The landing page mentions that artists and creators will be able to release their music, control their content, make money and connect with the fans through the service.
The old version of Winamp is available for download near the bottom of the page. Fair warning, the website seems to chug, especially while scrolling. It also goes on to mention that the program will connect your music wherever you are, including podcasts and radio stations. The new Winamp portal, spotted by Vosveteit, says that the next-gen version of the music player will be a remastered one. That's pretty cryptic, actually, that tells nothing.
Bleeping Computer reports that Jeremy Scheppers, Winamp's Head of Product development, said they were excited for the re-launch of the music player. That might change soon, strong emphasis on both might and soon.
So it comes as no surprise that its cult following keeps pestering the devs about an update for their beloved music player. Ever since then, there has been barely any word about its development. A leaked version of the player, Winamp 5.8 beta surfaced in 2018, and was later officially released to the public. The music player last received an update in the Winter of 2013, i.e., Winamp version 5.666.
If you can think of anything else, feel free to drop a note below.There has been little to no development related to Winamp for quite a while. Time/progress indicator in the lockscreen There are a few small bugs, such as a weird "SD card error" background when scanning the SD card, an oddly formatted initial notification (see the last screens), and an interrupted playback when another sound happens in the background (such as the one ShootMe has), but for a first release, this is amazing stuff. What an excellent first version, Nullsoft (that's the maker of Winamp). Notification support - this is not really novel, almost all other music apps out there do this, but it's worth a mention that Winamp didn't drop the ball here either.
Play queue support - this is something no other Android player I know does (I may be wrong here), durrr: the stock player has this, and has historically been Winamp's signature feature.Last.fm scrobbling (requires the Last.fm app to be installed).Update 10/21/10: It turns out that WiFi sync not only brings syncing but also streaming of music from the phone to the desktop player.Update: for WiFi sync, you need to download this beta version of the desktop app: WiFi and USB music sync with Winamp on your desktop - I haven't tested this yet, but it sounds great if it works.I'll contact Nullsoft about that.īy the way, both of the above are options that can be turned on and off. Winamp does it right, so far.Įdit: OK, it's not that perfect - when I got a phone call, the headset button didn't pick it up. Other apps try but most fail or are inconsistent in this behavior. Proper headset button controls - I have a voice command button on the cord of my Ultimate Ears Triple Fi 10vis earphones, which, if Winamp is on, reliably pauses and resumes the currently playing song. The integration isn't as good as the stock Android player that is built into the lockscreen itself, but it's the next best thing. I don't know how they pulled it off exactly but it shows up on top of my actual lockscreen every time Winamp is playing and I turn on my screen. Lockscreen widget - it works, and works really well.Let me tell you why, in the order of importance. It's still in Beta, but after using it for 15 minutes, I was so impressed that I set it as my default player and uninstalled the others.
Have I gotten a treat for you music lovers? Winamp, the very first good music player for Windows - and one I still use religiously to this day - hit the Android Marketplace today, largely unnoticed in the Androidosphere.