Grandstream GXV3240
This is a VOIP phone running Android.
I have 2 of them. They are quite fun.
The good parts
I have a Logitech (formerly Squeezebox) media streamer. I love it. I have all my music on a Linux box where I installed the Logitech squeezeboxserver package. This means I can stream radio stations OR I can play music stored on my own server.
I can install Squeezeplayer (Steven Hansel Solutions, $4.99) from the Android store onto the phone. Then it becomes a media player. Note it's now just a player. To start music playing I can go to the web page generated by squeezeboxplayer and the phone appears now in the list of players. I think this is pretty neat.
On my Android smartphone, I installed the free Logitech Squeezebox Controller. (I have read that Orange Squeeze is a good controller but it's $4.99 and I can't preview it, so I am trying the Logitech app first.)
Sure enough, it works. The display in the Logitech app is very close to what I get on the Logitech device itself. So now I can use my smartphone as a controller for both the GXV3240 and the Logitech. Handy.
The bad parts
Google Play Store
Currently the version of "Play Store" is 5.3.36 (I think that's right) and it crashes every time I try to install an app!
I downloaded the APK for an older version (5.2.13) and put it on my Web server. Then I browsed to it and downloaded it to the phone. Then I installed it by clicking on it in the Downloads app.
It works! I quickly go into its settings menu and turn off automatic updates.
I install an app! It works!
I go back 2 minutes later, find another app, and... it has been updated!! Gag me! Right now the only work around I have for this is to keep the APK in Downloads and reinstall it.
