Alternate apps for Google Music - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Hi
I just got my Galaxy Nexus yesterday. I was going from a phone that had an sd card slot that I could put my music on. I figured I could live with the less hard disc space because I can stream my music from Google music.
That seems to work fine, but the music app is a little light on features. It's not horrible, but coming from Power Amp, it's a little basic.
Is there any other apps that can stream from google music, and have more features, like EQ and such.
Thanks

Wich app...do u need man
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Google music still has a private API, so no other app can stream from it.
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artvandelay440 said:
Google music still has a private API, so no other app can stream from it.
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Really that's sucks! I saw an article last year about the flyer been able to play music or maybe I was mistaken
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Google music still has a private API, so no other app can stream from it.
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Drag.
Ok, thanks for the replies

If you use iTunes too, try double twist. Features are alright and it syncs with your iTunes musics including the playlist that was great coming from the guy who had iPod touch. You can also sync it via wifi but that's extra 5 bucks...
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An unofficial Google Music API has been out for some time.
https://github.com/simon-weber/Unofficial-Google-Music-API

What exactly are you missing/wanting?

warlock257 said:
Hi
Is there any other apps that can stream from google music, and have more features, like EQ and such.
Thanks
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Google play music has a EQ of sorts when playing a song tap the settings dots then sound effects. From there you get a 5 band EQ bass boost and #D expansion thing.

you can use different music managers with google music.... i.e. DSP manager, vodoo etc.

warlock257 said:
Hi
I just got my Galaxy Nexus yesterday. I was going from a phone that had an sd card slot that I could put my music on. I figured I could live with the less hard disc space because I can stream my music from Google music.
That seems to work fine, but the music app is a little light on features. It's not horrible, but coming from Power Amp, it's a little basic.
Is there any other apps that can stream from google music, and have more features, like EQ and such.
Thanks
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The Google music app has an equalizer! Just click on the 3dots in the upper right corner when you are in the play screen
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CM9 music player is the answer if you're looking for a free option. Power Amp is the best paid option :thumbup:
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What's good about cm9 music player?
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KingDavid63 said:
What's good about cm9 music player?
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It doesn't do Google music. But it looks nice for offline music.
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CM9 Music Player .apk
http://db.tt/QUTvTyyi
If this helps Thanx :thumbup:
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The Nexus Project said:
CM9 music player is the answer if you're looking for a free option. Power Amp is the best paid option :thumbup:
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"Alternate for Google Music" cm9 does not stream from Google music.
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fcisco13 said:
"Alternate for Google Music" cm9 does not stream from Google music.
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No apps stream from Google music. The api isn't avaolable. So your only option is the official app
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I found Google Music to be very lacking. I uploaded all my music to Amazon and haven't looked back since. Best cloud player and music store for sure. Plus, if you buy just one album per year you get unlimited music storage free (no yearly fee)
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zephiK said:
No apps stream from Google music. The api isn't avaolable. So your only option is the official app
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That's exactly what i was stating.
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crobs808 said:
I found Google Music to be very lacking. I uploaded all my music to Amazon and haven't looked back since. Best cloud player and music store for sure. Plus, if you buy just one album per year you get unlimited music storage free (no yearly fee)
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Sounds interesting, difference between both?
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What music player do you use on your PC?

Just curious to this question because i absolutely hate itunes and apple as a whole, Been using Mediamonkey and its alright.
Windows Media player nuff said.
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I've just uploaded all of my music to Google Music and play via the browser, or I mix it up with Pandora. For local playback I use VLC.
Foobar2000, I love all the options it has. It takes a bit to set up, but it's totally worth it in my opinion.
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C0dy said:
Foobar2000, I love all the options it has. It takes a bit to set up, but it's totally worth it in my opinion.
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This. It didn't take long for me to setup, what all did you do? I just ticked convert to four channels and I was happy. Also made a custom search function.
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Slacker101 said:
This. It didn't take long for me to setup, what all did you do? I just ticked convert to four channels and I was happy. Also made a custom search function.
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I like making all my playlists, customizing the UI, and setting up my EQs.
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C0dy said:
Foobar2000, I love all the options it has. It takes a bit to set up, but it's totally worth it in my opinion.
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I use Foobar2000 as well. One of the best players in my opinion. Definitely worth giving a shot.
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I hate iTunes but use it because it syncs with TuneSync (which syncs my galaxy nexus and my tablet installed in my car when i get home)
I used foobar for a while but missed recently added playlist, and it was very hard for me to get used too.
I don't think this thread should belong in a Nexus forum. But to answer the question, Foobar2000. Second is Clementine.
*Another for foobar
Fergusonfox7 said:
I used foobar for a while but missed recently added playlist, and it was very hard for me to get used too.
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You can have auto-generated playlists..
%added% DURING LAST 1 WEEK SORT DESCENDING BY %added%
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ÜBER™ said:
Windows Media player nuff said.
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Same.
phatmanxxl said:
Same.
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Well actually I'm subscribed to rdio so I use that for both my laptop and my phone. Unlimited music and syncing for offline play. Have a collection of 860+ songs so its nice to have .
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Media go
by Sony
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I almost always use iTunes at home. I use Google Music when away from home.
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Neomastermind said:
I almost always use iTunes at home. I use Google Music when away from home.
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Yep! Same here. I have all of my songs on iTunes and all my music on iTunes is automatically updated to Google Music. Best of both worlds.
I use Windows Media Player at home to listen to my local library. Pandora when I want to listen to something new. And I use Google Music when I'm on the go.
"Bye book!"
I have used Winamp for many years and love it
Its a breath of fresh air after using windows media player which i simply find hateful
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I have been using Mediamonkey for some years. I hate itunes and Media monkey offers a large range of features. You have to pay for the Gold version though to use certain features.
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Apollo or Google Play Music

