5 ms·

Winamp for Android: Now in Beta

19 points by taylorwc 16y ago

revorad 16y ago
WTF? Why isn't there a Winamp for Linux then?? Oh how I miss it.
- aw3c2 16y ago
  Have you tried Audacious? What are you missing? There are more good & free players for Linux than I could count with my fingers.
  - StavrosK 16y ago
    The Media Library :( EDIT: Okay, I just tried Audacious again, and I have to admit, it's 95% of Winamp, I'm very happy with it. The only two things I don't like is that it's in the alt+tab list and that it doesn't have a media library, but, other than that, it's amazing, thank you!
  - scrrr 16y ago
    The best music player I've used so far is FooBar2000 on Windows. I wish there was an exact clone for Linux.
    - kgroll 16y ago
      As ridiculous as this sounds - this is the only reason that I keep an XP installation on one of my machines at home. I've tried Banshee, Rhythmbox, and AmaroK, but they all just felt clunky coming from F2K. Based on other comments here, it sounds like I need to give Audacious a shot.
      - StavrosK 16y ago
        Same here, I have a small nettop box with 7 installed just for Winamp and a few other, windows-only programs. I just tried Audacious, however, and it's very good. The only thing I miss is a hotkey for "toggle windowshade mode", but I think I can live without it.
      - MalUK 16y ago
        Amarok was a pretty good option - my favourite on Linux, but some years back they rewrote it and broke it.
    - sidmitra 16y ago
      Try deadBeef. Screenshot: http://www.ubuntugeek.com/deadbeef-ultimate-music-player-for-gnulinux.html http://www.ubuntugeek.com/deadbeef-ultimate-music-player-for...
      - scrrr 16y ago
        Trying it now. Thanks for the suggestion. Looks good so far.
        sidmitra 16y ago
        It's not as configurable, but still is pretty familiar for fans of Foobar2000. But i'm growing fond of rythmbox, but then again i think i'm moving away from config complexity overall. Eg. my recent switch from MirandaIM(win) to Pidgin(on ubuntu) and now empathy. The browsing radio, jamendo, magnatune features are nice on rhythmbox.
    - jokermatt999 16y ago
      Foobar2000 is wonderful. Making the switch from iTunes to Foobar2000 was actually an even nicer change than switching from IE6 to Firefox. It's that much better. For any poor soul still attempting to use iTunes on Windows, I beg you, try Foobar2000. It's just so much more pleasant to use.
  - revorad 16y ago
    I miss Winamp for its simplicity and the pencilamp skin. It was beautiful.
- mhd 16y ago
  XMMS used to be a pretty good clone, but they suffered from a serious case of second-system-effect when they made xmms2.
g0atbutt 16y ago
Warning to those who download it in public or at work, it says "Whipping the Llama's Ass" on speaker when you first run it.
- Semiapies 16y ago
  It does, like every prior version of WinAmp, IIRC.
  - g0atbutt 16y ago
    That's true but there are a lot of people who haven't even heard of WinAmp. Fair warning I think.
    - borism 16y ago
      Someone haven't heard about WinAmp? No way!
  - baddox 16y ago
    For the last several years in my experience the last word has been censored.
    - Semiapies 16y ago
      Define "several". I've installed it within the last couple of years and gotten an uncensored clip.
      - baddox 16y ago
        When Winamp 5 came out, I believe it was censored. The last time I installed Winamp 5 was about a year ago, and I believe it was still censored.
StavrosK 16y ago
Okay, now I have to get the HTC Desire HD. Between this, Grooveshark and Swype, I don't think any other OS can compete.
- nooneelse 16y ago
  In addition to Swype, I find Swiftkey to be a fantastic keyboard. Uncanny on predictions. The settings page has a count of how many keystrokes it has saved, so I know I've been made 27% more efficient by this program.
  - StavrosK 16y ago
    Wow, that looks amazing! What I find most useful is that Swype saves me from pressing the wrong keys, which is by far the worst offender for typos on the iPhone...
- storm 16y ago
  It's too bad that Swype persists with their bizarre OEM-licensing-only model. Would love to try it on my N1, but they can't be bothered to provide it to the unwashed masses as a normal purchased download.
  - StavrosK 16y ago
    Oh, really? :/ I thought it was default on all Android devices, I guess it was just the Samsung I saw... Do you know if it's available on HTC as well?
    - storm 16y ago
      Most mainstream manufacturers do seem to put Swype on at least some of their models - HTC, Samsung, Motorola at least. No doubt this works out nicely for Swype (strictly volume deals is pretty lucrative, I'd imagine), but it really puts me off them as a company - I'd hate to see this kind of model proliferate.
deleted 16y ago
[deleted]
zacharycohn 16y ago
I'm one of those people that still uses Winamp 2.9x... this is pretty awesome news for me. I've never liked any of the other media players available on Android, I'm definitely going to try this out when I get home. I think I'm most excited about the wifi sync.
- Semiapies 16y ago
  I'm finding it to be very nice, so far. My only complaints are that I wish it did streaming and that the controls were a bit more friendly to those of us with large hands and fingers. (To be fair, I find the UI simpler than anything else I've tried for the Droid, except maybe MusicQueue, and the controls aren't as tiny as some of the other apps. Smart phones may just be for the smaller-hand set. :/)
vyrotek 16y ago
I was excited for a moment, but then realized it does't include the ability to stream music. I guess I'll have to stick with di.fm's beta app http://www.di.fm/apps/android/ http://www.di.fm/apps/android/

