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<blockquote data-quote="rsbrux" data-source="post: 1133036" data-attributes="member: 49539">[USER=56421]@DieBagger[/USER] I have recently (reluctantly) migrated from an antique BlackBerry to a Note 4.&nbsp; Amid all of the pain and frustration which normally accompanies such a migration, ampDroid is a ray of sunshine!&nbsp; As mentioned above it is great just being able to schedule TV recordings or pick out music to play without needing to use the TV screen. I have not had any stability problems running it under Lollipop 5.01, but I haven't used anything particularly challenging (e.g. streaming) yet. Of course, even though I only use a fraction of its capabilities, a few suggestions for improvement have occurred to me:<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Provide a Remote &quot;STOP&quot; button! 
This is my pet peeve. Maybe I'm blind, but I can't find a stop button. With the &quot;Remote&quot; module, I can play and pause Music, TV and Video but haven't found a way to stop what's playing.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Support Music Search. 
The needed skin labels seem to be missing.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Use the EPG color-coding configured in the client's skin. 
This would make it much easier to find the shows which interest me.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Snap the guide time range to the nearest half-hour, and don't recalculate the start time when advancing with the &quot;Later&quot; button. 
This is the way it works on the client.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Preserve the EPG time range when switching between portrait and landscape displays. 
If I accidentally tip my phone the wrong way while looking through the coming programs in the guide, it sends me back to the current time.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Sort the Scheduled TV Recordings by time. 
This is the way it appears on my MP Client.&nbsp; It makes it far easier to spot recording conflicts. In ampDroid, I see them sorted by title.</li>
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[QUOTE="rsbrux, post: 1133036, member: 49539"] [USER=56421]@DieBagger[/USER] I have recently (reluctantly) migrated from an antique BlackBerry to a Note 4. Amid all of the pain and frustration which normally accompanies such a migration, ampDroid is a ray of sunshine! As mentioned above it is great just being able to schedule TV recordings or pick out music to play without needing to use the TV screen. I have not had any stability problems running it under Lollipop 5.01, but I haven't used anything particularly challenging (e.g. streaming) yet. Of course, even though I only use a fraction of its capabilities, a few suggestions for improvement have occurred to me: [LIST=1] [*]Provide a Remote "STOP" button! This is my pet peeve. Maybe I'm blind, but I can't find a stop button. With the "Remote" module, I can play and pause Music, TV and Video but haven't found a way to stop what's playing. [*]Support Music Search. The needed skin labels seem to be missing. [*]Use the EPG color-coding configured in the client's skin. This would make it much easier to find the shows which interest me. [*]Snap the guide time range to the nearest half-hour, and don't recalculate the start time when advancing with the "Later" button. This is the way it works on the client. [*]Preserve the EPG time range when switching between portrait and landscape displays. If I accidentally tip my phone the wrong way while looking through the coming programs in the guide, it sends me back to the current time. [*]Sort the Scheduled TV Recordings by time. This is the way it appears on my MP Client. It makes it far easier to spot recording conflicts. In ampDroid, I see them sorted by title. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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