Wear Music Controller
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About Wear Music Controller
Control your favourite mobile music player from your watch.
Provides more features and a smarter user-interface than the stock controller, and is compatible with more music players. It also features a brand-new music watch face.
This app works for a TRIAL period of 4 days, after which you must PURCHASE the LICENSE from within the mobile app.
A watch app, and supporting watch notifications enable you to perform these functions: Play/Pause, Previous, Next, Volume-Up, Volume-Down. The experimental Play... function allows you to play in any supported App, or start a Playlist.
There is also a choice of user interfaces: Sparse for use when running and walking; Compact for use otherwise. There is also a Voice Command option for use when driving or cycling, allowing you to speak commands to skip track, start a playlist, or decrease volume etc. For example, just say "OK Google; Start Music Controller", and then "Turn it up". The full-screen notification can be changed to a card from the phone settings.
HOW TO USE:
1) ENABLE NOTIFICATION LISTENING PERMISSION from phone.
2) Play music!
The watch app can be started manually, or by voice: "Ok Google, Start Music Controller" (note: using voice commands will stop your music temporarily!).
Song title and artist information is shown, where available. Album artwork is shown where available for users of KitKat and above, JB users only for music stored on mobile. Track progress information, plus other extended information such as BPM is shown where available.
This has been confirmed to work on Android stock music player, Google Music Player, Rocket Player, PlayerPro, SoundCloud (sometimes - best to use My Cloud Player), MediaMonkey, doubleTwist, Spotify, Music Unlimited, jetAudio, Audible, ChromaDoze, Shuttle, PowerAmp (album art only when phone screen is on), VLC, BBC iPlayer Radio, Sonos Controller, Podcast Republic, Podcast & Radio Addict, Pocket Casts. Other music players, audio-book players, white-noise generators etc may or may NOT work, so please check before purchasing the license. Some music players have their own notifications, which will show up alongside ones from this app (some can be muted from the Android Wear App). Sometimes a different media player may start up when playing from the watch if you have multiple players installed.
The stock Android Wear Music Card may show up as well, and CANNOT be dismissed/hidden. This is a limitation of Android Wear, not this app. This app attempts to place its card above the standard one for convenience, also by making the notification on-going/persistent. You can close the notification using the Close action button. DON'T use Block App - this will hide this app's notification indefinitely (until you enable again in Android Wear App).
This also works with Yatse XBMC remote control, so therefore may work with other remote control apps like Chromecast etc.
Advanced settings are available to tweak functionality to support more devices and apps. Tasker / Locale is also supported for actions such as starting the watch app or notification, or Play..., useful for when Bluetooth headphones/speakers are connected for example.
Square and round watches are both supported. Only Android Wear watches are supported. This app will NOT play music that is stored on your watch. Limited/no compatibility with Napster or Rhapsody.
Want to beta-test up-coming features? Please join the Google Plus group at https://plus.google.com/communities/107388315684528353093
If you have any feedback, or problems with this app, please click on Give Feedback in the app, or contact us at barkside.apps@gmail.com . This makes it easier for us to act on your feedback than if you leave a negative review. Alternatively, please see the FAQs at https://sites.google.com/site/barksideapps/wear-music-controller/faq
Provides more features and a smarter user-interface than the stock controller, and is compatible with more music players. It also features a brand-new music watch face.
This app works for a TRIAL period of 4 days, after which you must PURCHASE the LICENSE from within the mobile app.
A watch app, and supporting watch notifications enable you to perform these functions: Play/Pause, Previous, Next, Volume-Up, Volume-Down. The experimental Play... function allows you to play in any supported App, or start a Playlist.
There is also a choice of user interfaces: Sparse for use when running and walking; Compact for use otherwise. There is also a Voice Command option for use when driving or cycling, allowing you to speak commands to skip track, start a playlist, or decrease volume etc. For example, just say "OK Google; Start Music Controller", and then "Turn it up". The full-screen notification can be changed to a card from the phone settings.
HOW TO USE:
1) ENABLE NOTIFICATION LISTENING PERMISSION from phone.
2) Play music!
The watch app can be started manually, or by voice: "Ok Google, Start Music Controller" (note: using voice commands will stop your music temporarily!).
Song title and artist information is shown, where available. Album artwork is shown where available for users of KitKat and above, JB users only for music stored on mobile. Track progress information, plus other extended information such as BPM is shown where available.
This has been confirmed to work on Android stock music player, Google Music Player, Rocket Player, PlayerPro, SoundCloud (sometimes - best to use My Cloud Player), MediaMonkey, doubleTwist, Spotify, Music Unlimited, jetAudio, Audible, ChromaDoze, Shuttle, PowerAmp (album art only when phone screen is on), VLC, BBC iPlayer Radio, Sonos Controller, Podcast Republic, Podcast & Radio Addict, Pocket Casts. Other music players, audio-book players, white-noise generators etc may or may NOT work, so please check before purchasing the license. Some music players have their own notifications, which will show up alongside ones from this app (some can be muted from the Android Wear App). Sometimes a different media player may start up when playing from the watch if you have multiple players installed.
The stock Android Wear Music Card may show up as well, and CANNOT be dismissed/hidden. This is a limitation of Android Wear, not this app. This app attempts to place its card above the standard one for convenience, also by making the notification on-going/persistent. You can close the notification using the Close action button. DON'T use Block App - this will hide this app's notification indefinitely (until you enable again in Android Wear App).
This also works with Yatse XBMC remote control, so therefore may work with other remote control apps like Chromecast etc.
