Music app for bikers

[The End]

A new version is out which includes some of the features/fixes brought up here. Highlights:


As always, keen to hear feedback. Cheers

This has now replaced my previous music player (Shuttle), would still love a widget on the home screen but a shortcut to the app will do for now!

As for the headphone removal issues; it seems sporadic, sometimes it happens and others it doesn't - I can't recreate the exact circumstances which is frustrating for you I bet.

My only other suggestion would be to remember where you last were in the queue if you stop using the app. If I have say 30 songs in the queue and stop the app on song 15, to be able to start off again from there would be great.

Happy to report that the app works fine on my i9100 with 4.4

[Juniper]

Will wait for iPhone app to come out!! (and me to get a better iPhone)

[rustyrobot]

I used this today while on the tractor, I thought it was really good.
I have two suggestions/requests;
1. When the app is running it should stop the phones message notification sound. On my phone you get about half a second of silence then the message sound then another half second of silence. this tends to ruin the music a bit and if the message is going to be read out at the end of the song anyway...

I always put my phone in silent mode before listening, and that way you don't get any notification interruptions. Of course I guess that means you might miss calls. A curse on Google's stupid decision not to have separate notification and call ringer settings in ice Cream Sandwich.

[The End]

I always put my phone in silent mode before listening, and that way you don't get any notification interruptions. Of course I guess that means you might miss calls. A curse on Google's stupid decision not to have separate notification and call ringer settings in ice Cream Sandwich.

I prefer to hear the notification myself, lets me know I have a message waiting to be read out.

[maraudingkiwi]

A new version is out. Major additions in this update are:

- A home screen widget with player controls
- Local weather announcements including wind speed and direction
- Lock-screen player controls and current song/album
- Hardware media buttons now supported (e.g. bluetooth and headphone controls)

Keen to hear any feedback or issues you come across, send me a PM, post to this thread or use the Send Feedback option in-app.

Preview:

[Katman]

I firmly believe that listening to music when riding is a bad idea.

It removes one of your senses for evaluating information around you, and the noise happening right inside your ears greatly intrudes on the ability to process the information that your eyes are giving you.

In short, it partially shuts your brain down.

[avgas]

The magnetic connector as used in MacBooks would be good. I suppose Apple have the idea completely locked up with patents.

Not entirely - see these guys...
http://littlebits.cc

[Tazz]

Not entirely - see these guys...
http://littlebits.cc

Wireless charging has been about a while too. Don't know much aboot it though.

I firmly believe that listening to music when riding is a bad idea.

It removes one of your senses for evaluating information around you, and the noise happening right inside your ears greatly intrudes on the ability to process the information that your eyes are giving you.

In short, it partially shuts your brain down.

Nah, it fully depends on the person I reckon. It's a multi tasking thing. Some people can write a letter on a completely unrelated subject while speaking directly to someone or someone on the phone, others can't.
If you feel it distracts you so much it affects your riding, it no doubt does that, to you and others, but some people will have no problem with it.

Either that or you just have your music too loud when you've tried it :P

[Katman]

Nah, it fully depends on the person I reckon.

Then you reckon wrong.

[Bikemad]

good grief kackman......we better ban deaf people from driving then.......coz they have no hearing at all to help them to process the information that their eyes are giving them.........

[Katman]

good grief kackman......we better ban deaf people from driving then.......coz they have no hearing at all to help them to process the information that their eyes are giving them.........

Deaf people don't usually have music playing only millimetres away from their eardrums.

It's the intrusive nature of the music being 'inside your head' that makes it a distraction and reduces the concentration you apply to what you are doing.

[Tazz]

Then you reckon wrong.

Fair enough. Agree to disagree I guess. Watch your chewing and walking :P

[Juniper]

Fair enough. Agree to disagree I guess. Watch your chewing and walking :P

Agree. I love my music. It actually helps me zone in on my riding.

[Katman]

Agree. I love my music. It actually helps me zone in on my riding.

And zone out on what's happening around you.

[Juniper]

And zone out on what's happening around you.

No, because riding is not only you, the bike, the road but everything around you as well. So for me zoning in on my riding is zoning in on everything included in it.