Always On: Edge Music Lighting

A Google user

4 years ago

The app performs completely as described, it does require quite a few permissions, especially if you want it to be able to fetch colors from album art. My only gripe is that it's no a true VU meter like you'd find using rainmeter or in audio software, and they don't advertise it as that, which is good I just really like being able to watch the frequency responce of my music in real time, so this was a bummer. Not gonna keep it on my system, but if the devs stick to it, this will be hella good

Clint Ferguson

3 years ago

Minor "glitches" but 100% awesome. The only real issue I've noticed is the screen edge's "roundness" setting seems to get reset whenever the app updates. It's a minor gripe, but it still gets annoying. Sometimes the visualizer doesn't work, so you need to open the app and futz around. Nothing that I'd consider a real problem though. Overall, I'd actually rate this a 95/100. True fact. I just really like how it always makes my phone stand out, and I know my music is playing when on low volume.

A Google user

4 years ago

I downloaded this out of curiosity and came to find a gem of an app. It's simple, easy to use, and gives just the right amount of control over the look. I purchased the lines pack and got a lot more options to play with. The app just works, unlike so many other similar apps. I also like that it can use Spotify's api to set the colors to match the album cover.

Alex Dickhaus

2 years ago

Everyone who has a phone with edge lighting should download this app right now! Not a ton of options, but enough to keep it from growing stale. Super simple and user friendly UI, and even mostly simple patterns, which gives a nice laid back feel. Definitely makes your phone more pleasing to look at, even if it is just a small accent around the screen?

David Guajardo

3 years ago

It's definitely a great concept 💡 love the idea of it all. Although I would definitely appreciate sum more visual effects. More spectrums, and as for some they don't really sync with music. To my understanding at least, perhaps they do though they don't completely look like they have a purpose other than color. Like the fire effect or the chasing one. Other than what I've listed it wonderful! Thank you !

Shawn SQ Zhang

2 years ago

1. It's lovely and I like the customisations. There is plenty! 2. Works on my Samsung Galaxy 21 Ultra without issues. Installed it last night and played some music without it being killed or anything which I guess is a good win. 3. The album art visualiser works nicely except for when I go back to the previous track. It doesn't revert back to colour of that track art. Possible bug? Moving forward works well. 4. Sometimes it prevents me from interacting with some apps like the Play Store.

A Google user

4 years ago

It's a gimmick. Nevertheless, it's really damn cool. It requested microphone access to record audio from your speakers but when I used SoundCloud it didn't need the mic. So take what you will from that. I would like to see the edge lighting have an option to come from only one end of the screen. Equalizer options should also be added. Some songs it works really well to visualize and others not so much.

A Google user

4 years ago

I had previously downloaded a similar app, which came with designed variations of the equalizer bar but found it to be "too busy" versus the simple aesthetic that this particular one has. My favorite features of this app is the different styles to choose from (ie: mirror rain, corners out, flat/side bars, etc.) & that it has the ability to pull colors from the playing album's cover to use in it's display. I very rarely opt to get the PRO version of apps, but I mos'definately did for this! <3

A Google user

4 years ago

Honestly I like the effects it brings to the screen when you listen to music. Is very pleasant to just watch and chill. One complain I kinda have (not really a complain, but still) is that if there isn't a music playing after a while, the app just closes. So you have to open it again if you want the effects. I'd like if it stays open always, even if no music is playing after a long period of time.

Jaz Hulsey (Oven Heating)

4 years ago

Great app!! Does pretty much exactly what i expect. It does need one thing however and thats the ability to adust sensitivity so i can play at higher volumes with less action. Edit here: it does have the ability to adjust its sensitivity but how about one more update where you can choose the sensitivity of specific notes entirely. I myself would prefer only the bass section of the songs to be shown across the bars but theres no ability to do so. I would like to be able to adjust trebel as well.

Quincy “Mr. Quick” Poaches

1 year ago

I like the app and it is easy to work with. Very pretty to look at and lots of options. My only reason to complain (which is an easy fix, I'd assume) is the notifications option. The edge lighting effect only pulses for a moment and stops. There is no option to make the notification persist or assign different lights for different types of notices. It would be nice to see what notifications I have if I walk up to my phone after leaving the room and returning, for example.

Rowan Hawthorne

11 months ago

Great app, definitely deserves a higher rating than two stars. What ruins the experience for me is that every single time I open the app, some music plays in the background and doesn't go away even after I've closed out the application. The only way to make the music stop is to force close the app, which then force closes the AOD, rendering the app pretty much useless. If this gets fixed, I'll amend my review.

James Clark

9 months ago

Too few options and it doesn't actually synce with music. Remove the secondary lock screen, it's a nuisance and it's unnecessary. Also, make it "click through," it's takes up too much edge space functionality and inhibits full use of the device. It has some cool designs and a lot of potential though. Until then, I want a refund.

Stanley “Ronin” Malbrough

3 weeks ago

Works with several different apps. Wish there were more emersive effects for the always-on display. And I have to turn it off in order to perform certain tasks on my phone. And for the main lighting... it'll be cool to have a random and/or favorite mix instead of having to change it one by one all the time.

Vadim Ponomarev

1 month ago

Does not lock the screen? Unless I'm missing something, it doesn't look like this app automatically locks the screen. If I just let the screen timeout and turn off on it's own, this AOD activates, but no matter how much time passes, a double tap on the screen brings me back to unlocked phone. Not worth the premium version I've purchased.

William M

1 month ago

I wanted to add an AOD to my S9 Ultra that is used as a remote for my theater room. The amount of customization this app provides is amazing. I thought I had found the perfect app for my needs, but unfortunately it will not work in landscape mode on my tablet. Neither the app nor the lockscreen will work in landscape mode. I have tried changing the settings to force landscape and it still won't work. If it worked in landscape, it would easily be a 5 star review. Please fix this.

Dan Steele

1 month ago

It's cool, I enjoy the effects. Good amount to choose from, too. Paywalls are always a drag. I do appreciate the ability to unlock everything with one buy, no weekly bs. Also, no ads 👍👍 unless you want to test one of the paid effects. But at 5 bucks, I feel like it's a bit high when there are still little things to fix and optimize. For example, the edge lighting doesn't work with about half the notifications I get, regardless of whether it's while AOD is on, screen is on, or screen off.