I’m associated with Empiplayer and am looking for genuine Android listeners who keep their own MP3/M4B audiobooks—locally or in OneDrive—and would like to try a player built around that use case.

Empiplayer remembers position per book/file, supports M4B chapters and multi-file books, and includes bookmarks, playback speed, skip controls, sleep timer, and read-only OneDrive access. There are no ads or analytics, and participation is free and uncompensated.

For the Google Play closed test, Android volunteers must privately provide the Gmail address they use with Google Play, then use Google’s private opt-in link, install the app, and remain opted in for 14 continuous days. A form submission alone is not a Play opt-in. Please use the app genuinely from time to time and share feedback if you can.

Private signup (please do not put your email in comments): https://torindrax.com/empiplayer/#beta

There is also a separate iPhone/TestFlight interest option on the form, but iOS signups do not count toward the Android test. I’ll stay available here to answer questions.

[–] [S] 0 points 2 months ago

Fair question. The disclosure is there because this instance asks AI-generated or AI-assisted content to be tagged. AI helped draft the recruitment copy; I reviewed it for accuracy before posting. That statement isn't a claim about how the app itself was coded, and I wouldn't ask you to infer code quality either way from a promo post. The closed test is precisely for real users to exercise the app and report what actually works—or doesn't.

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    Disclosure: I’m part of the Torin team behind Empiplayer, and this post was drafted with AI assistance.

    Empiplayer is a free, privacy-friendly Android audiobook player for listeners who keep their own MP3/M4B files, including personal libraries on OneDrive. It supports local files and offline downloads, M4B chapters, multi-file books, playback speed, skip and sleep controls, and remembers listening position per file/book. OneDrive access is read-only. There are no ads, analytics, or separate Empiplayer accounts.

    We’re looking for real Android listeners for a Google Play closed test. Signing up is not the same as opting in: you privately provide the Gmail address used by Google Play, it is added to the test track, and then you receive Google’s private opt-in link. Please opt in, install the app, remain opted in for 14 continuous days, and use it occasionally. Genuine feedback is welcome. Participation is free and uncompensated.

    Please don’t put your email address in comments. Sign up privately here: https://torindrax.com/empiplayer/#beta

    The form also has a separate iOS future-release waitlist; iOS signups do not count toward or participate in this Android test.

     

    I’m part of the Torin team behind Empiplayer, a free Android audiobook player for people who keep their own MP3/M4B files or a personal OneDrive library.

    It supports local files, offline downloads, M4B chapters, multi-file books, playback speed, skip and sleep controls, and remembers listening position per file/book. OneDrive access is read-only. There are no ads, analytics, or separate Empiplayer accounts.

    We’re looking for real Android listeners for a Google Play closed test. Signing up is not the same as opting in: after you privately provide the Gmail address used by Google Play, it must be added to the test track; then you’ll receive Google’s private opt-in link. Please opt in, install the app, remain opted in for 14 continuous days, and use it occasionally. Genuine feedback is welcome. Participation is free and uncompensated.

    Please don’t put your email address in comments. Sign up privately here: https://torindrax.com/empiplayer/#beta

    The form also has a separate iOS future-release waitlist; iOS signups do not count toward or participate in this Android test.