[Q] MTP needs TouchWiz? - Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all,
I'm using SlideScreen Pro as my main launcher, but I cannot seem to sync my sgs with windows media player unless TouchWiz home is currently selected (MTP Application launches only when in TW).
Is there a way for this to work without having to use TouchWiz?
Thanks all.

Yes, MTP requires TouchWiz. There is no way around it.
But you don't need MTP to sync with WMP. Simply use Mass Storage mode and you can copy or sync your media just fine. The media scanning process will create the necessary media library info for you once you disconnect from the Mass storage mode.

Thanks!
Funny, I did try that but I forgot to unmount the cards on the phone *slaps head*.
Is there an auto-unmount when I set the device to mass storage?

eh no, but theres a "auto mount" on market to mount things

Just disconnect the USB cable, it auto-unmounts

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adding new music

When I add new music to my sdcard via PC or downloading through the browser it doesn't show up in the stock music app.
I can open the file directly through a file explorer or browser download screen and it will play but it will have no options eg: no repeat or add to playlist
Has anyone come across this? Once I restart the phone it will show up correctly.
I noticed there is a media scanner in spare parts or dev tools but it doesn't help.
mine shows up pretty quick, where do you put the music onthe sd card and how do you dismount the sd card?
Had that problem too, a long time ago. Probably even before I got my Nexus and used a Galaxy Spica. What I did was download songs to my SD card over the network using ES File Explorer. I think Android doesn't really monitor the SD card, all it does is scan when the SD card is mounted. This way, if you use USB to transfer media from your PC, and then disconnect it, it gets mounted again, and the media scanner will run and find the new files. Any other way is probably broken... maybe you can trigger a scan by unmounting and remounting the SD card (from the settings menu)...
I remember there being an application on the market, sdcard rescan or something that did that.
yup, thats normal, if you copy music to the sd through an application. android does not monitor the filesystem for new music files and only scans on mount (which happens on bootup).
but yeah ther was an app for that. does anybody have the name?
free
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-bero-sdrescan-jBBB.aspx
perfect.
thanks for the mount tips too. makes sense.
or if your rom comes with "Dev Tools" just open media scanner.
Good one, forgot about that.

[Q] Ford Escape 2011 SYNC Version Gen1 - V3.2 and the Cappy in USB

I am running Mosaic IV (2.3) on my Captivate. So far the SYNC picks up my phone, grabs the phonebook, can dial and play media through bluetooth. Really don't care about text messages coming through.
The thing I'd love to know is how to get it to be recognized and play the media through USB connection so it will index the music, etc.
I did read a ford post that the person put it into media player mode and connected and it worked but it doesn't even find the device when I do that (can't get it to install a proper driver in my Win 7 either). It does find it when I put it into Mass Storage and hit the connect button but sits at initializing for a long long time then pops up as unsupported device.
I'm wondering if anyone has had any luck with this? I'm also wondering if it has something to do with the Media player mode not working on my Win 7 either.
Thanks in advance
You will have to download an app called Sync My Ride made by Ford and run that to change the tags on your music files so that sync can recognize them. Keep your phone in USB Storage mode. Also, try moving your music files from the SD card to the internal card or vise versa. Not sure how sync handles the two different drives that come up if you have a SD card in. I use my Captivate in my Ford Focus with no problem. It does take a while to index my music files (about 30 mins for all my music) using the usb connection, so I prefer to use the Bluetooth media option through sync now.
Thanks for the info. Can't find it in the market or by Google. Any ideas? Have the apk handy?
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Primus76 said:
Thanks for the info. Can't find it in the market or by Google. Any ideas? Have the apk handy?
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It is for your computer not your phone. Sorry for not mentioning that. Here is the link: https://secure.syncmyride.com/Own/Modules/SupportContent/SupportHome.aspx
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Vaanhoot said:
It is for your computer not your phone. Sorry for not mentioning that. Here is the link: https://secure.syncmyride.com/Own/Modules/SupportContent/SupportHome.aspx
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Hunting through their software I see sync my phone which would help with my phonebook but i'm not having a problem with that. I took the music folder off my phone and put it on a simple 2gb usb memory stick and it picked it all up and indexed no problem so i don't think it's an issue with the tags otherwise they wouldn't have read.
It didn't pick it up when the music was on my internal sd just sat at initializing then eventually timed out and said not supported. Did the same thing when ONLY my music was on the external sd card and formatted at FAT. Saw someone say to use FAT32 (which is what the USB is formatted at and it works), so I did just that and put it at FAT32 and with only my music folder on there it still had no love.. didn't even try to initialize just said USB Empty.. so it thought it was supported, just nothing on there.
Well I think it is just going to be easier to have a basic usb drive in there with the music. I can 'sync' my music folder to the USB at anytime.. and as I won't have playlists i'll just make album tags since that works just fine.
If anyone else has any ideas toss em in.
Thx!

