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Requirements: Android 2.3.3+
Overview: A new audiobook player written with a focus on ease of use and and a unique interface.
Copy your audiobooks to an audiobook folder on your device and they will automatically be imported into the library ready to play. This app does not download books for you.
Setup:
Add or remove books to your devices audiobook folder using your favorite file explorer and the Listen Audiobook Player’s library will automatically update to reflect all changes. A books audio files should be located in a folder that is named how you wish the book to appear in the library. If you do not have cover art for the book, this can easily be downloaded from within the app.
Long press on the background for image options or to download a new background.
Add or remove books to your devices audiobook folder using your favorite file explorer and the Listen Audiobook Player’s library will automatically update to reflect all changes. A books audio files should be located in a folder that is named how you wish the book to appear in the library. If you do not have cover art for the book, this can easily be downloaded from within the app.
Long press on the background for image options or to download a new background.
Playing Book:
The main page is the book cover art and a progress bar. Press anywhere on the background image to toggle play and pause. Swipe left or right to small skip forward or back. Open the drawer at the bottom for skip buttons. The progress bar is disabled to prevent accidental skipping. It can be enabled temporarily by a long press. Once enabled you can press and drag to any part of the book.
The main page is the book cover art and a progress bar. Press anywhere on the background image to toggle play and pause. Swipe left or right to small skip forward or back. Open the drawer at the bottom for skip buttons. The progress bar is disabled to prevent accidental skipping. It can be enabled temporarily by a long press. Once enabled you can press and drag to any part of the book.
Sleep Settings:
Adjustable countdown timer that will beep softly during the last 15 seconds of the countdown.
Shake to restart timer any time after first beep or up to 1 min after playback has stopped.
Auto Sleep feature lets you define when you normally go to sleep. The sleep timer will automatically start if it is past your bedtime, but not during the day.
An always sleep option lets you override this setting so that the timer will always start.
Set a pre-defined volume level that will auto set when sleep timer is activated. This helps to prevent blowing out your eardrums at night because you forgot to turn down the volume first.
Adjustable countdown timer that will beep softly during the last 15 seconds of the countdown.
Shake to restart timer any time after first beep or up to 1 min after playback has stopped.
Auto Sleep feature lets you define when you normally go to sleep. The sleep timer will automatically start if it is past your bedtime, but not during the day.
An always sleep option lets you override this setting so that the timer will always start.
Set a pre-defined volume level that will auto set when sleep timer is activated. This helps to prevent blowing out your eardrums at night because you forgot to turn down the volume first.
General Features
+Set your audiobook folder and the library will automatically update to reflect what you have in your folder.
+Download book cover art from within the app.
+Plays non-drm mp3, ogg, m4a, m4b, and ab file types.
+Position History.
+Sleep timer with some unique options.
+Headset insert/removal triggers play and pause (can be turned off in settings)
+Bluetooth play/pause/skip support.
+Simple back and forward gesture controls.
+Set your audiobook folder and the library will automatically update to reflect what you have in your folder.
+Download book cover art from within the app.
+Plays non-drm mp3, ogg, m4a, m4b, and ab file types.
+Position History.
+Sleep timer with some unique options.
+Headset insert/removal triggers play and pause (can be turned off in settings)
+Bluetooth play/pause/skip support.
+Simple back and forward gesture controls.
Required Permission
Needs network and storage permissions in order to download and save book cover art.
Needs network and storage permissions in order to download and save book cover art.
What’s New
• New default colors for progress bars and action bar.
• Lots of small UI tweaks.
• More memory and performance optimizations.
• New setting ‘Automatic Behaviors > Default Volume’ that will set the device to your preferred listening volume automatically when you start playing.
• New setting ‘Interactive Controls > Lock Screen Image’ that lets you decide if you want the book cover image to show on the lock screen controls (different than lock screen widget).
• Bug fixes.
• New default colors for progress bars and action bar.
• Lots of small UI tweaks.
• More memory and performance optimizations.
• New setting ‘Automatic Behaviors > Default Volume’ that will set the device to your preferred listening volume automatically when you start playing.
• New setting ‘Interactive Controls > Lock Screen Image’ that lets you decide if you want the book cover image to show on the lock screen controls (different than lock screen widget).
• Bug fixes.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.acmeandroid.listen
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