Emby Music apps?

[roberthleeii 60]

Hey everyone,

I've been using Symfonium to access my music stored on my Emby server, and overall, I really like it. However, I'm curious if there are other music apps out there that might offer better Android Auto integration and smarter playlist creation.

I'm looking for an app that:

• Can use my Emby server as the backend for music playback
• Has Android Auto support for seamless use in my vehicle
• Offers advanced playlist features, ideally with smart filtering and dynamic options

If you've tried other music apps that work well with Emby and fit these criteria, I'd love to hear your recommendations!

Thanks in advance!

[Luke 40018]

Hi, why not use the Emby android app?

[roberthleeii 60]

18 hours ago, Luke said:

Hi, why not use the Emby android app?

I guess the last time i tried to use emby as my music player it was not the greatest experience. It has been a while, i might give it another shot.  

[Tolriq 133]

Can you elaborate what more you need for AA or Smart Playlist ?

 

There's AFAIK no app with more features on those 2 aspect by a very large margin.

[jamvids 38]

I would love to weigh in on the emby app for music. A wish list as it were, I have used it for years, and love the fact that I can link into already casted music and control from anywhere.

I love the artwork though think it ruins it a bit with album art over the top of artist images, would love it if it was at the bottom of the screen and smaller to benefit all of the artwork. 

Playlist resume and album resume is non existent and where symphonium excels. If swapping between networks this can become tedious and you have to start playlists/favourite songs over again rather than resume what is already started. 

Lack of equalisation is a big one, I have traditionally used emby app at home (chromecast audio) and synced a playlist to my phone for power amp to use. 

Creating this playlist is a chore, with symphonium I can create a smart playlist of favourite songs and cache it. It also has a rolling cache. 

I have seen the resume function requested quite a few times. Emby is the Swiss army knife here and is an excellent server. Symphonium is a good dedicated music app and finally a way to get the best out of emby music, highly customisable etc. I would love to see a native WiiM integration like it to handle multi room at home as chromecast audio is no longer supported and has limitations. 

Just some feedback from a loyal patron

 

Oh better Home Assistant support would be great too. 

[feerlessleadr 160]

Before I moved to Symfonium, I used @Tolriq's other app (YATSE, which was used to control my old kodi box). I added my emby server and only used it for music. It was excellent, but can't speak to AA integration or anything, since I switched to Symfonium before I got a car with AA enabled.