WeLyrics 0.8

Brooke — Sun, 11 May 2008 02:52:26 +0000

Version 0.8 of weLyrics adds a few new features. When you turn on the lyrics, you will notice that a lot more lyrics show up on the screen. Not only that but, they look much nicer! As in the previous version of WeLyrics, as the music plays the lyrics will scroll. However, it is much smoother with the update to version 0.8. I still find that the lyrics change much too slowly! I would love to see the lyrics scroll just before they are sung instead of a few words after! Another cool new features is that the app now supports local lyrics files. Which means if the mp3 file of a song has the lyrics built into it, it will pull those lyrics. The local lyrics files are kept in the ~/media/Lyrics folder on your iPhone. I also found out, thanks to an email, that the lyrics are pulled from an online server – http://www.coollittlethings.com. I think the update definitely improves the overall look of the app however, I’m still looking forward to a few small changes! WeLyrics is available through the weiPhone source.

WeLyrics 0.6

Brooke — Tue, 06 May 2008 02:04:27 +0000

WeLyrics is an app that adds lyrics right into your iPod application. When you install WeLyrics, it will put an icon on your SpringBoard however, the only option in the actual application itself is whether or not you would like the lyrics on or off. When the lyrics are turned on, it will display lyrics to the songs playing in your iPod. To display the lyrics while a song is playing, just tap on the album art (the middle of the screen). It will take a second to download the lyrics. Once the lyrics are downloaded, it will scroll through them as the song plays. The current lyric are in white and the lyrics that are coming up are in grey just below the current lyrics. If it is not able to find lyrics for a song, it will either display just the title of the song or just leave a blank screen. You can also delete lyrics if it brings up the wrong ones. I did have one song in which it found the wrong lyrics. To delete them, just tap the little red trash can icon. I think this app is a very good concept however, there are a few areas that need a little improvement. I’m not sure where it is downloading the lyrics from but, I’m pretty sure it is not LyricWiki. This is because I found that it was only able to download lyrics for about 70% of my songs though, most of them are available through LyricWiki. I also found that it scrolls though the lyrics much too slowly! It doesn’t bring up the next section of lyrics until it is a few words into it…I would love to see it go to the next section of lyrics a few words earlier. Overall, this app has great potential. Everyone loves a lyrics app!! WeLyrics is available through the weiPhone source.

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