[Announce] cuteRadio - A user-friendly internet radio player

[marxian]

Following the closure of the Nokia Internet Radio service, I decided to finish my internet radio player. I originally planned to include recording features, but I don't have time to complete those right now.

cuteRadio is a user-friendly internet radio player.

Features include:


Around 30,000 stations included. Stations can be edited, and additional stations can be added manually.
Search stations and browse by genre, country and language.
Access recently played stations.
Add stations to your favourites.
Sleep timer.


The Harmattan version is available from OpenRepos.net (https://openrepos.net/content/marxian/cuteradio). The Symbian version can be downloaded from My website (http://marxoft.co.uk/cuteradio/symbian/).

cuteRadio is licensed under version 3 of the GPL. The source code can be found at GitHub (https://github.com/marxoft/cuteradio).

Some screenshots:

Maemo5:

http://t.imgbox.com/0MnxHK4j.jpg (http://imgbox.com/0MnxHK4j) http://t.imgbox.com/smulSL72.jpg (http://imgbox.com/smulSL72) http://t.imgbox.com/SRxWne5s.jpg (http://imgbox.com/SRxWne5s) http://t.imgbox.com/BJQpgHLR.jpg (http://imgbox.com/BJQpgHLR) http://t.imgbox.com/2mDGWMtU.jpg (http://imgbox.com/2mDGWMtU) http://t.imgbox.com/6pp08lkl.jpg (http://imgbox.com/6pp08lkl)

Harmattan:

http://t.imgbox.com/QAhPt4Im.jpg (http://imgbox.com/QAhPt4Im) http://t.imgbox.com/oR0celQO.jpg (http://imgbox.com/oR0celQO) http://t.imgbox.com/wRTNaV3b.jpg (http://imgbox.com/wRTNaV3b) http://t.imgbox.com/2G1a0Olf.jpg (http://imgbox.com/2G1a0Olf) http://t.imgbox.com/B6pFihFF.jpg (http://imgbox.com/B6pFihFF) http://t.imgbox.com/utTaKFrW.jpg (http://imgbox.com/utTaKFrW) http://t.imgbox.com/JxFGXT97.jpg (http://imgbox.com/JxFGXT97) http://t.imgbox.com/oRSR7wYT.jpg (http://imgbox.com/oRSR7wYT) http://t.imgbox.com/OKGzX2Kq.jpg (http://imgbox.com/OKGzX2Kq)

[nokiabot]

Wow 30,000 the list seems to be comprehensive hope i find my channels. :)

[Bharateeyudu]

Screenshots look amazing!!! Thank you Marxian. I can't wait to install and try it out, downloading right now. I love the sleep timer feature - beats Nokia IP Radio ;)

[Greendts]

I'm gonna grab that now and give it a go, you sir are just amazing :D :cool:

[Shadwblade2652]

Marxian always releases good apps ;) This is no different

[valiant29]

Thank you for this wonderful release marxian, you are a saviour!
although i use 808 and n900 so will wait for those versions to release.

[xes]

@marxian
Thank you very much!

While waiting for the Maemo version, please consider some kind of integration with OMP for example allowing to save preferred stations into the same list.

[rotoflex]

Sleep timer is nifty, but alarmclockradio would be awesome.

[HtheB]

This is one of those reasons why I love this community.


Thank you!!!

[davisrases]

Thanks a lot, Marxian!

[finfly]

Any change I could write with utmost respect and care: Is there hope for Sailfish version?

[MarcAnton]

Great app!
Works so much smoother than store app.
Thanks!

[ste-phan]

Thank you Marxian for keeping Nokia's promise to support Symbian till 2016.
But will the Symbian version be available outside the Nokia store?
Microsoft has adjusted the usage policy and I feel not encouraged to log in and transfer even more user data to them as they may close the Nokia store soon after and run off with their harvest.

[marxian]

@marxian
Thank you very much!

While waiting for the Maemo version, please consider some kind of integration with OMP for example allowing to save preferred stations into the same list.

I don't have OMP installed, but I imagine it uses MAFW for managing the internet radio stations. I'll have a look at it. :) It probably won't be in the first release.

[marxian]

Sleep timer is nifty, but alarmclockradio would be awesome.

That's quite easy to implement, at least in Harmattan and Maemo5 (I don't know anything about scheduling in Symbian). I'll try to include it the next release. :)

[marxian]

Any change I could write with utmost respect and care: Is there hope for Sailfish version?

I don't have a Jolla device, and the emulator is a bit slow on my relatively old desktop hardware (plus I only have 2GB RAM, so my swap partition gets hammered).

The source is on GitHub (https://github.com/marxoft/cuteradio), so anyone that is interested can do it. :)

[marxian]

Thank you Marxian for keeping Nokia's promise to support Symbian till 2016.
But will the Symbian version be available outside the Nokia store?
Microsoft has adjusted the usage policy and I feel not encouraged to log in and transfer even more user data to them as they may close the Nokia store soon after and run off with their harvest.

The Symbian version will be available outside Nokia Store. :) In fact, the one place it won't be available is Nokia Store, as they stopped accepting new applications and updates as of 01/01/2014.

[kurana]

Great app, thanks! So your program use the same source for the radio stations list as Nokia and this source is free? I wonder why Nokia shut off the server, probably it costs 50 euro per year or less. Really embarrassing for Nokia. One question - which format use the app for the favorite stations? Can I place my one *.m3u or *.pls file as favorite station list somewhere?

[lal]

Thank you very much for this awesome release.

[marxian]

Great app, thanks! So your program use the same source for the radio stations list as Nokia and this source is free? I wonder why Nokia shut off the server, probably it costs 50 euro per year or less. Really embarrassing for Nokia. One question - which format use the app for the favorite stations? Can I place my one *.m3u or *.pls file as favorite station list somewhere?

cuteRadio uses its own local station database. Currently, there is no way to import stations from other sources, but you can add them to the database manually (press the '+' toolbutton).

