Media Buttons (v. 1.0) Разработано Cory Williams |
Universal media control widgets that can control any media app that works with bluetooth controls (AVRCP). Use them to play/pause whatever music or other audio is currently playing instead of hunting for the controls for the media player you are currently using.
Great for control of media apps that don't have a control widget (such as Google Listen). Also useful on car dock screens or lock screens that take widgets (like Car Dock Home v3 or WidgetLocker).
This widget will NOT appear on the lockscreen unless you also buy an app like WidgetLocker that can put widgets on the lockscreen. Android makes it difficult to alter the lockscreen and other apps like WidgetLocker take care of the heavy lifting needed to make it work.
This "app" won't appear in your list of apps because it is a widget. If you are unfamiliar with android widgets, watch this video to learn how to use them: http://cnettv.cnet.com/use-widgets-your-android-phone/9742-1_53-50082570.html
Each widget is a single control (play/pause, next, previous, fast forward, rewind) so that you can add the buttons you want and arrange them as you prefer. You need to start your music the first time directly from your media app, but then you can use the widgets to control the music.
Works by emulating a bluetooth control device (AVRCP), so it only works with a media app if that app supports bluetooth control. However this widget itself doesn't use bluetooth, so it is usable even if your phone doesn't have bluetooth.
Known to work with:
* Google Listen
* Mixzing
* Pandora
* AudioGalaxy
* Rhapsody
* The Blur music player on Motorola handsets
* Google Listen
* Amazon MP3
Known to not work with:
* DoubleTwist (doesn't seem to have any bluetooth support AFAICT)
Now supports themes. If you want to change your theme, add a new widget and use the "Select Icon Theme" button at the bottom of the configuration screen. This will change the theme for all existing widgets. Two themes are included right now and I'm open to suggestions for more. It also supports adding your own theme. If you know how to create a png file and a zip file, you probably have enough know-how to make your own theme. For details, read https://github.com/corygwilliams/MediaButtons/blob/master/doc/zip_themes.txt
Licensed under the Apache License. Code available at https://github.com/corygwilliams/MediaButtons
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[2013-07-15] A Google User: Problem w pandora on galaxy s4 Galaxy S4... will pause pandora... hit play and it takes about 1 minute for playback to resume. Not an issue w data service. |
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[2013-07-07] A Google User: Anurag Set up |
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[2013-06-19] A Google User: awesome this app does the trick its fantastic i wish for more themes :) |
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[2013-06-16] A Google User: Play/Pause same sign & diff from Player Not knowing if music is on or off when not using headphone. Please fix! |
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[2013-06-09] A Google User: perfect simple, does the job (spotify), skinnable. thanks! |
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[2013-05-16] A Google User: doesn't work at all anymore on my phone it works flawless, but on my n7 with jellybean it only works with google music, if i am listening to pandora and i hit the pause button it will immeditaly start playing the last song i listened to in google music i hit the pause button again to pause the song now loaded in google music it resumes the song in pandora. update: no longer works in google play music |
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[2013-05-15] A Google User: The ronseal of widgets This is truly the ronseal of widgets - does exactly what it says on the tin. Smooth and simple, gives decent size buttons to use while driving. The only thing I would like added would be a button to open the actual app you're currently using. |
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[2013-05-12] A Google User: Media control the way I want Great stuff, esp with widgetlocker. Initially odd behavior, but developer is very responsive and straightened me out immediately. |
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[2013-05-11] A Google User: Perfect It does just what I need, puts media controls of my choice on my homescreen. |
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[2013-05-06] A Google User: Works gr8 with all I've tried Will this work with Spotify? Can't seem to get it to work |
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[2013-05-04] A Google User: Ntj Good |
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[2013-04-26] A Google User: Sucks For some reason it won't show up on my apps list so I'm going to say it's a virus, but I uninstalled it from the Google play market, DONT DOWNLOAD. |
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[2013-04-25] A Google User: Saves you unnecessary clicks Works well, just using pause/play and skip functionality for Pandora. |
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[2013-04-17] A Google User: Sony TL Don't work on jelly bean please update |
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[2013-04-02] A Google User: Doesn't work on my note 2.. When I'm listening to Pandora and I hit play my media player starts playing and Pandora stops. When I hit the next button on pandora my media player pause. It's getting confused between all my media players |
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[2013-03-28] A Google User: Galaxy s2 Best thing, but want more skins. |
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[2013-02-18] A Google User: Crap Don't download it |
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[2013-02-08] A Google User: Just what I was looking for. More themes would be nice. Until then, that link you included explaining how to make your own will do. |
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[2013-02-03] A Google User: Awesome |
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[2013-01-29] A Google User: Amazing!! |
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[2013-01-22] A Google User: Force reboot Tried this a few times now... reach time resulted in the same thing. Long press the power button and remove widget. I gave it a few times but now it's being removed. |
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[2013-01-19] A Google User: Good, but more customization options would make it great Maybe more colors or 3d effects |
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[2012-12-28] A Google User: Scope of being better Please make a 1x4 widget with 3 buttons and thumbnail or at least shortcut to music app. |
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[2012-12-26] A Google User: Does not work with Google Play Music |
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[2012-12-26] A Google User: :) Looks good |
