RE: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

[garym]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

Hi,

I spent an hour on the phone to Amazon this morning. I was annoyed as the Manager who promised to call me back failed to do so.

This agent took remote-access but he also could not get the Fire tablet to d/l or install any music-player apps successfully. He said I should be able to install 3rd party apps (now that he has 'disabled' a certain security setting). But it still won't work. So now the situation has been raised to an even higher level...

Paul

I've found that the higher the level, the worst the information/help most companies provide. Google searches, forums with smart users, and technology savvy friends are the only sources of computer help I've ever received.

p.s. Since you're going Apple, why not get an iPad, install foobar2000 on it, and then you have a nice tablet with a great player.

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

Hi,

I spent an hour on the phone to Amazon this morning. I was annoyed as the Manager who promised to call me back failed to do so.

This agent took remote-access but he also could not get the Fire tablet to d/l or install any music-player apps successfully. He said I should be able to install 3rd party apps (now that he has 'disabled' a certain security setting). But it still won't work. So now the situation has been raised to an even higher level...

Paul

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

Hi,

You have to join foobar forum to be able to d/l (so I have joined now).

There appears to be, if I am not mistaken, three options for the type of Android device for the end user. I am not sure which to choose, please, for Amazon Fire?

Please see screenshot:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Sk...IZSil29taIYp8z

Thanks,

Paul

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

http://forum.foobar2000.com/forum/sh...Android-readme

Great; I'll try to d/l it ...

[garym]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

OK, thanks Oggy.

Anything is better than bloody 'VLC'!

Paul

http://forum.foobar2000.com/forum/showthread.php?99-foobar2000-for-Android-readme

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

It may be worth looking at the foobar2000 Android forum.

Latest version is 1.1.17 released only a few weeks ago.

OK, thanks Oggy.

Anything is better than bloody 'VLC'!

Paul

[Oggy]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

Cheers Oggy,

Yes, when I returned the Sony Walkman last August and replaced it with an Amazon Fire, foobar was not available with Amazon Playstore. I need to check to see if this has changed. I seem to remember someone mentioning that it was available elsewhere and I definitely remember saying that I was a little reluctant to d/l from a non-Amazon source. But now, at the stage I am at, I would be prepared to d/l it from elsewhere.

Paul

Hi Paul,

It may be worth looking at the foobar2000 Android forum.

Latest version is 1.1.17 released only a few weeks ago.

Oggy

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

excellent. Then the best advice for Paul is to install foobar2000 on his tablet. Problem solved. (By the way, I expect Amazon to be of zero help in "finding" a good music app.). Paul will also need advice on a good player for his new Mac. Foobar doesn't have a Mac version.

edit: Seems there is some sort of foobar2000 Mac version.
https://www.foobar2000.org/mac

Thanks Garym,

Yes, I agree. I will have a look at it over the weekend. But I don't know if/how you can add all of those intricate 'strings' and personalization elements to it on an Amazon Fire (like you can on a laptop/desktop)?

Totally given up on the Amazon Tech Team replying! All I asked him to do was recommend a music player which WORKS!

Cheers for the Apple Mac link. I was going to post that question within a new thread next week.

Paul

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

I've got foobar2000 on my Android tablet, and I think I recommended it to Paul when he first got the Fire.

From memory, foobar wasn't available from the Amazon store, and as it was brand new, Paul decided that he didn't want to download from outside Amazon - which I can understand after the Sony fiasco.

I don't know if the foobar2000 /Amazon situation has since changed, or a recent Apk is available outside the Amazon store.

Cheers Oggy,

Yes, when I returned the Sony Walkman last August and replaced it with an Amazon Fire, foobar was not available with Amazon Playstore. I need to check to see if this has changed. I seem to remember someone mentioning that it was available elsewhere and I definitely remember saying that I was a little reluctant to d/l from a non-Amazon source. But now, at the stage I am at, I would be prepared to d/l it from elsewhere.

Paul

[garym]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

I've got foobar2000 on my Android tablet, and I think I recommended it to Paul when he first got the Fire.

From memory, foobar wasn't available from the Amazon store, and as it was brand new, Paul decided that he didn't want to download from outside Amazon - which I can understand after the Sony fiasco.

I don't know if the foobar2000 /Amazon situation has since changed, or a recent Apk is available outside the Amazon store.

excellent. Then the best advice for Paul is to install foobar2000 on his tablet. Problem solved. (By the way, I expect Amazon to be of zero help in "finding" a good music app.). Paul will also need advice on a good player for his new Mac. Foobar doesn't have a Mac version.

edit: Seems there is some sort of foobar2000 Mac version.

https://www.foobar2000.org/mac

[Oggy]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

foobar2000 has a mobile app that works nicely on my Ipad. Not sure if they plan on an android app.

I've got foobar2000 on my Android tablet, and I think I recommended it to Paul when he first got the Fire.

From memory, foobar wasn't available from the Amazon store, and as it was brand new, Paul decided that he didn't want to download from outside Amazon - which I can understand after the Sony fiasco.

I don't know if the foobar2000 /Amazon situation has since changed, or a recent Apk is available outside the Amazon store.

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

a quick google for "VLC and gapless" indicates a lot of people complaining that VLC doesn't play gapless.

Because of the stupid Hewlett Packard laptop nonsense I have not been able to rip a single CD for nearly 2 weeks!

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

Huh? An ipad is the same basic thing as your fire tablet. Its not a phone

Is it? lol. I thought that was the name which Apple gave to their phones. This shows you how much I like, and how much interest I have, in phones!

[garym]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

To be honest, I never listen to music via my phone. In fact I have never transferred any mp3s to a mobile handset, ever. Horses for courses!

Huh? An ipad is the same basic thing as your fire tablet. Its not a phone

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

foobar2000 has a mobile app that works nicely on my Ipad. Not sure if they plan on an android app.

To be honest, I never listen to music via my phone. In fact I have never transferred any mp3s to a mobile handset, ever. Horses for courses!