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Playlist oddity, any thoughts?

Hi:
Since the AT&T Froyo update, I am having odd music playlist problems. I am using the stock media player., and all music is stored to external SD card.
When in the song list, to add a song to a playlist, I hold down on the song, and select add to playlist, and then choose the playlist. It does not ever show up in the playlist I chose. This is the same way I have always added songs, only now it won't work.
If I go to the appropriate playlist, and remove songs via the menu button, and then add a few songs, the changes work properly, EXCEPT after the phone is turned off then back on, the changes disappear, and the original songs that were removed are still there, and the songs that were added are NOT there.
Any thoughts on what is causing this? I am desperate to fixe this. Every time I want to listen to music I have to go in and add/delete songs, which as you can imagine is hugely inconvenient.
Any thoughts will really be appreciated.
Thanks!!

Hi again:
I just tried using PowerAmp music player, and the same problem happens as with the stock player

Bump.
This is really a huge problem for me, any suggestions would REALLY be appreciated.
Thanks!

Have you had this problem on any custom ROM?
CM7 Inspire 4G

TheBassman369 said:
Have you had this problem on any custom ROM?
CM7 Inspire 4G
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Hi:
Thanks so much for your reply. I have never flashed a custom ROM. I can however say that I did not have this problem on stock 2.1.
Thanks again!

I actually had this problem on a few roms I was using. A reinstallation of the music app seemed to fix it. In this case, a reset may help unless you want to root and remove/add the app back in the system/app folder.
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tysj said:
I actually had this problem on a few roms I was using. A reinstallation of the music app seemed to fix it. In this case, a reset may help unless you want to root and remove/add the app back in the system/app folder.
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Hi:
Thanks so much for your suggestion.
I am already rooted. Do I actually go into the system folder and remove it, paste it somewhere else, and add the same app, or do I need to find a file of the music app online to replace the original?
Thanks again!!

cincy1020 said:
Hi:
Thanks so much for your suggestion.
I am already rooted. Do I actually go into the system folder and remove it, paste it somewhere else, and add the same app, or do I need to find a file of the music app online to replace the original?
Thanks again!!
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That's about it. I'd cut and paste it somewhere else just in case then move the new on in. You can probably grab the app from a lot of ROMs that use the Samsung Music Player or just search for it somewhere. It should be called MusicPlayer.apk

tysj said:
That's about it. I'd cut and paste it somewhere else just in case then move the new on in. You can probably grab the app from a lot of ROMs that use the Samsung Music Player or just search for it somewhere. It should be called MusicPlayer.apk
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Great thanks!
One last question. Do you think this would affect the proper functioning even in Poweramp, because this problem is occurring when I use that also.
Thanks again!

[Q] Alternative app for choosing ringtones in settings?

Are there any other app where I can choose ringtones in settings>sound>phone ringtone ? like the walkman app? and what kind of permissions do I have to set? I think the skin of the walkman app is outdated and incompatible with ICS themes. Thanks in advance

I can change the ringtones in PowerAmp. Try it. It's the Best music player so far...
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PlayerPro is better. You can use it to change ringtone.
PlayerPro is better than PowerAMP because of its UI and frequent updates. Many people in Android Market says that too.
Hit the THANKS button if I helped!!
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Look at TTPod in android market it's free and it's good as PowerAMP

ringdroid, set ringtone n cut mp3.

lucastan96 said:
PlayerPro is better. You can use it to change ringtone.
PlayerPro is better than PowerAMP because of its UI and frequent updates. Many people in Android Market says that too.
Hit the THANKS button if I helped!!
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+1
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I was actually thinking of apps that would allow me to do to choose in settings>sound>phone ringtones (see attachment)
I like it because its a lot easier when I want songs in my SD as my ringtone but also when I want to use them as my alarm ringtone.
Thanks to everyone who replied.

RingDroid, simple to use.

