aMPdroid 1.0 Preview Release
Android App for MediaPortal
aMPdroid is a MediaPortal remote control app for Android. With aMPdroid you can remote control your MediaPortal HTPC, browse, download or stream your media collection and access all of MediaPortals TV capabilites.
You can follow the development of aMPdroid on the project page, this forum and on twitter.
Some important infos:
This is a PREVIEW RELEASE of the aMPdroid 1.0 branch. There have been many changes and lots of cool features (playlists/facades/dialogs mapped in ampdroid, tablet layout, new backend) and thus the stability of this version will not be the same as the one in the market. There just wasn't enough time to get aMPdroid ready and I wanted to make the community a small x-mas present, so here it is .
This version of aMPdroid NEEDS MpExtended Service (not WebMediaPortal) as backend, so you need to install this first. It WILL NOT work with GmaWebservice/Tv4Home. Also, unfortunately there is no easy way to create two versions of the same app which both can be installed on the same device, so you need to remove your existing aMPdroid versions (your settings will be lost). If you don't want to lose your settings please wait a until the update is pushed to the Android market. I'm not doing this because imo the current version is still not ready for a full release (but I still wanted to give you a preview of what's to come).
So, install this if you
Beside myself, a few people helped me with aMPdroid or developed parts of the neccessary backends. In no particular order:
The app is fully localisable and uses myGengo to manage translations. The site offers a nice and easy-to-use webinterface for translators to manage their translations without any need for additional software.
I would much appreciate your help with further translations as it is an important aspect for many users to have apps in their native langue. Just go to aMPdroid | String. | myGengo and "request access" to the project (post the language you would like to translate and your forum username in the comments). Also if native english speakers find anything wrong with the english original, please let me know.
Languages already translated:
If you run into problems with aMPdroid, please read the troubleshooting section before posting to this thread -> Troubleshooting - MediaPortal Wiki.
Feature Request
Even if I don't reply and discuss all feature request I read through all posts and will then decide what I want to add next. The forum is a really messy place for feature requests so I created a project for aMPdroid on the feature voting system UserEcho.
If you want a new feature, post a new "Idea" to this site. If you like an existing idea, vote it up. Ideas with many votes might (read: MIGHT) get implemented sooner. Try to post ideas seperately (not post ten ideas in one request) and check if the same idea has been already posted before.
Downloads
Version 1.0.0 alpha (2011-12-24)
Android App for MediaPortal
aMPdroid is a MediaPortal remote control app for Android. With aMPdroid you can remote control your MediaPortal HTPC, browse, download or stream your media collection and access all of MediaPortals TV capabilites.
You can follow the development of aMPdroid on the project page, this forum and on twitter.
Some important infos:
This is a PREVIEW RELEASE of the aMPdroid 1.0 branch. There have been many changes and lots of cool features (playlists/facades/dialogs mapped in ampdroid, tablet layout, new backend) and thus the stability of this version will not be the same as the one in the market. There just wasn't enough time to get aMPdroid ready and I wanted to make the community a small x-mas present, so here it is .
This version of aMPdroid NEEDS MpExtended Service (not WebMediaPortal) as backend, so you need to install this first. It WILL NOT work with GmaWebservice/Tv4Home. Also, unfortunately there is no easy way to create two versions of the same app which both can be installed on the same device, so you need to remove your existing aMPdroid versions (your settings will be lost). If you don't want to lose your settings please wait a until the update is pushed to the Android market. I'm not doing this because imo the current version is still not ready for a full release (but I still wanted to give you a preview of what's to come).
So, install this if you
- don't care about lost settings
- love testing out cutting-edge versions
- have a tablet (the tablet layout is pretty cool)
- have problems with the current version (especially streaming)
- Complete redesign
- MpExtended as backend
- MpExtended streaming (more stable, supports ffmpeg and vlc as backend)
- Supports new WifiRemote features (Map dialogs, show current facade, playlists, ...)
- Power options (reboot, sleep) with MpExtended tray app (MediaPortal doesn't have to be running)
- Start/Stop MediaPortal from within aMPdroid (needs MpExtended tray app)
- New listview loading with fading images (still WIP)
- Improved layouts for phones/tablets in portrait and landscape
- New actionbar and slidingdrawer (removed bottombar)
- Auto-detection of clients in the local network (zeroconf, still WIP)
Beside myself, a few people helped me with aMPdroid or developed parts of the neccessary backends. In no particular order:
- Oxan and Mike Lowrey: MpExtended Framework
- Harry Cats a.k.a Thundercats: New design for remote control
- Shukuyen: WifiRemote and idea sharing between iOS and Android app
- All translators/testers and people who share their ideas
The app is fully localisable and uses myGengo to manage translations. The site offers a nice and easy-to-use webinterface for translators to manage their translations without any need for additional software.
