Sony | Music Center 5.8.0

Notification to Android 4.4 user

Starting with version 5.9, Sony | Music Center for Android will only be available on Android 5.0 or later.
Please be aware that if your device is running Android 4.4, you will not be able to run Sony | Music Center for Android Ver. 5.9 or any subsequent versions.

You will still be able to continue running Sony | Music Center Ver. 5.8 on Android 4.4. However, we will not provide any earlier versions of Sony | Music Center, so if you uninstall Sony | Music Center Ver. 5.8 from a device running Android 4.4, be
aware that you will not be able to install the same version again.

- The center for all music lovers -
Do you want to fully enjoy music whether at home or out and about?
Then this Sony app is exactly what you've been waiting for.
The Sony l Music Center app will singlehandedly enable you
to listen to Hi-Res sound sources in the excellent audio quality.
You can also connect to other Sony audio devices to play music in the
best possible sound field, with the settings optimized for each individual device.

SongPal has been renewed to Sony | Music Center. Devices that were compatible with SongPal are compatible with Sony | Music Center as well.
To use the control function of audio devices, an audio device compatible with Sony | Music Center is required.
Please check if your audio products are compatible with Sony | Music Center from our support site.

Main Feature
You can playback music including Hi-Res tracks on your smartphone.
Play the music contents from CD, USB, and Smartphone.
Access music by browsing or searching music folders stored on your computer or NAS drive thru network(DLNA)*.
You can set Multi-room, Surround, Stereo wirelessly with multiple speakers.*
Change the setting on the audio device, such as Equalizer, Sleep Timer, Network* and so on.
*Limited to compatible devices.

Note
This app does not support Atom™ processor-based mobile devices.
With the update to ver.5.2, Music Center will no longer be compatible with STR-DN850/STR-DN1050/ICF-CS20BT/XDR-DS21BT.
Some features may not be supported by certain devices.
Some functions and services may not be supported in certain regions/countries.
Please make sure to update Sony | Music Center to the latest version.

Sony | Music Center confirm the permission below.

[Device & app history]
-retrieve running apps
Check if Sony | Music Center is running and launch Sony | Music Center automatically when connecting to the compatible devices or performing the initial setup.
[Contacts]
-read your contacts
While Sony | Music Center is connecting to the car audio Sony | Music Center read your SMS and search your contacts by the voice command.
[SMS]
-send SMS messages
-receive text messages (SMS)
-read your text messages (SMS or MMS)
While Sony | Music Center is connecting to the car audio Sony | Music Center read and send the text messages.
[Photos/Media/Files]
-test access to protected storage
[Microphone]
-record audio
Use the microphone when performing voice operation.
[Wi-Fi connection information]
-view Wi-Fi connections
[Device ID & call information]
-read device status and identity
While Sony | Music Center is connecting to the car audio Sony | Music Center check the call status so as not to read text message during calling..