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I have a self-hosted streaming setup, so I've personally found Symfonium (1) to be my go-to. I'm glad things worked out for the author with this setup, and honestly the headphone jack is a sight for sore eyes. (1) https://www.symfonium.app/", "context": "", "use_case": "music player", "switched_from": "", "story": "Using an old Android phone as a music player"}, {"id": 759754052, "item_id": 47484628, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47484628", "by": "Cider9986", "date": "2026-03-22", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "See Powerampapp.com.", "excerpt": "That guide is outdated and chock-full with misinformation. The author should not have conflated GrapheneOS and Android, it makes it seem like problems are GOS's fault, when it applies to all Android devices. It would be more accurate to call it an iOS to Android migration guide. You do not need to treat GOS any differently than any other Android variation, you can use all the same apps you would like, there is no rul", "context": "", "use_case": "Music player", "switched_from": "", "story": "GrapheneOS will remain usable by anyone without requiring personal information"}, {"id": 733640832, "item_id": 45852552, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45852552", "by": "mrandish", "date": "2025-11-07", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "My music library/player is PowerAmp", "excerpt": "> If I honestly thought Android would be any different I haven't used an iOS device for over a decade so I'm not familiar with exactly how it may be different now - but it sounds quite different. Here's how I use media on Android. All files are DRM-free generic formats (MP3, FLAC, EPUB) organized in folders on a removable 512GB micro SD card which auto-syncs between my desktop, laptop, Android tablet, phone and a gen", "context": "", "use_case": "music playback", "switched_from": "", "story": "Apple is crossing a Steve Jobs red line"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["music player", "music playback"], "compared": [], "makers": [], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49332812", "title": "Using an old Android phone as a music player", "mentions": 2}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47482217", "title": "GrapheneOS will remain usable by anyone without requiring personal information", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45850430", "title": "Apple is crossing a Steve Jobs red line", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {"recommend": 1}, "2025-12": {}, "2026-01": {}, "2026-02": {}, "2026-03": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-04": {}, "2026-05": {}, "2026-06": {}, "2026-07": {}, "2026-08": {"recommend": 1, "neutral": 1}, "2026-09": {}, "2026-10": {}}, "versions": [], "version_unnamed": 0, "family_ref": null, "runs_on": null, "lines": [], "quotes": [{"id": 790414080, "item_id": 49400880, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49400880", "by": "BoingBoomTschak", "date": "2026-08-22", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "either AutoEQ presets like PowerAmp", "excerpt": "No album shuffle (like on iPods, like taking random CDs from your shelf; https://github.com/OxygenCobalt/Auxio/issues/221) and no way to correct headphone's frequency response (either AutoEQ presets like PowerAmp or at least a good enough parametric equalizer) makes it a no-go for me.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Using an old Android phone as a music player"}, {"id": 790290352, "item_id": 49393147, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49393147", "by": "totallygeeky", "date": "2026-08-21", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "PowerAmp is an incredible app, used it and loved it before.", "excerpt": "PowerAmp is an incredible app, used it and loved it before. 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You do not need to treat GOS any differently than any other Android variation, you can use all the same apps you would like, there is no rul", "context": "", "use_case": "Music player", "switched_from": "", "story": "GrapheneOS will remain usable by anyone without requiring personal information"}, {"id": 733640832, "item_id": 45852552, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45852552", "by": "mrandish", "date": "2025-11-07", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "My music library/player is PowerAmp", "excerpt": "> If I honestly thought Android would be any different I haven't used an iOS device for over a decade so I'm not familiar with exactly how it may be different now - but it sounds quite different. Here's how I use media on Android. All files are DRM-free generic formats (MP3, FLAC, EPUB) organized in folders on a removable 512GB micro SD card which auto-syncs between my desktop, laptop, Android tablet, phone and a gen", "context": "", "use_case": "music playback", "switched_from": "", "story": "Apple is crossing a Steve Jobs red line"}]}