[ste-phan]

The Symbian version will be available outside Nokia Store. :) In fact, the one place it won't be available is Nokia Store, as they stopped accepting new applications and updates as of 01/01/2014.

Thanks for keeping Nokia's promise to support Symbian (till 2016), Marxian.

There is this application store http://applist.schumi1331.de/

Is that any good?

Your previous applications I have purchased through Nokia. What about this one? Is it free or donationware?

[marxian]

Thanks for keeping Nokia's promise to support Symbian (till 2016), Marxian.

There is this application store http://applist.schumi1331.de/

Is that any good?


I will probably use AppList. I have previously been in contact with the maintainer about adding my software there. Otherwise, I will host the package on my own website and use the same update procedure as for cuteTube and MusiKloud.

Your previous applications I have purchased through Nokia. What about this one? Is it free or donationware?

Thanks for purchasing. :) cuteRadio is free.

[Bharateeyudu]

I would strongly recommend AppList for the Symbian version. I use it on my 808 and it's really good.

I would happily purchase cuteRadio from AppList for my 808! It is very well worth it. Can't thanks Marxian enough for his efforts :)

[youmeego]

It is glad that my old 808 get your love but at the same time it is upset that my new jolla doesn't get any love from you, cuteradio, cutetube and musikloud.

[Dave999]

Marxian, you are so cute!. You just saved my 20 km run tonight!

Thx. Is it impossible to get this to the store
?

[ste-phan]

I will probably use AppList. I have previously been in contact with the maintainer about adding my software there. Otherwise, I will host the package on my own website and use the same update procedure as for cuteTube and MusiKloud.



Thanks for purchasing. :) cuteRadio is free.


Wow, too nice to be real :D

About radio streaming:
Something that always troubled me with the Symbian Nokia Internet
Radio was that it would drop connection on international stations where the N900 wasn't affected (ADSL in Vietnam)

A so called dedicated Airstream 10 internet Radio suffered the same issue as Nokia Internet radio.

Could you look into making the buffering as robust as the N900 media player internet radio? Or maybe a configurable buffer?

Again, thanks in advance.

[marxian]

Is it impossible to get this to the store?

Yes. Nokia Store no longer accepts new applications or updates. The Nokia Store QA staff may now be:


Sitting on a beach.
Sleeping in old cars and eating Soylent Green.
Testing Asha/Nokia X applications.

[Boemien]

Yes. Nokia Store no longer accepts new applications or updates. The Nokia Store QA staff may now be:


Sitting on a beach.
Sleeping in old cars and eating Soylent Green.
Testing Asha/Nokia X applications.


Hahahaha, you made my day!!! I'm just imagining them relaxing on the beach!!!! :cool: Testing Lumia stuff as well!!!!
Regarding Android, i'm waiting for an High -end device, but the X or the XL (i don't know what) seems to be quite good!!!!

PS: What is Soylent green?? :confused: :D

Edit: I'm waiting for the maemo version of the app. Thanks a lot!!!

[marxian]

Wow, too nice to be real :D

About radio streaming:
Something that always troubled me with the Symbian Nokia Internet
Radio was that it would drop connection on international stations where the N900 wasn't affected (ADSL in Vietnam)

A so called dedicated Airstream 10 internet Radio suffered the same issue as Nokia Internet radio.

Could you look into making the buffering as robust as the N900 media player internet radio? Or maybe a configurable buffer?

Again, thanks in advance.

I'm using the Phonon APIs for playback (QtMultimediaKit APIs don't retrieve the ICY metadata). Phonon doesn't have a configurable buffer size, unfortunately. To implement that, I need to use my own IO device and pass it to the player. I have already done some work on that (required for the recording features), but the problem is that I also need to implement the MMS protocol (which many stations use).

[marxian]

PS: What is Soylent green?? :confused: :D


It's peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepoooolll! :eek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zAFA-hamZ0

[TMavica]

Cutetube, Musikloud, CuteRadio possible in Jolla?
I missed them all...

[matthewkuhl]

Thank you, marxian!

[bandora]

Although I don't use my N900 and my N9 anymore, I would like to thank you for all your work that made my N9/N900 awesome!!

[marxian]

Cutetube, Musikloud, CuteRadio possible in Jolla?
I missed them all...

Maybe. I have many projects, and not enough time. :(

[TMavica]

Maybe. I have many projects, and not enough time. :(

u got Jolla already or not??

[youmeego]

u got Jolla already or not??

Marxian deserves a rental phone from jolla. Maybe jolla can send him one

[ilyas1701]

The Symbian version is finished, but not packaged yet.

Hi! And when the version for Symbian will be packed and where it will be? Really looking forward to this app!

[marxian]

u got Jolla already or not??

No, I don't have a device yet. Now is not really a good time to be spending 350 euros on something I don't need.

[marxian]

Hi! And when the version for Symbian will be packed and where it will be? Really looking forward to this app!

It should be ready this weekend. :) I will probably make it available on AppList (I don't know if there is any delay between submitting the package and approval). It will also be available via my website.

[Mric]

Tried it and loved it! Thanks

[marxian]

Maemo5 version is now in the autobuilder queue. :) It's the same as the Harmattan version except:

-Section scroller
+Keyboard filter

Some screenshots:

http://t.imgbox.com/0MnxHK4j.jpg (http://imgbox.com/0MnxHK4j) http://t.imgbox.com/smulSL72.jpg (http://imgbox.com/smulSL72) http://t.imgbox.com/SRxWne5s.jpg (http://imgbox.com/SRxWne5s) http://t.imgbox.com/BJQpgHLR.jpg (http://imgbox.com/BJQpgHLR) http://t.imgbox.com/2mDGWMtU.jpg (http://imgbox.com/2mDGWMtU) http://t.imgbox.com/6pp08lkl.jpg (http://imgbox.com/6pp08lkl)

[valiant29]

It should be ready this weekend. :) I will probably make it available on AppList (I don't know if there is any delay between submitting the package and approval). It will also be available via my website.
can't wait to try it out.BTW will it be signed or unsigned as applist allows to publish both types?
Also AFAIK from the information on applist website,there is no QA as of yet because it was a alternate store of collection of applications already published in nokia store when it got launched.

