Hive Player

Hive Player$1.12

Rated 3.68/5 (28) —  Free Android application by Nicholas Falletta

About Hive Player

New update v1.1 Released

Hive Player is a music player optimized for tablets and phones. Hive Player is compatible with Tablets running Honeycomb (3.1) and up and phones running Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0) and up. It supports many of the features of the built in player but also includes a few things that have been lacking in most players across Android versions.

Features:
-Scrollable widget with music collection navigation (Albums,Artists,Songs,Playlists,Genres,Folders),shuffle,pause/play,next, previous and album art.
-Widget and Player sync with each other - view an album in the widget, then in the player the same album is loaded. Every navigation and song play is synced to each other - even when only the widget or player is running, load the other and it will sync on startup.
-Play and navigate music library using just the widget - player doesn't even need to be loaded or running.
-Albums,Artists,All Songs,Playlists,Genres are displayed on the left and player controls on the right.
-Multi-Select playlist additions - build a playlist as it should be done, not one song at a time - add multiple albums, artists, genres, songs and even current playlists to a playlist.
-Duplicates are filtered out when adding to playlists.
-Search with playlist additions - search and keep searching as you build the ultimate playlist. Search appears over player.
-Notification controls with album art

PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING:

Licensing:
If you are getting messages that you need to purchase Hive Player, please force close all instances of Hive Player, remove the widget. Make sure you are connected to the internet (wifi or cellular data) open a website to confirm connectivity and make sure the site comes up. Then reload Hive Player and it should work fine.


Technical Support/Help:
If you have any issues or find any bugs please email me at nfalletta@gmail.com with a full description and I will fix the problem as soon as possible.

If you have some time, please rate Hive Player.

Thanks for downloading Hive Player, I hope you enjoy it.

How to Download / Install

Download and install Hive Player version 1.1 on your Android device!
Downloaded 1,000+ times, content rating: Not rated
Android package: falletta.hive.player, download Hive Player.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
Added Ice Cream Sandwich/Jelly Bean Phone Support with scrollable widget
Added support for 7,8,9 inch tablets
Added Folder and file Support
Added Image backgrounds
Album Sort by Track
Added headset controls
New lighter default theme
Removed on screen volume control
Updated widget to new light theme, UI optimizations
Added album art to widget
Added artist name to widget
Fixed several bugs and force closes
Seeking in a song now updates the current progress
Price update  Price changed from $1.50 to $1.12.

What are users saying about Hive Player

Q70%
by Q####:

Need to work on the graphics of the widget. And overall stability needs improvement. For a paid app this is kind of garbagy

T70%
by T####:

I'm impressed with how it works on my Asus Transformer. More impressed by the instantaneous response that I had on a question to the developer. Works really well on the tablet real estate. Far and away my favorite thing is that the program actually just reads my embedded art in the .mp3/.m4a file. I'm tired of every program feeling that they have to search for album art when the art I want to display is already there.

D70%
by D####:

In my ignorance and haste I previously posted a not very good review. After a very quick email response from Nick explaining how to use the app (things I should have already known how to do) it is working as advertised and is just as good as other users have stated. Only music player you need. Thanks Nick, definitely a 5 star app. Thank you for your help.

C70%
by C####:

Need to work on the graphics of the widget. And overall stability needs improvement. For a paid app this is kind of garbagy

T70%
by T####:

My only complaint other than a few bugs (which I could live with) is the promise of an update that hasn't come yet....was a great music player when honeycomb was new but now we have ICS (4.0.4)...come on dev get back to work

Y70%
by Y####:

New update certainly has some improvements, but I REALLY liked the on-screen volume control and that was a big reason why I chose this over other players. Sad that it's gone. Could it perhaps be optional, so those that like it can still have it? Also it is prone to stopping playback whenever some other notification crops up -it did this before but is worse now. Otherwise a decent player.

Y70%
by Y####:

Liked the player before, love it now. Albums sorted correctly and the redundant, misbehaving volume control gone.

Y70%
by Y####:

I was super enthusiastic about the player ,but since the last update ,the aesthetics are horrible and messy :(

Y70%
by Y####:

Thnx for great update.....Editing my review here because I just got an ICS phone and omg, this app is just as awesome on the phone as it is on my tablet devices! Love it! Thanks again for an excellent application. Hope to see more from this developer.

Y70%
by Y####:

It's really great, simple, intuitive player that works well on larger screen tablets. It has everything I need: status bar controls, folder navigation and easy management of playlists.

V70%
by V####:

Another two months gone since the last promise of an update... Still nothing for money... I would stay away from this!

W70%
by W####:

Lazy Developer ... Hasnt updated the app to provide with the promised features. Not worth the trouble, I wish I had bought poweramp instead

S70%
by S####:

Fantastic job with this app. The one and only thing that is keeping this from being one of my all-time favorites is the lack of a 4x1 widget alongside the larger varieties. Other than that, you've done a truly great job here, and have surpassed ubermusic as my music app of choice. Now make me an application that harnesses these same all-encompassing widgets with some sports scores, then my tablet will be complete. Basically, give me a tablet version of Scoremobile... You've proven you're capable!

F70%
by F####:

No updates. Only promises. Do not even spend a penny for this. I wish there was a way to rate it as 'no stars' cause one is too much.

Y70%
by Y####:

Great player, love the layout, works nicely on my asus eee transformer. Though i wish there could be some kind of custom sorting, including by track number. There are a few bugs like when you go from playing all the songs shuffled to going to an albumand selecting a song, if shuffle is still on, next song will not work, and if i continue to press it, it will crash the player. Also theres something funky going on when i first start it withthe volume. Like androids volume and the player volume dont quite synch up properly. Besides that, great player!

