Change default music player?
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Good suggestions on saving steps. I've used Poweramp in the past and did like it, but it was force closing often enough to become an annoyance. I went back to using the default Music Player. This was in the ICS timeframe and the force closes could have been more to do with ICS than anything else. Now with Jellybean I'm still using the stock player. I'll go back and checkout Poweramp.
Anyone figure out how to stop the stock Samsung Music Player app from starting when you plug in a headset? I have installed Default App Manager Lite and set default to my music player of choice Music Player (Remix) and when I plug in headset it keeps giving me the stock one. I have even used the settings from within Music Player (Remix) to start playing music on headset plug in but the stock player comes up every time. I would like to figure this out without rooting. I am frustrated, anyone been able to figure this out?
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Settings / System / Accessory - uncheck the "Audio Applications" checkbox in the Earphones section.
Maybe it's my carrier, but I don't have that option. I am using an i747 from Rogers Wireless (Canada). I seem to remember such an option (I think) before the upgrade to Jelly Bean. But nothing like that under accessories.
I can't remember how to do it but I'm thinking it may be turning off the automatic pop-up app Samsung has on the device for whenever headphones are plugged in, or the pen is pulled out. I can't find what that app was but I told it not to open whenever I do those things and my Google Play Music generally is the default player. Unfortunately still if I click on an MP3 email attachment it opens in the Samsung Music player. There are a few website embedded video streams that also automatically open in the player (rather than playing within the embedded player on the site) which drives me crazy....but it's better now. Adding Default App Manager was key for me and turning off the auto app associated with headphones and the pen.
It IS possible to replace the audio applications in the pulldown, but you need to be rooted to do it. When I did it I had a rom that allowed me to do so through the settings. But you could try this thread, it seems promising. [HOW TO] Edit "Audio Applications" Notifcation (or remove it)
The Default App Manager only shows a handful of audio/video apps unfortunately. In my situation, I listen to audio books and podcasts using Smart Audiobook Player and PocketCast. For some reason, whether I use my headphone button with headset, or switch to Blutooth, Smart Audiobook starts 90% of the time but I want PocketCast to be the default player. 
What I figured out about this was that Samsung hosed us over pretty good here. What they did was:
1. Create a music app that cannot be removed.
2. Create another app that also cannot be removed which monitors the default and changes it back to Samsung Music player when you change it to something else.
One possibility might be to figure out which task it is that does the monitoring ( I used to know but I've since forgotten ) and autokill the task on startup. If this doesn't work then maybe if you couple this technique with a default task setter.
I'll see if I can figure out which process does the setting.
1. Create a music app that cannot be removed.
2. Create another app that also cannot be removed which monitors the default and changes it back to Samsung Music player when you change it to something else.
One possibility might be to figure out which task it is that does the monitoring ( I used to know but I've since forgotten ) and autokill the task on startup. If this doesn't work then maybe if you couple this technique with a default task setter.
I'll see if I can figure out which process does the setting.
After reviewing my settings it tuns our that my approach to this in the past was to disable all of the samsung services which proves my point about it being one of thier processes which is the pest.
Serves em right, I guess. It's my phone, not thiers which means it's my way or the highway.
Serves em right, I guess. It's my phone, not thiers which means it's my way or the highway.
AxlMyk
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Don't let it bother you. Rooting means you can get to the root subdirectories. It can be dangerous if you don't know what you are doing.
The phone will be fine without it.
AC App on SGS3
Excellent suggestion. I was having trouble listening to Winamp through headphones on my bike. Every time I used the headphone controls to skip a song the LG "Music" app would launch and I'd have two music players running playing different tunes. Not ideal. This seems to solve the problem.
maddix
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Bluetooth connect and Play
Solves the issue of what app automatically opens when connecting to an auto Bluetooth radio.
Solves the issue of what app automatically opens when connecting to an auto Bluetooth radio.
thanks Srambo217, that was the exact suggestion which i needed to change from the default player to my 3rd party player when i plug in my headphones. thanks, good work.
root > titanium backup (I paid for pro) > freeze samsung music player
problem ? no problem .. thats your solution
You can use google play music! I use and it works perfectly fine just download music and play it.
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