[marxian]

can't wait to try it out.BTW will it be signed or unsigned as applist allows to publish both types?

The package will be self-signed, as it does not use any enhanced capabilities that would normally require signing.

[matthewkuhl]

It should be ready this weekend. :) I will probably make it available on AppList (I don't know if there is any delay between submitting the package and approval). It will also be available via my website.

Upon which Qt is the app built? That is to ask, will it be compatible with Anna (and VGA resolution i hope, i hope, i hope :D) ?

[msc80]

Marxian, this app will it be compatible with Symbian v60 5th? My device running on this OS...
Thank you.

[rotoflex]

This app is excellent. Thanks, Marxian!

[marxian]

Upon which Qt is the app built? That is to ask, will it be compatible with Anna (and VGA resolution i hope, i hope, i hope :D) ?

cuteRadio will be built against Qt 4.7.4 Anna. I haven't tested the UI at 640x480 yet, but I'll do that before release.

[mailcomx]

Hi, For N900, CuteRadio will have network proxy like cutetube?
Thanks YOU :)

[marxian]

Marxian, this app will it be compatible with Symbian v60 5th? My device running on this OS...
Thank you.

I don't think there is support for Qt Components in S60 5th Edition, so I would need to write a new user interface either using QML or widgets. I have not targeted S60 5th Edition before, so I need to check that I have the necessary software tools to do it. Getting hold of these tools is not quite so easy these days.

[marxian]

Hi, For N900, CuteRadio will have network proxy like cutetube?
Thanks YOU :)

It doesn't have a network proxy setting at the moment, but I can add it. :)

[Spectr]

Can't wait for this application for Nokia N8 Belle.... I love my phone and don't want to invest stupid money to buy a new one just to be able listen to radio :D I'll be checking this forum whole weekend :cool: and thank you very much for developing this app!!!:)

[matthewkuhl]

cuteRadio will be built against Qt 4.7.4 Anna. I haven't tested the UI at 640x480 yet, but I'll do that before release.

If you want a beta tester, you have the E6 at your disposal mate :)

[Nuegueba_]

I have a nokia n95 8gb ... And i want to know when the cute radio for symbian s60 3rd will be launched?:D

[Spectr]

I have a nokia n95 8gb ... And i want to know when the cute radio for symbian s60 3rd will be launched?:D

yeah, waiting for it myself.... they said ''weekend''. We must be patient 8-)

[Nuegueba_]

yeah, waiting for it myself.... they said ''weekend''. We must be patient 8-)
This weekend?

[Spectr]

This weekend?
hopefully :D :D

[matthewkuhl]

Your Qt 4.6.3 won't be enough, my v3 mates :(

[xes]

@marxian
just testing into my N900 version 0.1.0. Nice application!
But... it seems that "favourites" and "last played" stations are always empty.

[s4br0s0]

@marxian
just testing into my N900 version 0.1.0. Nice application!
But... it seems that "favourites" and "last played" stations are always empty.

Try 0.2.0.

Greetings.

[Nuegueba_]

Already released?(if yes,send me the link download):)

[s4br0s0]

My bad, mystake by numbers.

That doesn´t happen with 0.0.2.

Greetings.

[marxian]

@marxian
just testing into my N900 version 0.1.0. Nice application!
But... it seems that "favourites" and "last played" stations are always empty.

I can't reproduce this after installing version 0.1.0 from scratch, but it sounds like a permissions issue with the database file (/home/user/cuteRadio/cuteradio.db).

[xes]

@marxian
0.1.0 was the first version i installed.
So i suppose it should take care of his configuration files and db.

[marxian]

@marxian
0.1.0 was the first version i installed.
So i suppose it should take care of his configuration files and db.

As root:

chmod u+rw /home/user/cuteRadio/cuteradio.db

[xes]

ls -allh /home/user/cuteRadio/cuteradio.db
-rw-rw-rw- 1 user root 4.8M Jun 7 23:59 /home/user/cuteRadio/cuteradio.db

ls -dla /home/user/cuteRadio
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 7 23:59 /home/user/cuteRadio

Fixed folder permissions, let's try again

uh.. ..4.8MB?

[Nuegueba_]

Marxian i have a nokia n95 8gb... CuteRadio will work???:D

[marxian]

uh.. ..4.8MB?

30,000 entries. ;)

[matthewkuhl]

Marxian i have a nokia n95 8gb... CuteRadio will work???:D

Mate, there is no Qt Quick package for S60v3 and that's the app's framework.

[marxian]

Marxian i have a nokia n95 8gb... CuteRadio will work???:D

Not yet. The first Symbian release will only support Anna/Belle. Later, I'll look at supporting S60 3rd/5th Edition.

[Nuegueba_]

You have a prediction for when it will launch?

[matthewkuhl]

Not yet. The first Symbian release will only support Anna/Belle. Later, I'll look at supporting S60 3rd/5th Edition.

:o
Well that is excellent news! :D :)

[Nuegueba_]

Not yet. The first Symbian release will only support Anna/Belle. Later, I'll look at supporting S60 3rd/5th Edition.~
You have a prediction for when it will launch?

[marxian]

You have a prediction for when it will launch?

It's hard to say. I don't know for certain what obstacles lie ahead. I haven't targetted S60 3rd/5th Edition before. I know the latest Qt version for S60 3rd Edition is 4.6.3. That shouldn't be a problem, but there could be bugs/limitations that I'm not aware of.

There are also some APIs that I'm not familiar with, such as utilising the Back/Menu buttons, how the application menu is populated etc. Maybe it's similar to Maemo5 and can be done entirely in Qt, or maybe it's totally different and I need to use native Symbian C++ APIs (I suspect the latter).

