since winamp is going away....

[SilentControl]

maybe i suck at searching for an answer or maybe no one has asked for one yet but when winamp is no longer available on dec 20 how would i be able to reinstall it on my android lets say if i reformat it? i have pro which i upgraded through the app is there a place to download this? is the google store keeping the basic file on the market and will it auto upgrade like is has thus far or am i out of luck?

[cavveman]

To create a backup of the winamp installer for Android, and your Winamp Pro key.
Use for instance MyPhoneExplorer.
It does not require root so you know it.
Just remember to plug out the internetcable when you are installing the program on your pc, That way you dont have to click no thanks to candyware aka unwanted programs.

http://www.fjsoft.at/en/

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fjsoft.myphoneexplorer.client

After you downloaded the apkfiles you can move it to your dropbox or google drive or whatever to so you have access to your files from your new Google Nexus 8 etc.

Instructions for MPE: http://i.imgur.com/keUfKJZ.png

If you have a rooted phone you can access the apk files in this folder with a root browser: /data/app
Name of the apk files: http://i.imgur.com/MskMiWW.png

[cavveman]

Update:

Since my last time of usage of Winamp, I had to go to the winamp pro stub to download the most recent pro

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nullsoft.prostub

These days the prokey is not in my previous post, but in this location
\mnt\asec

http://i.imgur.com/Ndp7z6W.png

http://i.imgur.com/fcCFhXV.png

http://i.imgur.com/XYtLQkM.png

For the prokey you probably need a rooted device. If that is if you bought the prokey separately.
If you bought it the inapp way, it should be in the same location as if you bought the key separately. But I'm not 100% certain about it.

[xfullmetal17]

If you're rooted you should be able to just use something like Titanium Backup. It'll back up the app and its data (settings, playlists, etc.) so you can move it between devices that way. If the newer versions of Android break Winamp support though, we're SOL.

[cavveman]

True that I could use titanium.
But it sounded more like OP wanted the apk files somewhere as a backup.
So I showed how it could be done.

[nemea23]

It's dead jim. No Pro on Google Play, *or* the Winamp store. They are both closed down. I just installed Winamp on my phone and was going to upgrade, but I guess now it's too late. Super bummer.

[swinney72]

I bought Winamp Pro a couple of days ago, along with Album Washer and Winamp Lyrics via the Winamp Store. They announced the shut down the very next day.
I uninstalled/reinstalled Winamp Pro just now (troubleshooting something), but the link within the app to the Winamp Store is now dead. Is there any way to reinstall Album Washer and Winamp Lyrics? I just bought them!

[cavveman]

It's dead jim. No Pro on Google Play, *or* the Winamp store. They are both closed down. I just installed Winamp on my phone and was going to upgrade, but I guess now it's too late. Super bummer.

Here you have the link for pro

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nullsoft.prostub

That is if you bought it before Winamp decided it to be inapp purchase by winamp store

[Sabine Klare]

Last night I have discovered, that this link in post #8 doesn't work anymore.

Fortunately I have downloaded different .apk-files in different versions from different websites directly onto my PC. I have copied them onto my many USB-sticks and onto my notebook, and I have also backed up them onto filehoster, because suddenly an apartment or a house can be destroyed by a fire. I have copied the newest and most important .apk-files to my devices via Windows Explorer. I was able to install such .apk-files on my Archos 43 and on my Odys Xelio. Both devices are not supported by Google Play.

[956400]

will there be a way to access winamp for android pro after the 20th? i will be getting an android phone soon but i doubt it will be before the 20th.
i have downloaded the apk file for the software so i should be able to install it, but for the pro version i am at a loss. and it has some features i really want!
please help, i am willing to pay!

[DJ Egg]

We're just going to have to wait and see what happens.
Maybe someone else will buy/acquire the whole package before the shutdown?
Maybe they won't...

If there's a complete shutdown, then I'm sure there'll be plenty of other places hosting the Pro Stub and Free apk files.

The Pro features will still be unlocked/recognized because all we do is check for a valid purchase on Google Play/Wallet.
Your purchase order listing won't go away, so the paid-for features should still be operational.

Album Washer might eventually stop working if/when the Gracenote license expires. But I think it's good for a while yet.
Other than that, the Pro features and Lyrics should continue working, even after reformatting & reinstalling.
There just won't be any more official updates, and no downloads on Google Play.

Remember, the key words here at the moment are "the final AOL/Nullsoft release" ;-)
It ain't over until the fat lady sings.

Keep praying :-)

[cavveman]

Last night I have discovered, that this link in post #8 doesn't work anymore.

Fortunately I have downloaded different .apk-files in different versions from different websites directly onto my PC. I have copied them onto my many USB-sticks and onto my notebook, and I have also backed up them onto filehoster, because suddenly an apartment or a house can be destroyed by a fire. I have copied the newest and most important .apk-files to my devices via Windows Explorer. I was able to install such .apk-files on my Archos 43 and on my Odys Xelio. Both devices are not supported by Google Play.

From the android faq http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=345744#1

If you purchased the separate Winamp Pro stub from Google Play, then uninstall both the stub and free version, and reinstall the stub
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...llsoft.prostub

Since you did not buy it from Google Play, then you cant access it. That is my best guess.

[956400]

ah so there is no download for the pro version? just the licence which unlocks it? kewl then.

[DJ Egg]

From the android faq http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=345744#1



Since you did not buy it from Google Play, then you cant access it. That is my best guess.

For people with existing Pro stub purchases who uninstall/reformat and need to reinstall, you'll be able to download both the Pro stub and free apk files from whatever alternative website/source, then sideload them both, open the Pro app, open the free app, and the Pro features will be unlocked (as long as you're logged into the same google account on the device that you originally placed the order under).

People who purchased the in-app upgrade will just need to install (sideload) the free apk only, and the Pro features will be unlocked, as long as they are logged into the same Google account that the purchase was placed under.

For existing users who haven't uninstalled, reformatted, or cancelled the order, the Pro features will continue working the same as before.

I'm not aware that there were any other methods of purchasing Pro other than via the Pro stub app on Google Play or the in-app upgrade via the Winamp Store.
Maybe there were cracked versions in the wild, or something. Lord knows...

[Sabine Klare]

@ cavveman,
I don't make online-banking and I don't use a credit card, because these payment methods are very dangerous (You can be hacked and suddenly You can have many debts), so that I have never bought Winamp Pro for the desktop & Android. Also it would be very dangerous to login with the e-mail-address & password on an Android device. The login on a PC at home isn't so dangerous...