Hi,
I know the answer to this question is probably NO . But what the hell, I will ask it anyway !
Is there ANY software for android that plays music by folder and not by album (I hate this soooo much !) I have no idea why all music apps are now only playing music by album and not by physical folder on the sdcard. Its soo stupid and annoying! IMHO.
Fingers Crossed ......
Why not just make playlists by folder?
Could you elaborate on that ? As far as I know I can only create playlists from songs.
And anyway, the thing is, I keep updating my songs frequently and its mostly singles. So I want to be able to just throw my music into different folders, the way i have it in my computer and just play from those folders!
Like the good old MP3 players.........not the iPod which was one of the first ****ty players to take off this option :S
my music player will sort by date added to the phone. (Musicflow)
it uses the database from android.provider to populate the list.
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/MediaStore.Audio.AudioColumns.html
there is a list of all the tings you can sort by if you use this database, otherwise you need to write your own code find all the songs and put them in a list.
Yes, there is. Try MediaByPath
Hi Andrew,
Thanks alot for your help mate !! I looked it up on androidlib and it seems to be EXACTLY what im looking for. But somehow its not showing up in the android marketplace. I have contacted the developer, so hopefully he will get this resolved.
But thanks again mate!! I reallyyyy appreciate it
Meridian will also play songs by folder using it's "browse" function.
Yep Meridian worked Thnx a million mate !! Happy Holidays!
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I know my post count is low, but I did a lot of searching first and couldn't find anything (I'm new here, but not new to forums).
I am using WMP in WM6 to play my music and I've noticed that under the "Artist" category listing in my Library, it lists everyone from the Album Artist tag as well as the Contributing Artist tag. This drives me nuts because it ends up with a ton different artists and combinations of multiple artists listed.
Is there any way to get WMP to only list the Album Artist tag under the "Artist" category in the Library. I can't find a setting in the options, but maybe there is a registry setting I can change?
If it matters I've got a Tilt running the AT&T WM6 rom.
Thanks in advance,
Pete
music library management
I don't have the answer to your problem, I'm afraid, but a related issue I thought I might add here:
I can't seem to figure out how to change artist/album info in WMP on my device, yet somehow it seems to change it on some of my files (although the info was already there . . . weird?!??). I usually transfer whole albums at a time directly from my computer into the library folder on my storage card (bypassing the WMP sync function); any ideas why WMP mobile would change my ID tag info, and how I can keep it from doing so?
Hi Pete,
I don't know if there is a way to solve the problem the way you want it, but I keep my music library managed by making playlists using a tool called Playlisteditor. Making a playlist only costs a second and it is a way to solve your problem.
moederfietser said:
Hi Pete,
I don't know if there is a way to solve the problem the way you want it, but I keep my music library managed by making playlists using a tool called Playlisteditor. Making a playlist only costs a second and it is a way to solve your problem.
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No, it isn't. The point of using WMP anyway is the library, which lists every contributing artist combination as a separate artist.
Album Artist: Something
Artist ("contributing"): Something/Featured artist/featured artist 2
It should group by album artist, if WMP can't even handle Microsoft's own WMP contributing artist sintax.
I use my phone as a mp3 player alot but the software that came with android is very limited and does not give you enought options to use our phone as a fully funcional mp3 player. Like for example creating playlist, search songs by name or artist with the keyboard. etc.
I hope some developer is working on a better player...
You can do all of that you mentioned already. To add to a playlist long-press on a song and choose add to playlist and you can make a new one or add to an existing one. To search just slide out the keyboard and type it will return all results for artist, song, album, everything. Hope this helps
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You can do all of that you mentioned already. To add to a playlist long-press on a song and choose add to playlist and you can make a new one or add to an existing one. To search just slide out the keyboard and type it will return all results for artist, song, album, everything. Hope this helps
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thanks you right about everything. I just found something else I have every album in separate folders let say I would like to select just one folder to play that album only, is there any way to do that, because as far as I see the player looks for all the music files in the sd card and display them in the library together.
thanks
I don't think you can organize by folder but maybe try clicking album on the home page of the MP3 app? That will read all the ID3 tags of the MP3's and sort them by album to play. Unfortunately what sucks for me is a lot of my music files are .m4a from my iPhone which the G1 can play but I don't have album art or tags or anything and it blows because you can't add tags to them and I don't have the time to convert them to mp3. Oh well, hope this helps you!
i think we will see a lot more once paid apps come- coreplayer are working on an android version for one.