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[2012-12-13] A Google User: Jj N |
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[2012-12-13] A Google User: good start but how about more variety ; 3d , glass, etc. buttons? Btw where is that Flaming Lips widget in the pic? |
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[2012-11-26] A Google User: Exactly what I was looking for! Dont know how it selects which player to control but eventually I got it to control my preferred media player. Using this apparently as both home screen and lockscreen widget. |
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[2012-11-12] A Google User: Does what I need !!! Simple, no extra crap, 3 buttons of my choice, no need for name and so on (I know what the fk i put in my phone), simple! |
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[2012-11-11] A Google User: where is it? These will not work on ICS. |
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[2012-11-10] A Google User: Great for heavy music listener Add buttons to home screen our any screen and you can customize and easily pause, play, stop, rewind, or skip any song. Its nice because you can use one or several buttons so your not cramming your screen |
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[2012-10-30] A Google User: Fix it Doesn't work for Samsung Galaxy Y |
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[2012-10-29] A Google User: Works as expected no issues with this app what so ever. keep up the good work :D |
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[2012-10-28] A Google User: Nice My pandora didn't have a widget..this works fine |
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[2012-10-23] A Google User: Aww Does not work with Winamp... |
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[2012-10-22] A Google User: Nice, but could be better Please do more button variety, including smaller ones |
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[2012-10-16] A Google User: Use it everyday! Great app! Only one thing: Play/pause doesn't switch if music is started with music-app. Please fix! |
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[2012-10-13] A Google User: Great! Controls audible, mortplayer and kiescast. As long as they don't run at the same time. |
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[2012-10-12] A Google User: When you think When you think if an app idea that you think nah it won't be there and some clever sod has done it....it deserves 5 stars just what I wanted, be great if you could Swype the icon to jog forward to next track or Swype left to go back and have just one widget icon |
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[2012-10-02] A Google User: Does not resume playback of last used player works well once desired app is playing, though unpausing causes stock music player to start playing instead of resuming playback |
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[2012-09-26] A Google User: Works Does what it says. It may conflict with your headset control app if you have one installed. |
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[2012-09-21] A Google User: ughh doesnt work with siren music ughh :-( |
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[2012-08-31] A Google User: Not bad, but.. This is a nice app and works pretty well, Gotten it to work with poweramp fine. However, The option to be able to change and resize the icons would make this 5 stars easy. Dear Cory Williams, Could you make this possible? At least the ability to change the icons t a custom icon of our own? Would gladly give 5 stars and lots of publicity if so. :) |
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[2012-08-28] A Google User: Great customizable buttons! I only wish for a song title and artist part to go along with these widgets. |
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[2012-08-25] A Google User: Cant finf it I cant find how to set it to my wallpappet!!!!! |
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[2012-08-19] A Google User: Wanted simple, big buttons. This is perfect. |
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[2012-08-12] A Google User: Ugly buttons. |
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[2012-08-09] A Google User: Impressed! Works smooth and works with pandora! Highly recommend!!! |
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[2012-07-31] A Google User: Awsome Love it yayaa |
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[2012-07-27] A Google User: Works Works great |
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[2012-07-20] A Google User: media buttons media buttons is so stupid...i couldnt even get onto the app.... |
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[2012-07-16] A Google User: Kindle Fire running Droid 4.1 Jellybean ROM. Does not work on Kindle Fire with Android 4.1 Jellybean with Pandora loaded. Only thing working is the Pause function. You can't resume play or skip. |
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[2012-07-16] A Google User: Samsung Galaxy pocket S5300 The buttons do not work on my phone. The play/pause button changes sign when music is played but it cannot control the player itself |
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[2012-07-15] A Google User: One of my favorite apps for driving; make the buttons larger is a plus. Minus 1 star for a bug on 2.1 LG Ally, play/pause doesnt function. |
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[2012-07-12] A Google User: Just what I was looking for! Excellent, does exactly what it should very easily - even with Doubletwist, despite the description! Only suggestion would be a widget to show what is playing? 5 stars if this is implemented |
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[2012-07-09] A Google User: Sweet Just what I was looking for and easy setup! |
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[2012-06-23] A Google User: Very helpful Very helpful app. Simple and useful and works very well. |
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[2012-06-21] A Google User: Nice! Would like the ability to add volume controls, otherwise great widget! |
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[2012-06-21] A Google User: Ok need updating Need a update too ics or jellbeam |
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[2012-06-21] A Google User: Resizable in ics? The widget should be sizable. Some home screen replacements make this possible so play can be centered on the 4 column screen. Running stock ics and not allowed to resize. |
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[2012-06-20] A Google User: Me This is stupid and doesn't work . |
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[2012-06-13] A Google User: Only works to Play/Pause. Using on USA HTC One X: Only the Play/Pause button works. If doubleTwist is paused - the RW or FF buttons will resume play, but they don't actually rewind or fast forward. |
