New essential Android apps thread

unwashed potato! · 9 Jul 2018 at 23:04

nice thanks

JonnyT · 18 Jul 2018 at 15:32

What's the best music player app? I've got a S8 and currently use the Samsung Music app (music library on my SD card), but it doesn't support casting to ChromeCast Audio, so I have to use the SmartView option, which seems to stutter a fair bit.

I've dabbled with:

Google Play Music
Hifi Cast + DLNA
DsCast Music Player - Chromecast, DLNA, NAS
Pulsar Music Player - Audio Player, Mp3 Player
Music Player Pro
LocalCast for Chromecast

And none has really matched up to Samsung Music thus far.

Big Elf · 18 Jul 2018 at 16:07

Rocket Player paid for version. I think there's a trial version available.

V_R · 18 Jul 2018 at 16:13

Gone Mad or Shuttle.

Terrier_Jimlad · 18 Jul 2018 at 22:20

PowerAmp for me for music

Cyclone · 19 Jul 2018 at 13:57

Terrier_Jimlad said:
PowerAmp for me for music

+1 for Poweramp

It always gets a mention when someone asks about music apps.

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Sp00n · 24 Jul 2018 at 16:35

PowerAmp +1 if I ever listen to locally stored music.

Vidar · 24 Jul 2018 at 17:00

Anyone recommend an app for recording phone calls?

unwashed potato! · 24 Jul 2018 at 17:08

ACR pro. use it all the time. seems to do the job well, though i beleive it's pot luck if it works well with your phone or not with any of these call reccording apps

Big Elf · 24 Jul 2018 at 20:49

I use ACR Pro also on my Galaxy Note 4. Perfect recording every time.

Cyclone · 25 Jul 2018 at 07:59

Another vote for ACR. I never have issues, records both voices.

Vidar · 25 Jul 2018 at 08:31

Okay guys I'll grab that then. Had tried a free one and while it recorded the other voice you could barely hear it.

Vidar · 25 Jul 2018 at 11:56

Didn't work for me on my xa1 ultra, no incoming sound recorded. Any ideas what's wrong?

Big Elf · 25 Jul 2018 at 18:17

Vidar said:
Didn't work for me on my xa1 ultra, no incoming sound recorded. Any ideas what's wrong?

Your phone must be one of those that don't work with the App without tweaking although the Read Me in the Play Store might give a few clues how to get it to work.

Also there's a Recording Issue section in the settings.

nade · 28 Jul 2018 at 19:03

For music playback i recently switched from PowerAmp to Shuttle. I found since the update to Oreo 8.1 on my phone the notification tray and buttons were messed up. Didn't seem to matter which skin i tried, and i just hated the stock skins.

Took a little getting used to at first with Shuttle, but now finding it so much easier to add music to my playlist on the fly and ordering it.

el_dazza · 29 Jul 2018 at 16:38

Has anyone else had their phone settings completely ****** by this latest update?

I've had apps installed that I don't want or approve (Wuntu, wtf is that?), vibrate turned on, message previews turned on, whatsapp now has a little bubble at the top of the screen showing the message, annoying pop-ups asking me if I want to use my Samsung account (no, **** off). I just want my settings the way they were 24 hours ago ffs.

AndyCr15 · 29 Jul 2018 at 16:47

el_dazza said:
Has anyone else had their phone settings completely ****** by this latest update?

That depends. What update did you just get? Sounds like you have a Samsung, but then what network is it on. That's a specific update for your phone and network, so no, I won't have been as I have stock Android and don't have to deal with networks forcing apps on me.

james.miller · 29 Jul 2018 at 16:52

el_dazza said:
Has anyone else had their phone settings completely ****** by this latest update?

I've had apps installed that I don't want or approve (Wuntu, wtf is that?), vibrate turned on, message previews turned on, whatsapp now has a little bubble at the top of the screen showing the message, annoying pop-ups asking me if I want to use my Samsung account (no, **** off). I just want my settings the way they were 24 hours ago ffs.

Lol.

Wuntu = network three software. Can use ADB to uninstall if you can't do it on the phone. It's not bad though, I've had a few free Costas out of it.

el_dazza · 29 Jul 2018 at 19:01

AndyCr15 said:
That depends. What update did you just get? Sounds like you have a Samsung, but then what network is it on. That's a specific update for your phone and network, so no, I won't have been as I have stock Android and don't have to deal with networks forcing apps on me.

Yep, Samsung and Three. It's driving me bloody insane!