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'''MusicBrainz for Android''' is a mobile app for viewing MusicBrainz data on the Android platform. The current set of supported features is as follows:
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'''MusicBrainz for Android''' is a mobile app for viewing MusicBrainz data on the Android platform. It allows you to:


* View release information by scanning a barcode
* View release information by scanning a barcode
* Search for information about artists and releases
* Search for information about artists, releases, release groups,labels, recordings, instruments, and events
* View collections
* Submit tags, ratings and barcodes
* Tag audio files like Picard
* Donate to the MetaBrainz Foundation via PayPal
* Donate to the MetaBrainz Foundation via PayPal


== Download ==
== Download ==


The app is available to download through the [https://market.android.com/details?id=org.musicbrainz.mobile Android Market]. It was first published on 01/08/11.
The app is available to download on [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.metabrainz.android Google Play].


== Issues ==
== Issues ==
If you think you have found a bug, please report it on the [http://tickets.musicbrainz.org/browse/MOBILE issue tracker]. The app is under active development again since 2019 and some new features are planned. You can suggest and vote for new features in the same location.

If you think you have found a bug, please report it on the [http://tickets.musicbrainz.org/browse/MOBILE issue tracker]. The app is being actively developed and various new features are planned. You can vote for features and issues in the same place.


== Development ==
== Development ==


Android app development has been led by Jamie McDonald. It began as a Google Summer of Code project in 2010. The app communicates with MusicBrainz servers through the [[XML Web Service/Version 2|XML Web Service/Version 2]].
Android app development was led by Jamie McDonald. It began as a Google Summer of Code project in 2010. The work came to a standstill sometime around 2015. In 2019, the work on the app was initiated again by amCap1712. The app underwent a major overhaul to make it compatible with the current Android ecosystem. The app is under active development since then.


The source code for the app is maintained on GitHub and you can get it with all its history using:
The source code for the app is [https://github.com/metabrainz/musicbrainz-android maintained on GitHub] and you can get it with all its history using:


git clone git://github.com/jdamcd/musicbrainz-android.git
<nowiki>git clone git://github.com/metabrainz/musicbrainz-android.git</nowiki>


If you are interested in providing development assistance, contact us by either posting on the [[Developers Mailing List|developers mailing list]] or joining the #musicbrainz IRC channel on irc.freenode.net.
If you are interested in providing development assistance, join the #metabrainz IRC channel on irc.freenode.net or simply fork the project and make pull requests on GitHub.


== License ==
== License ==


'''MusicBrainz for Android''' is licensed under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GPL version 3 or later] with sections under the [http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html Apache License version 2].
'''MusicBrainz for Android''' is licensed under the [https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GPL version 3 or later] with sections under the [https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html Apache License version 2].

== History ==

The app before 2019 was released in version 1.x, available to download under `org.musicbrainz.mobile` on Google Play, and its source code maintained at [https://github.com/jdamcd/musicbrainz-android jdamcd’s repository].


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Products > MusicBrainz for Android

MBforAndroid.png

MusicBrainz for Android is a mobile app for viewing MusicBrainz data on the Android platform. It allows you to:

  • View release information by scanning a barcode
  • Search for information about artists, releases, release groups,labels, recordings, instruments, and events
  • View collections
  • Tag audio files like Picard
  • Donate to the MetaBrainz Foundation via PayPal

Download

The app is available to download on Google Play.

Issues

If you think you have found a bug, please report it on the issue tracker. The app is under active development again since 2019 and some new features are planned. You can suggest and vote for new features in the same location.

Development

Android app development was led by Jamie McDonald. It began as a Google Summer of Code project in 2010. The work came to a standstill sometime around 2015. In 2019, the work on the app was initiated again by amCap1712. The app underwent a major overhaul to make it compatible with the current Android ecosystem. The app is under active development since then.

The source code for the app is maintained on GitHub and you can get it with all its history using:

git clone git://github.com/metabrainz/musicbrainz-android.git

If you are interested in providing development assistance, join the #metabrainz IRC channel on irc.freenode.net or simply fork the project and make pull requests on GitHub.

License

MusicBrainz for Android is licensed under the GPL version 3 or later with sections under the Apache License version 2.

History

The app before 2019 was released in version 1.x, available to download under `org.musicbrainz.mobile` on Google Play, and its source code maintained at jdamcd’s repository.