Is there an open-source audio-playing Android app that accepts intents?

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The Music app on my 2.1 phone accepts the ACTION_VIEW intent, but it's not very friendly to use from other applications.

I'd like it to:

Accept a song, descriptive text, and start time (so it can start in the middle of a song/podcast)
Immediately begin playing the song
Provide a user interface like the Android Music app
Return which button was pressed (if applicable) and the current song position
Return when the song ends
Show in front of the lock screen.
Hitting back from the app should bring me back to my application (maybe I have to use the app as a library for this?).
Add itself to the status bar while the song is playing
Continue to play the song when the app is not in the foreground

Is there anything like this, or do I need to build my own?

Off the cuff, I think you have an impossible set of requirements. — CommonsWare, Apr 01 '11 at 20:59
Bullets 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9 seem difficult to impossible to all implement at the same time. Bullet 6, in particular, is pretty evil IMHO. — CommonsWare, Apr 01 '11 at 22:46

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 06 '11 at 01:21

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I've implemented all but the last three bullets in LibListenScreen. I have to learn about status bars and services before I can finish the rest of it.

answered Apr 06 '11 at 01:21

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Is there an open-source audio-playing Android app that accepts intents?

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