Why go to the trouble of using a application to accomplish something Android can do by itself?
- Create a "Alarms", "Notifications" and "Ringtones" folder on your sdcard.
*Use Root Browser or Root Explorer or whatever filemanager you prefer.
- Copy your Alarm/Notification/Ringtone MP3 or OGG into the respective folder.
Once that's done the files you copied in there will show up in the list of Alarm/Notification/Ringtone sounds.
In case Android doesn't pick it up right away simply reboot.
No need to use an extra software to set a custom Alarm / Notification / Ringtone sound.

@B.Jay I wanted another app to do this because I want the option to choose from my 500+ songs in my SD card. I also don't want to add additional data in my internal memory than what's really necessary. But I guess I'm just stuck with the walkman app Thanks anyways.

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B.Jay said:
- Create a "Alarms", "Notifications" and "Ringtones" folder on your sdcard.
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albertrono said:
I also don't want to add additional data in my internal memory than what's really necessary.
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I wrote SDCARD - in no way, shape or form I wrote something about cluttering up the internal memory.
Anyway, if you don't have a few Megabyte left on your SDCARD to create the folders and place your custom "sounds" there then it's your choice (seems I'm somewhat spoiled by the 32GB SD I have in my SGS S2).

Sorry I didn't notice about the SD card but then again that would still occupy space on my measly 8GB SD . Anyways, thanks again

B.Jay said:
Why go to the trouble of using a application to accomplish something Android can do by itself?
- Create a "Alarms", "Notifications" and "Ringtones" folder on your sdcard.
*Use Root Browser or Root Explorer or whatever filemanager you prefer.
- Copy your Alarm/Notification/Ringtone MP3 or OGG into the respective folder.
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tqvm, didn't know abt that.

Storing MP3s as ring tones

I run into this EVERYTIME I switch phones.. even between SONY phones, they make this so difficult.
Where am I supposed to store my MP3 files so the phone's sound picker can see these files for me to select as ring tones? Why must this be so painful? my Xperia Acro V was able to just see ALL sound files and lets me pick anything. The Z... no
please help me
Thank you

You can set them as ringtones from the Walkman player or then you can create a folder called 'ringtones' anywhere on the internal memory or SD card and copy them there. Reboot and the phone detects them.

Install ES file explorer. When you want to set your ringtone, the Z will ask what program to use. Select ES and no problem. Been using this method since my first android phone LOL
Sent from my gorgeous White Xperia Z

Don MC said:
You can set them as ringtones from the Walkman player or then you can create a folder called 'ringtones' anywhere on the internal memory or SD card and copy them there. Reboot and the phone detects them.
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This works perfect.
Sent From XPERIA Z ::: Stock, Locked & Rooted ( SLR )

Thank you so much for the tips everyone :laugh:

Just click on the music icon on the top when selecting a ringtone in settings
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[SOLVED][Q] Stock music app does not auto-update!

Hi guyz!
I have a galaxy mini (stock)
My music player app (stock) does not get auto-updated and as you may know there is no way of refreshing the list or updating it manually.
Whenever I add or delete my songs in the device the music app does not show the added ones nor remove the deleted ones :banghead: :crying:
I have to play them all from my folder and they can't be played in background therefore causing me loads of problem
And the same goes with my picture gallery (gallery ics).
I have searched a lot for solutions but found none of them working except of ofcourse reflashing ..
But I don't want to reflash.
So plzzzzz if you guyz know any work around then tell me plz :crying:
Note: the songs and pics are in the external sd card..

