The latest articles on DEV Community by DeadZone-0 (@deadzone0). https://dev.to/deadzone0 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3880454%2F1b9e1df3-2052-4a50-b3db-df1b331e0a90.jpeg https://dev.to/deadzone0 en DeadZone-0 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:24:18 +0000 https://dev.to/deadzone0/building-daynight-music-an-open-source-android-music-streaming-app-2kp7 https://dev.to/deadzone0/building-daynight-music-an-open-source-android-music-streaming-app-2kp7 <p>I built DayNight Music as a vacation project to create a modern, free music streaming application that respects user privacy and remains completely open source. After two months and eight releases, the app now features synchronized lyrics, intelligent recommendations, offline caching, and cloud sync across devices.<br> The Problem</p> <p>Existing music apps either charge premium fees or lock users into proprietary ecosystems. DayNight Music offers a modern alternative: beautiful design, zero cost, and community-driven development.<br> Technical Stack</p> <p>The application uses modern Android best practices:</p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>Media3 (ExoPlayer) for audio playback Room database for offline caching and local storage Retrofit for API communication Supabase for cloud authentication and sync Last.fm and LRCLib APIs for recommendations and lyrics MVVM architecture for clean code organization </code></pre> </div> <p>GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/DeadZone-0/DayNight-Music" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/DeadZone-0/DayNight-Music</a> Download: <a href="https://github.com/DeadZone-0/DayNight-Music/releases" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/DeadZone-0/DayNight-Music/releases</a> Website: <a href="https://daynightmusic.vercel.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://daynightmusic.vercel.app/</a></p> music opensource android androiddev