Snapcast client for Android
About this app
Snapcast is a Snapcast control client and player for Android. It uses the Snapcast JSON-RPC API to control your synchronous multi-room audio player.
This App is not meant for productive use and will only run when you have a Snapserver installed in your local network.
Snapcast is a multi-room client-server audio player, where all clients are time synchronized with the server to play perfectly synced audio. It’s not a standalone player, but an extension that turns your existing audio player into a Sonos-like multi-room solution.
The server’s audio input is a named pipe /tmp/snapfifo. All data that is fed into this file will be send to the connected clients. One of the most generic ways to use Snapcast is in conjunction with the music player daemon (MPD) or Mopidy, which can be configured to use a named pipe as audio output.
Licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later.
What's New in v0.29.0.2
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
Version history
Apr 9, 2025 · 8 MB · Android API 21–34 · code 2902
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 680c9588cfca40d67b36e5bd73726729e99400095d3c154610c998e437a1cd9c
Dec 4, 2024 · 8 MB · Android API 21–34 · code 2901
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 ff60bd0e3996b82578d76b9845ee35be441c1e36b607dd6d77f876ab8a240fa9
Feb 18, 2023 · 7.5 MB · Android API 16–32 · code 2700
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 70cd8226d0ad25fd8bf9b54b2e54182323a9a014b10935f72a93b3c8420ebc45
Will it run on your device?
87%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- Multiple CPU architectures are covered.
Installation Guide
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SHA-256 Hash
680c9588cfca40d67b36e5bd73726729e99400095d3c154610c998e437a1cd9c
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