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[Q] music player widget

I've been looking everywhere for a widget that can control the music like skip, Pause, play for the default player. I couldn't believe android lacks such a simple feature; when I had an iPod touch, whilst the screen was locked, double clicking the home screen would bring up the pause/play, skip buttons.
Whereas now when the screen is locked, I have to unlock the screen to get to the music player to be able to change the track etc.

MIUI Roms have this feature... And the PlayerPRO also has it. You have to turn on in program's Settings

ZyxeLa said:
MIUI Roms have this feature... And the PlayerPRO also has it. You have to turn on in program's Settings
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Dont want to flash a new rom on it. Don't want to change the default player either, as I've tried others and are more ram hungry than the default player.

its depend on stock roms,you cant say all android roms has no feature like that,in android you can have everything that iphone has and not,just try search this forum..
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Dont want to flash a new rom on it. Don't want to change the default player either, as I've tried others and are more ram hungry than the default player.
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Then, I think there's only one other option, get a LiveView (soon SmartWatch) or a wireless headset.

Dosent the Default Android in Arc S got a music Player Widget?!
It does!
And well, There are better alternatives out there!
Try PowerAMP or Winamp!

SS4Serebii said:
Dosent the Default Android in Arc S got a music Player Widget?!
It does!
And well, There are better alternatives out there!
Try PowerAMP or Winamp!
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But the thing is with Winamp or Poweramp, they're more RAM hungry (i.e. they use up a lot more RAM) than the original Music Player.
The Default music player does have a widget, but it is permanently on screen and doesn't disappear when the music is turned off, as I would like to have one on my lockscreen and would like to control my music from there i.e. skip tracks etc rather than having to unlock then go to the widget.

With WidgetLocker Lockscreen you can put a music player widget on your lockscreen

Try this app and enable lockscreen controls from settings menu.
I know its not a stock replacement app but its worth a try..
btw,its free
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.abrantix.rockon.rockonnggl&hl=en

remote
you can try "music remote" in market place
it adds on to your player and create a remote for your player .... you can even use your hand free to create a remote
good luck

Lock screen music control?

So I don't know if I'm missing something obvious here, but there seems to be no lock screen music control on this phone. I know in previous versions of TouchWiz you had to use the Samsung music player, but even that doesn't display music control on the lock screen. I could use widget locker but I'd rather not use s 3rd party lock screen app if I don't have to. Any suggestions?
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This drives me nuts and was one of the best features of AOSP on the S3. I can't stand not being able to control my podcasts. I think it's going to send me to Widgetlocker.

It just blows my mind that they would remove a feature like this. Anyone else have any ideas?

I've been scratching my head on this one too...
Am I going to have to use a 3rd party player?

You can access your drop down notification panel and control your music that way. It's a standard feature of Jelly Bean.
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Google music player will display controls on lock screen.
Tmobile SGH-T889 using xda premium.

That is just one of the problems, has anyone found a widget or feature where you can skip to a certain part of the song rather than just having pause/play, next, back?
I will get flamed but here is a picture from the fruit...*ugh* http://realitypod.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Clear-iPhone-Lock-Screen-from-Album-Artwork.png

WOW!
I guess the interest in doing this is just dead and gone. I am not a developer but I came from the "fruit" and bought the galaxy note II on Sprint and I would like to get some native (at least as close to native as I can get) controls on touchwiz. I know I'm in the T-mobile section but had to post a comment since this thread is about exactly what I want to get. I would be very interested in working on something or at least learning how to work my way around my phone and tweak it since I did so on the fruit phone.
Can anyone point me in the right direction to learning how to tweak my touchwiz lock screen?
I would like to at least try to get something to show up on the lock screen and start from there. Once I get something to show up like a button or a widget then I can maybe link it to the music player or any other player possibly.
I used player pro for a while but it uses it's own lock screen as does power amp and n7player, but to have native controls like the fruit does would be awesome. I would appreciate some help or links to resources while I look around because to me native is better and controls right on the lockscreen are better than notification controls, that's a whole extra step when you're in a car and your phone is docked or propped up on a holder, man it's a no brainer to have at least 3 buttons play/pause and back/forward.

Better lock screen on Touchwiz?

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!

[Q] How to switch widgets on a conditional?

I am using Media Ultilties which gives a 0 or 1 conditional if music is playing or not. What I am trying to do is show a zooper music control widget if music is playing and to show a weather widget in the same place if there is no music playing.
I did see the trick to show the pause button or show the play button using this conditional. However, I am not sure how to apply that to an entire widget. Also, the trick I saw only moves the button off the widget screen (changes the X value to 1000), it doesn't actually hide it. So my questions are:
1) Is there a better command to hide elements on a conditional, or is changing the X value (or y value) the only option?
2) How do I apply this conditional to 2 entire widgets, so one shows if music is playing and the other if music is not playing. I have and know how to use tasker, if that is involved anywhere.
3) If I move an entire widget off the space by changing the X coordinates, does it still consume resources? By that I mean, is the widget still loaded and, for example, would the weather data continue to update?
Thanks!

silkshadow said:
I am using Media Ultilties which gives a 0 or 1 conditional if music is playing or not. What I am trying to do is show a zooper music control widget if music is playing and to show a weather widget in the same place if there is no music playing.
I did see the trick to show the pause button or show the play button using this conditional. However, I am not sure how to apply that to an entire widget. Also, the trick I saw only moves the button off the widget screen (changes the X value to 1000), it doesn't actually hide it. So my questions are:
1) Is there a better command to hide elements on a conditional, or is changing the X value (or y value) the only option?
2) How do I apply this conditional to 2 entire widgets, so one shows if music is playing and the other if music is not playing. I have and know how to use tasker, if that is involved anywhere.
3) If I move an entire widget off the space by changing the X coordinates, does it still consume resources? By that I mean, is the widget still loaded and, for example, would the weather data continue to update?
Thanks!
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Use that same one that you use to show and hide the play/pause button to hide every element you dont want seen or show the ones you do. I've done it and hidden over half of the widget once the music is playing and show the music controls.

Totally makes sense, I should've figured on that. Thank you so much for helping me out!

silkshadow said:
Totally makes sense, I should've figured on that. Thank you so much for helping me out!
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always use opacity to show and hide if you can.

What is the command line to make the widget relocate when music is playing. ?

einrae214 said:
What is the command line to make the widget relocate when music is playing. ?
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Relocate? How so? Explain what you want to do and maybe I can help.

Music Player with custom Lock Screen

Hi, im using the popular app JetAudio as a music player on my A50. It was fine until I upgraded to Android 10, now i see that, while music is playing, it is not possible anymore to have a customized lock screen with music controls, song info, album cover, etc.
I tried other apps but apparently the stuff that can be displayed on lock screen is strictly controlled by Samsung.
Is there any alternative music player allowing to show music info on lock screen, or any workaround, or shall I only wait and hope that an update from Samsung wil reintroduce this feature?
Regards, and thanks in advance for any reply!
Max

use samsung music player with seamless lockscreen controls

JARVIS Grand2 said:
use samsung music player with seamless lockscreen controls
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I tried, but JetAudio is way more configurable, a better equaliser, and thanks to its DSP opions, "sounds better"
Having music info on lock screen is a plus, after all...
Thanks for your reply!