music Player – Android Apps on Google Pla
Music Player MP3 – Android Apps on Google Pla
Pi Music Player – Android Apps on Google Pla
Phonograph Music Player – Android Apps on Google Pla
Solo Music Player & equalizer – Android Apps on Google Pla
*play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dogsbark.noozy&hl=en)
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amit.tiger12 #73
Aug 10, 2016 at 9:52 PM
This post is too old. Still app needed??
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #74
Aug 11, 2016 at 12:27 PM
This post is too old. Still app needed??

yes its old..but serves the purpose of posting any new free app u get in google play..so others can use it too ;)
V
Sep 4, 2016 at 2:56 PM
Does anyone use VLC?
ZTR
ZTR #77
Sep 4, 2016 at 3:33 PM
BlackPlayer

Sent from my Redmi Note 3
V
Sep 19, 2016 at 11:10 AM
Here are our favourite apps for playing MP3 and other audio files.

Google Play Music.
Musixmatch.
Shuttle.
Orpheus.
Poweramp.
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amit.tiger12 #79
Sep 19, 2016 at 12:46 PM
What about lyrics in mp3?