Media Bar

IJP

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About this app

Media Bar (beta) doubles up your system's status bar as a media playback controller and progress indicator!

Whether you're listening to a podcast/music while browsing/gaming/multitasking or watching videos, you can now not only see the progress of the media through a thin bar at the top/bottom of your status bar but can also scrub through the media by swiping left/right on the status bar.

You can now quickly jump to a specific segment or forward/backward in steps of your song/podcast/video. Watching a long movie/podcast? Media Bar can be color coded to tell you the progress of the playback. Example:- Green Media Bar till 75% of the podcast, and it turns red till 100%.

Media Bar also has 3 invisible buttons that can be assigned to perform specific actions upon single tap, double tap and long press. The buttons touch regions can be customized as well.

Available actions/playback controls for Media Bar:

✓ Play/Pause
✓ Backward
✓ Forward
✓ Jump Backward by 'X' seconds
✓ Jump Forward by 'X' seconds
✓ Launch App

Media Bar features:

✓ The 3 invisible button regions can be adjusted.
✓ Media Bar can be configured to be as thin as 1 pixel.
✓ Media Bar can be located either top or bottom of the Status Bar.
✓ Media Bar's background can be opaque or transparent.
✓ Media Bar's origin can be configured to be left/center/right.
✓ Media Bar can auto hide on full screen Apps.
✓ Media Bar can be color coded with various color configurations available.

Media Bar color coded:

✓ Solid - Media Bar will always display in a single(any) color of your choice.
✓ Dynamic - Media Bar can change colors according to either the App which is playing the media or based on the album art of the media.
✓ Segments - Whole of Media Bar will change to a specific color based on progress of media.
✓ Merged Segment - Media Bar will display all the segments of color you've assigned while making the progress.
✓ Gradient Segment - Whole of Media Bar will gracefully change its color as it progresses from one segment of the media playing to another.
✓ Gradient - Media Bar will display a gradient of color as it progresses through the media.

Starting up Instructions:
* Click the top right toggle to go to Accessibility Settings, find and turn on Media Bar (you may have to look for it inside 'Downloaded Services')
* Enabling the Accessibility Service should open 'Notification Access' settings, allow Media Bar access. In case 'Notification Access' settings doesn't open automatically on your phone, please find it in System settings.
* Both the Accessibility Service and Notification Access needs to be always on for Media Bar to work.

Accessibility Service Requirement



Why does Media Bar need Accessibility Service?

Media Bar requires Accessibility Service to empower the Status Bar to control media playback without disrupting your current screen or activity. This functionality allows seamless media control directly from your Status Bar.



Does Media Bar access your data?

No. Media Bar does not gather, access, collect, or store any personal or sensitive user data. The Accessibility Service is used solely to enable media control functionality locally on your device.



Who can benefit from Media Bar?

This service is especially useful for individuals who prefer to control media playback without losing focus on their current screen or application.



Consent Required:

By enabling this service, you consent to its use exclusively for the purpose stated above. You can disable the Accessibility Service at any time through your device’s settings.

Ratings and reviews

b2.8. Bar sometimes doesn't show, but opening app and cycling through accessibility switch brings it back. #not showing greyed out when paused anymore.

Good concept, but needs improving. When i'm in the home screen, dropping down the notification pannel causes the song to go foward or skip to the next one. Sometimes the app just doesn't recognize that it has the accessibility on so it just stops. And last when i turn on my phone from standby, the music just randomly stops. I don't know if it's just my phone or is a general problem that everyone has.

Revised rating! Is anyone paying attention to this beta (3 years now) app? I really like it but I shouldn't have to donate money every time I upgrade my device. Until I read these other reviews I had NO idea that this is why my YouTube or Spotify randomly play out of nowhere like in the middle of the night, in a meeting or ANYWHERE, ANY TIME!! I went so far as to reinstall both apps and write scathing letters to those guys! This is a deal breaker, and there's just zero app support. Total bummer

What’s new

* Support for Android 16!