I just figure another issue, I create a folder with ringtones .mp3s and the player put them on the play list to This is crazy it should at least ask you if u want to add the new audio files to the play list. now I have 10sec ringtones playing on my playlist
I'll pay for a player with all the features that an audio player should have.
What folder are you putting your ringtones in?
I have my ringtones in a folder named 'ringtones', my notifications in a folder called 'notifications' and the media player doesn't pick any of them up.
One thing for sure, Shuffle blows for some odd reason. It's always the same damn order! The only way to get something different is to Shuffle -> Party Shuffle. This needs to be fixed.
Also, it would be nice if they added the fast search (like in contacts, dragging letters on the right) to the song list, as well as speed it up quite a bit.
I'm not impressed with the MP3 player. I'm hoping someone is working on one that is a little bit more iPhonish, as I like the looks/usability of that. S2P for WindowsMobile nailed it.
Is there something wrong with tunewiki? maybe that is more to your liking?
I like the double click headset to change tracks, single click to pause/resume. Although i'm not sure if this functionality would exist with A2DP? It could do with a few more features i'll admit, but it looks fine to me.
Need an Eqaulizer
nuff said.
Samsung Galaxy 4.0 Android MP3 Player.
Samsung calls this an MP3 player, but it is really a great Android phone -- without the phone. The form factor is great for carrying around. I find I'm using it much more than my iPad to access email, listen to podcasts, watch videos, and more. The Gingerbread Android OS is snappy and easy to use. With Skype and Wifi, you get voice/video connectivity.
Samsung Galaxy Player 50
Agreed. The stock app never allows me to view my playlist like the iPod does.
Sent from my Liberty using XDA
Check out MKZIplayer.
Great for video and music
If you use a custom rom you can download "PlayerPro". Best MP3 Player.
(Or try "Apollo", its included in Cyanogenmod from FreeXperia)
Hey guys im not sure if there's a sticky or how-to here on the forums on how to add music from your computer to your g1... if there isn't can someone please explain how? thanks
Just copy any mp3 files to the SD card, the apps on the v1.5 of Android will search out any mp3 files, if you are still using v1.0/1.1 I forget the app I used to use, but there should be several available from Android Market for free.
can i get 1.5 without having a rooted phone? if so how?
Don't need to be on 1.5, 1.0 (RC19-RC30) and 1.1 (RC33) will do. Just dump the mp3s into a directory named "Music" on the root of the sdcard. The mp3s can be in any depth of directory. The music app will automatically index them and show album art if present. Android presents the sdcard as a mass storage class device, so any program that can manage such a device can also manage a music library on the sdcard.
thanks! im stupid for not realizing how to do it in the first place lol
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thanks! im stupid for not realizing how to do it in the first place lol
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Or used to something much more convulted...
DoubleTwist
There is also a program called DoubleTwist which will let you copy music that you have downloaded from iTunes over to you phone as well. It is completely free but it requires registration.
Right this isn't an ipod.
P.s. do the lazy/stupid owners of the almighty G1 annoy the piss out of anyone else? I see it here (a developer not a user forum), the market, other forums, etc.
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Right this isn't an ipod.
P.s. do the lazy/stupid owners of the almighty G1 annoy the piss out of anyone else? I see it here (a developer not a user forum), the market, other forums, etc.
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Every mass-market consumer device has uninformed or inexperienced users. That's just natural. I'm okay with seeing newbie questions in the General or App&Games forums, but it does irritate me to see them in the Dev forum. Especially since every other post is a problem related to A2SD or not wiping on an upgrade.