Which one do you like better?
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warriors5 said:
Which one do you like better?
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Honestly I think they both suck but if I had to choose between those two it would be Apollo. Google music caches random things I never asked it to and doesn't cache what I want it to. I use doubletwist.
BOTH
At the same time!!!!!!!!
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Which one do you like better?
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I think PlayerPro is the best music app, I even payed for it. Pure White theme is amazing
I prefer Apollo, but I have both just in case I want to play music from the cloud.
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astonat said:
I think PlayerPro is the best music app, I even payed for it. Pure White theme is amazing
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That's not what was asked... apollo or google play or gtfo... I don't like either, but apollo sucks way less than google play music.....
Google play music, just because of the cloud (only on wifi, not 3g) and the default settings are perfect for car audio. I've played with the Apollo just couldn't find anything that makes it stand out from the abundance of music players on the market.
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flastnoles11 said:
That's not what was asked... apollo or google play or gtfo... I don't like either, but apollo sucks way less than google play music.....
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Apollo is garbage, I was just giving another suggestion because they are obviously not the only music apps. Gtfo? Ok
I use Apollo with the Black theme. I can't say I love it, but it plays music and has the "Hold volume UP to skip" feature... which is really all I need (I use Shuffle All while jogging and it's nice being able to skip a song I dont want to hear without needing to even look at my phone). Last time I checked the Volume UP skip didn't work with Play Music.
I do wish Apollo would get an update with more features, neater UI, and do better with album art.
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Apollo is garbage, I was just giving another suggestion because they are obviously not the only music apps. Gtfo? Ok
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And that would make sense if he asked for music players other than google now and apollo.... but he didn't so ur point is invalid....
flastnoles11 said:
And that would make sense if he asked for music players other than google now and apollo.... but he didn't so ur point is invalid....
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Ok fine
I use Apollo, not because I like it but because I don't feel like downloading any other player.
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I prefer neither. I use rocket player. Organizes music and podcasts better than anything I've used so far.
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As long a Google music keeps the cloud service, it can't suck. Besides being able to customize the equalizer, organize music, and how it looks what more could you want out of the millions of music apps?
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They both suck. Poweramp is the best music player. Period.
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Breezy357 said:
As long a Google music keeps the cloud service, it can't suck. Besides being able to customize the equalizer, organize music, and how it looks what more could you want out of the millions of music apps?
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I used the Amazon mp3 could app, and but since they limited it to 250 songs I think I'll switch to Google music.
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Breezy357 said:
As long a Google music keeps the cloud service, it can't suck. Besides being able to customize the equalizer, organize music, and how it looks what more could you want out of the millions of music apps?
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If it's only used for cloud then it's ok. I live out west so when I leave urban areas service its spotty so I have to have music on the phone as well. Google music doesn't cache what I tell it to. It just caches random things so because of that I say it sucks.
Power amp could be good. It has a lot of features but the interface sucks.
you save music for offline mode before you leave the house. Google Music because of the free cloud service.
InfDaMarvel said:
you save music for offline mode before you leave the house. Google Music because of the free cloud service.
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Of course. But it doesn't save what I tell it to. It saves random songs.
astonat said:
I think PlayerPro is the best music app, I even payed for it. Pure White theme is amazing
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I also believe PlayerPro is the best music player on Android.

Best Music Player for N4?