After I write the code, I need to find and install the toolchains for S60 3rd/5th Edition, then work through any build issues. Finally I have to test the application, except I don't have any S60 3rd/5th Edition devices.

I'm OK with all that. What really bugs me is that I have to do it in Windoze. :(

[matthewkuhl]

@marxian Let me know if there are any resources you need, because i have almost all of the v3/v5 resources and SDKs (v3.0, v3.2, v5 and N97) available in my Drive, along with the Nokia Qt SDKs compatible with v3 and v5 (1.1.1/1.1.2) in your Linux preference ;)
i also have a v3.2 320x240 res device for beta testing (sorry, no 240x320 though).

[aegis]

I don't have a Jolla device, and the emulator is a bit slow on my relatively old desktop hardware (plus I only have 2GB RAM, so my swap partition gets hammered).

The source is on GitHub (https://github.com/marxoft/cuteradio), so anyone that is interested can do it. :)

What kind of RAM do you need? I'm sure we've all got spare sticks of RAM we're not using.

[xes]

QT 4.7.3 for symbian:

S^3 support libraries:
http://trackaway.org/index.php/s-3-support-libraries

S60v5 support libraries:
http://trackaway.org/index.php/s60v5-support-libraries

[vetsin]

I'm having "Could not decode media source" error on various stations for the Philippines. One sample is DZRH MBC - Manila. Is this an error on the app or on the station's side?
I don't normally use internet radio, just tested this app. Thanks marxian :)

EDIT: Wait, I just found that there's an update, will update first then report back. Thanks!

EDIT2: The error is still there.

[marxian]

Symbian ^3 version is ready. :)

You can download it from http://marxoft.co.uk/cuteradio/symbian/

[marxian]

I'm having "Could not decode media source" error on various stations for the Philippines. One sample is DZRH MBC - Manila. Is this an error on the app or on the station's side?
I don't normally use internet radio, just tested this app. Thanks marxian :)

EDIT: Wait, I just found that there's an update, will update first then report back. Thanks!

EDIT2: The error is still there.

I get the same error, except in the Symbian version, which uses QtMultimediaKit instead of Phonon, so it looks like some codec issue with Phonon.

[matthewkuhl]

Symbian ^3 version is ready. :)



You added keyboard and D-pad support! Amazing work - thank you so much :)

[kurana]

Well done! The only difference I've noticed is that the Symbian version do not show title and interpret and in the version for Harmattan this future works. Is there other limitations?

[marxian]

Well done! The only difference I've noticed is that the Symbian version do not show title and interpret and in the version for Harmattan this future works. Is there other limitations?

The missing metadata is due to the different multimedia frameworks used. QtMultimediaKit does not retrieve the ICY metadata, whereas Phonon does. Unfortunately, streaming MP3 using Phonon does not seem to work (error message is 'Download error'), so I must use QtMultimediaKit for now. When I have more time, I will investigate further, and perhaps switch to native Symbian APIs if I can't get Phonon to work.

Other than the metadata issue, the two versions are the same. :)

[matthewkuhl]

Mate, this app is AWESOME.
Featherweight at 379kB RAM while streaming and it already has all of my previous favorites preexisting in the DB!!!
So many thanks and please do mention if you need any dev tools (like Carbide 2.7 [for v3 deployment] or any SDK).

i'm so stoked! :D

[marxian]

You added keyboard and D-pad support! Amazing work - thank you so much :)

Yeah, I wrote some custom components for cuteTube with improved keyboard support some time ago, so I was able to reuse them here. :)

[matthewkuhl]

i know this is off-topic, but this community really makes me want to get the N900, N950 (ha ha, yeah right :p) and N9 i've always thought about getting.
Even a Symbian cousin gets treated very well in this forum and i like how gracious everyone is.

[marxian]

Update: I spotted a small bug in the Symbian version (sleep timer duration setting not visible). :o An updated version has been uploaded.

[Nuegueba_]

Yeah, I wrote some custom components for cuteTube with improved keyboard support some time ago, so I was able to reuse them here. :)
Oh Man...Awesome,im waiting for version to symbian s60 3rd...

[matthewkuhl]

Maybe i blew it (it happens :p), but it isn't saving my favourites and another Anna device user reported the same...

[marxian]

Maybe i blew it (it happens :p), but it isn't saving my favourites and another Anna device user reported the same...

Saving favourites is working on my devices. Both are running Belle, but I'd be surprised if that makes a difference. The database is currently overwritten during installation, so if you installed the updated version (or just re-installed the existing version), you will have lost your favourites.

[matthewkuhl]

Maybe i blew it (it happens :p)

Yup. It was operator error
:rolleyes:
Sorry :(
i'll ask the other person if they did the same thing i did (i used + instead of long-tapping the station).

[blufone]

Thanx for this app. I have the N9. I cannot play many stations. I get Status: Error. eg. station 3AW - 693 AM Melbourne

[huellif]

Check here if you need Symbian development tools:

http://n8delight.blogspot.com/2014/05/for-developers-re-up-of-symbian.html


a s60v5 port should be really easy: It supports Qt 4.7 and by default it has no Symbian components, only the default QtQuick 1.0
But there's a simple port of the Symbian components 1.0: http://forum.symbian-developers.net/qt-application-development/qt-quick-components-for-s60v5/
So it's more or less easy to port the S^3 version to this firmware.

s60v3 with Qt 4.6 supports no QtQuick at all, you can use:
a) native Avkon for the UI which is A LOT of work and it's completly Symbian C++ or try Carbide C++ 2.7, which has a WYSIWYG UI editor, and pure Symbian C++ for the logic.

However if you didn't use pure Symbian C++ before don't use this way, it requires a bit time to get into the CleanupStack, TRAPs, Descriptors, Two Phase Construction etc. and it's not that useful to learn this stuff in 2014.
Maybe CODeRUS can help you a bit if you have questions? My skills are OK but I am not an expert.

b) QWidgets, which have a native look an feel.
You need the old QtSDK 1.1 which has s60v3 support, 1.2 has v5 - Belle only.


c) There are other solutions like Flash, JavaME, WRT, .NET, Python, Ruby, Perl and Silverlight but I don't know if they support the audio streaming?

