A sneak peek at the next version of Android Market and Music app
Update: Tech From 10 seems to be offline -- but we have lots of images and a hands-on review if you want to see what the new Music app is like.In what is probably a bit of a big-G whoopsie, the folks at Tech From 10 woke up to find a new, test version of Android Market installed on their Galaxy S.
Visually, the new version is almost identical. The carousel of featured apps has been updated slightly, and apps now have a 'Content rating,' but that's it (image after the break). The interesting bit, however, is the inclusion of alpha and beta apps -- most notably, there's a new version of the Music app, which looks like a scaled-down version of the Android 3.0 Honeycomb Music app (see right).
Also available from the test Android Market is 'Google Gallery 3D New 10.2', 'Google - Camera v12' and 'Google Desk Clock 10' -- but, curiously, all of the apps refused to launch on Tech From 10's Galaxy S (Vibrant) smartphone. Are they Honeycomb apps? Or, more likely, are they destined for the next Android smartphone OS, Ice Cream?
If you want to try out the new Honeycombish Music app, Tech From 10 has made the APK available for download. You can also download the three Google apps, if you want to have a poke around.













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Subscribe to commentss7oRmApr 5th 2011 7:38AM
Camera and Music works on Android 2.3.3 (CM RC4), and I think clock might if i remove the stock one. Gallery Crashes on launch.
The new Music player is really nice, and different to the other leaked one I had previously.
Sebastian AnthonyApr 5th 2011 12:12PM
@s7oRm Perhaps it doesn't work with 2.3.2, but works with 2.3.3 -- or maybe Cyanogen is just too awesome :)
The new music app is great!
pasmithApr 5th 2011 9:26AM
I could only get Camera to work on my Galaxy S with 2.3.3 (Darky's RC3) and I really like the functionality of it. The on screen elements rotate depending on the orientation of the phone, theres a digital zoom and the settings are better laid out. It looks a bit rough but thats to be expected given how this was obtained!
pasmithApr 5th 2011 9:43AM
@pasmith
I should mention that the gallery doesn't work from the camera because it links to the new one and also that the video camera doesn't work either.
Sebastian AnthonyApr 5th 2011 12:11PM
@pasmith It sounds pretty cool! Thanks for the info :)
zacApr 7th 2011 11:45AM
MT4G CM7 RC4 camera and music worked and I should mention when selecting gallery from the new camera, android gives you the option to choose which gallery you'd like to use
HellishINCApr 5th 2011 11:14AM
anyone else getting 403?
Sebastian AnthonyApr 5th 2011 12:17PM
@HellishINC Yep. The whole site seems to be 403 forbidden. Ut oh... :(