I would much appreciate your help with further translations as it is an important aspect for many users to have apps in their native langue. Just go to aMPdroid | String. | myGengo and "request access" to the project (post the language you would like to translate and your forum username in the comments). Also if native english speakers find anything wrong with the english original, please let me know.
Languages already translated:
- English (Default)
- German (DieBagger)
- Spanish (Aitor)
- French (Jeff.lu, Sebastii)
- Italian (dr.megane, sdanix, gianiaz)
- Russian (dies0irae / strike56)
- Italian (dr.megane)
- Polish (MacGyverek)
- Dutch (Thundercats)
- Danish (PsyCrow)
- Norwegian (esas)
- Lithuanian (arturas)
- Czech (me2d09)
- Icelandic (bjarkimg)
- Chinese Simplified (meedios)
If you run into problems with aMPdroid, please read the troubleshooting section before posting to this thread -> Troubleshooting - MediaPortal Wiki.
Feature Request
Even if I don't reply and discuss all feature request I read through all posts and will then decide what I want to add next. The forum is a really messy place for feature requests so I created a project for aMPdroid on the feature voting system UserEcho.
If you want a new feature, post a new "Idea" to this site. If you like an existing idea, vote it up. Ideas with many votes might (read: MIGHT) get implemented sooner. Try to post ideas seperately (not post ten ideas in one request) and check if the same idea has been already posted before.
Downloads
- aMPdroid: View attachment aMPdroid-1.0.0-alpha.rar
- MpExtended Service (requires .NET 4.0 full)
- WifiRemote: There will be a new release of WifiRemote soon which is needed for some of the new features (lists, dialogs). Until then you can replace your WifiRemote.dll with View attachment WifiRemote.rar (don't forget to backup your old file):
Version 1.0.0 alpha (2011-12-24)
- Switch to MpExtended
- New Design
- MpExtended streaming (more stable, supports ffmpeg and vlc as backend)
- Supports new WifiRemote features (Map dialogs, show current facade, playlists, ...)
- Power options (reboot, sleep) with MpExtended tray app (MediaPortal doesn't have to be running)
- Start/Stop MediaPortal from within aMPdroid (needs MpExtended tray app)
- New listview loading with fading images (still WIP)
- Improved layouts for phones/tablets in portrait and landscape
- New actionbar and slidingdrawer (removed bottombar)
- Auto-detection of clients in the local network (zeroconf, still WIP)
- Add new language: Chinese Simplified
Version 0.8.2 (2011-07-29)
Added Google Analytics
Fixed out-of-memory error
Fixed MEDIA_DIED_ERROR when tuning tv channels
Fixed more crashes reported by BugSense
Update translations (added cs/it/is/ru)
Version 0.8.1 (2011-07-17)
Bugfixes and some more bugfixes
Version 0.8 (2011-07-17)
Published app in market
Streaming of media and live tv with on-the-fly transcoding
Playlist support (play entire albums/seasons)
Improved donwloads and notifications
Redesigned QuickActions
Menu Icons
Wake on LAN
Version 0.7 (2011-05-29)
Better handling of client configuration (simple and advanced)
Add fast-scrolling and first-letter poput to listviews
Add new languages: French, Danish, German, Dutch
Fixed live streaming of tv with vPlayer
Default views for all lists
Configurable number of preloaded items
Changed to new GmaWebservice (supports proper sorting)
Version 0.6
First preview release
Added Google Analytics
Fixed out-of-memory error
Fixed MEDIA_DIED_ERROR when tuning tv channels
Fixed more crashes reported by BugSense
Update translations (added cs/it/is/ru)
Version 0.8.1 (2011-07-17)
Bugfixes and some more bugfixes
Version 0.8 (2011-07-17)
Published app in market
Streaming of media and live tv with on-the-fly transcoding
Playlist support (play entire albums/seasons)
Improved donwloads and notifications
Redesigned QuickActions
Menu Icons
Wake on LAN
Version 0.7 (2011-05-29)
Better handling of client configuration (simple and advanced)
Add fast-scrolling and first-letter poput to listviews
Add new languages: French, Danish, German, Dutch
Fixed live streaming of tv with vPlayer
Default views for all lists
Configurable number of preloaded items
Changed to new GmaWebservice (supports proper sorting)
Version 0.6
First preview release