[xes]

@marxian
just a quick report...
While using the maemo version i can observe a mediamu/high cpu usage with the phone becoming a little bit warm after ~10 minutes (using a wifi connection) and battery level seems to go down quickly.

EDIT.
and a few questions.
How did you populated the db and could it be updated?
Which sources are you using?

[Spectr]

Thank you for app!!!! But But I'm not able to listen ''Digitally Imported-Trance'' in UK? Any help? :-(

[Copernicus]

I've also been doing some testing on the Maemo version. From what top shows, while running, cuteradio tends to hover around 20% CPU, and pulseaudio stays between 20-25% CPU. I'm not seeing significant warming or battery drain here (although I haven't run for more than about half an hour at a time).

This is also on a wifi connection. My phone is sitting just a couple of feet from my wifi router though, so it might not need as much power...

[backcover_press_service]

Same results as Copernicus - for comparison, the same station, but listened to using OMP uses ~15 kB/s transfer and OMP doesn't exceed 5% CPU (pulseaudio, similar to Copernicus example, is 15-20% CPU).

[xes]

... From what top shows, while running, cuteradio tends to hover around 20% CPU, and pulseaudio stays between 20-25% CPU.

Yep i can confirm the values, cumulative load is near 50-60% but seems to change a little for different streams.

When compared to OMP in fact it uses about 20-25% more cpu.

Temperature... probably a summer effect summed to cpu load.

[marxian]

Check here if you need Symbian development tools:

http://n8delight.blogspot.com/2014/05/for-developers-re-up-of-symbian.html


a s60v5 port should be really easy: It supports Qt 4.7 and by default it has no Symbian components, only the default QtQuick 1.0
But there's a simple port of the Symbian components 1.0: http://forum.symbian-developers.net/qt-application-development/qt-quick-components-for-s60v5/
So it's more or less easy to port the S^3 version to this firmware.

s60v3 with Qt 4.6 supports no QtQuick at all, you can use:
a) native Avkon for the UI which is A LOT of work and it's completly Symbian C++ or try Carbide C++ 2.7, which has a WYSIWYG UI editor, and pure Symbian C++ for the logic.

However if you didn't use pure Symbian C++ before don't use this way, it requires a bit time to get into the CleanupStack, TRAPs, Descriptors, Two Phase Construction etc. and it's not that useful to learn this stuff in 2014.
Maybe CODeRUS can help you a bit if you have questions? My skills are OK but I am not an expert.

b) QWidgets, which have a native look an feel.
You need the old QtSDK 1.1 which has s60v3 support, 1.2 has v5 - Belle only.


c) There are other solutions like Flash, JavaME, WRT, .NET, Python, Ruby, Perl and Silverlight but I don't know if they support the audio streaming?

I will almost certainly be using QWidgets for S60 3rd Edition. Of course, if it's very easy to port the Symbian ^3 version to S60 5th Edition, well the source is on GitHub, so ... ;)

[marxian]

Yep i can confirm the values, cumulative load is near 50-60% but seems to change a little for different streams.

When compared to OMP in fact it uses about 20-25% more cpu.

Temperature... probably a summer effect summed to cpu load.

MAFW (used by OMP) uses the DSP, whereas Phonon does not. This explains the difference in CPU load.

[marxian]

Thank you for app!!!! But But I'm not able to listen ''Digitally Imported-Trance'' in UK? Any help? :-(

I get a message about licensing restrictions. If you have access to a proxy server, you can use that in cuteRadio by going to the settings page and entering the proxy settings.

[marxian]

How did you populated the db and could it be updated?
Which sources are you using?

I can't remember where I obtained the list of stations (it was about 10 months ago). The station list is in tab-separated text format, and I wrote a simple shell script to create a SQLITE database and add the stations to it. The station list, script and resulting database are all in the source tarball.

[xes]

@marxian
Maybe from here: http://web-radio-importer.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/Radio%20Stations/WebRadio/

[marxian]

@marxian
Maybe from here: http://web-radio-importer.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/Radio%20Stations/WebRadio/

No, those are in XML format. There also seems to be far fewer stations there.

[xes]

@marxian
If you decide to add an online search:

curl --silent http://opml.radiotime.com/Browse.ashx?c=local | grep audio | grep station| gawk -F'"' '{ print "Station : " $4}{system("curl --silent "$6" | head -n1")}'

https://github.com/diegofn/TuneIn-Radio-VLC/blob/master/tunein.lua

or:
http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=150587%23p150587

[matthewkuhl]

Along with huellif's development tool cache, here is the link to my repository:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B_UU-fJ824DoU0J2bDRsdWJHR2s&usp=sharing

The Qt SDKs for Windows have been locked by Google for some reason (perhaps the >1GB file size?), but the Linux tools are fine.
This link is to all my available files.

[mailcomx]

Hi. Do you have networks proxies can recommend us?? it s working with cuteRadio?

Thank you, GrEAt App! :)

[marxian]

Hi. Do you have networks proxies can recommend us?? it s working with cuteRadio?

Thank you, GrEAt App! :)

I don't use a proxy myself, but they should be working in cuteRadio. The only problem would be if Phonon does not use the application-wide network proxy setting.

[Spectr]

I get a message about licensing restrictions. If you have access to a proxy server, you can use that in cuteRadio by going to the settings page and entering the proxy settings.

well, I don't know what's that mean ''to have access to a proxy server''... what setting i need to insert? It needs Host, Port, Username and Password, where to get these?

[matthewkuhl]

well, I don't know what's that mean ''to have access to a proxy server''... what setting i need to insert? It needs Host, Port, Username and Password, where to get these?

