AudioBox on Android

Your music collection is now truly portable! Stream from anywhere, it doesn't matter where your files are stored. Upload and stream from the cloud, directly from your desktop or from the most popular cloud services. Mix your favorite tracks in custom or smart playlists, even if they are stored on different cloud sources.

Requirements.

Android v2.3+ (API level 9) *
Network access
See required permissions

Features.

Background streaming.
Pause/resume during phone calls.
Artwork and track informations in lock screen.
Lyrics integration.
Artwork support,
Grouped album collections.
Share metadata informations on social networks.

Features inherited from AudioBox Platform.

Now playing/scrobble to Last.fm
Now playing to Facebook
Now playing to Twitch.TV
Lyrics
AudioBox Cloud streaming
Stream from your own computer via AudioBox Desktop
Dropbox streaming
GDrive streaming
SkyDrive streaming
SoundCloud streaming
Box.com streaming

Playlists

Here are listed all your AudioBox drives and playlists.

Playlist details

This is the selected playlist (or cloud drive) details.

Artists

By swiping playlists details you'll see collection organized by artists...

Albums

...albums...

Genres

...and genres.

Album details

If you select an album a preview will show up.

Player

The full featured player controller, with shuffle, repeat and common social actions.

Now playing playlist

From here you can select a track you want to play.

Lockscreen controls

You can control the playback even when the screen is locked.

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Automatic Lyrics

If your media file contains correct metadata, tapping on the artwork on the player screen will make lyrics appear.

Playlist Refresh

Playlists needs to be refresh manually when adding/removing media files on the platform. From the track list view pull down the screen to refresh them.

Trouble with large media files from AudioBox Desktop.

Sometimes the app might face some problems while streaming large media files, especially from AudioBox Desktop.
There are a number of technical factors for this, for example if you have a 2 minutes/40MB track, remember that you are on a mobile device and things should be tidy.
Even if you are in WiFi mode you can't really expect that a phone can keep up this kind of streaming, especially if your upload speed is poor.
If the app sees no incoming data it will attempt to switch to the next track to continue the playback.
For best results in almost every situation we recommend using the always available AudioBox Cloud to store your files. Usually a 256kbps MP3 file will do the trick nicely.

Error: Unable to view this playlist due to bad subscription state or required software is not running.

You may get this error because the setup of the playlist you are trying to stream is not complete yet.

If you are streaming from external storage services a subscription is required, get one.
If you are subscribed user and the error message appears, fix your account by connecting to the requested service.
If the error appears on the AudioBox Desktop playlist make sure it is running on your machine.

Permissions explained.

Here's a complete list (with exaustive explaination) of required permissions in order to run AudioBox application on your android mobile device:

Permission		Description	Reason
Privacy
	READ_PHONE_STATE	read phone status and identity	Check if the phone is ringing or a call has ended to pause/unpause the player
	WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE	test access to protected storage	Used to save and cache covers artwork NOTE: SD cards are also identified as external storage.
	AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS	add or remove account	Allows the application to act as an AccountAuthenticator for AudioBox accounts
	GET_ACCOUNTS	find accounts on the device	Get the AudioBox account
	USE_CREDENTIALS	use accounts on the device	Use the saved AudioBox account to access your collection
	MANAGE_ACCOUNTS	create accounts and set passwords	Create the AudioBox account on your device
Device access
	INTERNET	full network access	AudioBox API access
	ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE	view network connections	Check if the mobile is online
	WAKE_LOCK	prevent phone from sleeping	Prevent Android from stop music when screen is locked
	MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS	change your audio settings	Mutes audio on incoming calls and sets it back up once call has ended
	READ_SYNC_SETTINGS	read sync settings	Needed to keep AudioBox data synced with the mobile device
	WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS	toggle sync on and off	Switches AudioBox sync on or off
	READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE	modify or delete contents of your USB storage	Used to get covers artwork from the cache NOTE: SD cards are also identified as external storage.