Audioplayer / internet stream / webradio

s710 · 15 Jul 2021, 19:06

Hey all,

how do I play webradio streams (m3u/mp3) on ubuntu touch? I have installed several audioplayers, and also tried the stock player, but none would play a web stream. One of the apps offered to input an URL, yet it refused to play the URL I put (http://bob.hoerradar.de/radiobob-hartesaite-mp3-hq?sABC=5r65511s%230%23os634o21s23sr4751opp80560p2o2sr6%23fgernzf.enqvbobo.qr&amsparams=playerid:streams.radiobob.de;skey:1583698207)

I have also created a playlist (m3u file) in ~/Music/, hoping that one of the player apps would be able to pick it up, but without success.

Is there no way of playing web streams in ubuntu touch?

Thanks.

domubpkm · 15 Jul 2021, 21:29

@s710 Your link loads directly in Morph-browser and plays fine on my Volla (i'm in last RC).

Moreover, you can use Webber app to built a webapp with your link : it works fine, i did.
Don't forget to enable 'avoid app interruption' with UT Tweak Tool app for this webapp.

s710 · 16 Jul 2021, 08:29

So there is no audio player app capable of playing? While your suggestion might work, it really sounds pretty much of a cumbersome workaround for something which should just be supported right away by existing apps, no?

AppLee · 16 Jul 2021, 08:42

@s710
Nothing "should" because nothing does.
When iPhone 3 came out they should have supported MMS but didn't :man_shrugging:

Even more in an open source project. Would it be nice : sure
Was it done : no

I bet you're not the first one to have this issue and most people worked around it.
No one got through the effort to add this feature yet because they probably didn't judge it important...

The media hub got cleaned up in OTA18, so maybe the work is now easier and you can have a look to either create an app or adding the feature to the music app...

s710 · 16 Jul 2021, 09:02

@applee My response was not meant to be offensive, rather curious. I am new to UT, and just need to figure things out.

AppLee · 16 Jul 2021, 11:40

@s710
No problem with that.
My intent was actually to give you hints on how the community works.

There is a core team that currently works on moving up from 16.04 to 20.04.
They work on key elements but it's a small crew and they need help from the wider community.

Sorry if it got lost in translation, but I wanted to say that community members work on this kind of issue ; they see something bothering them, work on it and propose a solution.
Sometime people don't find an issue annoying enough so they focus on something else.

The community is here to help you either find a solution to a problem or to guide you through the process of acting on fixing one that is important for you.

Regarding your issue, the workaround is simple and not that cumbersome... A real fix is welcome but way more difficult to achieve.
As you know there are many options on formats and streams... so implementing them and make it work with the Media Hub is not an easy task but anyone is welcome to try

s710 · 16 Jul 2021, 17:43

No worries, I'm aware of that. I really just wanted to know what possibilities already exist.
I'm a developer, and I started to work on UT apps, so maybe in the future I'll come up with something. Depends on time and energy though, already got a lot of ideas popping up in my head.
But for now I'll port my SFOS scooter app to UT, and then lets see.

AppLee · 16 Jul 2021, 20:11

@s710 said in Audioplayer / internet stream / webradio:

But for now I'll port my SFOS scooter app to UT, and then lets see.

Great I guess that will be a good start to learn the specifics about UT.
There is a Telegram channel for developer in case you need some help or pointers.
The documentation is great :
https://docs.ubports.com/en/latest/appdev/index.html

And you can always post to the forum in the "App Development" category.

Welcome and I hope you'll thrive among us.

domubpkm · 17 Jul 2021, 17:31

I'm not used to listening to music using stream URLs.
How, for example, can I find the stream URL of this station (internet link)?
https://www.groovewave.com/lovesoul/lovesoul1.htm

Is there a good search engine on the internet for radio stream links?
Thanks

domubpkm · 17 Jul 2021, 21:10

@domubpkm
I have found how to find Url stream with firefox : click on the lock (secure groovewave website)/more info/media/audio line

https://ssl.srvstm.com:8916/;

cj_c · 18 Jul 2021, 18:27

@domubpkm

This site has a good list of radio stations:

www.radio-browser.info

Chris C

s710 · 30 Jul 2021, 14:21

So this is what I could come up with:

https://open-store.io/app/radio.s710

Unfortunately, on Ubuntu Touch, the mediaplay does not report any meta data. Therefore its not possible to display the current song title.
It would work on desktop, but not on UT.

When running on the phone, there would be warnings like this:

[WW 2021-07-30 14:04:23.912965] [codec.h:148@decode_argument] Unknown metadata key "xesam:genre" while decoding dbus message
[WW 2021-07-30 14:04:23.913063] [codec.h:148@decode_argument] Unknown metadata key "xesam:title" while decoding dbus message

Which leads me to believe its a restriction on UT currently. What a pity.

domubpkm · 30 Jul 2021, 14:48

@s710 for info https://github.com/wdehoog/shoutcast-ut/issues/20
But THANK YOU for your app !

EDIT : V 1 quickly said, not open bug report, only one station can be kept (only tested manually added) as favorite. The second one does not register or erases the first one (Volla, BQ E5 HD).

s710 · 30 Jul 2021, 18:34

@domubpkm added via search or manually?

domubpkm · 30 Jul 2021, 18:40

@s710 I said before : manually url added (but i tested only that, no tested search).

domubpkm · 30 Jul 2021, 18:47

@s710 added via search work

s710 · 30 Jul 2021, 18:55

@domubpkm well when adding manually, the unique ID of the station will be a hash of the URL. In case you try to add the same URL twice, it would not work. Maybe thats the problem?

domubpkm · 30 Jul 2021, 19:49

@s710 I don't know the problem. The best thing is that you try with different stations as it is more easy to see than to explain.. Two stations can't be manually added as favourites indeed but i noticed if i close and open the app, the last radio station manually added entered as a potential favourite take the place of the first favourite manually added... I stop to explain...

cliffcoggin · 30 Jul 2021, 20:27

@s710 Thanks for the application. I was able to store three stations from search. (I did not try more than that.) Oddly, delete was swipe to the left rather than right.

s710 · 31 Jul 2021, 07:15

@cliffcoggin what do you mean with swipe left rather than right?