Hi, in CM7, or any rom really, when you pull down the top bar and music is playing, it shows what song is playing, the album, and such. I want to know if there is a way to have shortcuts like pause next and previous. Is there an app that does that? Or is it possible?
Thanks.
Using CM7 nightly on HTC Evo
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I love the new lockscreen music controls on cyanogen mod but how can we get them onto other roms??
We need this mod!!
Any screenshots of this?
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is this the lock screen controls you want? (the one from the video)
There is an app that works with either stock music player of music mod by Eliot Stocker on the market. Haven't tested it, but I can imagine it'll be along the same lines
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I'm running one of the latest cyanogen roms and yes the lockscreen controls are awesome. I really missed that part from sense. And I must disagree with dmpwd because I feel the controls are way better implemented on cyanogen.
1) You can choose if you want the controls always available or not (unlike sense which only shows it when music is playing
2) The sense version always slides back down after 1 or 2 seconds which is really really annoying. By the time I hear the next song and determine if I want to skip that one as well it has moved back down again *sigh*
And it's a lockscreen...why would I want to look at the album art when the screen turns back off anyway right after I move to another song? The only thing missing atm is the artist/songname but I wouldn't be surprised if they're working on that already.
Oh, and cyanogen has the longpress volume-up/down for switching songs as well (very handy in the car).
But to each his own . I'm loving the mods/tweaks of cyanogen.
otijhuis said:
I'm running one of the latest cyanogen roms and yes the lockscreen controls are awesome. I really missed that part from sense. And I must disagree with dmpwd because I feel the controls are way better implemented on cyanogen.
1) You can choose if you want the controls always available or not (unlike sense which only shows it when music is playing
2) The sense version always slides back down after 1 or 2 seconds which is really really annoying. By the time I hear the next song and determine if I want to skip that one as well it has moved back down again *sigh*
And it's a lockscreen...why would I want to look at the album art when the screen turns back off anyway right after I move to another song? The only thing missing atm is the artist/songname but I wouldn't be surprised if they're working on that already.
Oh, and cyanogen has the longpress volume-up/down for switching songs as well (very handy in the car).
But to each his own . I'm loving the mods/tweaks of cyanogen.
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didn't know about that way to switch songs. sounds really good.
btw, would you please confirm whether cyanogen's lockscreen is the one on the youtube video posted in this thread?
thanks!
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If you pause the youtube video at the 15 sec mark, that's what the controls look like. So it's the white controls only without the square borders that are shown. If you pause the music then it only shows the play button. And there's no fast-forward or rewind on longpress of the buttons for instance. I'm using the cyanogen nightly (cm_bravo-07272010-154338) atm.
I just found out the lockscreen controls also work for the Pandora app . No idea if the sense one does that as well but it's handy. Mostly use the default music app myself.
the controls in cyanogenmod V6.0.0-RC1 look slightly different than the ones in the video, they are more basic and I definately prefer them.
Anyone help on how to do this??
widget locker 1.1 has that function
try it
darkenergy said:
widget locker 1.1 has that function
try it
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Already tried it, would defiantely prefer the cyanogenmod way ;-)
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darkenergy is right. Widget locker is great. You can use any (stock) widget on the lockscreen since it replaces it. I totally forgot about it since I use QuickDesk (which is awesome btw, double tapping the homekey brings up an extra screen which is basically a layer over any open application so you don't have to go back to a homescreen, I use it for all the toggles, a music and messaging widget). The previous versions of widget locker had some problems with QuickDesk and I don't want to be without that app.
The great thing is that now the developer updated widget locker you can also use the doubleclick on the homebutton on the lockscreen, which is really awesome. A single press doesn't do anything, stays on the lockscreen. Just make sure you use QuickDesk as default home, set Widget Locker as launcher in QuickDesk and your normal launcher in Widget Locker
I just updated widget locker to 1.2.2 and put the Pure Music widget on the lockscreen. This means you have the album art there as well if you want it. You can even use the 4x4 widget. Works great. Widget Locker is also very customizable. Hide notification bar, which keys unlock, different background and so on.
liamstears said:
Already tried it, would defiantely prefer the cyanogenmod way ;-)
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Why do you prefer the cyanogenmod way? It's great for sure, especially since you don't need another app but that's about the only benefit I see of the cyanogenmod way . Am all for it to see it as a default/option in other roms, just curious why you prefer it.
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Why do you prefer the cyanogenmod way? It's great for sure, especially since you don't need another app but that's about the only benefit I see of the cyanogenmod way . Am all for it to see it as a default/option in other roms, just curious why you prefer it.
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1 less app running and I prefer how handcent works with default lockscreen, dont like it with other lockscreens :-D
Is there any roms out there that have music controls in pull down notification bar? If not someone should make that!