A proxy can be used if your IP is blocked on a particular server.
Read here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server

[misiozol]

I have just register to say THANK YOU gr8 app , nokia/micro$soft suck big time .

[Spectr]

A proxy can be used if your IP is blocked on a particular server.
Read here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server

well that didn't help... :-(

[genes]

Hello, Hong Kong country station does not work...

[matthewkuhl]

Hello, Hong Kong country station does not work...

Can you be more specific? All HK stations or just one?
As previously mentioned, the list is potentially out of date so it is possible not all stations are current (i've already found a few dead stations).

[marxian]

The next update will have TuneIn integration (with other services possibly added later). The existing local database will be removed, and instead it will be possible to add stations from TuneIn to the database for local storage. This way, you can build your own local list of stations, instead of having 30,000 entries.

[xes]

@marxian
thank you for considering tunein!
Anyway, if it was up to me, i would not discharge your great db since it's very good alternative at the online search.

If you add the tunein search, please consider also tunein's pictures, these would give a nice playing experience.

One more request, do you think it would be possible to add a setting into the N900 build to chose between Phonom and MAFW?

[matthewkuhl]

The next update will have TuneIn integration (with other services possibly added later). The existing local database will be removed, and instead it will be possible to add stations from TuneIn to the database for local storage. This way, you can build your own local list of stations, instead of having 30,000 entries.

Thank you, but i agree with xes' suggestion to use both - i can spare a few MB for an offline db :) (i have 14.5GB of offline maps, i can deal with 4.77MB of station dirctory :D)

[marxian]

@marxian
thank you for considering tunein!
Anyway, if it was up to me, i would not discharge your great db since it's very good alternative at the online search.

If you add the tunein search, please consider also tunein's pictures, these would give a nice playing experience.

One more request, do you think it would be possible to add a setting into the N900 build to chose between Phonom and MAFW?

I've already implemented logo support for the stations. These will be saved to the local disk if a station is added to the database.

It's not as simple as adding an option to choose MAFW. I need to implement a player that uses MAFW instead of Phonon. If/when I do that, I don't see any reason to allow Phonon as a choice, since there would be no reason to choose it.

[marxian]

Thank you, but i agree with xes' suggestion to use both - i can spare a few MB for an offline db :) (i have 14.5GB of offline maps, i can deal with 4.77MB of station dirctory :D)

The problem is that 30,000 entries is a lot, and slows down any operations that require calling the database.

[matthewkuhl]

Ahhh. Thank you :)

[s4br0s0]

As far still can hear Radio 1 (essential mix). :p;)

What will happen with favorites?

Greetings.

PD: I know we still can on tunein.

[Dave999]

All we hear is radio gaga radio gogo...

What differs functionally wise between n9 and n900 versions?

[xes]

I've already implemented logo support for the stations. These will be saved to the local disk if a station is added to the database.

It's not as simple as adding an option to choose MAFW. I need to implement a player that uses MAFW instead of Phonon. If/when I do that, I don't see any reason to allow Phonon as a choice, since there would be no reason to choose it.

While waiting for that, i think we would live very well with the possibility to add a custom command to play the selected stream:

mplayer "http://shoutcast.rtl.it:3020/listen.pls"

or:

dbus-send --print-reply --dest=com.nokia.mediaplayer /com/nokia/mediaplayer com.nokia.mediaplayer.mime_open string:"http://shoutcast.rtl.it:3020/listen.pls"

This would also solve any "codec not supported" issue and allow an easy customization and fix for all the supported platforms.

[rotoflex]

It's not as simple as adding an option to choose MAFW. I need to implement a player that uses MAFW instead of Phonon. If/when I do that, I don't see any reason to allow Phonon as a choice, since there would be no reason to choose it.

I'm not familiar with the internal differences of the players, but I have noticed that mplayer has issues with buffering that result in its abandoning a stream & going silent when taxed. I must use kmplayer, which must differ somehow, when reliability for not going silent is essential.

[marxian]

As far still can hear Radio 1 (essential mix). :p;)

What will happen with favorites?

Greetings.

PD: I know we still can on tunein.

Existing favourites will be lost, but you can add them back via TuneIn. Once you add the stations to the database, you'll be able to browse them offline. The benefit is that you might only need 100 stations in the database, which will result in better performance than having 30,000 stations, where 29,900 are never even used. There is also a better chance that the stations will be up to date when you add them, and you can always update them using TuneIn if they ever stop working.

[marxian]

All we hear is radio gaga radio gogo...

What differs functionally wise between n9 and n900 versions?

There are no significant differences. Just some UI details.

[marxian]

While waiting for that, i think we would live very well with the possibility to add a custom command to play the selected stream:

mplayer "http://shoutcast.rtl.it:3020/listen.pls"

or:

dbus-send --print-reply --dest=com.nokia.mediaplayer /com/nokia/mediaplayer com.nokia.mediaplayer.mime_open string:"http://shoutcast.rtl.it:3020/listen.pls"

This would also solve any "codec not supported" issue and allow an easy customization and fix for all the supported platforms.

I can do that. :) cuteTube already has that feature.

[marxian]

Here's what the Harmattan version currently looks like, with station logos and a toolbutton in place of the 'Now playing' banner:

http://t.imgbox.com/p3dEvicv.jpg (http://imgbox.com/p3dEvicv) http://t.imgbox.com/IcJxsdIp.jpg (http://imgbox.com/IcJxsdIp) http://t.imgbox.com/ChCf7DDn.jpg (http://imgbox.com/ChCf7DDn)

[marxian]

I'm not familiar with the internal differences of the players, but I have noticed that mplayer has issues with buffering that result in its abandoning a stream & going silent when taxed. I must use kmplayer, which must differ somehow, when reliability for not going silent is essential.

You can set the buffer size for mplayer with the 'cache' parameter, e.g

mplayer --cache=2048 $filename

This should help with any buffering issues. I don't know if KMPlayer changes the default buffer size when it uses the mplayer backend.

