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Snapcast - multi-room audio in perfect sync

Snapcast client for Android
Snapcast is a Snapcast control client and player for Android. It uses the Snapcast JSON-RPC API to control your synchronous multi-room audio player.
This App is not meant for productive use and will only run when you have a Snapserver installed in your local network.
Snapcast is a multi-room client-server audio player, where all clients are time synchronized with the server to play perfectly synced audio. It’s not a standalone player, but an extension that turns your existing audio player into a Sonos-like multi-room solution.
The server’s audio input is a named pipe /tmp/snapfifo. All data that is fed into this file will be send to the connected clients. One of the most generic ways to use Snapcast is in conjunction with the music player daemon (MPD) or Mopidy, which can be configured to use a named pipe as audio output.

Versions

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  • Version 0.29.0.1 (2901) suggested Added on Dec 04, 2024

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • allow Wi-Fi Multicast reception
      Allows the app to receive packets sent to all devices on a Wi-Fi network using multicast addresses, not just your phone. It uses more power than the non-multicast mode.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • run foreground service with the type "mediaPlayback"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "mediaPlayback"
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • de.badaix.snapcast.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 8.0 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 0.27.0.0 (2700) - Added on Feb 18, 2023

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 4.1 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • allow Wi-Fi Multicast reception
      Allows the app to receive packets sent to all devices on a Wi-Fi network using multicast addresses, not just your phone. It uses more power than the non-multicast mode.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • de.badaix.snapcast.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 7.5 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 0.24.0.0 (2400) - Added on Mar 08, 2021

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 4.1 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • allow Wi-Fi Multicast reception
      Allows the app to receive packets sent to all devices on a Wi-Fi network using multicast addresses, not just your phone. It uses more power than the non-multicast mode.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.

    Download APK 5.2 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log