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SonicPlay – USB Music Player Live

Karan_Kular1 app · 8.9K installsMusic & AudioFreecom.sonicwave.player

🎧 Bit-perfect USB DAC playback, Hi-Res & DSD audio, parametric EQ. No ads.

Total installs
8,865
exact · Play shows 5,000+
Installs / day
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measured after our second crawl (about a day)
Rating
4.0★
230 ratings · 3 reviews
Released
3 May 2026
5mo ago
Last update
28 Sept 2026
v2.5.6 · 12d ago
Countries
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not checked yet

Install history

exact counter from Google Play
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Installs per day · last 30 days

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Change timeline

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Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

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Top chart positions

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Permissions

10 in 4 groups
2 Sensitive4 Notable4 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive1

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive1

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Wi-Fi connection informationRoutine1

Access to details about Wi-Fi networks your device sees or uses

  • See whether Wi-Fi is on and details of the network you are connected toview Wi-Fi connections · ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
OtherNotable7

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • See Bluetooth settings and connect to paired devices like headphones, speakers or watchespair with Bluetooth devices · BLUETOOTH
  • Change volume and choose which speaker or headset plays soundchange your audio settings · MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
  • Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
  • Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check · com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description
SonicPlay is a music player for USB DACs and lossless audio. It plays your files exactly as they are — bit-perfect over USB, native DSD, no resampling. No ads, no account, nothing tracks you. 🔌 USB AUDIO / BIT-PERFECT Plug in a USB DAC or dongle and SonicPlay takes the exclusive audio path, skipping the Android mixer completely. The DAC gets your file at its original sample rate and bit depth. 44.1kHz stays 44.1kHz. • Works with USB Audio Class 1 and 2 devices • Your phone's volume keys can drive the DAC's own hardware volume • Per-DAC settings: startup volume, volume limit, DSD mode (Auto / DoP / PCM) • The audio info screen shows what the DAC is actually receiving, so you can verify bit-perfect yourself 💿 DSD AND HI-RES DSF and DFF files play natively, as DSD over DoP if your DAC supports it, converted to clean PCM if not. PCM up to 384kHz / 32 bit. Gapless works everywhere. 🎵 FORMATS FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, APE, DSD (DSF/DFF), MP3, AAC/M4A, OGG, Opus. ALAC uses a built-in decoder, so Apple Lossless plays even on phones whose own decoder is broken. 🎚️ EQUALIZER • Parametric EQ with AutoEQ correction profiles for over 1000 headphones • Manual EQ where you type exact frequency, gain and Q instead of dragging sliders • ReplayGain volume normalization (track or album) • Real crossfade, and a sleep timer that counts minutes, tracks, or stops at the end of the song EQ and effects switch off automatically in bit-perfect mode. 📂 LIBRARY Pick your music folders and scanning is quick — rescans only read changed files. Browse by album, artist, genre, year, composer or folder. Artist photos and bios load from MusicBrainz if you want them. Playlists import and export as plain M3U, so they move between players. Smart playlists group your library by decade, file type and sample rate. Synced lyrics from .lrc files or embedded tags, with online lyrics search. There's a duplicate finder too. 📱 REMOTE AND CAST Chromecast is built in. There's also a free companion app, SonicPlay Remote, for browsing your library and controlling playback from another phone on the same WiFi. Other things worth knowing: double-press a volume key to skip tracks with the screen off, tablet layouts, a translucent Liquid Glass theme, and it runs well on small dedicated players (DAPs). 🔒 PRIVACY Everything works offline. No ads, no sign-in, no analytics on what you listen to. If something doesn't work with your DAC, use Submit feedback in settings — most of the USB improvements in this app started as user reports. 🌟 Acknowledgements 💙 Special Thanks 👨‍💻 Ricardo Ramos 🎖️ QA Tester & Early Supporter Thank you for your time, patience, and dedication in testing SonicWave. Your bug reports, feature suggestions, and continuous feedback played a vital role in improving the app. 🎵 Your support is truly appreciated! 💬 Feedback Welcome This app is actively improving — your feedback helps shape future updates.

What's new

Fixed inconsistent folder playback order (tapping a song, Play/Shuffle, and Auto Play now all agree). Fixed some WavPack (.wv) files with tags not being recognized. Downloaded a language pack? SonicPlay now offers to update it for you. Plus the Dolby Atmos playback fix, a rare freeze fix, and other improvements.

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