[huellif]

Here's what the Harmattan version currently looks like, with station logos and a toolbutton in place of the 'Now playing' banner:

http://t.imgbox.com/p3dEvicv.jpg (http://imgbox.com/p3dEvicv) http://t.imgbox.com/IcJxsdIp.jpg (http://imgbox.com/IcJxsdIp) http://t.imgbox.com/ChCf7DDn.jpg (http://imgbox.com/ChCf7DDn)

very nice, keep up your good work :)

[marxian]

Update. :) Version 0.2.0 for Maemo5 will be available soon.

Changelog:

* Added TuneIn integration.
* Added podcasts.
* Added option to play a station direct from a URL.
* Added option to use an alternative media player.

Screenshots:

http://t.imgbox.com/2XGUKB3e.jpg (http://imgbox.com/2XGUKB3e) http://t.imgbox.com/J2gVfvYS.jpg (http://imgbox.com/J2gVfvYS) http://t.imgbox.com/pyLEQv3M.jpg (http://imgbox.com/pyLEQv3M) http://t.imgbox.com/GeynxYhH.jpg (http://imgbox.com/GeynxYhH)

[matthewkuhl]

Very exciting :D
i wish i was compotent enough to help :)

[s4br0s0]

Update (download .deb from repos, to sd, ham), does not save favorites or recent played.

Always shows empty (even after reboot).

Greetings.

[lorenzo]

where does the search on main view? doesn't search on database neither on tune in

[imaginaryenemy]

Great update (Harmattan)! A few issues, though:
-For me every time I update, i have to restart my phone or the app is practically unusable. "Application not responding" every tine i click anything. I don't have this issue with any other apps.
-When adding a podcast through tune in, the "adding" screen goes on forever. However, if you press cancel, everything was added just fine.
-Using the media player instead of the cuteradio player doesn't work. I get a connection error every time. Same stations play fine when using cuteradio player.

Thanks for your continued support!

[MarcAnton]

Updated to v 0.2.0 on my N9 today........and nothing worked anymore.
all favourite stations were gone.

Couldn't browse stations by genre, country or languages anymore, always got empty screen.
recently played stations were not shown.

then updated to 0.2.1 and I am totally confused,
options for genre, country and lang are gone, no favorites?

when I search station by country in tuneIn I get letters from A-Z, when you don't know the exact station name you're lost.
how to save stations?

re-installed v0.1.2 again, works fine

[xes]

@marxian
I'm testing your new version 0.2.1 and things are going better.
Browse categories and tunein search seem to be more clear.

To speed up searches, i would suggest you to cache locally in a separated folder, for example .logos_cache, all station's png since every png has the same id of tunein radio stations and it's unique.
Then, maybe add an option to enable/disable the alphabetic selection inside every category. (now is really boring..)

Artist and album info now always report "unknow" (maybe that in 0.1.0 it was working? - not sure)

I have found an interesting page about tunein api:
http://dementsov.com/2011/07/08/analysis-of-tunein-radio-stations/

In this page there are also a pair of json file with a collection of radio stations extracted from there.

ONE IMPORTANT request:
Using:

curl http://opml.radiotime.com/Tune.ashx?id=s124197&filter=l1

you can extract original radio's url. Could you store also this into the db as secondary url when saving a station?

When/if the domain radiotime.com and tunein will become unavailable, 404 or what else, we will be able to swap primary and secondary url without lose our preferred stations!

Testing goes on, now i'm using cuteradio every morning! ;)
Great application! Thanks!

[s4br0s0]

Update 0.2.1, still not save favorite or recent played.

Greetings.

[xes]

Update 0.2.1, still not save favorite or recent played.

Greetings.

chmod -R 777 /home/user/cuteRadio

Post installer script fixes db write permission but not folder owner/permission.

[s4br0s0]

chmod -R 777 /home/user/cuteRadio

Post installer script fixes db write permission but not folder owner/permission.

Problem solve, thanks.

Greetings.

[kurana]

New version 0.2.2 is online on openrepos, but no change log yet...

[marxian]

@marxian
I'm testing your new version 0.2.1 and things are going better.
Browse categories and tunein search seem to be more clear.

To speed up searches, i would suggest you to cache locally in a separated folder, for example .logos_cache, all station's png since every png has the same id of tunein radio stations and it's unique.


I don't see any need to cache data. The local database is there to store stations that you use regularly, thus reducing the need to search online. Also, as soon as you cache data locally, you have two problems instead of one. How often have you read the advice 'just delete the cache, and it will work again'?


Then, maybe add an option to enable/disable the alphabetic selection inside every category. (now is really boring..)


It's not really feasible to do this, due to how the browsing works in the API. I agree that it sucks, but that's how it is.


Artist and album info now always report "unknow" (maybe that in 0.1.0 it was working? - not sure)


I did switch from Phonon to QMediaPlayer, so that is probably the cause. I thought metadata was working correctly after manually setting the Icy-MetaData request header.


I have found an interesting page about tunein api:
http://dementsov.com/2011/07/08/analysis-of-tunein-radio-stations/

In this page there are also a pair of json file with a collection of radio stations extracted from there.


I came across that page when looking at TuneIn myself. I don't really want to be doing any heavy processing of data. I'd rather keep it simple and ensure that the data retreived is up to date. That is, after all, the purpose of having TuneIn integration.


ONE IMPORTANT request:
Using:

curl http://opml.radiotime.com/Tune.ashx?id=s124197&filter=l1

you can extract original radio's url. Could you store also this into the db as secondary url when saving a station?

When/if the domain radiotime.com and tunein will become unavailable, 404 or what else, we will be able to swap primary and secondary url without lose our preferred stations!


I have considered this before, and will probably implement it (not using curl, though ;)).

[matthewkuhl]

May we (well, i) ask why all traces of cuteRadio have been removed from your website? i see the sources are still available on GitHub... :confused:

[marxian]

May we (well, i) ask why all traces of cuteRadio have been removed from your website? i see the sources are still available on GitHub... :confused:

I have been contacted by lawyers acting on behalf of TuneIn. As a result, I am ceasing distribution of cuteRadio until I decide how to proceed.

