Episode 261, Music players – online vs offlineannouncementsWe’ll be celebrating the podcast’s 5th birthday on 20 December! Please join us and keep an eye out across our various channels for the joining link nearer the time.Android basicsWe discuss the state of music players in 2025, including the merits of online vs offline playback.  Apps we cover include Powermp Music Player, GoneMad Music Player, VLC Media Player, Shuttle Music Player, Spotify and BubbleUpNP.  We also touch on the capability of other app categories to play music such as file managers and browsers.SpotlightWe discuss various developments from Google, including the Quarterly Platform Release 2, December security patch and latest disability-related features.  Also, the public beta of Eloquence was released by Code Factory this week.  Don’t worry if you can’t join immediately, while it’s a public beta numbers may be limited.Staying in touchMake a donation via PayPal, Email us your Android journey stories, suggestions or comments, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram and Facebook groups, subscribe to our YouTube channel.Leave us a voice message via our suggestions, comments and questions phone number at: +1-307-202-9797. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.