Which one do you use?
Moved from Google Play to Player pro to Winamp and now I've settled on Poweramp. I've seen some of my friends with a player called "noozy" that is very reminiscent of the Zune library software and I would love to try it out but I can't seem to find it online at all.
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Google play , since its compatible with syncing play count s with iTunes by using isyncr.
If it wasn't for that I would use noozy or ZPlayer.
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I use the stock Google Play Music (via WiFi), I've only got 1 MP3 on my phone which I use as an alarm and don't use it over Mobile data, I also use TuneIn Radio Pro to listen to radio (obviously) and podcasts.
YeezyMode said:
Moved from Google Play to Player pro to Winamp and now I've settled on Poweramp. I've seen some of my friends with a player called "noozy" that is very reminiscent of the Zune library software and I would love to try it out but I can't seem to find it online at all.
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I have Noozy on my phone, it was included in some audio mod I downloaded ([MOD] [N4] BEATS+XLOUDER! 4.2.1 [07/12/12] JB Louder Audio Improvement Patch) for my device - not sure what version/build it is, it just says Noozy Studio 3
I used Noozy now and its great but I have a problem. It shows my notifications and ringtones. How can I hide them?
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Are there any third party music players that can access music that you upload to google for storage there?
Thanks a lot! Saved me a bit of searching
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I'm looking for a music player that will let me make play list by genre from songs on my phone and my Wi-Drive and not the web. It seems all of the players are only for use with the web/cloud. Any recomendations?
lazer155 said:
Are there any third party music players that can access music that you upload to google for storage there?
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No but I use Google Music to store my music. Then use Cloud music importer to import what I want onto my device, and use whatever music player to scan and play my selected stuff. I prefer Poweramp.
I actually use CloudAround. Since the Nexus 4's internal storage isn't all that big, I use several 50 GB Box accounts (that also come free with this phone) to upload all my music to. This allows me to have as much music as I'd like with my Nexus 4.
I used PowerAmp (with the Holo theme!) previously however. Its a fantastic music player if you don't want to use the cloud.
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Is there a music player with dnla capabilities like the HTC one ?
OmgitzFire said:
Google play , since its compatible with syncing play count s with iTunes by using isyncr.
If it wasn't for that I would use noozy or ZPlayer.
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I've never gotten Google Play to work with play count syncing with iSyncr, how did you get it to work?
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I've never gotten Google Play to work with play count syncing with iSyncr, how did you get it to work?
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Download the free app "simple last.FM scrobbler" and log in with your last.FM account then it should sync play counts after that .
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PowerAMP
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The storage on the N4 is so small that I actually keep an old Galaxy S for music I have on my PC otherwise I just use streaming services like Pandora or Spotify.
Poweramp useful
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Apollo+ is very clean!
Can't post screens on my phone but Google it and add 'apk' at the end
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I use Noozy, it is wonderful.
Poweramp with beats xlouder
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mk92595 said:
Which one do you use?
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I think it's a great app

Play lots of music offline

Hi guys! I'm trying to turn my nexus 7 into a sweet music player/gps for my car. I have the gps figured out, but I'm still working on the music. I have a 32 gb flash drive and an otg cable. It is not rooted and I don't want to root it. I have tried the Nexus Media Importer, but the music player isn't that great. So my question is, does anybody know an app or a way that will play the music on my flash drive effectively? Or a way for google music or another player to recognize my drive so it could play the songs on it? Thanks!!
Id suggest uploading it all to Google music then making the songs you like the most offline.
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You might want to have a look at this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1844567
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1pop23 said:
Id suggest uploading it all to Google music then making the songs you like the most offline.
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Well, i have the 8 gb nexus, and that's just not enough space at all...
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You might want to have a look at this
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Yeah, I have NMI, just the music player isn't really that intuitive, and hard to work. I'm trying to find an alternative to it, but if not, I'll end up using NMI. Basically I want to use my otg and USB with a music player already out there.
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Best music app?

I'm really fond of Apollo, is there one similar to Apollo, but more 'drive friendly' as I use it to play music in my car via aux cord.
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zakkyzombie said:
I'm really fond of Apollo, is there one similar to Apollo, but more 'drive friendly' as I use it to play music in my car via aux cord.
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Not sure what you mean exactly by drive friendly, but I like Gone Mad Music Player.
Like a car mode I'm assuming. I use NexMusic and its ok. Just a basic music player that uses the Google card layout. It has a car mode with basic controls.
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Basicly car mode.
Big buttons, easy navigation, and lockscreen controls.
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Neutron music player. Hands down the best player.
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Poweramp has been my favorite forever. Soooo many options.
google play music...nice and stable..organized with my files on the cloud and love the instant mix function. i pay for a subscription and use it all day everyday
It must be Poweramp!
Hands down poweramp
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It's poweramp. Nothing beats that one. Lots of features and the audio is really good too.
NicholasQ said:
Neutron music player. Hands down the best player.
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The author kind of ripped off poweramps interface.
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Ever tried xenoamp?
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Apollo is a great music app, and so are the rest of the popular ones such as Poweramp (in my opinion).
My point exactly is: IT DOES NOT MATTER.
What matters is how you feel comfortable about the interface and the MUSIC FX/Equalizers it can handle.
Try Noozxoide (google it) for your eq/preamp and you'll have amazing results on tone and volume.
I prefer Google Music but I used to use Apollo some time ago and it was fine
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