LDS Music for Android

A beta version of LDS Music for Android is now (finally!) available for testing. You can join the project here on LDSTech.

LDS Music for Android draws from the same content database as LDS Music for iOS, which currently includes the hymnbook in 18 languages and the Children's Songbook in 12 languages.

If you have Android, try it out and send feedback!

Cool. Just downloaded and installed on Samsung Galaxy Note 8, Android 4.4.2. Everything seems to work except playing audio - it crashes and recovers itself back to the song list.

Will try more at church - gotta run!

Liz

Do we have to side-load this to install it on our device or is it available in the Google Play store?

Here are the instructions for joining the beta:

1. Join the "LDS Music BETA" Google+ Group by clicking on the following URL (simply joining the group will give you rights to the BETA):
https://plus.google.com/communities/115 ... 6567132430

2. Click on the following URL to become a BETA Tester (follow the instructions on the page)
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/org.lds.ldsmusic

3. Go to the Google Play Store on your device and you should see a new update for LDS Music.

It's also recommended that you join the LDS Music for Android LDSTech project so you are registered as a project member:
https://tech.lds.org/projects?controlle ... jectid=116

Thank you sbradshaw. I am already a member of the Google+ groups for LDSTools and Gospel Library. I probably should have searched Google+ for the LDS Music group, but thanks for providing the link.

You're welcome!

I side-loaded the apk from the ldstech project yesterday evening. I experienced the same behavior lmcguire did (see post #2 above). I'm running it on a Samsung Galaxy Note 8, Android 4.4.2.

I will try it again once I join the Google+ group and get it directly from the Google Play store.

It seems that lots of people are experiencing problems with playing audio, reading through the Google+ group posts by other beta testers.

Will Hungarian language be available in the near future? Otherwise it works well.

tothzol wrote:Will Hungarian language be available in the near future? Otherwise it works well.

The content for the LDS Music app (for iOS and Android) is prepared by volunteers as part of the "LDS Music Content" project. If you are willing, we'd love your help! As soon as it's transcribed and QAed it can be published in the app (and also in a bit on LDS.org and Gospel Library).

There are instructions for joining the LDS Music Content project here:
http://tech.lds.org/wiki/LDS_Music_Cont ... y_Project)

This applies to any language without content yet – we need volunteers who can help!

Does this app include the actual sheet music? I am using the third-party LDS Hymns and Children's Songbook apps by LDS Dudes because Gospel Library only had the text, and does not include the actual notes of the hymns and songs.

lajackson wrote:Does this app include the actual sheet music? I am using the third-party LDS Hymns and Children's Songbook apps by LDS Dudes because Gospel Library only had the text, and does not include the actual notes of the hymns and songs.

Yes, sheet music is included.

sbradshaw wrote:Yes, sheet music is included.

I'm in, thanks. (As soon as the beta shows up at the Play Store.)

sbradshaw wrote:Here are the instructions for joining the beta:
3. Go to the Google Play Store on your device and you should see a new update for LDS Music.

Which I followed.

lajackson wrote:I'm in, thanks. (As soon as the beta shows up at the Play Store.)

From my phone, going to the Play Store, the app never showed up.

However, I was able go to the link you provided in the instruction post, and force the download from there.

And finally, now that I have downloaded it, it still does not appear in the Play Store. But I have it. And at first glance, I like it.

LDS Music for Android has now been publicly released on Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... s.ldsmusic

sbradshaw wrote:It seems that lots of people are experiencing problems with playing audio, reading through the Google+ group posts by other beta testers.

Now that the app is released, do you know if they are still working on the audio playback problems identified during beta, or do they need to be reported again through the app feedback link? (Sadly, the released app took a step backward on my device with regard to playback.)

I'm not sure, but I think you should send new feedback through the app.