Nabs Zains said:
Hi guyz!
I have a galaxy mini (stock)
My music player app (stock) does not get auto-updated and as you may know there is no way of refreshing the list or updating it manually.
Whenever I add or delete my songs in the device the music app does not show the added ones nor remove the deleted ones :banghead: :crying:
I have to play them all from my folder and they can't be played in background therefore causing me loads of problem
And the same goes with my picture gallery (gallery ics).
I have searched a lot for solutions but found none of them working except of ofcourse reflashing ..
But I don't want to reflash.
So plzzzzz if you guyz know any work around then tell me plz :crying:
Note: the songs and pics are in the external sd card..
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Something wrong with the media scanner. I cannot point out what.....
I think its better you flash it.
Send from Batman's Bat- Phone

try this,
clear data and cache of the music app and gallery..
and from /sdcard/DCIM folder delete ".thumbnails" folder...
and then launch gallery..
it will take a bit more time to display all pics as it will generate thumbnails of all pics...
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srt99 said:
try this,
clear data and cache of the music app and gallery..
and from /sdcard/DCIM folder delete ".thumbnails" folder...
and then launch gallery..
it will take a bit more time to display all pics as it will generate thumbnails of all pics...
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dude thank you soooooo much worked as a charm and solved both the problems .
Love you man <3

My files and Walkman?

Hi,
Is there no my file app on the Z1? I can not find it.
Other questions - how do you make the Walkman app look for music in your sd card?

mlhdk said:
Hi,
Is there no my file app on the Z1? I can not find it.
Other questions - how do you make the Walkman app look for music in your sd card?
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Mine came installed with file commander, but you can easily download 3rd party ones such as ES file explore from pay store.
As for the Walkman app, mine scanned my SD card fine, there doesn't appear to be a manual scan mode, so I'd suggest u un mount your sd card in store and re mount it see if that helps.
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media scan
Or try rescan media from the play store free app (works for me)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.addz.mediascanner&hl=en

mlhdk said:
Hi,
Is there no my file app on the Z1? I can not find it.
Other questions - how do you make the Walkman app look for music in your sd card?
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Wait a bit, turn it off and on again and it will scan the content of your internal and external sd card automatically. But it may take some time.
As for file explorers, there are hundreds of them on the market

Thanks. I normally use astro for file handling, I was Just wondering if there wasn't any default. I tried rescan and turn off and on phone with no luck. If I pick a mp3 via astro it opens and play in Walkman, but walking only shows the preinstalled songs..
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mlhdk said:
Hi,
Is there no my file app on the Z1? I can not find it.
Other questions - how do you make the Walkman app look for music in your sd card?
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mlhdk said:
Thanks. I normally use astro for file handling, I was Just wondering if there wasn't any default. I tried rescan and turn off and on phone with no luck. If I pick a mp3 via astro it opens and play in Walkman, but walking only shows the preinstalled songs..
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OK, someone already mentioned that file commander comes with the rom.
Just give the media scanner some time. It is a process that takes some time. Leave your phone with screen off for a bit and it should find it.
Also, make sure there is no .nomedia file where you have the media stored. I also keep mine in a folder called music on my external sd card.

Nothing seems to work with make the files show up in the play (Walkman) So I will try format the card and see if that helps. Btw I didn't have the file commander installed default.

mlhdk said:
Nothing seems to work with make the files show up in the play (Walkman) So I will try format the card and see if that helps. Btw I didn't have the file commander installed default.
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Do you have a network locked handset, as mine is unlocked and unbranded so that could be why you don't have the app.
As for your music not being recognised by the Walkman app sounds pretty strange... before formatting the sd card you should try clearing the cache from the Walkman app, as to me it sounds like a software glitch.
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hopefully you've sorted this now!
also if you just want your music files in the walkman app, just click on settings (top right) and then open settings and disable 'music unlimited' under service settings. Now the walkman app will only show your downloaded music and none of their streaming stuff

My handset is unbranded and unlocked. I formatted the scarf,
My handset is unbranded and unlocked. I formatted the sd-card and copied the files back n the card. Now everything is working But I not got the file commander - so I quess it's not preinstalled here in Denmark
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mlhdk said:
My handset is unbranded and unlocked. I formatted the scarf,
My handset is unbranded and unlocked. I formatted the sd-card and copied the files back n the card. Now everything is working But I not got the file commander - so I quess it's not preinstalled here in Denmark
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ok, just search for explorer ont he market and use that. Its better than file commander IMHO