2025/11/01#p1
When I got the Pixel 10 Pro XL (my first Pixel phone) I was surprised that there was no audio player. I started using Retro to replace Samsung Music that I'd had previously.
Recently, I think it was on kne if the Android news sites, I came across the app PixelPlay which was in it's initial beta.
The app is designed to be the audio player that Pixels should have had. It uses Material 3 Expressive and has a very Pixel-like look to it — even down to the wavy track progress bar you get in the media notification.
It's still only on v0.3.0 but is becoming a solid app. The developer is also very engaged and responds to issues quickly, taking feedback on board.
They say the best way to test an app is to use it, and that's exactly what I'm doing. With this third beta, it is stable enough for me to use as my primary audio player and I'm loving it.
