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Samsung Music

Samsung Music

Everyone
Rating
V16.2.34.0
Version
1+
Installs
3.90
21.4k + Reviews
1
18%
2
4%
3
7%
4
10%
5
61%

Review By AppsWm

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Equilibrium Points

Achieving equilibrium in a music application involves balancing comprehensive features with ease of use. This section explores how well the application strikes this balance.

Feature Richness vs. Simplicity

The application offers a wide array of features, from basic playback to more advanced audio controls. The key is how these features are presented and integrated to avoid overwhelming the user. A well-balanced approach ensures both accessibility for casual listeners and powerful tools for audiophiles.

Harmonic Features

Harmonious features blend seamlessly, creating a cohesive user experience. Focus here is on how the various components work together to enhance enjoyment.

Seamless Playback

The app’s ability to maintain uninterrupted playback, even during multitasking, is crucial. Crossfade functionality can also enhance the listening experience by creating smooth transitions between tracks. Research suggests that users value uninterrupted audio experiences, contributing to higher overall satisfaction.

  • Background Play: Essential for multitasking.
  • Crossfade: Smooth transitions for enhanced listening.

Unity Aspects

Unity in this context refers to the integration of different functions into a single, cohesive platform. This part examines how well the app unifies various features to create a seamless user experience.

Library Management

Efficient library management, including accurate metadata and album art retrieval, ensures that users can easily organize and access their music. Integration with cloud services for backup and synchronization adds another layer of unity.

Playlist Creation

The ability to create and manage playlists easily is a fundamental aspect of any music application. Intuitive playlist creation tools and seamless integration with other features contribute to a unified experience.

Integration Paths

Explore how the application integrates with other services and devices, expanding its utility and user experience.

Strengths
  • Cross-device sync
  • Integration with Samsung ecosystem
Weaknesses
  • Limited integration with third-party services.

Synergy Moments

Synergy occurs when different elements combine to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects. This section highlights these harmonious combinations.

Feature Description
Audio Quality The application's audio engine provides high-quality playback. Combined with user customizable audio settings, this creates an immersive audio experience.
User Interface The user interface is intuitive and visually appealing, with easy navigation. Combined with quick access to key features, this makes for efficient and enjoyable music management.

Overall Harmonic Flow

The application demonstrates a good understanding of harmonic flow, integrating features effectively to create a balanced and enjoyable user experience. While there's room for improvement, especially in third-party integration, the app offers a solid foundation for music management and playback.

Description

Samsung Music app users who upgrade to Android 11 (One UI 3) will need to update the app to the latest version. Failure to do so may result in music files not being displayed or being unavailable for use. Additionally, the Samsung Music Playlist and Android MediaProvider Playlist will be separated due to enhanced security measures. Users can import or export playlists using the playlist import/export function provided in the settings. The Queue will be reset due to system changes, and some music files that were previously hidden may be displayed. Users can hide the folder containing the files they want to hide by using the folder hide function. Samsung Music is a powerful music player optimized for Samsung Android devices. It supports playback of various sound formats such as MP3, AAC, and FLAC. Users can effectively manage song lists by categories such as track, album, artist, genre, folder, and composer. The app also supports a new user experience that easily interacts with Samsung smart devices like tablets, TVs (DLNA, screen mirroring), and wearables. The Samsung music app provides a clean and intuitive user interface and shows recommendations of playlists from Spotify. However, the Spotify tab is only available in countries where Spotify is on service. FLAC is an audio coding format similar to MP3 and AAC, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in quality. The Samsung Music app requires mandatory permission to access storage, which allows the player to write, modify, and delete to the SD card and read data from the SD card. Optional permissions include microphone permission for Galaxy S4, Note3, and Note4 devices, which allows users to control the player with voice commands that are listening, not recording. The phone permission is only required for Korean devices and is used to verify the phone when using the music service.

All Versions

V6.0

Updated: 2026-2-11

420.41 KB

V16.2.34.0

Updated: 2023-10-30

39.58 MB

V16.2.33.6

Updated: 2023-10-15

39.58 MB

V16.2.31.1

Updated: 2023-5-23

25.35 MB

V16.2.30.0

Updated: 2023-3-16

25.35 MB

V16.2.28.9

Updated: 2022-9-29

25.32 MB

V16.2.27.4

Updated: 2022-3-7

24.3 MB

V16.2.26.15

Updated: 2022-2-17

23.9 MB

V16.2.25.11

Updated: 2021-5-30

24.0 MB

V16.2.24.3

Updated: 2020-12-29

23.9 MB

Summary Of User Reviews

Charles Marshall
Charles Marshall
February 28, 2026
Keeps crashing when set to play 2 short mp3 tracks in a continuous loop, no gaps all night (white noise playlist, for sleeping). It stops playing at random times during the night & it's getting worse, crashes more frequently. Extremely annoying! *Note: This may have started after getting my Samsung Ultra Watch which uses a persistent blue tooth connection.
Deshonn Casey (Jen)
Deshonn Casey (Jen)
October 31, 2025
At first the app was good, especially with sorting things out, but NOW it doesn't really want to do that anymore. Ever since the update, it made organizing harder. I have a few albums that has over 90 songs that I decide to put in that album. I went to update a song to go to that album, and it just doesn't. It kept separating from the album, and the only way to fix this is to update the songs in the album with the SAME name in order for it to go in. It makes sorting music a tedious task.
Alex Benitez
Alex Benitez
November 21, 2025
This is actually one of the best music players I've used. It's easy to use and navigate, it has all the features I need and it can be used offline. My only complaint is that the playlists cap out at 1000 songs. I figured by now they would have updated that but no, years later and still only 1000. For this reason alone I use other apps for my music but if they ever change it I'd gladly come back