I was thinking of the controls being included in the pulldown menu when you drag down your notification bar at any time. Is that only on the lock screen? I am thinking for when I am just listening to music and using my phone and could pulldown the notification bar and be able to change songs.
NewSense
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I thought that only gave you a pause button? No skip? Or am I mistaken?
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xFlawless11x said:
I thought that only gave you a pause button? No skip? Or am I mistaken?
-Flawless
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Enough for me
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tkb5 said:
Is there any roms out there that have music controls in pull down notification bar? If not someone should make that!
I was thinking of the controls being included in the pulldown menu when you drag down your notification bar at any time. Is that only on the lock screen? I am thinking for when I am just listening to music and using my phone and could pulldown the notification bar and be able to change songs.
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There's a few apps like MediaKeys (free) that allow you to create shortcuts to control your music. Works great with a multi-dock system (like LauncherPro).
So I'm rocking Jedi-X and loving the MultiView. I can set up Maps in the top part and my music player (currently Deadbeef) in the bottom, so in the car I can see traffic and play my music.
My problem is that Deadbeef only lets me shrink it to a certain size, then the control bar (Pause, Forward, Back, etc.) gets pushed off the bottom. So I end up having to give it at least a 3rd of my screen.
So if anyone is using MultiView and a music player, has anyone found a good player that plays well with MultiView? And yes I tried both top and bottom for the player.
Thanks!
I know a lot of people don't like Touchwiz UI so they would suggest moving to AOSP our CM but I enjoy the motion features built in to the TW ROMs. With that in mind, are there any mods that can make the lock screen more functional?
I had CM7 on my captivate for a while and I loved having the audio player accessible from the lock screen. I tried widget locker on this phone (GS3) but it seemed to slow it down and the music controls were always there, even when I wasn't using the music player. If I remember right, on CM7 the music controls only showed up when I was listening to music.
^^^^ I also chose to stay TWUI due to all the features the phone provides. Hopefully we can get some devs on board to update the lockscreen. I would actually like an htc weather lockscreen port....
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Widget locker. In the play store keep all the features of tw but totally and easily customizable lockscreen
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bruceo said:
Widget locker. In the play store keep all the features of tw but totally and easily customizable lockscreen
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I haven't found the setting that only makes the music controls appear when I am listening to music. You're saying it has that ability?
Organized_Chaos said:
I haven't found the setting that only makes the music controls appear when I am listening to music. You're saying it has that ability?
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I use PowerAmp and the music controls (which look great) only show up when music is playing.
I presume you already know about adding icons, weather, stock, etc. to the lock screen via TouchWiz? Some replacements look interesting (I want one, too, hehe!): Hive Unlocker. Here's a list: http://techthumbs.com/replace-your-android-phones-lock-screen
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I haven't found the setting that only makes the music controls appear when I am listening to music. You're saying it has that ability?
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Widget Locker does have this ability via widgets. In particular, Phantom Music Control https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.jhg.musiccontrolwidget&hl=en from the market is basically a widget with player controls along with music metadata. The widget has a neat ability to disappear when there is no music playing. HOWEVER, the widget is still there along with the controls so if your screen accidentally turns on, you run the risk of pressing those "invisible" buttons. I haven't used it since Gingerbread so they may or may not have addressed this issue.
Or if you're main concern is to just change tracks, look for a ROM that has "Long-press volume to change tracks". This is very convenient when you're working out or any other situation where you don't feel like turning your screen on just to change tracks. I'm using The Devil's Reject right now which has it already baked in. Very cool ROM as well!
So I've been a bit bummed that I don't have a full screen music widget with controls on my lock screen, as I mainly use my tablet when I play Music. The other day I used my Nexus 6, and saw that when I used Play Music, it had full - screen lock controls for music and artwork. It looked awesome! Is there any way to make that happen on the Tab S?
If not, is there any app or mod I can use to make widget or music controls a thing again for the lock screen?
I don't know if you want to go this far, but Euphoria ROM has that, and even has an equalizer animation on the lock screen when music is playing! Perhaps it's an AOSP thing, although the TW on my Note 4 does have the album cover and controls on the lock screen
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I don't know if you want to go this far, but Euphoria ROM has that, and even has an equalizer animation on the lock screen when music is playing! Perhaps it's an AOSP thing, although the TW on my Note 4 does have the album cover and controls on the lock screen
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I've been thinking about putting a ROM on it, I just couldn't decide on a decent one that was stable on Lollipop yet. I'm not a fan of flashing nightlies or weeklies. I'll have to check out Euphoria now, thanks for the suggestion!
Sort of on topic, any suggestions for a tablet-optimized music player? I've been using Shuttle and I love it, but the controls are so tiny on the 8.4 that I miss constantly.