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AppBrain's verdict
EstablishedNicheWell rated- Total installs
- 9.4 thousand
- Rating on Google Play
- 4.08
- 134 ratings
- Last updated
- April 8, 2024
SB Player is a niche app, with 9.4 thousand installs. Users rate it well: 4.1 stars from 134 ratings.
Summary
SB Player by angryGoat is a Squeezebox-style Android controller that automatically discovers LMS servers on your network and streams from local servers or internet sources. It delivers native high-resolution audio decoding, synchronized playback, and flexible output options, while running as a foreground service for reliable playback. The app holds regional rankings around the top 120 in MUSIC_AUDIO (India and Slovakia) and 121 in the Czech Republic, reflecting a long-standing presence on Android.
Pros & Cons
- Robust local server discovery and LMS integration
- Native high-res audio decoding (24-bit capable)
- Background and synchronized playback for multi-device setups
- Long-standing Android presence and solid rating
- Limited to ShoutCast and HTTP streams; MMS streams not supported
- No built-in playback controls within the app; relies on external controllers
- Older Android versions have reduced audio capabilities (16-bit/48kHz on 4.x)
Installs
Tracked by AppBrain- Last 30 days
- 24
- Play install range
- 5+ thousand
- Launched
- May 2013
Installs over time
SB Player has been installed 9.4 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it has been installed 24 times.
Rankings
Google Play top chartsGoogle Play Rankings for SB Player
Competitors
Similar apps and more from angryGoatAlternatives to SB Player
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Releases
Updates seen on Google Play- Version
- 1.5.5
- Launched
- May 2013
User feedback
Ratings and reviews on Google PlayGoogle Play Rating history and histogram
Comments on SB Player for Android
Technology
Found in the app by AppBrain- Ads
- No ads
- Price
- $2.99
- Libraries
- 12
- App size
- 3.02 MB
- Needs Android
- 4.1+
- Content rating
- Everyone
Technologies used by SB Player
About the app and developer
About SB Player
SB Player is a music & audio app developed by angryGoat.
Install Statistics
SB Player has been installed 9.4 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 24 times.
User Ratings
SB Player is rated 4.08 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 130 ratings.
App Information
SB Player costs $2.99. The app size is 3.02 MB. The latest version available is 1.5.5. The last update was on April 8, 2024.
Technical Requirements
SB Player requires Android 4.1+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since May 2013.
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Frequently asked questions about SB Player
Is SB Player free?
No. SB Player costs $2.99 on Google Play.
Is SB Player still available?
Yes. SB Player is on Google Play, and the last update we saw was on April 8, 2024.
Does SB Player contain ads?
No. Google Play does not list SB Player as containing ads.
What Android version does SB Player require?
SB Player runs on Android 4.1 and higher.
How large is SB Player?
SB Player is 3.02 MB.
Is SB Player suitable for children?
Google Play rates the content of SB Player as suitable for everyone.
How many times has SB Player been installed?
Google Play lists 5,000+ installs for SB Player.
How do people rate SB Player?
SB Player scores 4.08 out of 5 stars, from 134 ratings on Google Play.
Who made SB Player?
SB Player was developed by angryGoat. It is listed in the music & audio category on Google Play.
What are the best alternatives to SB Player?
People looking at SB Player also look at these music & audio apps: SqueezePlayer, Subsonic Music Streamer, JRemote3, BDMusicPlayer, Play Beats Music Player.
Store listing
By angryGoat, from Google Play“SqueezeBox(TM) on Android”
Description by angryGoat Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
Requirements:
Devices running Android 4.1 or higher. Works best on Android 5.0+
Features:
- Supports both local servers and MySqueezebox.com (you will need to have a MySqueezebox.com account)
- Automatically discovers local servers on your network.
- Supports playback of music files on your server and internet streams.
- Natively decodes Flac, MP3, AAC, Ogg, Alac, and PCM (AIF and Wav) audio.
- Natively supports playback of 24bit audio by converting to 16bit (with dithering).
- Continues playing when the app is in the background.
- Can handle music with lower than 44.1Khz sampling rates, common with internet radio.
- Supports fade in, fade out, and crossfading between songs.
- Supports synchronized playback with other players.
- Supports single channel mode for using two sync'd players as left and right channels
- Supports track/album gain for songs.
- Automatically pauses playback for phone calls.
- Option to pause audio when the headphones are unplugged.
- Option to launch directly into the notification area without showing an app view.
- Option to limit playback to only lossy compressed formats for low bandwidth situations.
- Option to auto-detect connection type (3G/4G, Wifi, or ethernet) and set the bandwidth accordingly.
- Option to disable 24->16bit dithering and/or use lower quality resampling for use on slower devices.
- Option to output higher than 44.1kHz audio on devices that support it.
- Works with the apps in MyApps that are allowed by Logitech to work on software players.
- Experimental support for floating point PCM output on Android 5.0+ devices.
- Experimental support for DSD Audio playback by converting to PCM. Requires LMS 7.9.
Limitations:
- Android 4.x can only support up to 16bit/48kHz audio. Android 5.0+ allows higher resolution formats.
- Only works with ShoutCast and plain http internet streams, which accounts for the majority
of streams. Will not work with MMS and MMSH streams, which are mainly used for WMA audio.
- Apps like Rhapsody (and possibly Spotify) will not work with this app because Logitech restricts
them to hardware players only. I've been told that paid Pandora should work.
- Any stream that requires resampling by the app may not work well on slower devices.
- The quality of synchronized playback can vary a lot depending on the device.
It works well on a Galaxy Nexus, but it won't be perfect and will need to be adjusted in your server
settings. Android 5.0+ recommended for synchronized playback.
Recent changes:
Removed references and options related to MySqueezebox.com
Added LMS browser to external app list
Added launch external app on play