This is getting offtopic.
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Right this isn't an ipod.
P.s. do the lazy/stupid owners of the almighty G1 annoy the piss out of anyone else? I see it here (a developer not a user forum), the market, other forums, etc.
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IDK if this was a jab at things not being complex, but I for one am totally in favor of a system that makes sense- i.e. being able to put music anywhere on the phone and the phone will find it.
mer6 said:
IDK if this was a jab at things not being complex, but I for one am totally in favor of a system that makes sense- i.e. being able to put music anywhere on the phone and the phone will find it.
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I'm not, then you get ringtones being played etc, if I could have my ringtone on another partition etc it wouldn't matter but normal system apps don't find or use ringtones from anywhere else but on the sdcard
delta_foxtrot2 said:
I'm not, then you get ringtones being played etc, if I could have my ringtone on another partition etc it wouldn't matter but normal system apps don't find or use ringtones from anywhere else but on the sdcard
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Not at all. I mean with android, or most mp3 players all you do is drag and drop. With the ipod you need to download the music, convert, add to itunes, connect device, wait for sync, or something to that effect (never used an ipod, not into marketing hype or using a product JUST because it's trendy).
It's just linux/android is so simple to use, just most people are so used to the backwards ways of microsoft, or apple, that they don't stop to think that it juat may be that simple.
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Not at all. I mean with android, or most mp3 players all you do is drag and drop. With the ipod you need to download the music, convert, add to itunes, connect device, wait for sync, or something to that effect (never used an ipod, not into marketing hype or using a product JUST because it's trendy).
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You just said what I said in a previous comment where I said "a convulted process", it's not that linux or any of the MP3 players offer a simple process but Apple makes the process convulted for their own ends to lock the user into their devices and software.
resurrecting an oldish thread instead of starting a new one.
Most of my music is copied over onto my G1. Sometimes it finds album art and sometimes it doesn't. I can't seem to get manually copied thumbnail pics to be recognized by the music or htcmusic apps. Is there a way to fill in missing album art?
What I do, since I've had all my music organized on itunes, is add it to iTunes
And have it automatically search for the album art.
If i can't find it just go to google and search for the artist and album in images
And drag and drop to the song.
OR
Right Click and select get info,
And on the last tab I believe is the album art.
And just copy and paste, or drag and drop from the browser, the album art..
From there just drag and drop the song to your SD card, pretty easy..
And for the people saying its a convoluted process, its not.
Just double click the song, or add the song to iTunes, connect the iPod and it automatically syncs.
Or like I do and manually manage my iPod, just drag and drop.
Simple.
I ran into this problem recently and found a unified solution. My ipod uses Rockbox so it syncs with music players the same way my G1 does. I use iTunes to keep my library organized and for importing new music and getting album artwork and then use winamp to sync it to my phone and ipod. Since doing it this way I have no problems with missing artwork or any other syncing issues.
these both sound look good ideas but I'd have to actually commit to an application for managing my library. My wife has Itunes set up for her ipod and I've always hated Itunes. I suppose there is a way to have two separate libraries for two different users and their assorted devices in Itunes? or maybe not.
I was able to pull album art in winamp for my files, so maybe I can sync just the albums I need to update.
MP3 to G1
I use Sailing Media Sync to add music on my G1. You can choose what playlist from itunes you want to have it synced with. It transfers the album art as well.
http://www.salling.com/MediaSync/Mac/
I prefer this than dragging and dropping. This is for the Mac but I do think they came out with a PC version.
I've used search... on this forum and several others...
The native music app, and what seems like the vast majority of free 3rd party music apps, are missing what is to me, a vital function of any music player software... browse/play by genre.
I love the simplicity of the default app, and if the default app had this feature, it would be perfect for me.
Anybody have any suggestions for music apps that browse/play by genre?
Don't think of the music players will do this, but you can create playlists by genre and play those.
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Don't think of the music players will do this, but you can create playlists by genre and play those.
