Kd player

The KD Player is a J2ME based audio player originally designed for mobile phones running Operating System Embedded platforms. The program can be downloaded depending on screen resolution from the developer's site as well as some mobile phone download sites. The phone is likely meant to replace the standard media player found on models of different phone brands. Playback options include Play, Volume Control, Fast Forward, Rewind, Mixing, Repeat and in addition to the following the Player supports ID3-tag, Mp3 editing, Sorting of Tracks on album depending on Artist, Track Title. The user can also specify which folders to scan depending on the file name. KD player also features music library and is always updated when the user has made some changes to the list of tracks. In some models particularly Sony Ericsson JP-7 and later based phones, the player can be minimized and left working in the background. The Player also supports album art and modified skins for KD Player have shown that the album art can be made bigger depending on the skin's layout.

Common Requirements

KD player requires the presence of JSR-75 also known as File Connection API as well as the JSR 135 or the Mobile Media API(MMAPI) to access and play audio files from the Phone's File system to the Java Player itself. To utilize the player efficiently, the user must have thier phone's Java Restrictions turned off.

Skins for KD player

One of the most sought after feature of the player was it's ability to change it's theme layout/design by using several theme packages designed and provided (some for free) by developers to enhance the player's visuals. Two of the most ACTIVE skinners Asfandyar and Sriramkrishnan06, are currently contributing to the skin scene. They operate at SE-NSE forums.