Google Play Music, Music Play Store and Music Manager are going away

Re:Google Play Music, Music Play Store and Music Manager are... by mark-r on Friday October 23, 2020 @04:37PM (#24873840)

I've used Google Play Music as the player for the mp3 files I've copied to my Android phone, ever since I got the phone. Never touched the online capabilities. It was perfect, did everything I wanted just the way I liked it. Then suddenly one day it was just gone.

Anybody have a recommendation for an mp3 player app that works mostly the same?

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Re:Google Play Music, Music Play Store and Music Manager are... by josh3736 on Friday October 23, 2020 @04:51PM (#24874007)

Pulsar https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rhmsoft.pu... is a pretty good, no-BS local music player.

Although I've recently moved my library in to Plex, which handles sync between devices (you can set the app to copy some/all files to your phone storage). In addition to the Plex app, they also have Plexamp for a music-focused UX.

It's very nice if you're willing to put in a little setup effort. And since you run the server, you know it will never be shut down on you.

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Re:Google Play Music, Music Play Store and Music Manager are... by modernlearner on Friday October 23, 2020 @08:35PM (#24875884)

I had the same experience. I just went in and the app does nothing. I had to disable updates and disable the app completely and find Vanilla Music Player to replace it.

https://github.com/vanilla-music/vanilla

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Re:Google Play Music, Music Play Store and Music Manager are... by cageface on Saturday October 24, 2020 @09:46AM (#24879194)

I like Poweramp Pro. It can be a little bit confusing at first but it's very flexible and seems to be easy on the battery.

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Re:Google Play Music, Music Play Store and Music Manager are... by skratlo on Friday October 23, 2020 @04:44PM (#24873914)

Look at BlackPlayer, it's fairly simple and basic, but that's the main selling point for me

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