Manuel Vonau joined Android Police as a freelancer in 2019 and has worked his way up to become the publication's Google Editor. The app uses the same codebase as Plexamp, making both applications behave mostly similar on a visual level.

You can view all playbacks across multiple servers from your phone, and it's possible to edit artworks and metadata without ever touching a keyboard and mouse. The app gives you all of the features available on the web service. Plex created Dash to make managing your files easier. For a deep dive into all the considerations that went into creating the app, check out Plex' Medium post. Other than a Tidal integration, you also have access to a discovery radio, custom mixes, stations, and downloads - it feels pretty much like a streaming service of its own. It lets you explore your historic top charts, like what you were listening to in Fall 2019 or what music from the 60s you like the most.

The player has a SoundCloud-esque seek bar and blurred backgrounds, with colors extracted from the album art. Being an audio app, Plexamp comes with the OPUS codec that ensures high quality at low bitrates and caches songs for instantaneous playback.

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