VLC for android alternatives?
VLC for android alternatives?
Hi, hope I can ask here. I've been using vlc for android as my music player but it really struggles after 5k local songs surprisingly so I'm looking for an alternative. The main problem I have is that after switching to the user account that has my local media, vlc refreshes and clears my playlist and I'm at the point where it's becoming a bit frustrating. I already tried the majority of music player apps on fdroid but they all have issues with the metadata (no album art, unknown genre, etc...). Any help?
Edit: If it matters for troubleshooting, I'm running grapheneos and use vlc on a seperate user profile where my local media is located.
Edit #2: Phonograph plus seems like my best option rn but feel free to give more options to help others
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UPDATE: Sorry, this app is not open source. I completely didn't notice the community. 100% my mistake. I have removed the comment but for reference the recommendation was for Musicolet.
I love this app so much. Ran into issues with Poweramp draining my battery and overheating the device. Went back and forth with the dev, we couldn't figure it out so I moved on. And my god, there is a lot of shite out there. But this app is magic. I use it every day and have never had an issue with it. Everything just makes sense and it is a joy to use.
I completely agree and can't recommend this app enough. There's so many things going for it compared to everything else out there. I use it every day also after churning through all the other ones out there and never feeling satisfied. The total app size is like 25MB and doesn't even request the internet permission. With not having the internet permission you don't even have to worry about what data is being sent back to the developer - the answer is none. Despite being incredibly lightweight it's somehow got more features than many other apps, and implemented extremely well.
It's free but you do get a couple extra advanced features for a small IAP such as a ChromeCast plugin and auto playlists (Most Played etc). Despite not even needing any of the features I paid for the lifetime access simply because I find that much value in this app and when you come across a diamond like this app it makes you want to give back.
I can't recommend Musicolet enough https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.krosbits.musicolet
It's made by an indie developer but is extremely well polished and has all the features you could ever need. It's NOT one of those alternative apps that does the job but is kinda shit. I would actually expect this level of quality for a paid app.
It doesn't show any ads and doesn't even request the internet permission. It runs extremely efficiently.
I've purchased the IAP simply as a way of supporting the developer, the app is that good and FREE. I seriously can't recommend this app enough.
EDIT: In my experience, none of the other apps come close to the level of polish as this app. Specifically for your use case this app supports multiple queues that you can rename and switch between and never get deleted (unless you choose). I've never had any problems with it recognising the metadata. It supports lyrics too, even synced lyrics if you have those.
@stifle867 Do you know of any plans of publishing the app on f-droid.org as well? Though you don't say it, your ad is distributed by @opensource so I guess it's an open source app and probably qualifies for F-Droid. Many open source lovers deny to use any Google accounts and services, and if the dev cares for them ...
Oh, I'm sorry. I completely missed that! Yes you are completely correct and I will correct the post. Thank you.