Chris Davis
I loved shuttle 1 and used it a while. Then it started doing this thing where it would stop playing after about 30 seconds. I couldn't find a fix online, but found a tip to try S2 - that shuttle wasn't being supported anymore. I liked S2 fine, but it pulls an 'okay that was a trial' after a bit, and that's sneaky and off-putting. Just get Pulsar or something else.
James G.
It was the only independent Android music player that I could feel comfortable committing to. The price is good and the interface doesn't get in the way. An issue I've had is that songs removed from storage are hard to remove here. I understand it's undesirable to purge information automatically, because of swappable storage, but I'd expect the app to offer an option to remove nonexistent files; as is, it seems I might have to manually exclude everything, and have it on permanent record.
4 people found this review helpful
Caleb Russell
As a long time user of Shuttle, I was happy to become a beta tester for its sequel. At first S2 felt rather empty compared to the original, but it has come a long way since then. I pre tag and manage my library on my computer before syncing it to my phone. For me, sorting albums by the "Album Artist" tag is a requirement when it comes to a music player. For some reason that seems to be a rarity among competitors. Combine that capability with the overall polish and functionality of S2 and I can say there is no better app out there. Admittedly the add music and directory selection process was confusing at first, but it works perfectly fine once configured correctly. It's nice being able to manually rescan the music directory for new files, rather than waiting for the app to do so on its own time like in Shuttle 1. Just to name one of the new features compared to the prior app. Definitely give this player an honest shot. The price is steep, but well worth it. At this point, S2 is my go-to offline music player and I look forward to seeing it continue to grow.
13 people found this review helpful