[Q] Music Question

Hey all,
I just did my first install of CM7 about a week ago and got ants in my pants and upgraded to CM 9 tonight. It is magnificent.
So yeah, basically I am new to most of this. I managed to do the above without asking questions(and plenty of reading).
I did some searches and couldn't find this so don't destroy me...
Was wondering if there was a way to add my music to this puppy? I have this sexy music app and cannot figure out how to actually add my music to it.
If so, could someone kindly give me the retard how-to?
Thanks!
When you say add your music, do you mean from like your PC?
If so, theres a few ways like the wifi file transfer apps or directly via USB. For usb though, you need to go to settings > storage and click enable MTP. This will make the 'sdcard' visible to CM9 and to your computer. My windows 7 machine gives a driver error, but it does allow me to access the SD card via MTP.
Now if only I could figure out how to get my webOS music player to SEE my music...
Awesome. Thanks for that.

[Q] MTP and MP3 tags

Since getting my HTC One 64GB, I've been wanting to use it as a media device in a manner similar to how I can use an iPod - I want to connect the HTC One via USB to a computer, and use a media-playing program (such as WinAmp) to play music directly off the device. While this part sort of works, I've found that the MTP interface on the One does not provide MP3 tags such as artist and album, which makes managing my music collection rather difficult!
For what it's worth, this problem only seems to occur with ROMs derived from Sense ROMs. If I use CyanogenMod, I get full MP3 tags available over MTP. My Samsung phones seem to work fine too, but they are old and lack storage space (they also can work in USB storage mode, which would also be a solution if available on the HTC One).
I know some media-playing solutions involve syncing the music over wireless but that's not practical for me - I am usually in locations with no access to wireless connectivity (wired networks only). I don't want to have to copy all the music to a local drive, either.
I guess I'd like to know if anybody had success with getting MP3 tags over MTP on the HTC One with a Sense-based ROM, and if so, how? Cheers

