Sky Media Player 1.0.0.13

A complete audio-video playback, download and management solution for Windows Phone users
Numerous users take their favorite tracks with them onto mobile devices, so as to be able to listen to the music they love while on the go.

Nonetheless, for a seamless experience when handling the audio or video files users will have to try different apps than those offered to you by the OS by default.

For those interested in getting a pretty simple and easy to use utility that can be used for playing back multimedia files stored onto the mobile device or getting fresh music and clips from online sources Sky Media Player could do the trick.

Carefully designed front-end

This app will greet you with a rather attractive interface that features transparency effects and has beautiful backgrounds. Moving among menus is smooth at all times, while the information displayed by the utility is clearly visible.

The content is kept neatly structured under several relevant categories, so as to make it a lot easier for you to locate the songs, artists or albums you have in your collection.

As soon as you launch the utility you will be assailed by flashing banners in almost every section and you will also start to receive some reminders that prompt you to rate and review the application.

The video playback is fluent and without interruptions, while a neat feature allows you to set Sky Media Player as the lock screen provider, so it can contribute to the enhancement of the handset's visuals.

Built-in audio and video search

The app is able to detect all the songs that are hosted on the mobile device and it organizes them in alphabetical order in two separate sections, "Audio" and "Video" inside the "Local Media" module.

The built-in search engine will make it possible for you to easily find any song in audio or video format either stored onto the phone or from some well-known online sources like YouTube, SoundCloud or Vkontakte.

Each track you select from the audio search or any clip loaded from the video section can be cached locally, inside the application's storage, so you can play them even when an Internet connection is not available.

Play and cache multimedia content for offline use

The music player component included in the package is complete with almost all the controls you will need, while the video player supports subtitles and multiple audio channel selection.

Also, in case you want to leave the music playing in the background, you will be glad to know that Sky Media Player works under the lock screen as well.

For the video playback, the application can acquire when needed the necessary codecs and offer you on a trial basis the possibility to view less common formats like QuickTime (.qt) or MKV.

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softpedia rating

4.0/5

user rating 1

UNRATED
4.8/5
 

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Hits & Misses

hits

  • cache audio and video files for offline playback
  • built-in music player
  • Last.FM integration

misses

  • many features are locked until a purchase is made
  • annoying adverts and prompts
  • considerable battery consumption
Bottom Line
Design / UI9
 

The appearance of this application is quite nice and appealing, but it also features quite a few advertisements.

Function8
 

There are plenty of neat features packed inside Sky Media Player, but it has some restrictions and drawbacks.

Security8
 

The utility needs to access a few sensitive system areas that are not related to its actual functionality.

Battery5
 

The amount of power needed to keep this app up and running is quite noticeable, so the battery usage reaches very high levels.

Price8
 

The features in plain sight are offered without any costs, while for removing the ads and gaining extra functionality users will have to make a purchase.

Compatibility9
 

Only the more recent handsets on the market that are powered by Windows Phone 8 and above support having this app installed.

Editor's Review
VERY GOOD
Reviewed by Olivian Puha, last updated on May 19th, 11:11 GMT.
Specifications
price:
Free with ads
current version:
1.0.0.13
reviewed version:
1.0.0.11
developer:
DENITA
category:
VIDEO
os version req.:
8, 8.1
age rating:
N/A
in-app purchases:
Yes. remove ads, unlock features
hits:
4924

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