As someone who listens to music very often on my phone, I have always been jealous that iPhone users have so many choices of 3 button headsets that not only control media, but volume as well. There are some 3 button headsets that work for some android devices, but as far as I know, none of them work with the moto x. Personally I am looking for my headset to have 5 functions:
-play/pause
-next track
-previous track
-volume down
-volume up
I have recently figured out how to find a setup that achieves this with minimum inconvenience. There are many apps in the playstore that add more functionality to 1 button headsets, but they have 2 issues that I have have seen.
1) they allow the user at most 4 functions
2) they break the lock screen music controls that were introduced in ICS.
Problem #1 can be fixed by an app I recently discovered that allows you to program up to 5 clicks on your headset and therefore allows me the 5 functions I'm looking for. The app can be found here https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shengande.degausslabs
There is unfortunately no way to fix the 2nd problem. There are 3rd party music widgets that can be placed on the lock screen, but they are inconsistent at best with google play music. The work around I have found is to use The app Nils lockscreen notification: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roymam.android.notificationswidget
This app can display the notifications you allow it to over the lock screen as a widget. I am only allowing it access to music right now, but you can allow it access to any notification. Now when I listen to music, my lock screen looks like:
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I know there are other solutions if you're rooted or on a custom rom , but this will work stock. Hopefully this information is useful to those who want 3 button functionality on a 1 button headset.
The actual media player can have a great effect on that functionality as well. I use GoneMAD which has options that allow me to create whatever I want using just a 1-button remote with a variety of button presses/sequences, no extra app required.
br0adband said:
The actual media player can have a great effect on that functionality as well. I use GoneMAD which has options that allow me to create whatever I want using just a 1-button remote with a variety of button presses/sequences, no extra app required.
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True. I was going on the assumption that most people use Google play music, but I'm sure many are still using others.
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Hi Guys sorry to bother you again. Any App to control Winamp from your JAM (next track coulme....) or to control your PC from the PPC
Thanks in advance
Pebbles can be used to control your PC from your PPC via Bluetooth. It's freeware and works quite well.
thanks for your reply please can u post the link to the software. thanks in advance
Pebble
I'm making my own kinda thing like this as well. Should work on any device with a net connection (HTML based interface). Quite some way to go yet, but I'll keep you informed.
Any particular functionality anyone would want in a program that would allow you to control your pc remotely? It won't display the remote screen (although it'll probably show screenshots) but you'll be able to knock up interfaces to control volume, launch apps, close apps etc.
This is not mine, but what I have in mind
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RemoteAmp
thanks thanks thanks a lot for you guys for your suggestions and vijay555
I will be waiting for your app to finish .
One more thing my Feedback for Pebbles is EXCELLENt this program is fantastic you can control your pc and all application. As for RemoteAmp 2.0I guess it is the perfect program to control Winamp and I am happy with it since pebbles is a little bit difficult just to control Winamp but on a brighter note you can control your whole PC. Thanks again for your guys.
PuppetMaster. Works on WM as well as on almost any java compatible mobile.
http://www.lim.com.au/PuppetMaster/
My full review and setup instructions for Remote Amp. It also controls iTunes, which is handy for me as I like the iTunes file format.
CLICK HERE
remote amp rules!!!!!! its the best remote controll for winamp i have ever seen.
I agree with Whitefox it is very easy to connect and control your winmp application
I agree with Whitefox it is very easy to connect and control your winmp application
Hi.
I def. agree with you. RemoteAmp is by far the best WM-client for remote controlling Winamp I have ever seen.
But isnt there an enqueue-function? I have a HTC HD2, and can't seem to find one...??
Hi Guys,
Anyone ran into an app that let you control the (running) music player from the locked screen like the I-Phone does it? (back / pause / fwd)
I tried the app Lock2.0 but don't like it because its just a work around the actual problem, with way to much other BS. I think you will need root access in order to implement it properly (might be wrong)
Thanks for the help.
If I could write a app that would be the first thing I would try
The new CyanogenMod ROM have option where you can long press volume keys to control the music player. Pretty nifty.
helipilotx said:
Hi Guys,
Anyone ran into an app that let you control the (running) music player from the locked screen like the I-Phone does it? (back / pause / fwd)
I tried the app Lock2.0 but don't like it because its just a work around the actual problem, with way to much other BS. I think you will need root access in order to implement it properly (might be wrong)
Thanks for the help.
If I could write a app that would be the first thing I would try
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One of the many benefits of Sense UI:
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popophobia said:
The new CyanogenMod ROM have option where you can long press volume keys to control the music player. Pretty nifty.
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What version? I updated yesterday to the latest version of CyanogenMod ROM and I tried your suggestion but can not get it working from the locked screen.
Do you have to activate it some where?
Thanks
popophobia said:
The new CyanogenMod ROM have option where you can long press volume keys to control the music player. Pretty nifty.
