Walkman app not picking up mp3's - Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

That I've download and put onto my SD card in a folder named mp3.
Anyone shead any light on this?
Sent from my C6903 using Tapatalk 4

I've noticed if I copy & paste the mp3 file to internal storage and then settings>storage>transfer data sd it works!! :/
Is this a bug!??
Sent from my C6903 using Tapatalk 4

No, it just takes time for the media server to read all the contents of your phone. Put it on your external card and wait
Sent from my C6903 using Tapatalk now Free

There is an app called "media scanner" that refreshes libraries. I was having the same issue
Sent from my C6903 using xda app-developers app

I was having the same problem.
Out of nowhere there came a .nomedia file in the root of my sd card, try to look if it is there and delete it if it is.
For me, all my media came back after doing this and rescan media

I had the same problem. Everything showed after unmounting my sd card then mounting it.

Related

File Explorers and music playback

So I downloaded some rar files and using es explorer extracted and moved the around to different folders and then began deleting the rar files. In the process I'm playing music and every time I move a file or delete it my music player stops and I see an error saying "unable to play this audio type". It like its unmounting the sd card.
Anyone notice this?
Sent from my HTC-X710a using XDA
I think its like reading and writing to the SD Card at the same time and it can't read the song fast enough. My Vivid dies the same thing.
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using XDA

Reason for duplicate music

Is there a reason that my music shows up twice I'm my music apps? Thanks!
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using XDA
LKMR.PREZ said:
Is there a reason that my music shows up twice I'm my music apps? Thanks!
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using XDA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not sure of the reason but with poweramp you can manually choose the folders it uses. You'll see the duplicates and just untick one of them, bloody annoying!
Sent from my HTC Raider X710e using Tapatalk 2
Thanks!
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using XDA
LKMR.PREZ said:
Is there a reason that my music shows up twice I'm my music apps? Thanks!
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using XDA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Are you using a senseless ROM?
Yes I am.
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using XDA
That is why. I do not know the reason but the senseless ROMs have this bug.
iStatiK said:
That is why. I do not know the reason but the senseless ROMs have this bug.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm on a sense Rom and have had the issue with numerous others as well?
Sent from my HTC Velocity 4G using Tapatalk 2
rotorsk8r said:
I'm on a sense Rom and have had the issue with numerous others as well?
Sent from my HTC Velocity 4G using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have never had this issue with any sense ROMs. are you sure you dont physically have them duplicated on your SD?
iStatiK said:
I have never had this issue with any sense ROMs. are you sure you dont physically have them duplicated on your SD?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Or maybe had the songs in your internal storage and then moved them to the exteranl SD card?
I had the issue. It is because your music player gets music from both sdcards, but the external is also pinked within the internal. Let me explain
Internal storage is located in : /sdcard
External storage is located in : /sdcard2
But, external storage is also located in /sdcard/ext_sd
So when your music player scans music from your /sdcard directory, it also sees the music in ext_sd as it is linked within it!
The solution I have found that worked for me is :
Rename your music folder with a dot before it ( ex: Music becomes .Music )
Create a shortcut to your .Music folder in your sdcard root.
Perform a clear data from your music player and let it rescan
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using xda premium
ideaLduK said:
I had the issue. It is because your music player gets music from both sdcards, but the external is also pinked within the internal. Let me explain
Internal storage is located in : /sdcard
External storage is located in : /sdcard2
But, external storage is also located in /sdcard/ext_sd
So when your music player scans music from your /sdcard directory, it also sees the music in ext_sd as it is linked within it!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That makes sense. I have my music on the external SD card. Using the HTC stock music player, I am not seeing my songs duplicated. I have a "Music" folder on the external SD card, but I do not have a "Music" folder in the internal storage. That may be the reason I don't have duplicates.
brucegil said:
That makes sense. I have my music on the external SD card. Using the HTC stock music player, I am not seeing my songs duplicated. I have a "Music" folder on the external SD card, but I do not have a "Music" folder in the internal storage. That may be the reason I don't have duplicates.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Keep me in touch if it worked or not
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using xda premium
Having the same problem
Worked perfect thanks for this!
ideaLduK said:
I had the issue. It is because your music player gets music from both sdcards, but the external is also pinked within the internal. Let me explain
Internal storage is located in : /sdcard
External storage is located in : /sdcard2
But, external storage is also located in /sdcard/ext_sd
So when your music player scans music from your /sdcard directory, it also sees the music in ext_sd as it is linked within it!
The solution I have found that worked for me is :
Rename your music folder with a dot before it ( ex: Music becomes .Music )
Create a shortcut to your .Music folder in your sdcard root.
Perform a clear data from your music player and let it rescan
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