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[2012-06-09] A Google User: Zte score Beat app |
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[2012-06-07] A Google User: Perfect Perfect music controls for widget locker, works great with spotify |
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[2012-06-06] A Google User: Live Love it... |
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[2012-06-04] A Google User: Gr8 Does exactly what i want |
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[2012-06-02] A Google User: Babu |
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[2012-05-26] A Google User: Perfect Resizable & themeable widgets that control whatever the last player used is exactly what I was looking for to have on my "driving" home screen! Open source to boot! Thanks, man - Works flawlessly! |
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[2012-05-19] A Google User: Simple It's very easy to use, and it works. Would be better if buttons were somehow Larger. |
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[2012-05-17] A Google User: Doesnt even appear in my list of apps. Thanks for wasting my time twatface |
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[2012-05-05] A Google User: Does not appear in Nexus The Widgets are nowhere to be found, I checked my Widgets section, and of course, long pressing does nothing with Widgets in ICS - Galaxy Nexus |
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[2012-04-30] A Google User: Love it! I absolutely love this! It's exactly what I was looking for instead of having the full Android music widget. :) |
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[2012-04-24] A Google User: Lame! Buttons are a pain to configure and settings are options are a joke |
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[2012-04-22] A Google User: Confused How do I get it on my lock screen without having to unlock it??? |
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[2012-04-20] A Google User: Love it This app is a great tool. Instead of opening media players all over the place i can Pause Play RR and FF. Just put one big play button is awesome. |
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[2012-04-15] A Google User: Yes! Been hoping for something like this forever! Now i can use my Bluetooth more reliably too! Thanks! |
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[2012-04-14] A Google User: Need to restart phone to make widgets appear in list |
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[2012-04-06] A Google User: Media player I like |
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[2012-04-01] A Google User: What a fail! No "volume" widget buttons. Is volume not included within the "media" category ??? Hmmm...I think YES. Uninstalled! |
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[2012-04-01] Bry: What a fail! No "volume" widget buttons. Is volume not included within the "media" category ??? Hmmm...I think YES. Uninstalled! |
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[2012-03-31] A Google User: Great for driving It makes controlling google listen way easier when driving. I don't have to navigate through app menus. Super simple and works just as expected. |
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[2012-03-31] A Google User: Too ugly. Sorry Cory. |
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[2012-03-31] James: Great for driving It makes controlling google listen way easier when driving. I don't have to navigate through app menus. Super simple and works just as expected. |
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[2012-03-31] LeVar: Too ugly. Sorry Cory. |
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[2012-03-30] Miki: Great Like it a lot, good idea...just add square buttons, i think they look nicer...thanks for the widgets! |
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[2012-03-27] A Google User: Perfect Just what I was looking for. I needed large buttons to use in my car dock to control the btunes application. Simple and functional. |
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[2012-03-26] A Google User: Yahoo Really easy thanK you so much |
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[2012-03-26] the 3/27/2012 Yahoo Really easy thanK you so much |
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[2012-03-25] A Google User: Fuf |
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[2012-03-25] Bodduna: Fuf |
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[2012-03-18] A Google User: I downloaded waste of time |
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[2012-03-18] A Google User: Simple, works well Does exactly what I want it to. Almost uninstalled for it being so ugly but then I read the description and whipped up my own theme. The folder wasn't there but I just had to go and make it and it worked great! I use it with widget locker and set my grid to 5 across so they fit in the middle okay, but a 4x1 widget with previous-pause/play-next would be good. I use it with Spotify. Thanks Cory! :) |
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[2012-03-18] Anthony: I downloaded waste of time |
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[2012-03-18] Tim: Simple, works well Does exactly what I want it to. Almost uninstalled for it being so ugly but then I read the description and whipped up my own theme. The folder wasn't there but I just had to go and make it and it worked great! I use it with widget locker and set my grid to 5 across so they fit in the middle okay, but a 4x1 widget with previous-pause/play-next would be good. I use it with Spotify. Thanks Cory! :) |
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[2012-03-16] A Google User: Great idea Great idea on how to implement near-universal media controls. I just wish more themes were included. At least it is possible to add custom-made buttons, despite the fact they will lack animation. |
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[2012-03-16] Wedge Talon: Great idea Great idea on how to implement near-universal media controls. I just wish more themes were included. At least it is possible to add custom-made buttons, despite the fact they will lack animation. |
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[2012-03-15] A Google User: Sweet This does exactly what it's supposed to do. People who can't figure out how to use widgets should brick their phone. LG ESTEEM GSEII PLAGUEII 1.8GHz |
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[2012-03-15] Tom: Sweet This does exactly what it's supposed to do. People who can't figure out how to use widgets should brick their phone. LG ESTEEM GSEII PLAGUEII 1.8GHz |
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[2012-03-14] A Google User: Smfh This fukn app wont open... i hate it.... |
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[2012-03-14] damarkis: Smfh This fukn app wont open... i hate it.... |
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