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Connect your phone to your music

Stream from Navidrome on your phone using Symfonium (Android) or Substreamer (iOS). Works with any Subsonic-compatible app.

Navidrome speaks the Subsonic API, which means dozens of music apps can connect to it. Here are the best options for each platform.

Android — Symfonium

Symfonium is a one-time purchase (~$5) with a free trial, and the best Subsonic client on Android.

To skip typing the server address, choose Connect a phone from the ⋯ menu on your Navidrome card in Terrarium and scan the code with your phone. It opens these steps with the address ready to copy.

  1. Install Symfonium from the Google Play Store and open it. On the welcome screen, tap On a network server or cloud provider.
Symfonium's welcome screen, asking where your music is located
  1. Tap (Open) Subsonic.
Symfonium's list of music sources

  1. Fill in the connection details:

    • Server URL: https://{username}-navidrome.getterrarium.app
    • Login: your Terrarium username
    • Password: the Navidrome password you set in Terrarium

    Then tap Add.

Subsonic connection form, filled in
  1. Symfonium fetches your library, then shows a tip about changing its style. Tap Dismiss, and your albums are ready to play.
Symfonium's home screen with recently added albums

If Symfonium is already set up with another music source, add Navidrome from Settings → Manage media providers instead, and continue from step 2.

iOS — Substreamer

On iPhone/iPad, play.substreamer.com is a web-based player that works well:

  1. Open Safari and go to play.substreamer.com
  2. Enter your Navidrome URL, your Terrarium username, and the Navidrome password you set in Terrarium
  3. Tap the share button and select Add to Home Screen for an app-like experience

There are also native iOS apps like play:Sub and Amperfy on the App Store.

Your Navidrome URL and credentials

Your Navidrome URL is https://{username}-navidrome.getterrarium.app. In a household, it carries the account holder's username, not a member's. The Connect a phone code on the Navidrome card fills in the right address for you.

Sign in with your Terrarium username and your Navidrome password. That password is separate from your Terrarium password. The account holder chose it when installing Navidrome, and a household member sets it the first time they open Navidrome from the dashboard. If you've forgotten it, get in touch.

Other Subsonic apps

Any app that supports the Subsonic or OpenSubsonic API works with Navidrome. Some popular ones:

  • DSub (Android, free) — Mature, reliable
  • Ultrasonic (Android, free/open source)
  • play:Sub (iOS) — Native Subsonic client
  • Sublime Music (Linux desktop)