although this app is stable, I can't make a new folder in Music or d&d a new folder to music to rename and drop music into it.
IE: If I make a new folder and call it Luisa Sobral, I can't d&d to Music folder.
The only thing that works is to d&d her whole folder to the phone and delete the songs I don't want.
Any other ideas or methods?
Why not connect to your pc
Open the phone until you have the required file open and then copy/past the music directly into the phones music folder?
Seems like you are trying a bit to hard - unless I'm missing something??
L0rdNels0n said:
Why not connect to your pc
Open the phone until you have the required file open and then copy/past the music directly into the phones music folder?
Seems like you are trying a bit to hard - unless I'm missing something??
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you're missing something.
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There's been ongoing discussions for a long time about the best way to "hide" certain media to keep them from showing up in media players.
Every 3rd party App Ive dled for Music/Movies/Pictures has had the same issue of scanning all the media in the SD card.
Is this some inherent mandate in Android ? Or lazy dev programming ?
I have podcast apps that only pick up podcasts. NYC subway map app that only picks up its MAP images...
Yes open up any media player and I see all of these included with my media.
Obviously the function is in there
add a file called .nomedia and Android will not index that directory
The no media trick does not solve the problem.
Android apps are scanning the entire SD for media instead of letting you pick a default directory.
I want to know if this is an android OS problem or an app development problem.
xManMythLegend said:
The no media trick does not solve the problem.
Android apps are scanning the entire SD for media instead of letting you pick a default directory.
I want to know if this is an android OS problem or an app development problem.
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well i wouldn't call it a problem.. it's just the way the mediascanner works... it scans each directory on the sdcard for media files.
and both the gallery and music app relies on the system mediascanner to fetch pics/videos/music: it's called intended design
There is no way to set a default location for those apps.
3rd party apps can be developed for scanning predefined dirs at the developer's liking.
so for the stock apps the only option is the .nomedia file trick.
note that if u put the .nomedia into a directory, all the sub directories are going to be skipped too.
just rename the folder with a "." in front of the folder name, this makes it a hidden folder and the gallery and what not wont search it.
rastacre said:
well i wouldn't call it a problem.. it's just the way the mediascanner works... it scans each directory on the sdcard for media files.
and both the gallery and music app relies on the system mediascanner to fetch pics/videos/music: it's called intended design
There is no way to set a default location for those apps.
3rd party apps can be developed for scanning predefined dirs at the developer's liking.
so for the stock apps the only option is the .nomedia file trick.
note that if u put the .nomedia into a directory, all the sub directories are going to be skipped too.
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THANK YOU !!
I somewhat figured this out when I saw this option in Doggcatcher.
This answers my question.
making a folder invisible doesn't help me.
I have ringtones in one folder and when I playback music, I don't want to hear ringtones.
hmmm is there anyway you can adb push the ringtones to the ringtone folder on the system? So you wouldn't need to have it in your sd card?
download MixZing music player. It will let you select which folder on the memory card to scan for music. Select music folder and your done. No more ringtones playback
This .nomedia trick dosnt work 100 percent. I placed it in my music folder and yes it makes the album covers disappear in the gallery but it also makes the music disappear from the music player. I can no longer scroll through artists, songs, etc from within the music player...
I am not running a rooted phone just the stock firmware with the latest Android update.
Hooligan
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This .nomedia trick dosnt work 100 percent. I placed it in my music folder and yes it makes the album covers disappear in the gallery but it also makes the music disappear from the music player. I can no longer scroll through artists, songs, etc from within the music player...
I am not running a rooted phone just the stock firmware with the latest Android update.
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^bump^
I have the same issue - I don't want to see album covers in the gallery, but I do want the music to show up in my music app - any ideas?
Thanks
.nomedia works 100% and does exactly what it says - NO MEDIA. That includes NO VIDEO, NO AUDIO, NO PHOTOS, NO WHATEVER. All system apps looking for media ignore the folder and all its subfolders.
If the album art is in a subfolder inside the album folder - put .nomedia inside that subfolder. If it's outside with the .MP3s - then .nomedia won't help you.
If you're having issues with album art, you could always embed the album art into the mp3/m4a with an app like dbpoweramp.
One more possible solution:
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=4c95682562b36eca&hl=en
xManMythLegend said:
The no media trick does not solve the problem.
Android apps are scanning the entire SD for media instead of letting you pick a default directory.
I want to know if this is an android OS problem or an app development problem.