[Dave999]

I have been contacted by lawyers acting on behalf of TuneIn. As a result, I am ceasing distribution of cuteRadio until I decide how to proceed.

Im Sorry to hear that. It was such an aswsome tool.

https://leavinglaw.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/lawyer-hell1.jpg

[matthewkuhl]

Oh, man - i'm really sorry about that :(
i hope it gets resolved favourably/amicably.

[matthewkuhl]

i have mentioned there may be a request for an uninstallation of v0.2.1 on the two forums where i have shared cuteRadio (via link to your website only).

[tcbl50]

Just logged in to thank u for this app. Enabled me to listen to a lot of stations on tune in radio. Now I use my N900 as a multimedia centre at work

[rotoflex]

Marxian: If you decide to revisit CuteRadio, when adding a new station it appears that in Add Station, the Source field will allow input only of http://, and so mms:// stations cannot be added.

Example:
mms://103.14.3.137:80/concert-mbr?MSWMExt=.asf

[marxian]

Marxian: If you decide to revisit CuteRadio, when adding a new station it appears that in Add Station, the Source field will allow input only of http://, and so mms:// stations cannot be added.

Example:
mms://103.14.3.137:80/concert-mbr?MSWMExt=.asf

I will change the input validators when I work on the next update. :)

[PenaPP]

marxian: Hi, are there some news about the situation with TuneIn? :confused:

[cabiludo]

I will change the input validators when I work on the next update. :)


First, congratulations on the program.

My problem is different, I can later add manually, but LOGO radio is not showing up.

I tried with the image file in two formats: JPG and PNG

I copied them to the folder:
/home/user/cuteRadio/.logos/teste.png

within the application and the way I tell it this way:
File:///homehome/user/cuteRadio/.logos/teste.png

But LOGO not appear. Where am I going wrong?

Thank you!

[cabiludo]

I tried so

file:///home/user/cuteRadio/.logos/teste.png

and it does not work.

[supergaban]

cuteradio v.0.3.0 update just landing, after upgrade it always asking about cuteradio account. how to get it.?

[marxian]

cuteradio v.0.3.0 update just landing, after upgrade it always asking about cuteradio account. how to get it.?

Simply enter a username and password and submit. An account will automatically be created if the username is not already taken. :)

[marxian]

First, congratulations on the program.

My problem is different, I can later add manually, but LOGO radio is not showing up.

I tried with the image file in two formats: JPG and PNG

I copied them to the folder:
/home/user/cuteRadio/.logos/teste.png

within the application and the way I tell it this way:
File:///homehome/user/cuteRadio/.logos/teste.png

But LOGO not appear. Where am I going wrong?

Thank you!

Sorry about the late reply. :o

I'm not actually sure why it wasn't working (probably some problem with the logo downloader when using local files), but all data is now stored on a remote server in version 0.3.0.

[rotoflex]

Installation of the new version apparently blew out all my previously saved Favourites, & does not seem to retain anything in Recently Played Stations.

[supergaban]

Simply enter a username and password and submit. An account will automatically be created if the username is not already taken. :)

hmm..it doesn't work with me. when i click "done" nothing happen.
no progress indicator or something. simply frezze :confused:

[pierrem]

Cuteradio 0.3 happen to have the same issue described for qml-browser in this post
http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=1447825&postcount=186

[s4br0s0]

Why do we need an account to use cuteRadio?

Greetings.

[rotoflex]

hmm..it doesn't work with me. when i click "done" nothing happen.
no progress indicator or something. simply frezze :confused:

Worked for me

[supergaban]

Worked for me

is there any special configuration do you use..?

[breakpointz]

Great work with this,it gets all my loved stations :D
I so badly want the cuteXXX app series to be followed by cutefacebook since i use facebook very much.I would gladly pay to buy an app like that or donate in a fundraising to build an app for facebook.
Thanks for your great apps :)

[tcbl50]

reflashed my phone but cant seem to log into account! i press done and nothng happens. have reinstalled with no change!

[gawga_boy]

Nice. Works great. Thanks.

[tcbl50]

Nice. Works great. Thanks.

Are u able to create an account?

[jmo707]

Cuteradio 0.3 happen to have the same issue described for qml-browser in this post
http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=1447825&postcount=186

Damn... it's true. I can't execute it without getting that same error!
But on the qml-browser thread pirateman seems to be on the way to making a qt-components-hildon package compatible with thumb.

[tcbl50]

reflashed my phone but cant seem to log into account! i press done and nothng happens. have reinstalled with no change!

Problem solved by installing CSSU.

[cabiludo]

Hello Marxian.


... still failing to include images favorites! since the 0.1.2 version stopped working ... is that right?

[cabiludo]

First, congratulations on the program.

My problem is different, I can later add manually, but LOGO radio is not showing up.

I tried with the image file in two formats: JPG and PNG

I copied them to the folder:
/home/user/cuteRadio/.logos/teste.png

within the application and the way I tell it this way:
File:///homehome/user/cuteRadio/.logos/teste.png

But LOGO not appear. Where am I going wrong?

Thank you!

(from Brazillian - transcribed by software into English)

Marxian, I managed to solve the problem of images as logo. I ask your permission to publish here what procedure was used for solution.

Version in use 0.2.0 -> is perfect. But I preferred to go back to 0.1.2 to test the search for unknown radios.

With this problem with TuneIn searches station almost all OFF.

Congratulations to great app again. I can no longer leave my NOKIA N9-00 because of this app

[silicondreams]

is it possible to stream .ogg streams?
It says that your Gstreramer missing plugin!
what plugin must be installed?

[imat]

Wow wow wow ! I just discovered this app, and installed it on my N9, and CONGRATULATIONS ! I think it's one of the best app on my N9...

Thanks !!!!