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Grrrrr... For me, genre sorting is actually more important than album or artist sorting, but thanks for the help
That news is disappointing. Since I randomize which 8 gb of my 40 gb collection gets sent to my phone every few days, static playlists aren't really viable for me. Maybe if there were smart playlists?
ooooooh... just watched that video of the experimental H-port of the Hero build. I spied Genre sorting! Guess I'll just have to wait and hope
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I've used search... on this forum and several others...
The native music app, and what seems like the vast majority of free 3rd party music apps, are missing what is to me, a vital function of any music player software... browse/play by genre.
I love the simplicity of the default app, and if the default app had this feature, it would be perfect for me.
Anybody have any suggestions for music apps that browse/play by genre?
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if you want to organize them by genre just put them in files named hip hop or country or metal rock whatever. then go get the free app. "mediabypath" then open it and it will show your music files or whatever.
go to the file with the genre you want and dont click it press and hold on it (so if you have a hip hop folder dont go in it just press and hold)(make sure you dont have anything in the current playlist) and itle say "queue all next" click on that.
while its playing go to the music player , click on the top right hand icon that has a list icon ,hit menu, then save as playlist, name it whatever genre.
That will organize your playlist for you by genre. and repeat the process but make sure the playlist is cleared before doing the next genre
i hope that helps. i was one that hated having to sort through all my music to hear one song. and i hated the fact that it would play my ringtones with my music and it would shuffle them by the name instead of by folders.
Genre sorting is vital for me too and I do it with MediaByPath. I organise the music on the SD card in Genre folders (drum'n'bass, ska, trance, etc) and put the artists and albums in fub folders if needed. The app loads the entire content of chosen folder (unfortunately not the content of subfolders, which must be added manually).
Right on, thanks again for all the help everybody.
Unfortunately, I can't organize into genre folders either since the entire contents of the music on my phone (8gb) changes randomly every few days... Well, I suppose I could, but it seems unlikely that I would take the time needed multiple times a week.
I use a program on my desktop that randomly chooses a selection of my music library and copies those files to my phone. It is also set to never select a song that was used during the previous selection process. So I literally never have any song more than 2 or 3 days in a row, and I never know what songs are going to be chosen.
Seriously though, the members of this forum have been extraordinarily helpful since I stumbled across it a couple weeks ago. I really appreciate the effort.
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Right on, thanks again for all the help everybody.
Unfortunately, I can't organize into genre folders either since the entire contents of the music on my phone (8gb) changes randomly every few days... Well, I suppose I could, but it seems unlikely that I would take the time needed multiple times a week.
I use a program on my desktop that randomly chooses a selection of my music library and copies those files to my phone. It is also set to never select a song that was used during the previous selection process. So I literally never have any song more than 2 or 3 days in a row, and I never know what songs are going to be chosen.
Seriously though, the members of this forum have been extraordinarily helpful since I stumbled across it a couple weeks ago. I really appreciate the effort.
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wow yeah in that case you might have to wait for the HERO build then i organize my stuff myself in folders but i can understand how time consuming it would be to organize when you get the music randomly. but yeah sorry bro either way mediabypath is still pretty nice if you were to ever get the time to organize your music glad we could "attempt" to help
So my father and step mother recently got new Android phone, they both got Evo 4G's. My father has been working non stop to get his wife's music and audio books setup so that it's really easy to make playlist, sync them, play them back, etc. He has used WMP, had issues with that, so I suggested DoubleTwist. He messed with it and didn't like the interface, felt that it wasn't that intuitive. I decided that I would actually mess with dT myself so that I could see if it was worth suggesting to others. I found it pretty easy to make playlist and sync them and stuff, but there is one major problem with it, it ignores track numbers. I can't get it to show me track numbers at all, and can't get it to organize track in an album by track number, and if I drag a whole album into it's own playlist, it organized in alphabetical order, I can't get it to play by track number.