Y70%
by Y####:

first of I have bought twist player pro and many other music player that don't stack up. For all my audiophiles out there ,this is the best music player app I have downloaded. I'm running ics cm9 alpha 2 on my 32gb HP Touchpad and I have not encountered any problems.the sound is perfect. other musical player apps sound kind of choppy with a hiss in the background at high levels but some how hive player gets rid of that. I recommend this app to anyone on a tablet its just what you need. the scrolling is nice and smooth.a problem I use to have with the twist player was that when changing song it would sound kind a choppy when transitioning from, one song to another. Hive player does not have that. in conclusion this app is awesome and is definitely a 5 star app. keep up the good work MrFalleta cant wait till 1.0.7 is released and don't pay attension to these winny people..

Q70%
by Q####:

Works perfect on xoom. Best thing about the app is the widget and UI that's optimized for honeycomb. Stock player on honeycomb seems like a caveman designed it after using this app. I'm happy :-)

Z70%
by Z####:

It would be nice to have a smaller widget with just play/pause, next/previous and song name, but that's a minor complaint. Other then that, perfect!

L70%
by L####:

the scrollable widget keeps popping open my notif bar for some reason. please fix. other than that, great app. nice work

Y70%
by Y####:

If you can please include the option to sort by track number I will give 5 stars. This is a major issue to the otherwise best music player for honeycomb.

Y70%
by Y####:

I can't get the app to fit right to the screen. It hides the music controls. HTC EVO View 4G

Y70%
by Y####:

love the player!

Y70%
by Y####:

With the main bug squashed (music stopped playing when the tablet was locked) this is a feature rich music player designed for the tablet format. The Dev is extremely responsive to emails!

N70%
by N####:

Arrgghh...I downloaded it and it found my synced music outside the music folder. Now I added more music from my cloud storage and it won't find it. I don't know how to force it to look again. i rebooted and forced the app off and back on but it won't find my new music. Still a nice interface but I want something that can play music outside the default folder.

X70%
by X####:

works fine on iconia a500. my wishlist: a section of the screen for lyrics (scrollable hopefully) and folder support (i.e. not music library). btw, on my iconia (3.1 custom rom) the music starts skipping when i turn off the screen, might be my ROM or it might be your app... poweramp doesn't skip, maybe CPU clocks down of screen off? anyway great app, keep it up, best player for honeycomb regardless of issues

K70%
by K####:

New update certainly has some improvements, but I REALLY liked the on-screen volume control and that was a big reason why I chose this over other players. Sad that it's gone. Could it perhaps be optional, so those that like it can still have it? Also it is prone to stopping playback whenever some other notification crops up -it did this before but is worse now. Otherwise a decent player.

K70%
by K####:

Liked the player before, love it now. Albums sorted correctly and the redundant, misbehaving volume control gone.

K70%
by K####:

I was super enthusiastic about the player ,but since the last update ,the aesthetics are horrible and messy :(

K70%
by K####:

Thnx for great update.....Editing my review here because I just got an ICS phone and omg, this app is just as awesome on the phone as it is on my tablet devices! Love it! Thanks again for an excellent application. Hope to see more from this developer.

K70%
by K####:

It's really great, simple, intuitive player that works well on larger screen tablets. It has everything I need: status bar controls, folder navigation and easy management of playlists.

R70%
by R####:

Another two months gone since the last promise of an update... Still nothing for money... I would stay away from this!

Y70%
by Y####:

Lazy Developer ... Hasnt updated the app to provide with the promised features. Not worth the trouble, I wish I had bought poweramp instead

V70%
by V####:

Fantastic job with this app. The one and only thing that is keeping this from being one of my all-time favorites is the lack of a 4x1 widget alongside the larger varieties. Other than that, you've done a truly great job here, and have surpassed ubermusic as my music app of choice. Now make me an application that harnesses these same all-encompassing widgets with some sports scores, then my tablet will be complete. Basically, give me a tablet version of Scoremobile... You've proven you're capable!

K70%
by K####:

No updates. Only promises. Do not even spend a penny for this. I wish there was a way to rate it as 'no stars' cause one is too much.

K70%
by K####:

Great player, love the layout, works nicely on my asus eee transformer. Though i wish there could be some kind of custom sorting, including by track number. There are a few bugs like when you go from playing all the songs shuffled to going to an albumand selecting a song, if shuffle is still on, next song will not work, and if i continue to press it, it will crash the player. Also theres something funky going on when i first start it withthe volume. Like androids volume and the player volume dont quite synch up properly. Besides that, great player!

K70%
by K####:

first of I have bought twist player pro and many other music player that don't stack up. For all my audiophiles out there ,this is the best music player app I have downloaded. I'm running ics cm9 alpha 2 on my 32gb HP Touchpad and I have not encountered any problems.the sound is perfect. other musical player apps sound kind of choppy with a hiss in the background at high levels but some how hive player gets rid of that. I recommend this app to anyone on a tablet its just what you need. the scrolling is nice and smooth.a problem I use to have with the twist player was that when changing song it would sound kind a choppy when transitioning from, one song to another. Hive player does not have that. in conclusion this app is awesome and is definitely a 5 star app. keep up the good work MrFalleta cant wait till 1.0.7 is released and don't pay attension to these winny people..

I70%
by I####:

Works perfect on xoom. Best thing about the app is the widget and UI that's optimized for honeycomb. Stock player on honeycomb seems like a caveman designed it after using this app. I'm happy :-)

F70%
by F####:

It would be nice to have a smaller widget with just play/pause, next/previous and song name, but that's a minor complaint. Other then that, perfect!

D70%
by D####:

the scrollable widget keeps popping open my notif bar for some reason. please fix. other than that, great app. nice work

K70%
by K####:

If you can please include the option to sort by track number I will give 5 stars. This is a major issue to the otherwise best music player for honeycomb.


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