Intent Radio
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About Intent Radio
What?
Intent Radio (or IR) is an audio media app without a graphical user interface. It is controlled exclusively through the delivery of broadcast intents, typically generated by automation apps such as Tasker. If you don’t know what a broadcast intent is, then this is probably not the app for you.
Despite the name, IR will happily play local audio media too.
Why?
It’s simple: automation.
Tasker is an automation app for Android. It’s a small graphical programming language combined with a mechanism to fire off tasks in response to various events.
IR was written primarily to be driven by Tasker, either via task shortcuts, or in response to events such as a headset plugged in or out. Or perhaps based on the type of network to which you’re attached. Or the network’s SSID . Or the time of day. Or the day of the week. Or some combination of the above. Or whatever…
And it goes on...
Automatically change station at a particular time. Or turn off (or on) at a particular time. Or listen to different stations depending on where you are. Or use AutoVoice to choose a radio station. Or choose a random station from a playlist. And so on.
Put another way, Intent Radio provides external access to an instance of the Android MediaPlayer.
For more details, see the project web page: http://intent-radio.smblott.org/
Please report issues on GitHub: https://github.com/smblott-github/intent_radio/issues
If you have a previous version of Intent Radio installed, perhaps installed from F-Droid, then you will have to uninstall that version before installing this version. Or, you can always just stick with that version. They're the same thing.
Intent Radio (or IR) is an audio media app without a graphical user interface. It is controlled exclusively through the delivery of broadcast intents, typically generated by automation apps such as Tasker. If you don’t know what a broadcast intent is, then this is probably not the app for you.
Despite the name, IR will happily play local audio media too.
Why?
It’s simple: automation.
Tasker is an automation app for Android. It’s a small graphical programming language combined with a mechanism to fire off tasks in response to various events.
IR was written primarily to be driven by Tasker, either via task shortcuts, or in response to events such as a headset plugged in or out. Or perhaps based on the type of network to which you’re attached. Or the network’s SSID . Or the time of day. Or the day of the week. Or some combination of the above. Or whatever…
And it goes on...
Automatically change station at a particular time. Or turn off (or on) at a particular time. Or listen to different stations depending on where you are. Or use AutoVoice to choose a radio station. Or choose a random station from a playlist. And so on.
Put another way, Intent Radio provides external access to an instance of the Android MediaPlayer.
For more details, see the project web page: http://intent-radio.smblott.org/
Please report issues on GitHub: https://github.com/smblott-github/intent_radio/issues
If you have a previous version of Intent Radio installed, perhaps installed from F-Droid, then you will have to uninstall that version before installing this version. Or, you can always just stick with that version. They're the same thing.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
1.9.11
- Add permission to read external storage. This should allow playback of media stored there.
1.9.10:
- Just an update to the default URL (the BBC have been diddling with their URLs).
1.9.9:
- Considerably better (but not yet perfect) handling of drops due to
intermittent network connectivity.
- Now defaults to reconnect on network drops.
- Fixed minor bugs and/or inconsistencies.
1.9.11
- Add permission to read external storage. This should allow playback of media stored there.
1.9.10:
- Just an update to the default URL (the BBC have been diddling with their URLs).
1.9.9:
- Considerably better (but not yet perfect) handling of drops due to
intermittent network connectivity.
- Now defaults to reconnect on network drops.
- Fixed minor bugs and/or inconsistencies.
Version update Intent Radio was updated to version 1.9.11
More downloads Intent Radio reached 1 000 - 5 000 downloads
Version update Intent Radio was updated to version 1.9.10
More downloads Intent Radio reached 500 - 1 000 downloads
What are users saying about Intent Radio
S
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Simple and functional. Broadcasts its state so you can write your own error handling.
C
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Just amazing. Pure and simple and wprks beautifully. I am running on Galaxy S7 G930U - stock 6.0.1 not rooted.
Q
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The app runs smoothly on Android N with only one small glitch: touch to pause and touch to restart has gone from persistent notification.
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I manage to get it working. But I learned that if you do not include "url:" and "name:" it will start playing "BBC 4 (FM)" always. ;) But I can't get it to completely stop. Like when you "PLAY", it starts the program and starts streaming the music. But when you "STOP", it only stops the streaming, it does not STOP the program. The program stays active in the notification-bar. How do I STOP/EXIT/KILL the "Intent Radio"???
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by I####:
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Light weight streaming service, easy to construct a Tasker based radio alarm clock. Was able to replace a large radio application that only had one preset, and was cumbersome to control via media commands. Went from 34MBs down to 400KBs in storage.
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Awesome, works with Tasker, makes intents simple.
Y
by Y####:
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Very lovely and useful app! Wish there was some control over the buffering period though.
Y
by Y####:
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Im not interested in an app that won't tell me how to work it. Not interested in the other app it came with either.
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by C####:
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Works like a charm with Tasker. It provides all I need for my own custom alarm radio, and lots more. Thanks and keep up the great work.
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Excellent
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Great app, simple but effective especially with Tasker. U can make a task for every radio stream, if u want with a menu using Tasker. Don't post bad reports but just send the dev a mail, ull get a response quick.
by C####:
That's all it says no matter what stream I try to play on WiFi or 4G. Broken? Edit: restarting phone fixed this but it got stuck at buffering... after more fiddling it's now working. No idea why or what I did. Very obtuse app but I'm glad it's functioning.