Music Home transforms Android devices into dedicated high-fidelity audio appliances.
Inspired by premium hardware players such as Sony Walkman and Astell&Kern, Music Home combines a hardware-inspired interface, transparent audio telemetry, and a modular audio engine to create a focused listening experience.
A music device, not just a music app.
Music Home follows a Device First design philosophy:
The interface behaves like dedicated audio hardware.
- Hardware-style navigation
- Mechanical interaction feedback
- Large physical-style controls
- Purpose-driven screens
The device explains what is happening.
Instead of hiding the audio path, Music Home exposes:
Source → Engine → Output
Users can understand:
- What file is playing
- How it is processed
- Where the audio is being sent
A dedicated device remembers its user.
Music Home preserves:
- Last playback position
- Active screen
- Volume state
- Listening session information
Music Home avoids claiming capabilities without evidence.
Every technical status is classified into three confidence levels:
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ✓ VERIFIED | Confirmed by hardware or system information |
| ◉ ESTIMATED | High-confidence information inferred from available data |
| ? UNKNOWN | Information unavailable or cannot be confirmed |
Example:
Source:
FLAC 24-bit / 96kHz
Engine:
Media3
Output:
USB DAC
Verification:
✓ VERIFIED
For uncertain information:
Output:
Bluetooth
Codec:
LDAC
Verification:
◉ ESTIMATED
Transparency is preferred over false precision.
Music Home uses a dedicated five-button hardware dock:
🎵 Library
▶ Player
🔍 Explore
🎚 Sound
⚙ Settings
Each destination has a specific purpose:
| Section | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Library | Manage and browse music collection |
| Player | Immersive listening experience |
| Explore | Device management and tools |
| Sound | Audio tuning and signal information |
| Settings | Device configuration |
The Playback Strip acts as the DAP front-panel display.
Always visible:
- Track title
- Artist
- Format
- Sample rate
- Bit depth
- Playback progress
Example:
Hotel California
Eagles
FLAC 24/96
━━━━━━○━━━━ ▶
Users can access playback information without leaving their current workflow.
Music Home provides an audiophile-focused audio control environment.
The Trust Card visualizes the complete audio path:
SOURCE
FLAC 24/96
↓
ENGINE
Media3
↓
OUTPUT
USB DAC
✓ VERIFIED
Supported audio features:
✅ Gapless Playback ✅ ReplayGain Track Mode ✅ ReplayGain Album Mode ✅ Dynamic Range Metadata ✅ Audio Offload Support
Designed for:
- Classical recordings
- Live albums
- High-resolution libraries
- Long listening sessions
Music Home can transform into a dedicated desktop audio display.
Designed for docked devices:
Features:
- OLED pure black background
- Pixel-shifting protection
- Automatic dimming
- Landscape orientation
- Battery monitoring
- Network status
- Sample rate display
The phone becomes a small desktop music appliance.
Music Home uses a modular software-defined DAP architecture.
A centralized source of truth:
DeviceState
├── Playback
├── Audio Pipeline
├── Output Device
├── Verification Status
├── Device Mode
└── Hardware Capabilities
All major UI components consume the same hardware state.
The UI is separated from playback implementation.
Architecture:
UI
↓
AudioController
AudioTelemetry
AudioVisualizer
↓
Media3 Audio Engine
↓
Android Audio System
Future audio engines can be integrated without rebuilding the application interface.
Completed:
✅ Hardware-inspired DAP interface ✅ Five-tab Hardware Dock ✅ Persistent Playback Strip ✅ DeviceState architecture ✅ High-Honesty telemetry ✅ Hardware Dashboard ✅ Desk Mode ✅ Gapless playback ✅ ReplayGain processing ✅ Audio pipeline visualization
Future milestones:
- Advanced DSP engine
- DSD workflow
- Expanded DAC integrations
- Intelligent library analysis
- Advanced audiophile tools
- Clone the repository and open in Android Studio.
- Build and run the
appmodule on your target device (Android 7.0+). - Select Music Home as your Home app when prompted.
- Go to the FOLDERS tab to add your music directories.
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
Created by Lemon Squad. Optimized for music lovers.