Show HN: Open source music player in beta (opens in new tab)

I'm slightly concerned at the permissions it requires. A music player should not ask for the power to make phone calls, and then refuse to work when it's denied.

To be honest, I don't see the appeal here. 99% of the time, my phone is playing music in my pocket. If the visualizations were trippy, I'd use it when smoking a J. But the visualizations look pretty static. Maybe I'm not seeing what others are seeing. Just my 2 cents.

Tangential: Is there a non-Google way of getting similar functionality to what Google Music used to be? It's hugely appealing to have my own copy of everything I listen to synced seamlessly across devices. Google Music is getting it done, but there are a few warts: a) It keeps pushing its marketplace, subscription service, and "radio" feature. I'm interested in none of them. b) There's no (sane) way to make a track from my library be played from my alarm clock. c) It limits how many times I can download a particular track. That I own. Yes, I have my own copy elsewhere, but the point of Google Music is supposed to be saving me the headache of keeping things in sync.

It doesn't appear to be under your github account so where should we file issues?

I do hope it will be uploaded to F-droid.

I pessimistically always think these kind of things are spearfishing attempts!

I noticed that the icon in the status bar was a music note. But because the app is called Music DNA, you should make the top bar twisted like a strand of DNA is!

Genuine question: what's the need of music players these days? I mean, all the songs are locked in music streaming app (apple music, spotify)- where do you download your songs from?

I must say this is a very nice attempt for a music player !

That's a pretty tough thing to ask.