New Android Music App Leaks To Rooted Phones
Android phones can play MP3s, but that certainly doesn’t make them MP3 players in the more specific senses of the word. However, given that Android will be the platform of choice for several iPod touch look-a-likes in the near future, it’s no surprise that Google is developing a new music application.
We started hearing about the new music application way back in May, when it was first presented at a developer conference put on by Google. The first hints at some of the more appealing functions — like pushing music purchases straight to the phone or streaming your entire non-encoded music library straight to your phone — were revealed here.
But we’ve learned a lot more since. The Android music player, thanks to an inside source who leaked lots of information, photos, and videos, will be sporting a very attractive new user interface, accompanied by a huge number of new features. While neither perfect nor complete, what we’ve seen shows that Android may just work as an MP3 player platform.
However, it doesn’t stop there. The actual application itself has been leaked to the more savvy Android users. Those who know how to backup, root, and install external apps onto their phone will be able to play around with the app to their heart’s content. Of course, given that this is the “debugger” rendition, it’s still bound to be riddled with holes and errors.
For those who don’t intend to tamper with their device just to get a look at this leaked release, it’s expected for an official release within the next few months. While it may be timed to coincide with the release of Honeycomb (Android 3.0) in March, other sources indicate that it may even be available earlier via an OTA update to Gingerbread (Android 2.3) enabled phones.
