Music Player for Android withSong Identification
A week ago, Yahoo! released their music app
“Play” for Android based smartphones. The
music player with features like song identification,
smart shuffling, music sharing, etc. received
mixed reviews from users. Some called it a
hybrid of iTunes Genius and Shazam while some
felt that the app lacked certain features that other
players offer. Well, that’s the reason I decided to
check out this app myself.
To start with, I was really impressed by the clean
and simple interface of Play. It has a simple,
easy-to-use interface and a homescreen with 3
basic options : Library, Shuffle and Identify. ‘Library – As you all know, Library is the place
where you will find your entire music collection.
Like any other music player, this app too
organizes your music collection based on artists
as well as albums.
– However, a unique feature about this player is
that it integrates with Yahoo! Music news to
provide you the latest updates about your
favourite artists. Unlike most players, Play fetches
missing album cover arts automatically.
Smart Shuffle – The Smart Shuffle feature of Play
lets you create custom play-lists based on your
mood. You can create a playlist based on a single
song or even create playlists from the songs that
you mostly listen to. The more you play, the
smarter the song selections will be.
Highlights
Cover art – Automatically fetches missing
album cover arts.
Artist News – Provides you the latest news
about your favourite artists.
Built-in scrobbling to Last.fm – Automatically
scrobbles the songs you listen to your Last.fm
profile to track and analyze your listening history.
Social Integration – Easily send status updates
about the music you’re listening to using
Facebook, Twitter, E-mail or even text messages.
Identify songs – Identify a single song or a
series of songs as they’re played.
Smart Shuffle – Automatically create custom
playlists based on your mood.
Disadvantages
Insufficient music identification – Compared
to standalone music recognition apps like
Shazam, Yahoo! has a smaller library.
Lacks basic features – Basic features like
equalizer and screen lock controls are missing.
Not suitable for Tablets – It is designed
specifically for smartphones and doesn’t look
good on a bigger screen.
Conclusion
Well, looking at all the features, I personally feel
that Play is a really good music player for
Android. But it still needs to improve the music
identification feature as well as include certain
basic features. Other than that, it is really a
complete music player for Android.
You can download Play for your Android device
by searching for “Play by Yahoo” in the Android
Market or from the link below.
Do drop in your commments.
“Play” for Android based smartphones. The
music player with features like song identification,
smart shuffling, music sharing, etc. received
mixed reviews from users. Some called it a
hybrid of iTunes Genius and Shazam while some
felt that the app lacked certain features that other
players offer. Well, that’s the reason I decided to
check out this app myself.
To start with, I was really impressed by the clean
and simple interface of Play. It has a simple,
easy-to-use interface and a homescreen with 3
basic options : Library, Shuffle and Identify. ‘Library – As you all know, Library is the place
where you will find your entire music collection.
Like any other music player, this app too
organizes your music collection based on artists
as well as albums.
– However, a unique feature about this player is
that it integrates with Yahoo! Music news to
provide you the latest updates about your
favourite artists. Unlike most players, Play fetches
missing album cover arts automatically.
Smart Shuffle – The Smart Shuffle feature of Play
lets you create custom play-lists based on your
mood. You can create a playlist based on a single
song or even create playlists from the songs that
you mostly listen to. The more you play, the
smarter the song selections will be.
Highlights
Cover art – Automatically fetches missing
album cover arts.
Artist News – Provides you the latest news
about your favourite artists.
Built-in scrobbling to Last.fm – Automatically
scrobbles the songs you listen to your Last.fm
profile to track and analyze your listening history.
Social Integration – Easily send status updates
about the music you’re listening to using
Facebook, Twitter, E-mail or even text messages.
Identify songs – Identify a single song or a
series of songs as they’re played.
Smart Shuffle – Automatically create custom
playlists based on your mood.
Disadvantages
Insufficient music identification – Compared
to standalone music recognition apps like
Shazam, Yahoo! has a smaller library.
Lacks basic features – Basic features like
equalizer and screen lock controls are missing.
Not suitable for Tablets – It is designed
specifically for smartphones and doesn’t look
good on a bigger screen.
Conclusion
Well, looking at all the features, I personally feel
that Play is a really good music player for
Android. But it still needs to improve the music
identification feature as well as include certain
basic features. Other than that, it is really a
complete music player for Android.
You can download Play for your Android device
by searching for “Play by Yahoo” in the Android
Market or from the link below.
Do drop in your commments.
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