Samsung Music alternative
As of 19 Oct 2026, 12 Android apps can take over from Samsung Music. The files on the phone stay. Start with Poweramp.
A music player with deep sound tuning
A premium player with themes, a serious equalizer and a library that still looks current on a flagship.
Hand-checked 22 Oct 2026.
The things people use Samsung Music for, and which alternatives do them today. Hand-checked against each maker's own pages.
| Feature | Samsung Music | Poweramp | Retro Music | Symfonium | Fossify Music Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play files on the phone | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Equalizer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| NAS, Plex or Jellyfin | — | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Synced lyrics | Limited | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Works without an account | Samsung account | ✓ | ✓ | Optional | ✓ |
Source: each maker's website, read by a person on 22 Oct 2026. "—" means not offered, as far as the maker says.
12 music players you can set as the default. Sort by any column.
| App ▼ | What it does | Price | Updated ▼ | Min Android ▼ | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PowerampMax MP |
A music player with deep sound tuning | — | Hand-checked 17 Oct 2026 | — | website |
Retro MusicHemanth Savarala |
A music player with rich Now Playing themes | Free | 16 Aug 2026 | Android 7.0+ | website |
PixelPlayerOSSlostf1sh |
Local-first Android music player for offline and self-hosted libraries | Free | 17 Aug 2026 | Android 11+ | F-Droid |
MusicoletKrosbits |
A local music player with multiple queues | — | Hand-checked 17 Oct 2026 | — | website |
MA MusicVayun Mathur |
A basic M3Y music player app | Free | 4 Aug 2026 | Android 12+ | F-Droid |
LuneMrDemonc |
Modern local music player for Android | Free | 29 Sept 2026 | Android 7.0+ | F-Droid |
GramophoneFoedus Programme |
A Material You music player for the files on your phone | Free | 23 Aug 2026 | Android 5.0+ | website |
Fossify Music PlayerFossify |
A simple offline music player | Free | 14 Oct 2026 | Android 8.0+ | website |
Chocolasosauce |
Chocola is a cute and powerful offline music player app for Android! | Free | 18 Oct 2026 | Android 9+ | F-Droid |
Booming MusicMardous |
A music player with word-level synced lyrics | Free | 1 Oct 2026 | Android 8.0+ | website |
AuxioAlexander Capehart |
A simple, rational music player | Free | 5 Aug 2026 | Android 7.0+ | F-Droid |
Songs already on the phone stay in Music and Downloads. A new player reads the same folders.
Pick one from the table. Keep Samsung Music for now.
Poweramp and Retro Music scan the phone. Symfonium can add a NAS or Plex.
Open a song, tap Open with, pick the new player, then Always.
Start with Poweramp if you want themes and a serious equalizer. Retro Music if you want album art as wallpaper. Symfonium if your library lives on a server.
Playlists in Samsung Music stay there. Local files stay in Music and Downloads. The new player builds its own library from those folders.
Yes. Open a song, tap Open with, pick Samsung Music, then Always.
No. Poweramp, Retro Music and Fossify Music Player work without signing in.
Symfonium can. Poweramp and Retro Music stay on the files on the phone.
