Phocid

Phocid

A modern offline music player with familiar designs

tjysunset Local Media Player Multimedia

Download (21 MB)

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Description

This project aims to be a replacement with personal tweaks for the now-defunct Phonograph music player, but has no connections with it. Features

  • Familiar user experience
  • Better metadata support; Namely, multiple artists.
  • Better sorting when your music library differs from your system language
  • Regex-based blocklist
  • Playback speed and pitch control
  • More lyrics styles
  • Optional less-vibrant colors
  • Brand new design based on Material Design 3

Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
20260610 current
c2712822ba7be3bd…
 2026-06-12 21 MB API 30
20260526
1850b1be04499d85…
 2026-05-29 21 MB API 30
20251206
2387e67f680716ac…
 2025-12-19 21 MB API 30

Permissions

What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.

  • Network stateCheck whether and how the device is connected.
  • MusicRead audio files from the media library.
  • PhotosRead images from the media library.
  • READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED
  • Read storageRead files on the device storage.
  • Foreground serviceKeep running in the background, visible in the status bar.
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
  • Prevent sleepingKeep the device from going to sleep.
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  • Run at startupStart automatically after the device is switched on.
  • phocid.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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