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Can anyone recommend a good Android network audio stream client?

VLC works but is too full-featured. I want to set up a couple of bookmarks, open the app and start/stop/view metadata.

Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://f-droid.org/packages/org.y20k.transistor/

I use Transistor for internet radio, but I imagine it should work for your use case too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This looks like the kind of thing I'm looking for, thanks! Am trying it out.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use VLC for the handful of streams I need regularly. In the More tab you can create launcher (home screen) shortcuts for recently viewed streams and then rearrange them into a group. It doesn't get any more straightforward than that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I find the VLC Android app a bit odd for audio only. There's a lot of wasted space and I can't see the name or metadata very clearly.

I agree it works, and I didn't know about the shortcuts and will try that.

VLC is amazing, but it doesn't feel like the best tool for this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Like, it will fairly accurately record individual songs!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks! This looks good, took me a while to figure out the playlist and stream relationship but seems to work well.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

is that like a internet radio client? im sure theres a few on fdroid meow

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Including the ones already mentioned, oddly I can't find any internet radio apps in fdroid. Unexpected.