We’ve already talked fairly extensively about why Sony is renaming the Walkman app to Music, a far simpler naming scheme. For anyone purchasing a new Sony device like the Xperia Z4 Tablet, Xperia Z4, Xperia A4, or Xperia M4 Aqua, the new naming scheme will be in place from day one. All Sony devices shipping with Android 5.0 or upgraded to Android 5.0 will have the app renamed as part of the process. For those with older devices that won’t be receiving Android 5.0 Lollipop, or have yet to receive the new OS, you’ll soon see the Walkman app renamed after a new update is released.
With the Walkman update 9.0.0.A.0.1, Sony will rename the app to Music for all Android users. Luckily that’s not all the new update has in store. Sony has also been able to improve the app’s size, which is now smaller and in turn also more robust with faster start times than ever. Sony has also moved the settings and play queue to the navigation drawer. From Sony:
- Application renamed to Music
- New Full player design
- Settings moved to navigation drawer
- Playqueue moved to navigation drawer
- Widget stays in notification after pause. Swipe to dismiss in Android 5.0 (Lollipop) or use “X” button (older platforms)
- Mediaserver moved to Settings
- Faster startup
- Reduced app size
- Previous button on lockscreen (Lollipop only)
- Bug fixes and performance enhancements.
The new Music app requires Android 4.2 and higher and weighs in at just 7.7MB.
Discuss:
Do you like the new Music app?
[Via Google Play]
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