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well i wouldn't call it a problem.. it's just the way the mediascanner works... it scans each directory on the sdcard for media files.
and both the gallery and music app relies on the system mediascanner to fetch pics/videos/music: it's called intended design
There is no way to set a default location for those apps.
3rd party apps can be developed for scanning predefined dirs at the developer's liking.
so for the stock apps the only option is the .nomedia file trick.
note that if u put the .nomedia into a directory, all the sub directories are going to be skipped too.
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xManMythLegend said:
THANK YOU !!
I somewhat figured this out when I saw this option in Doggcatcher.
This answers my question.
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.... what? You argued with the first post, next post said the same thing, then you're thanking them??
r4zv4n said:
^bump^
I have the same issue - I don't want to see album covers in the gallery, but I do want the music to show up in my music app - any ideas?
Thanks
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Yes, name the files right. AlbumArt.jpg
BTW, after putting the .nomedia, you will need to REBOOT the device for it to take effect and system media scanner will rescan after first start up.
I'm having trouble believing this is "by design" and adding .nomedia to EVERY FOLDER other than my music folder makes absolutely no damn sense... the other way around would make much more sense instead! ".media"
This issue has also been breaking my balls... I don't want my damn ringtones in my media library...
Kraion said:
I'm having trouble believing this is "by design" and adding .nomedia to EVERY FOLDER other than my music folder makes absolutely no damn sense... the other way around would make much more sense instead! ".media"
This issue has also been breaking my balls... I don't want my damn ringtones in my media library...
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Your ringtones should go into the following folder
/sdcard/media/audio/ringtones
And your notifications should go into the following folder
/sdcard/media/audio/notifications
Those folders are not scanned into your music library. There is no need for .nomedia files on those two folders, otherwise they will not show up in your notifications/ringtones list.
NOTE: /sdcard means your sdcard.... so on the root of your sdcard you should put a folder named media, then inside media folder you should put another folder called audio, and then the ringtones or notifications folder inside audio folder..... This should solve your issue.
zeus_chingon said:
Your ringtones should go into the following folder
/sdcard/media/audio/ringtones
And your notifications should go into the following folder
/sdcard/media/audio/notifications
Those folders are not scanned into your music library. There is no need for .nomedia files on those two folders, otherwise they will not show up in your notifications/ringtones list.
NOTE: /sdcard means your sdcard.... so on the root of your sdcard you should put a folder named media, then inside media folder you should put another folder called audio, and then the ringtones or notifications folder inside audio folder..... This should solve your issue.
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This works....Did this over a year ago when i first bought my N1...
Is there anyway to prevent my audiobook files from being indexed with the rest of the MP3s?
when ever I have music playing a chapter or two will pop up in the middle of the shuffle.
thanks
I'm curious, too, but for a different reason. I have a game (Need For Speed) whose background music files show up in the Music Player lists. Most are really obnoxious rap or hip-hop tunes I would never listen to, but when using the player on random they pop up. I'd like to exclude that folder from being seen by the Music Player app so I never have to see or hear them except when I'm playing the game.
You could put them all in their own folder and put a blank file called ".nomedia" (without quotes) in that same folder. That stops them from showing up in the default music player, but I don't know about 3rd party players.
bryman27 said:
You could put them all in their own folder and put a blank file called ".nomedia" (without quotes) in that same folder. That stops them from showing up in the default music player, but I don't know about 3rd party players.
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That might work for the OP, but in my case the files need to be in whatever folder the game is looking for or they won't work in the game.
I create a AudioBook folder and placed the .nomedia in there, it works great to keep them out of the media player. The problem is that all the other media players on the market (that I found for free), use the same "collection" of music as the stock player does, so they also did not see the audiobooks.
I found TinyPlayer (free in the market) satisfies my needs really well. The only thing it doesn't do is bookmark. So I have to remember my place if I ever reboot. It uses a folder tree to read your collection, so it ignores the .nomedia and sees my audiobooks. It does not read song tags like the music player does, but that never bothered me. I just arrange each book into a folder, then the player will automatically go to the next music file, and stop at the end of the folder.
Awesome! Ill give it a try. Thanks for the quick responses.
Miami_Son said:
That might work for the OP, but in my case the files need to be in whatever folder the game is looking for or they won't work in the game.
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Just put the .nomedia file in the folder where the game's music is. It should work in root folder of the game. The stock player does not look in any subfolders if there is a .nomedia in a folder.
^ I'll try it. How do you make a "blank file?"
Miami_Son said:
^ I'll try it. How do you make a "blank file?"