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No settings have to be changed. Just have to long press. You can't pause (that I know of), but next and previous track work.
I'd like to stop using Ibolt dock-n-drive for various reasons, so I'm trying to use Tasker to set the volume, keep the screen on, etc when my S 4 goes into dock mode. However, even with Dock No-Op, whenever I undock, the media volume goes to 0 and Bluetooth turns off. I'd like these settings to be restored to their pre-dock state which is what Tasker is supposed to do AFAIK. Is there an easy way to prevent these settings from being adjusted (by the OS?)? I'm sure I can eventually figure out how to make tasker save and restore these settings with brute force, but if somebody has already done this, please let me know the trick or the Tasker code.
I'm using iBolt xProDock. It has a fairly rigid cable that makes it easy to plug in with one hand, so I'd like to keep using this cable. This cable also forces the S4 into dock mode - which was good when I was using iBolt's software. As I feared, the timing between tasker's Dock "end task" and whatever it is turning the Bluetooth off and media volume to 0 is indeterminate. Sometimes the Dock end task comes first, so whatever I do there gets overwritten. My kludge so far is for my Dock end task to wait until Bluetooth is off, and then turn it back on and set the media volume. This will likely be annoying when I undock while sitting in my car but with the Bluetooth still on because the media player will stop and I'll have to restart it manually. (I'm an applications engineer and spend a lot of time sitting in my car when I get to meetings early.)
I've seen other people ask "what is turning off Bluetooth when I undock my S4", but I've never seen an answer. It would be really nice to just stop that behavior.
I've only been using Tasker for a day, so let me know if there is a better workaround.
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I would like to use my lock screen to check notifications directly and control the music player as I could on my old device. Is there a way to achieve that?
I am using BlackPlayer as my music player and I have allowed it to access my lock screen, but when I check it out, nothing has changed.
Any solutions would be appreciated. Thank you!
Edit: I figured it out about the notifications, but I still can't get the lockscreen to show Album Art. Anyone?
I'm 90% sure that ZenUI doesn't support custom music backgrounds. If that feature is critical to you, some third-party lock screens may support it.
Meh, third party lock screens want me to disable my fingerprints, so I guess that's that. Well at least I got the notifications right. Thanks for responding!
Yo @Blackrose110 go to config>lock screen and select NO the option skip the slide page. That's all, I'm using poweramp and Spotify with theirs lock screen widgets without any problem.
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Yo @Blackrose110 go to config>lock screen and select NO the option skip the slide page. That's all, I'm using poweramp and Spotify with theirs lock screen widgets without any problem.
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I do get a notification, which I found in the managing notifications settings. I don't get an album cover as my lock screen wallpaper though...
Hi, i use blackplayer ex v20.28beta and everything works fine.
That is my lockscreen on zenfone 3
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Hi, i use blackplayer ex v20.28beta and everything works fine.
That is my lockscreen on zenfone 3
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Hi, and thank you! It turns out that this is a new update to the app, so I turned it on and now my lock screen is the same as yours.
It's not what I usually had on my previous phone but it's good enough.
This was recently a beta feature: http://imgur.com/a/5QL1E
Have a nice day!
I can't able to get spotify or wynk music player on lock screen ...when the screen is locked and if i want to change the song again i should unlock my phone and should change the song.
I want to use a Samsung Galaxy S10E as a motorcycle dashboard.
I was wondering if it is possible for a rooted S10E to:
1.) Auto turn on device when it is charging
2.) Auto turn off the screen when charging stops
And is there a "How To" somewhere within this forum?
You may need to root to do this. Play with this.
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I want to use a Samsung Galaxy S10E as a motorcycle dashboard.
I was wondering if it is possible for a rooted S10E to:
1.) Auto turn on device when it is charging
2.) Auto turn off the screen when charging stops
And is there a "How To" somewhere within this forum?
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I used an app call'd Tasker, because I wanted more than your 2 steps, which you can very likely accomplish if you play around with settings as @blackhawk suggests.
My setup uses an old S4mini for the music player in my VW buggy:
Turning my accessory switch ON starts phone charger which turns on the phone and then opens the music player app which shows a list of songs. I choose a song by tapping its icon on screen. This starts the song playing rotation from that song. Next song will be whatever is in playlist queue (unless I choose to press the Shuffle button, which I do very rarely). List plays till last listed song is done, and then starts playing first listed song in queue (if my drive is that long, usually not).
Turning my accessory switch OFF cuts off phone charger which causes Tasker to close the player app, bringing up homescreen launcher, which shows for 5 seconds (because it lets me see the time, battery level, etc.) and then Tasker's last task is to run a little app that puts the phone to sleep.
Thanks, I know Tasker, but I thought it would only work when the phone is on.
Will try that first then.