📦 Android App Derbis Free & Ad-Free Music Streaming Player by Filipino Dev

[Yasuda]

Derbis — Android Music Player
Lightweight, Ad-Free Music Streaming & Local Audio Player
Developed by Yasuda (jusnie) — Independent Filipino Developer | 100% Free & Open Source

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Hi PHCorner,

I'm an independent Filipino Android developer, and I built an open-source music streaming app called Derbis.

The goal behind the project was straightforward: create a clean, lightweight player that streams music from YouTube's catalog without commercial interruptions, audio ads, or paywalled background playback, while also functioning as a capable offline player for files stored directly on your phone.

The interface is built with Jetpack Compose using a pure black (#000000) AMOLED palette to cut battery draw on OLED screens, taking design cues from both YouTube Music and Apple Music without the heavy background services or tracking analytics.

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Technical Specifications

App Name	Derbis
Version	v1.1.1 (Build 3000204)
Package Name	com.derbis.app
Target Android Version	Android 8.0 (Oreo) up to Android 15 / 16 (API 26+)
Architecture	Universal (arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86_64)
APK File Size	~71 MB (Universal build with native audio runtimes)
License	GPL-3.0 (Full source code available on GitHub)

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Key Features

• Ad-Free Playback — Streams music tracks without audio ads, video interruptions, or promotional overlays. Unlimited track skipping is supported out of the box.
• Background & Screen-Off Play — Continues playing when switching apps or locking your device. Full MediaSession integration handles lock screen controls, notification widgets, and Bluetooth headset events.
• YouTube Music 4-Track Column Carousel — Modeled directly after YouTube Music's Quick Picks shelves. Displays 4 tracks per column with horizontal snap scrolling, animated active equalizer bars, and a one-tap "Play all" option.
• 16 Curated Explore Genres — Instant category browsing for Pop, Rock, Jam & Live, Hip-Hop, R&B, OPM (BINI, Maki, SB19), Indie, Electronic, Chill, K-Pop, Country, Metal, Jazz, Acoustic, Party, and Workout with real artist artwork and quick-start playback.
• Time-Synchronized Lyrics — Parses line-by-line synchronized lyrics that scroll in real time with the vocal track.
• Local Audio Player — Plays offline audio files stored on device storage (FLAC, MP3, AAC, M4A, OPUS, WAV) with gapless playback support.
• Pure AMOLED (#000000) Theme — True pitch-black UI designed to minimize OLED power consumption during long listening sessions.
• Privacy-Focused — No accounts required, no Google login dependencies for standard playback, and zero third-party telemetry or ad SDKs.

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In-App Screenshots

Overview: Home shelves, player dock, and genre browsing
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Home Carousel & Explore Categories



Left: Quick Picks 4-track column shelf with live visualizers. Right: Explore categories with artist avatar stacks and filter chips.
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Player Interface & Synced Lyrics



Left: Minimalist player deck with reactive aura lighting. Right: Real-time autoscrolling synced lyrics view.
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Downloads

• Direct v1.1.1 APK Download:
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  Direct download from GitHub Releases. No ad links or redirects.
  
• Direct Latest APK Link (Always points to latest):
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• GitHub Releases Archive:
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• Source Code Repository:
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Installation Steps

1. Download Derbis.apk using the direct download link above.
2. Open the APK file once downloaded. If prompted, allow installations from your browser or file manager under Settings > Install unknown apps.
3. Select Install.
4. Open Derbis to start playing.

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Feedback and Bug Reports:
As an independent dev, testing across different Android skins (MIUI, One UI, ColorOS, stock AOSP) is always a work in progress. If you run into playback drops, audio service kills on aggressive battery managers, or UI bugs on your device, drop a comment with your phone model and Android version, or open an issue on GitHub.

If the app works well for you, a like on this thread and a star on the repo are always appreciated.