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I just right click on the desktop in windows 7 and select new > text document and rename it, then copy it to my phone
bryman27 said:
I just right click on the desktop in windows 7 and select new > text document and rename it, then copy it to my phone
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OK, that's what I thought, but wasn't sure if the file content/type mattered. I guess you just drop the .txt when you rename it.
UPDATE: That did the trick, but I first had to open the file in Astro and rename it without the .txt extension. The stock file manager wouldn't let me do it. Thanks again!
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OK, that's what I thought, but wasn't sure if the file content/type mattered. I guess you just drop the .txt when you rename it.
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Oh sorry forgot that part. I also take out the .txt extension
msinkovich said:
Awesome! Ill give it a try. Thanks for the quick responses.
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It looks like several others have already helped, but if you wanted yet another option, I've used MortPlayer (there's both a Music and an Audio Book player). It's free on the market, has a widget, and also uses the folder structure so you can sort things that way (I haven't used Tinyplayer, but it sounds similar.)
+ 1 for mortplayer. Great for audio books.
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Hi there,
I am having problems transfering music on to my LG Optimus Black.
I am not sure where to create a music folder so the default music player can see the music files.
I have created music folders in Audio and in DCIM and in the main menu and the music is on the phone but the it is not found by the default player.
Any help would be appreciated .
Kind Regards
Kev
You put music files (say .mp3) anywhere in your memory card, your player should detect it automatically. So there should be an error reading the memory card.
Try this : Settings >> SD card & phone storage >> Unmount SD card.
Then mount it again. Once scanning of all media files finishes ( You may be able to see the scanning progress and completion notification on top bar. ) you player should work okay.
Also try downloading different players from market. Do they detect your music files?
I'm not that sure but I think the SD already have a "music" folder? mine those, I put all files there and player automatic detected them, even if I have files at bluetooth>music or download>music folders still detect them with no problem
Felsar said:
I'm not that sure but I think the SD already have a "music" folder? mine those, I put all files there and player automatic detected them, even if I have files at bluetooth>music or download>music folders still detect them with no problem
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Well even if there's no music named folder it still works. I directly copied my folders from pc such as metallica and linkin park etc and I put it in "my favourite" folder in root directory and it works perfectly..
hi
I am using CM7 RC5.1
Is there any way for Music player to take songs from a specific folder and not other folders like Ringtone, Alarm etc.
thanks
I have the same rom and i stored my music in sdcard/media..
Music player shows only that files..
Music player detects all the sound format files from the sd card so i don't think there is any other way
jdwis said:
hi
I am using CM7 RC5.1
Is there any way for Music player to take songs from a specific folder and not other folders like Ringtone, Alarm etc.
thanks
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You can use alternative Music Player app.
go to notepad in your pc and dont write anything just save the file with name .nomedia (with the starting dot) and save type as all files. then copy that .nomedia file and put in the every folder which you dont want to scanned by media player. restart the phone and check media player. i dont mind anything if you press thanks button
Can an app access and create a specific folder in the Windows phone enviroment? I'm looking at building an audiobook player app and want to allow the user to drop these into an audiobook folder on the computer instead of mixing with the music folder. Could an app create, and could an app access a particular folder outside the default folders for media files, metadata, etc?
g00p said:
Can an app access and create a specific folder in the Windows phone enviroment? I'm looking at building an audiobook player app and want to allow the user to drop these into an audiobook folder on the computer instead of mixing with the music folder. Could an app create, and could an app access a particular folder outside the default folders for media files, metadata, etc?
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From what I have been looking at in their api's and what not, there doesn't appear to be a way to make a folder that would show up when you plug in the phone. Now, what you might be able to do, is create a application folder, and be able to move the audio books into that folder. I believe because of the security Microsoft has put in place, there is currently not a way to access particular folders, unless your app made it, or it was a temp folder.
-Nick
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From what I have been looking at in their api's and what not, there doesn't appear to be a way to make a folder that would show up when you plug in the phone. Now, what you might be able to do, is create a application folder, and be able to move the audio books into that folder. I believe because of the security Microsoft has put in place, there is currently not a way to access particular folders, unless your app made it, or it was a temp folder.
-Nick
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So it will require a workaround of another desktop app or online skydrive or other api access to get to the audiobook into my folder. I can't just have the user drop into an "Audiobook" folder as a folder the user creates on the hard drive. Bummer. I wish WP8 properly handled audiobook files and this wouldn't be such an issue.