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Honey Player – Play Music via AirPlay

by Jay O. on Oct 11, 2011 11:49:10 PM — read 3,932 times

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Tested version: 1.2.2
Latest version: 1.2.3
Requires Android: from 2.0

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Summary

Oh, those good old Apple proprietary systems… AirPlay is a prime example of such a system, and those of you who have high-tech music stations may be well acquainted with it. Who needs a stereo system comprised of a CD player, radio, etc. when you can simply use streams?


The Honey Player lets you stream music via Apple’s AirPlay; this means that systems that are only compatible with Apple devices now also run on Android!
 

Features & Use

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Test device: LG Optimus Speed / 2x
Android version: 2.3.4
Mods: Root


Test device: Mac with AirServer software instead of AirPort Express Server
Let me start by saying that I don’t have an AirPort Express, so what I did was run an AirPlay server that performs in the same way as AirPort Express.


First impressions: Honey Player looks a lot like the standard Android music player, albeit with a different design. The menu button harbours a ‘Volume’ function which lets the Honey Player search for available AirPlay loudspeakers within the network. Within seconds the smartphone’s internal loudspeaker and the AirPlay Server pop up on my Mac. One click and that’s all she wrote: we have a connection!


Let’s give playback a try... Music plays from my speakers within a mere second, and the quality is astoundingly good.
I want to scroll around within a song, so I tap on the title at the top of the display which opens up the ‘Current Playback’ window, which is very similar to the Android Player one. But instead of scrolling through the song the track starts playback from the beginning—strike one.


Playing other tracks doesn’t work very well either—playback for most OGG files does not seem to work, and some ACC files are played at a slower speed. That sounds terrible—strike two.
I also notice a funny cracking sound when switching from one song to the next.


The player also provides internet radio. There are lots and lots of musical genres to choose from, but unfortunately it isn’t possible to add you own favourite stations. That said, there are a lot of stations available and they are run very well.
I did notice a lot of trance stations within the metal category—curiouser and curiouser…

Bottom line:
I recommend Honey Player to those AirPlay users whose music collection consists solely of MP3 files. However, I’d wager a guess that this scenario is unlikely for most Apple users, seeing as Apple tends to favour AAC.


Should you require an app for AirPlay my suggestion would be to buy one from the App Center and check how it runs within the 24 hour time frame. If ever you’re not satisfied you can always return it (within 24 hours).
 

Screen & Controls

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Controls for Honey Player are very intuitive and easy to use. The design is really nice, too.

Speed & Stability

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Honey Player loads fast and doesn’t lag, but are some bumps when switching up between tracks. The app itself runs very smoothly.

Price/Performance Ratio

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3,49 € is not exactly peanuts, and the Honey Player playback isn’t quite that smooth enough yet. There’s still room for improvement here!

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Market Comments

Nimerpaul, Apr 18, 2012
Excellent Works magnificently.. Airport express.. No issues at all.. Samsung galaxy s
mark, Mar 31, 2012
Not so sweet..... I just purchased Honey Player as no preview was available. I installed it and had some issues with airfoil and airport express (which were unrelated to HP) once these issues were resolved, HP could see my speakers. I had previously added my Airport Express manually and once the Airport utility was fixed, I had two sets of speakers visible with the same IP address. I deleted the one I manually added and tried in vain to get HP to work. After selecting the AE as the speaker and playing a song HP just cycled through all the songs in the album and then crashed. I've been waiting for an app that can do what HP claims it can do and would've gladly paid twice what I paid for an app that actually worked as it claimed. Talk is cheap, so are previews to see if the player actually works before getting charged. It looks like the 1 star crowd is gaining momentum.
uv, Mar 29, 2012
Basic app airport play works beautifully I need folder view. My music are in folders which I made into play list. I need to view by folder Needs more features
Michael, Mar 27, 2012
Radio Stations are working again! Thank You!!!
, Mar 21, 2012
Works but needs polish, sometimes stops This works on my Nexus on and Transformer Prime. It does however stop about once per song which makes it unusable. Hopefully this gets fixed soon seeing as this is not a free app. It seems to be a good start and hopefully future updates will make this much better.
, Mar 16, 2012
Lots os skips. Getting refund
dariocesare, Feb 27, 2012
Skip songs, unusable Uninstalled immediately despite the purchase. It skips songs when streaming to airport express, making a potentially good player, an irritating and unusable one.
arthritis, Feb 19, 2012
Htc desire s The only reason I bouhgt this app was airplay option and this is nowhere near apple's airplay. Crap player very slow, needs huge improvement. Don't waste your money.
JMChequer, Jan 27, 2012
You can do it better It's missing a widget and improve speed when connecting with airplay devices.
JP, Jan 27, 2012
Airplay Really Works My biggest issue with leaving iPhone was giving up Airplay and iTunes, but this app really works with my 2 Airport Express (but only one at a time).
Doug, Jan 5, 2012
Great streaming to Airport Express For me the app's best feature is it's dependable streaming to my Apple Airport Express. It allows me to play my music directly, with absolutely no need to trouble-shoot iTunes each time I try to stream music, or worse, after iTunes updates! (iTunes should be left to die a horrible death)
Hayden, Jan 3, 2012
Great start Is good, although plays some songs at a lower pitch for some reason. Galaxy s2
djr, Jan 2, 2012
No radio stations No matter which category I pick I don't see any radio stations at all.
m4 euro, Dec 29, 2011
Exactly what I needed Very simple music player - and I have no objection to that! The airport express connectivity was what I needed and it works flawlessly. Well done.
casper911ca, Dec 28, 2011
Needs work Forward, back and shuffle would be nice. Not stable, crashes often.
Simon, Dec 22, 2011
Keep up the good work!!! Getting better all the time. Not the best music player but i use it for the airplay and it does the basics well. Still a bit clunky and quite a few bugs that need sorting out but I'm listening via airplay now and loving it.!
Adam, Dec 21, 2011
I was really pleased to see a music player which supported airport express but this application is just a bit too buggy to use.
S, Dec 20, 2011
Airport express - no music some crackling Connected my HTC incredible 2.2 to the airport express via manual Ip setting. Pressed play got crackling and that's it. Junk
Fabio, Dec 12, 2011
Good Bought to stream to my Airport Express, works perfect. A search function is missing, overall UI could be better. Thanks. Galaxy S v2.3.4
Seamus, Dec 11, 2011
Freezes all the time really Crap
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