Episode 261, Music Players: Online vs Offline

Episode 261, Music players – online vs offline

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Android basics We discuss the state of music players in 2025, including the merits of online vs offline playback. Apps we cover include Powermp Music Player, GoneMad Music Player, VLC Media Player, Shuttle Music Player, Spotify and BubbleUpNP. We also touch on the capability of other app categories to play music such as file managers and browsers.

Spotlight We discuss various developments from Google, including the Quarterly Platform Release 2, December security patch and latest disability-related features. Also, the public beta of Eloquence was released by Code Factory this week. Don’t worry if you can’t join immediately, while it’s a public beta numbers may be limited.

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