Is there a better media player then the stock media player?

jerseykat1

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Ok so i finally decided to load some music onto my sd card. I open up the stock Media player (syndicateromfrozen 1.1.0 ec05 froyo) and it finds the albums and plays them well, but i cant for the life of me figure out how to stop the damn thing. There is no stop button and no exit button, so how do i shut the music player app down? I think it might be a samsung app i am not sure, it is a pink disc with a music note next to it.

Thanks guys.
 

RBrown9180

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I downloaded music player. I know I know, fancy name right. It has a very nice small widget that includes album art along with the standard play/pause, skip and yes, even the elusive stop button. Check it out. Hope I helped.
 

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Then you'll have to use your Task Manager to end its process. Probably not something you should worry much about though - when not in use it shouldn't take up much memory at all.
 

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Then you'll have to use your Task Manager to end its process. Probably not something you should worry much about though - when not in use it shouldn't take up much memory at all.

is there any additional drain on the battery when not in use and running in the background.
 

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Possibly if you were on Eclair, but Froyo manages background apps very well. It will not drain your battery to have the music player idle in the background.
 

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Another vote for PowerAMP. I've tried 6 or 7 different music players (DoubleTwist, Music Player, Cube, Winamp, MixZing, Miui, and a few other ones I can't think of right now), and PowerAMP has the best feature set and customizability in my opinion. I'm a fan of its widget, lock screen controls, and queueing feature, but I know different people want different things out of their music players, so it might not be the right one for you.
 

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Power Amp is cool feature packed, The Froyo Music player is nice too with the disk view cover flow effect, as far as UI and ease of use,
I prefer Meridian, swipe features to advance through , ffwd or rwnd.. cool widget. album art search..

As mentioned it is all a matter of preference.
I like Power Amp features did not like the small buttons or UI
 

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another +1 for PowerAMP. simply the best one so far. i've tried pretty much every single one available, and i ended up purchasing poweramp. one of my favorite apps :)

go poweramp!
 

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Maybe it's my nostalgia for the mid-90s, but I use Winamp. I've never had a problem with it. It has a nice interface as well and can be used (basic functions) when the screen is locked.
 

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i'm using cubed (it's listed under the math symbol, the little 3), and i love it. it's free, great player, good lock screen controls and widget, awesome at finding album art. i tried a bunch before i settled on it and it's the best i've used
 

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Power amp all the way!!! Not only is it feature packed its the best sounding player I've tried.

Power amp + voodoo sound + a good pair of ear buds = excellent sound.
 

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recently rooted my phone and tried power amp and voodoo control. by far the best player i have used. forget cubed, power amp is well worth the purchase