19 points by taylorwc 16y ago

revorad 16y ago

WTF? Why isn't there a Winamp for Linux then?? Oh how I miss it.

aw3c2 16y ago
Have you tried Audacious? What are you missing? There are more good & free players for Linux than I could count with my fingers.
- StavrosK 16y ago
  The Media Library :( EDIT: Okay, I just tried Audacious again, and I have to admit, it's 95% of Winamp, I'm very happy with it. The only two things I don't like is that it's in the alt+tab list and that it doesn't have a media library, but, other than that, it's amazing, thank you!
- scrrr 16y ago
  The best music player I've used so far is FooBar2000 on Windows. I wish there was an exact clone for Linux.
  - kgroll 16y ago
    As ridiculous as this sounds - this is the only reason that I keep an XP installation on one of my machines at home. I've tried Banshee, Rhythmbox, and AmaroK, but they all just felt clunky coming from F2K. Based on other comments here, it sounds like I need to give Audacious a shot.
    - StavrosK 16y ago
      Same here, I have a small nettop box with 7 installed just for Winamp and a few other, windows-only programs. I just tried Audacious, however, and it's very good. The only thing I miss is a hotkey for "toggle windowshade mode", but I think I can live without it.
    - MalUK 16y ago
      Amarok was a pretty good option - my favourite on Linux, but some years back they rewrote it and broke it.
  - sidmitra 16y ago
    Try deadBeef. Screenshot: http://www.ubuntugeek.com/deadbeef-ultimate-music-player-for-gnulinux.html http://www.ubuntugeek.com/deadbeef-ultimate-music-player-for...
    - scrrr 16y ago
      Trying it now. Thanks for the suggestion. Looks good so far.
      - sidmitra 16y ago
        It's not as configurable, but still is pretty familiar for fans of Foobar2000. But i'm growing fond of rythmbox, but then again i think i'm moving away from config complexity overall. Eg. my recent switch from MirandaIM(win) to Pidgin(on ubuntu) and now empathy. The browsing radio, jamendo, magnatune features are nice on rhythmbox.
  - jokermatt999 16y ago
    Foobar2000 is wonderful. Making the switch from iTunes to Foobar2000 was actually an even nicer change than switching from IE6 to Firefox. It's that much better. For any poor soul still attempting to use iTunes on Windows, I beg you, try Foobar2000. It's just so much more pleasant to use.
- revorad 16y ago
  I miss Winamp for its simplicity and the pencilamp skin. It was beautiful.
mhd 16y ago
XMMS used to be a pretty good clone, but they suffered from a serious case of second-system-effect when they made xmms2.

g0atbutt 16y ago

Warning to those who download it in public or at work, it says "Whipping the Llama's Ass" on speaker when you first run it.

Semiapies 16y ago
It does, like every prior version of WinAmp, IIRC.
- g0atbutt 16y ago
  That's true but there are a lot of people who haven't even heard of WinAmp. Fair warning I think.
  - borism 16y ago
    Someone haven't heard about WinAmp? No way!
- baddox 16y ago
  For the last several years in my experience the last word has been censored.
  - Semiapies 16y ago
    Define "several". I've installed it within the last couple of years and gotten an uncensored clip.
    - baddox 16y ago
      When Winamp 5 came out, I believe it was censored. The last time I installed Winamp 5 was about a year ago, and I believe it was still censored.

StavrosK 16y ago

Okay, now I have to get the HTC Desire HD. Between this, Grooveshark and Swype, I don't think any other OS can compete.

nooneelse 16y ago
In addition to Swype, I find Swiftkey to be a fantastic keyboard. Uncanny on predictions. The settings page has a count of how many keystrokes it has saved, so I know I've been made 27% more efficient by this program.
- StavrosK 16y ago
  Wow, that looks amazing! What I find most useful is that Swype saves me from pressing the wrong keys, which is by far the worst offender for typos on the iPhone...
storm 16y ago
It's too bad that Swype persists with their bizarre OEM-licensing-only model. Would love to try it on my N1, but they can't be bothered to provide it to the unwashed masses as a normal purchased download.
- StavrosK 16y ago
  Oh, really? :/ I thought it was default on all Android devices, I guess it was just the Samsung I saw... Do you know if it's available on HTC as well?
  - storm 16y ago
    Most mainstream manufacturers do seem to put Swype on at least some of their models - HTC, Samsung, Motorola at least. No doubt this works out nicely for Swype (strictly volume deals is pretty lucrative, I'd imagine), but it really puts me off them as a company - I'd hate to see this kind of model proliferate.

deleted 16y ago

[deleted]

zacharycohn 16y ago

I'm one of those people that still uses Winamp 2.9x... this is pretty awesome news for me. I've never liked any of the other media players available on Android, I'm definitely going to try this out when I get home. I think I'm most excited about the wifi sync.

Semiapies 16y ago
I'm finding it to be very nice, so far. My only complaints are that I wish it did streaming and that the controls were a bit more friendly to those of us with large hands and fingers. (To be fair, I find the UI simpler than anything else I've tried for the Droid, except maybe MusicQueue, and the controls aren't as tiny as some of the other apps. Smart phones may just be for the smaller-hand set. :/)

vyrotek 16y ago

I was excited for a moment, but then realized it does't include the ability to stream music. I guess I'll have to stick with di.fm's beta app http://www.di.fm/apps/android/ http://www.di.fm/apps/android/