Can't share from external SDCard

Hi,
I have a Xperia Z since many weeks and i have always the same problem, i can't share pics, photos or any file from the external SDCard with the Facebook for Xperia, i need to copy the file into the internal one and after that works correctly, if i don't do that that automatically said all the time that there is network trouble.
I'm alone having this issue or do you have the same?
I just tried it.
Works fine with me
Uploaded pic to Facebook from album app
Sent from my C6602 using xda app-developers app
Also a weird thing, if i'm listening to some music in my external SDCard, i use ASTRO to browse my external SDCard, play a song, that works but i can't move up or down in the playlist with the buton, only play/stop work.
I think there is something wrong with my External SDCard...

[Q] MP3 ringtones showing in Play Music app

How can I keep short mp3's I have on my phone for use as ringtones from showing up in the Play Music app?
Adding a blank file with the name .nomedia in the ringtones directory solves the problem but then in turn prevents me from being able to choose those files as ringtones.
I'm sure this isn't a new issue but one that I've never encountered since all my previous phones had an SD card slot and I kept these files on the external rather than internal storage.
HankStorm said:
How can I keep short mp3's I have on my phone for use as ringtones from showing up in the Play Music app?
Adding a blank file with the name .nomedia in the ringtones directory solves the problem but then in turn prevents me from being able to choose those files as ringtones.
I'm sure this isn't a new issue but one that I've never encountered since all my previous phones had an SD card slot and I kept these files on the external rather than internal storage.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Bump to see if anyone has any ideas.
What works for me is: after adding them to the ringtones folder, go to setting, apps, scroll across to all and then down to media storage. Force stop and clear data and then reboot. On reboot wait a while for the play music app to rebuild and the should be gone.
Sent from my Nexus 6 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
maccag said:
What works for me is: after adding them to the ringtones folder, go to setting, apps, scroll across to all and then down to media storage. Force stop and clear data and then reboot. On reboot wait a while for the play music app to rebuild and the should be gone.
Sent from my Nexus 6 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That seems to have worked! It's been a few hours and the ringtone files aren't showing in the Play Music app but all my actual music files are. Thanks for the tip!
HankStorm said:
That seems to have worked! It's been a few hours and the ringtone files aren't showing in the Play Music app but all my actual music files are. Thanks for the tip!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Your welcome
Sent from my Nexus 6 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Music On EXT SD Card

Alright, so even with the EXT SD card "fix" to allow r/w, no music app will read the music stored on it( or even pictures/movies), it will only read the internal memory, permissions seem fine, so what could this be? Can I work around it?
Just a slight annoyance, not a big deal, just prefer it on the external!
Sent from my LG-H811 using Tapatalk
That's odd. The stock music app and ES file explorer both play my music on the external sd card fine.
Okay so it seems the phone doesn't like my music organized on the external. I organize my music by artist/album/songs in the music folder. I went on a hunch and just dumped all the songs under Music, reboot and boom. All my music is there. Odd right? No issue on the internal with subfolders. Also pictures on the external in subfolders are fine. Just music was weird.
Oh well.
Mod can close thread
Thanks
Sent from my LG-H811 using Tapatalk
Works fine with mine, organized as well.
Sent from my LG-H811 using XDA Free mobile app

Categories

Resources