![]() ![]() I’ve made no secret of my dislike for the current version of Google’s official web presence for Android Market - it offers a sampling of Android’s top apps, but it’s ugly and doesn’t offer a full listing of what’s available (it doesn’t even offer a search function). doubleTwist is also offering a web version of its Android Market directory, which you can access at. ![]() The new feature is launching today with the latest update of doubleTwist for Mac, and will be included with the Windows version soon. But we don’t have to Google to thank for it - it’s coming from doubleTwist, the syncing software that allows you to sync your media with Android phones (it also supports myriad other devices). Android Market is finally getting a robust desktop presence. You can also check out my Google Plus Page at. And If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about this or any other topic, leave a comment below or email me at You can also check me out on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube by hitting the buttons on the top of your screen. It runs on Mac OS 10.5 and higher (Leopard and higher), as well as Windows XP and higher. It also support Windows Mobile, Blackberry, PSPm Sansa media players, and more. It supports just about every Android device running Android 2.1 (Eclair) and higher, though it also supports most iOS devices. If you’re willing to have an iTunes like experience with your Android device, then give DoubleTwist a shot. And as I said before, the mobile app still can be a little unstable. I also found that importing media via other methods (such as the drag-&-drop method) wouldn’t show up in DoubleTwist unless I manually searched for them through Android’s file browser. The desktop app can be a little slow to launch after repeated use, and I wish they could open up the podcast repository a bit more. ![]() It also allows you to stream your media to your Apple TV through AirPlay, and to other ANdroid devices that support near field communication. AirSync allows you to sync your media over wifi with your computer. But for $4.99 you can get the AirSync app to go with it. Lastly, the apps sync with each other via your phone connection cord for free. I did find on occasion that the app would freeze up, but it seems to have gotten better in recent updates. The app also has the ability to stream internet radio, which I find very nice. It plays any of the media that is synced from DoubleTwist (I’ll explain more about this in a minute). It looks similar to the tiled interface of Windows Phone 7. Of course, DoubleTwist has it’s own Android app that is simply beautiful. However, you can sync RSS feeds to download media, as well as a variety of media links through the main menu. The addition of the Android Marketplace and Amazon’s services more than make up for this discrepancy. The podcast list is not as extensive at iTunes may be, but the ability to have this is greatly appreciated. On the top of the sidebar, you’ll find that you can use DoubleTwist to download apps from the official Android Marketplace, music and videos from Amazon’s online service, and podcasts from a variety of sources. But it has no trouble playing media that is not copy-protected.īut if this was all DoubleTwist did, it wouldn’t be much different from any other media playing/syncing app. It has some trouble with DRM’d media, especially if you’re looking at movies and shows you purchased from iTunes. Playlists can then even be moved over to iTunes if necessary (the same is true for Windows Media player on Windows). These DoubleTwist in the Android Marketplace You can also create and import playlists from iTunes. You can also view all of the above that DoubleTwist can find on your computer’s hard drive, as well as on your phone or tablet’s drive. The app will look through your Mac and find all your photos, videos, music, and podcasts and allow you to sync them all of selectively to your Android device. The app looks a lot like iTunes, and even has similar settings for the look and feel of it. When I first got my Android media player (the Archos 3.2) I started looking for something like iTunes to make syncing easier, and DoubleTwist was one of the highest rated apps. Rather, there are actually multiple apps that can do this, DoubleTwist being one of them. But Android doesn’t have just one dedicated iTunes-like app to sync media between your computer and device. Other phones use the manufacturer’s own app, much like Samsung. If you use Android, you use…well, what? A lot of people simply drag their media to the Android device like they would a flash drive. If you use an iPhone, you probably use iTunes. ![]()
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