BeatWave

BeatWave is a free, open-source music player for Android that streams from YouTube Music, built with Jetpack Compose on a Media3 ExoPlayer core. The UI is a custom Liquid Glass design system — frosted, refractive surfaces, iOS-style bouncy scrolling, and progressive blur chrome — instead of stock Material widgets.

Features

Liquid Glass UI

- Real backdrop blur: frosted glass chrome (nav bar, floating buttons, sheets) that samples and refracts the content behind it. - iOS-style motion: bouncy rubber-band overscroll, blurred page transitions, and a springy nav puck. - Material You: adaptive colours pulled from the currently playing artwork.

Streaming

- Full YouTube Music catalog with ad-free streaming and background playback. - Notification and lock-screen controls. - Offline downloads with smart storage management. - Lossless and high-quality audio with a built-in equaliser.

Lyrics and social

- Synced, karaoke-style lyrics with word-by-word highlighting. - Discord Rich Presence to show what you're listening to. - Listen Together to sync playback with friends in real time.

Privacy and updates

- Zero telemetry: no trackers, no analytics, fully local library and preferences. - Built-in updater with in-app update checks and changelogs.

Android Auto

If BeatWave does not appear in Android Auto:

1. Open Android Auto on your phone. 2. Tap the hamburger menu and go to Settings. 3. Scroll to the bottom and tap the version number multiple times to enable Developer Settings. 4. Tap the three-dot menu at the top right. 5. Select Developer settings. 6. Enable Unknown sources. 7. Restart Android Auto and connect to your car.

Disclaimer

BeatWave is an independent project created for educational and personal use. It is not affiliated with, funded, authorised, endorsed by, or in any way associated with YouTube, Google LLC, or any of their affiliates and subsidiaries. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.

License

GNU General Public License v3.0