Building Ambient Music: A Set-and-Forget Music Experience for Android
When I set out to build Ambient Music, I wanted to create something that “just works” — a music player you could start and forget about. No playlists to manage, no complex UI to navigate. Just hit play and let it handle the rest. What I didn’t expect was how much complexity would be hidden behind that simple user experience. The core of the app — the playback service that keeps music running seamlessly in the background — took significant time to perfect. In this post, I’ll walk through the architecture, design decisions, and implementation details that make it all work. ...