The best Android music apps

So, the talked-about and hoped-for Google Music Sync didn’t get demoed at last night’s event. Until that arrives, there’s plenty of decent Android music apps and players worth investigating.

If you’ve spent any time with the standard music player that comes with most Android phones, you’ll know that it’s pretty, well, standard. So we’ve rounded up some of the best Android music players out there and compared their various features.

Some of them even allow you to wirelessly sync playlists and tracks from your computer to your phone. So you’ll be able to get a bit of an idea of what Google Music Sync will eventually bring.

As well as music players, we’ve also included essential music discovery and social networking apps, like Shazam, Spotify and Last.fm. Basically, everything you need to turn your Android phone into a proper replacement for your MP3 player or (whisper it) your iPhone.