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Long overdue functionality that would help Android catch up.

LONG LONG LONG overdue.

Can't wait, please support this function..

This is really needed! Please add this soon!

I would like it too.

ID3v2.2 uses the ULT tag, while ID3v2.3 uses the USLT ID3 tag to store lyrics embedded in an MP3.

Hopefully Android will implement a robust system can display lyrics from either ID3 version.

this must be done asap.

Has anyone successfully ported Jaudiotagger to Android? That would be one solution.

#8 Jaudiotagger works in Android 'out of the box'.
I added lyrics support for Apollo, CyanogenMod's default audio player using that library, and works fine: http://review.cyanogenmod.com/#/c/20056/

Anyway, it would be better and easier if Android provided access to 'lyrics' in the MediaProvider.

@rafagames92
I saw the linked page is for ICS branch. You imported Jaudiotagger without any problems? Perhaps the problems I had were related to Froyo, which doesn't have as complete of a Java system as the newer ICS?

Yes. Please add this soon!

I would like it too.

i'm really looking forward for this feature! it's a little shame if android phones cannot display embedded lyrics, especially the high-end ones when they are compared to other brands :)

I'm really lookng ford to see this feature on android phones! Without this function android will have hard to call better than I.os media play features.

Please add this soon

I I want this,please add

Yes, I need this so that podcasts from ChinesePod can show their lyrics. Thanks!

cannot believe this feature is missing in adroid

Get this approved google...

Cmon google iOS 3 had this feature!

This missing feature is the only thnig that prevents me from buying an Android handset.... ANy chance you're implementing it?

I am thinking of switching from iPhone to Android phone, and I am frankly staggered to find that no Android music player supports the showing of embedded lyrics. This needs to be done NOW!

#22 and #23, in the link I put in #8 there is an apk with a modified version of Apollo music player with lyric support. While they add it to the official application, you can use it with no problem.

Thanks @rafagames92. I'll give that a try when I get my new phone.

@rafagames92: I've downloaded Apollo from that site, installed using Astro, and yet don't see how to see lyrics on an mp3 which I know has lyrics. I didn't have a previous version of Apollo installed as this is a new phone. Any idea? Is there a setting I'm missing?

Ah, I found that on the screen for the album with the album image huge, I have to tap the screen on the image and it appears. Cool!

@rafagames92, I tried out your apk from post #9 and tapping on the album art for a song that has SYLT lyrics nothing happens.

Does your patched version only support USLT? Would it be possible to add support for scrolling SYLT lyrics as well?

Does ICS has support for embedded lyrics , or any other ICS app has?

I bought a Galaxy S3 which has ICS and the default music player is able to show lyrics

Ideally, I would like to see the MediaProvider Database add support for reading ID3 lyrics. Then the stock Android and 3rd party music players could easily be modified to display lyrics.

If it is not possible to change the Schema of Android MediaProvider database, then at least the stock music player should be updated to display ID3 lyrics.

My favorite artists have several releases and I have labeled them with the ID3v2.3 tag using "Album sort number" so they can be played in the original release order when I choose an artist to be played. Android will play albums in alphabetical order. It would be great if this was solved along with this lyrics issue (I believe is part of the same feature).

My two year contract on my Droid 2 is expiring soon.  If Google does not add this, or fix the Out of storage error while installing apps (with plenty of room on SD and internal card), I will switch to an iPhone.

iPhone has far greater issues that don't get addressed either, just to give you some thought. I am just a general user of Android, who just came from iPhone.... I would still say Android has a lot more flexibility than iPhone...

Please add this desire feature

Long overdue... Pls get this working

very needed feature missing....

love to have this feature ...

This feature would really be incredible

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This is included in default player on s2,but not on nexus 7. Please add,  during next update.

can only agree with everyone above, really pining for this

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Even window media player 9 can show SYLT already.
You may try it by clicking "play" -> "Captions and Subtitles" -> "On if Available".

Please note that window media player 9 is almost 10 years old... (original release at January 27, 2003)(reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Player), it make me feel that android seems to be the most "stupid" OS... (When IOS can do this, windows can do this, and both of their default media player can do this).

But wait, I have android 4.1.1 on a new Note 2, and there is a Lyrics checkbox in the default player. So when I sync an iTunes playlist with songs with lyrics (automatically downloaded via SongGenie), the lyrics do appear on my Note 2.

That doesn't have anything to do with the Issue.
Any player can display lyrics with its own implementation. The request is for Android to have Lyrics support in its APIs, just like song name, artist name, ...

Well why does it matter if its part of the api or not? We just want the feature, it doesnt matter how its implemented

It matters the hell because this is Android project issue tracker, no the "what do I want from applications" tracker.
As the report above says, almost no Android music player include lyrics because they are not integrated with de OS. If Google fixes that, probably every music player will include lyrics.

As I say, anyone can do it by themselves (I published a modified version of Apollo player in comment 9 made by myself that shows lyrics), but developers will do what the system offers them. That's why it matters.

This is really needed feature. I just switch from Apple- Android. I miss the feature in android

Yes... I do want this feature! make it happen, pls!

This is a much needed feature on 'droid devices.

This is a much needed feature

Yes, please. I want the feature.
So that I don't need to use memory to download the 3rd party ID3 editor or music player.

why not? this'll be a very good feature if added.

This feature would really be incredible. Waiting for it.........

waiting too

I would love to see this developed. This feature is the only reason im still with Apple.

waiting 2

O would like these feature to work too!

Guys; i search for "Lyrics3v2" in Google_Play and find 'MusicKN" (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kayan.nurav.music&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5rYXlhbi5udXJhdi5tdXNpYyJd).  Does anyone already test it? Ed.

yeah even i checked on that. MusicKN supports "Lyrics3v2" and "ID3" also.

I have tried MusicKN, Apollo, PlayerPro and PowerAmp. For me Apollo was the only one that worked well with all my MP3s and allowed me access to the controls while viewing the lyrics. You can find it here:
http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/20056/
Unfortunately, the code was abandoned and never made it into the main CyanogenMod codebase.

The point of this feature request is to have OS level support in Android. This way both the official player and 3rd party players can all have access to the lyrics.

If you are new to this thread, please just *star* it to vote for it, unless you have something important to add.

this needs to be done ASAP!

I can't believe this is even an issue.  Many PC and Mac music players come with this out of the box.  iPhone and Windows phone come with this out of the box.

It is very annoying that you can't have such a simple thing on android whereas it's available everywhere else and third party apps take advantage of this by putting it on they're pro version.

Hell, even Symbian got this feature more than 2 years ago. One of the reasons why I still use my old 5800XM for music.

The AOSP music player has the option to add a lyrics file, but what is the use of it, without being able to add a lyrics file, from the phone or pc and not being able to read them even if added?

comon google even my old nokia 5800 had this feature

Nokia 5800 has it why not android :/

it would be very disappointing to continue not having this feature... Please do not disappoint us here...

Without this very useful feature, Android will never be as good as iPod/iPhone Music Player. With it, Android Music will kick Apple's butt!

This is a much needed feature -- can't believe it hasn't been implemented already.

I wouldn't even look for a different player if this was included