Can't transfer music onto SD card

I have tried both Media Transfer Mode and Mass Storage Mode, Media Transfer Mode results in errors while Mass Storage Mode first appears to work, I can find all the files I've transferred and play them on the computer from the phone but as soon as I disconnect from the computer they disappear from the card. WTF?
Try with a card reader?
Or you could transfer to the built-in storage and then move to SD using Fail Commander.
Does the microSD card work ok in other devices? I've just tried transferring from PC to phone in MTP mode and the files turn up straight away on my Z3C. This is with a 64GB Scandisk card.
I will check with a card reader, I hope it's the sd card being faulty and not the phone.
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The easy way for me to access the SD card without making things difficult is to change the USB connection mode on your Sony Xperia Z3 compact over to Mass Storage mode (MSC). Here is how to get to this setting:
Settings > Xperia Connectivity > USB Connectivity > USB connection mode > select Mass storage mode (MSC)
No special drivers needed on the computer for it to recognize and read/write the micro SD card inside of your phone when plugged in via micro USB.
You will no be able to access your internal storage with this setting, but you can transfer files over via File Commander if needed.
waldo98 said:
The easy way for me to access the SD card without making things difficult is to change the USB connection mode on your Sony Xperia Z3 compact over to Mass Storage mode (MSC). Here is how to get to this setting:
Settings > Xperia Connectivity > USB Connectivity > USB connection mode > select Mass storage mode (MSC)
No special drivers needed on the computer for it to recognize and read/write the micro SD card inside of your phone when plugged in via micro USB.
You will no be able to access your internal storage with this setting, but you can transfer files over via File Commander if needed.
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Neither mode worked for the OP.
degraaff said:
Neither mode worked for the OP.
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I have the same issue. With the full size Z3.
Really annoying.
I've had SD cards that read fine on a computer but not in my mobile devices. Even between devices (super annoying) so I would try a different card if you have one around.
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Hi, I've been using the Wifi-File Explorer app ever since. Still works fine on the Z3C.
Hello, simply use the third-party program to move music to SD card such as iTools, Apowersoft Phone Manager, etc., i guess it will work for you.
Similiar with me
Hi,
I have a Z3C with latest available Android (6.0.1 no root).
Yesterday, I have copied lots of music files to my sd card (sandisk 64GB, class 10). Haven't used the media mode, just attached the phone directly to the pc with usb cable, and selected to mount the sd card only to my pc.
After I have copied the files, and pulled the phone off of the computer, the files aren't showing up on my phone, not even with root explorer.
Can anyone help me what could happen with my phone? Should I just try this again in media transfer mode?
Thanks
Kind of similar problem!
I 've been transfering music to my SD through wifi connection ( using different apps through the years - "portal" at the moment ) without any problem.
Havent really noticed when maybe after upgrading to official marshmallow ( OTA ), what happens is that most of the newly transfered music is just displayed on ES File Explorer, but not on the music library ( same happens with 4 different music apps ) and can't be reproduced. The music that was there before is displayed and allowed to be played normally, but the newly added in order to be added and played through the music library, i have to :
1) eject the sd card
2) mount the sd card
3) clear es file explorer and music app from the recent apps
4) open es file explorer
5) play the specific newly added track though es file explorer player
6) open the track with the music app by clicking it through the es explorer
any thoughts / advice ?
elektronaut said:
I 've been transfering music to my SD through wifi connection ( using different apps through the years - "portal" at the moment ) without any problem.
Havent really noticed when maybe after upgrading to official marshmallow ( OTA ), what happens is that most of the newly transfered music is just displayed on ES File Explorer, but not on the music library ( same happens with 4 different music apps ) and can't be reproduced. The music that was there before is displayed and allowed to be played normally, but the newly added in order to be added and played through the music library, i have to :
1) eject the sd card
2) mount the sd card
3) clear es file explorer and music app from the recent apps
4) open es file explorer
5) play the specific newly added track though es file explorer player
6) open the track with the music app by clicking it through the es explorer
any thoughts / advice ?
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Do you have an app that stops the media scanner from working?
I had the same problem that files on my SD card weren't being picked up by the Sony Music app.
Try settings/apps/show system apps, find Media Storage, Force Stop, Clear cache, Clear data, restart phone, wait five minutes.
This Media rescan app is very helpful and even gives you a shortcut to the Media Scanner properties so you can perform the above task.
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Do you have an app that stops the media scanner from working?
settings/apps/show system apps, find Media Storage, Force Stop, Clear cache, Clear data, restart phone, wait five minutes..
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I had already searched for the Media Storage app, but weirdly it's not there
elektronaut said:
I had already searched for the Media Storage app, but weirdly it's not there
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settings/apps
then top right hand corner, menu option, show system apps.
Didgesteve said:
settings/apps
then top right hand corner, menu option, show system apps.
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aaah! I' m so stupid I was searching for such an option but I missed it. It's been a long time since my first android phones ( pre-Lollipop years ) that i had to dig into settings try find and fix things when root and custom roms were a necessity and every tiny little detail might have alter your android experience a lot.
thanx for the feedback! I already installed "media re.scan" and i am going to look deeper into it a bit later as at the moment i have my music library up to speed.

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