Android App play bookmarks?
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:09 pmMy subsonic install is not so much to stream to remote devices but to serve as a central media server for my home system, in jukebox mode. I'm a dinosaur, and listening to loud rock over headphones just doesn't cut it for me when I've got a great sound system with wall-rattling subwoofers at my disposal...! My neighbors may hate me once in a while, so what....
So, the Android app is great - I run Sub on a headless media server, having the app on a tablet keeps me from having to boot up a computer somewhere to play music, change playlists, pause, etc. Looking forward to having an Android phone so I can do the same without even having to wake up the tablet.
Meanwhile, I'm not finding a way in the app to play bookmarks.... Yes, I have tons of locally stored music and corresponding playlists - great - but sometimes I just want to stream something off the web (a radio station from far away, for instance) and play it through the house. Can do that with Subsonic, of course, and I "bookmark" those streams there for easy access.
Am I missing something, or is there no way in the app to locate and play those bookmarks? In jukebox mode, of course....
Yes, I have a VNC app on the tablet, I can always VNC in and do the same, but that's a pain. Plus, the media server also serves video to various screens, one of which is actually connected directly to it - so I need to keep the subsonic activity in the background....
I suppose I could maybe do the Chrome interface on the tablet, but that seems so clunky a solution compared to the app...
So, the Android app is great - I run Sub on a headless media server, having the app on a tablet keeps me from having to boot up a computer somewhere to play music, change playlists, pause, etc. Looking forward to having an Android phone so I can do the same without even having to wake up the tablet.
Meanwhile, I'm not finding a way in the app to play bookmarks.... Yes, I have tons of locally stored music and corresponding playlists - great - but sometimes I just want to stream something off the web (a radio station from far away, for instance) and play it through the house. Can do that with Subsonic, of course, and I "bookmark" those streams there for easy access.
Am I missing something, or is there no way in the app to locate and play those bookmarks? In jukebox mode, of course....
Yes, I have a VNC app on the tablet, I can always VNC in and do the same, but that's a pain. Plus, the media server also serves video to various screens, one of which is actually connected directly to it - so I need to keep the subsonic activity in the background....
I suppose I could maybe do the Chrome interface on the tablet, but that seems so clunky a solution compared to the app...