Advanced settings are available to tweak functionality to support more devices and apps. Tasker / Locale is also supported for actions such as starting the watch app or notification, or Play..., useful for when Bluetooth headphones/speakers are connected for example.
Square and round watches are both supported. Only Android Wear watches are supported. This app will NOT play music that is stored on your watch. Limited/no compatibility with Napster or Rhapsody.
Want to beta-test up-coming features? Please join the Google Plus group at https://plus.google.com/communities/107388315684528353093
If you have any feedback, or problems with this app, please click on Give Feedback in the app, or contact us at barkside.apps@gmail.com . This makes it easier for us to act on your feedback than if you leave a negative review. Alternatively, please see the FAQs at https://sites.google.com/site/barksideapps/wear-music-controller/faq
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
Fixes for Android 6.0 permissions (finally!)
Fixes for Android 6.0 permissions (finally!)
Version update Wear Music Controller was updated to version 2.48
More downloads Wear Music Controller reached 50 000 - 100 000 downloads
Version update Wear Music Controller was updated to version 2.22
More downloads Wear Music Controller reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
What are users saying about Wear Music Controller
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HTC ONE M8s - Player Pro - LG Urbane - Bluedio Bluetooth Headphones. Set up is easy and it worked flawlessly, now will be able to lounge about on holiday, phone playing music tucked under sun lounger, headphones on and controlling everything from my watch using my sweaty fingers
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Keeps giving me an error message with all music applications.
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It works mostly well, but I dunno if it's the newest update on my wear or something, whenever I try to launch my Google Play music playlist, it launches another playlist instead, instead of my personal playlist. Other else than that it works well.
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The trial period is literally zero seconds. Constant reminder telling you to upgrade.
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I am strictly looking to have the Volume buttons and Next Track button on the same screen. I give props to this app though.
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When I'm watching a video on my phone, the wear app won't dismiss by itself after I close it on my phone and my battery on my watch drains fast
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Worked as described. Controls my Pandora very well.
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Not downloading to Moto 360 v2
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Not work with Joox
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works great on my lg g watch
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This app has maybe potential but it's not even near to be asking money for it. It worked with Spotify but not Rocket Player or Audible. And Spotify support we don't really need since it's working pretty good in Android wear. So, it's so far a pretty useless app. Deleted!
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Not working Samsung s4
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Works well with supported music players. Would gladly buy if support with rhapsody could be obtained.
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editing my previous review as I have managed to get it working again with BlackPlayer ex. However it can be very temperamental, when I try to start my music straight from my watch it will play, but then after 1 or 2 seconds it stops and starts the stock player, i have to press the play/pause button 3 or 4 times to stop it and keep playing music on BlackPlayer. Other than that it works like it used to. It also seems to clash with the built in music control on my wear device? As in I have 2 controls on watch
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just want quick access to skip forward action for spotify
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Great app, just needs some work on making it less buggy and maybe giving a song list option.
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Does not work with any of my music apps, reset my watch and phone several times to get it to work, nothing doing. Don't waste your time or money.
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nice apps
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Just downloaded and tested with amazon music. It looks great and works flawlessly. I really like the layout of the app. This is exactly what I was looking for. I will update with any changes I come across, good or bad, after I get more use out of the app.
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Even when the music apps I use somewhat break the functionality of this app, the app continues to work by allowing me to at least pause/play and skip foreword/back.
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This app is perfect, easy to use, nice UI. Work with Amazon music, Google music, Saavan, TuneIn. These four I have. Kudos to development team.
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I needed an app to control Pandora so that I can like and dislike songs, and change stations. This does that in a beautiful way.
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This app has maybe potential but it's not even near to be asking money for it. It worked with Spotify but not Rocket Player or Audible. And Spotify support we don't really need since it's working pretty good in Android wear. So, it's so far a pretty useless app. Deleted!
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Error occurred Galaxy Note 4 and Asus ZenWatch. Have to thank Pandora for even needing an App like this after they removed Wear controls
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Nexus 6 and moto360.
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Doesn't work on note 4 with zenwatch.
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I'd gladly pay the $2 if it worked with pandora
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Works very well. Easy to use and adds greatly to the android watch experience.
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got it mainly to start stitcher from my watch while driving. it launches the app on my phone, but neither vocally nor by tapping play will it start a podcast. i just keep getting a pop up message on the phone saying "wear music controller: an error has occured." other music apps start ok. disappointed :( in that case i'm switching to podcast addict which seems a bit more wear-friendly. giving it a test run for now...
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Loved it worth buying only app I've paid for in a while nice feel to my watch(moto360) little glitch with pause/play button the icons over lap just animation still pauses plays well
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After Moto 360 update works perfectly with Napster...
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working flawlessly on my nexus 5 with asus zenwatch
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Wocks with stock app but not Rocket Player. Samsung S5 with a Asus ZenWatch 2.
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Has been very unreliable and only partially communicates with phone when screen is on. Otherwise often doesn't do anything with the screen off
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I hate the music controls that are native to Android wear. This fixes all my problems with it.
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Love the list view of all songs. But buttons always reload and the app is very slow. Needs to stick in memory when music is playing
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Spotify doesn't start. It says: an error had occurred.
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Would be great if when waking watch screen it could go straight to this app. Would it be possible to add a watch face, with media control toggles on it? Thanks for the great app!
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When I pause a song from SoundCloud and then go to play it. It starts playing music from the music player and not SoundCloud please fix
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Purchased the license last week after it worked perfectly with Sony Music player. Now it has stopped working. Can no longer see the album arts. That is the only reason I bought this app. Any fix?