14 DAY TRIAL // Mobile application Winamp for Android is now available for download in version 1.0, the first final release following the availability of a beta flavor for the past few months.
The new release, which comes straight from the labs at Nullsoft, offers a brand new Home screen, as well as a redesigned Now Playing screen, and lock-screen player.
The application would also offer users the possibility to sync their music wirelessly over Wi-Fi with Winamp for desktop computers, as well as to stream thousands of Internet radio stations with SHOUTcast.
Moreover, the app would enable users easily download free music, or browse songs by genre, as well as to wipe album art to change tracks, or even to playback music in Winamp through using the listen to voice action in Android.
At the same time, the development team behind the application announced the availability o the new release with support for more languages, including Dutch, Italian, Spanish & Turkish.
Here's what the company has to say on some of the main features of the application:
Download and Stream Free Music From the Winamp for Android Home screen, you now have access to Free Music. You can stream songs individually and if you like them, download them directly to your Android device.
Now Playing Redesign
The new Now Playing screen offers a clean and streamlined interface. Tap on the screen to reveal additional options including the info button, extras button, shuffle & repeat.
Home Screen Redesign
In addition to a more polished UI, we've added two buttons to the Home screen: "Free Music" & "Search".
Lock-Screen Player
We took this opportunity to redesign the lock-screen player to have the same look and feel as the updated Now Playing screen. Integration with Android's "Listen To" Voice Action Use your Android's Voice Action to listen to artists and songs in Winamp.
SHOUTcast Featured Stations
The SHOUTcast Radio Directory is available on Android 2.2 and above (excluding certain non-compatible devices). In this release, we added a Featured Stations list, as well as updated the Now Playing page.
The company also explains that the certain devices might not support the SHOUTcast feature. Those devices that have implemented 'PlayerDriver' won't support it. However, a native SHOUTcast streaming in the Winamp for Android app should come soon.
The new release also comes with a series of fixes, as well as with improvements. Some specific fixes were targeted at crash issues reported for Sony Ericsson's Xperia devices.
We should also note that the new version of the application offers support for 12 languages, including English, Dutch, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Russian, Spanish & Turkish.
More info on the new Winamp for Android 1.0 can be found on the company's blog here.