Next, I decided to mess with Motorola Media Link. I never even got to the point of seeing if it will work with my N1 cause I couldn't get it to sort by album, or artist or whatever when I clicked on the column header like would happen in Windows explorer. I can accept Motorola Media Link opening in artist mode first, but I should then be able to click a song, then go and hit the album column header and it will keep the fist song selected and resort the song by album showing the other songs in the same album above and below the original selected song, but that did not happen.
I'm not even going to mess with WMP anymore as I feel that is utter s**t when it comes UI. Doubletwist makes making playlist easy, but ignores track numbers, Motorola Media link doesn't sort things properly. Are there no other truly intuitive, easy to use, fully featured media player/manager for Android devices. I feel that this is going to make it difficult for Android devices to truly win over the hearts of iPhone users, who phone's just work. As much as I hate Apple's communist control over their platform and hardware, you have to give them credit for making a phone that even the technologically inept can use and work without problems
What's wrong with just drag and drop your files? I think that's the easiest way. Don't even need any software, just plug in the cable, it pops up as mass storage, drag over your files to a folder, done
I made the iPhone to N1 jump recently myself and had some similar growing pains in the media management side of things. Although I only really care about music (not podcasts or audiobooks) and have some real anal retentive requirements for playlist management, I've found bTunes as my media player and iSyncr for media management to be a great combination.
bTunes copies the navigation of the iOS iPod app perfectly, but adds in on-the-fly playlist creation and editing under the hood.
iSyncr lets me copy over playlists directly from my iTunes account, and updates playcounts and everything when I run the program.
I'm not sure if those things will apply to your parents' needs as elegantly as they have to my own. But hopefully it might help!
RogerPodacter said:
What's wrong with just drag and drop your files? I think that's the easiest way. Don't even need any software, just plug in the cable, it pops up as mass storage, drag over your files to a folder, done
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That's what my father and I do for ourselves, but that's not a good solution for my step mother who's not good with that kind of stuff and really doesn't have any desire to learn that. The ultimate goal of all this is to make it as easy as possible for her so that she can do it all without having to ask my father how or have him do.
sosquidtaste said:
I made the iPhone to N1 jump recently myself and had some similar growing pains in the media management side of things. Although I only really care about music (not podcasts or audiobooks) and have some real anal retentive requirements for playlist management, I've found bTunes as my media player and iSyncr for media management to be a great combination.
bTunes copies the navigation of the iOS iPod app perfectly, but adds in on-the-fly playlist creation and editing under the hood.
iSyncr lets me copy over playlists directly from my iTunes account, and updates playcounts and everything when I run the program.
I'm not sure if those things will apply to your parents' needs as elegantly as they have to my own. But hopefully it might help!
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Thanks, I'll send the info to my father and see if that works for him. He's still trying to find a solution for the audio books though. He's does some reading on the Audible Android app that's in beta and it appears to be having issues, so he's leery of installing it. But hopefully the music aspect will work for him.
Playlists and WMP
I am the father.
The biggest issue being able to easily have the playlists show upon the phone.
It can be accomplished with WMP by manually saving the play list as an M3u, then drag and drop that to root of the music folder on the phone, then you have to delete the auto generated WPl list from the pc in order to not have the play list show up twice in the play list list. This has to be repeated each time a change is made to the list.
Wish for WMP:
Allow you to set default play list file type.
For WMP to sync the list to the phone.
Thanks for any future help or advice.
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I am the father.
The biggest issue being able to easily have the playlists show upon the phone.
It can be accomplished with WMP by manually saving the play list as an M3u, then drag and drop that to root of the music folder on the phone, then you have to delete the auto generated WPl list from the pc in order to not have the play list show up twice in the play list list. This has to be repeated each time a change is made to the list.
Wish for WMP:
Allow you to set default play list file type.
For WMP to sync the list to the phone.
Thanks for any future help or advice.
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i use fusion media player, excellent for making/viewing/playing playlists.
i dont know what format playlists are saved as, but the playlist i made in fusion works in other media players as well, like google play music, es media player, and stock gingerbread music player app.
i never even touched the playlist files, not move them, not edit or anything, idk where the file even is and my playlists work on all above mentioned players. enjoy!