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ics rom duplicate music entries

i am now using latest doc ics rom.. my problem is in music player there is duplicate song entries. how to get rid of this problem..

try:
- Go to settings, Google Play Music, Force Stop, Clear Data
- Same for Media Storage
- Reboot and wait a couple of minutes
seems to help some people. didnt for me, so if you have an ext SD:
- Go to settings, Storage
- Unmount External SD
- Reboot into recovery and clear delvik cache
- Reboot and wait a couple of minutes
the second one solved that media bug permanently for me, although i am not quite sure why

duplicated music
adsdf said:
try:
- Go to settings, Google Play Music, Force Stop, Clear Data
- Same for Media Storage
- Reboot and wait a couple of minutes
seems to help some people. didnt for me, so if you have an ext SD:
- Go to settings, Storage
- Unmount External SD
- Reboot into recovery and clear delvik cache
- Reboot and wait a couple of minutes
the second one solved that media bug permanently for me, although i am not quite sure why
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I have the same problem too, but none of above worked for me.
Try DoubleTwist player it does not show me the duplicates.
btw I am using AOKP rom

Duplicate songs
Good morning....the problem is not with the device (android) it is with the file details.
1. The problem I think you are having is that albums appear twice, with songs being split between the dual enties?:
2. On your PC right click on the music file (song) and click on properties.
3. Go to details and make sure all of the songs in the album have all of the details exactly the same...contributing artist, album etc. if not change it.
4.Delete the album form your device and copy the newly modifed files to your sdcard.
I do quite a bit of music recording and editing...this occurs alot.
I hope this helps.

Edit: <wrong>
The problem appears to be with ICS mounting internal and external SD cards twice.
Every ICS ROM I've tried has them mounted:
/sdcard
/emmc
/mnt/sdcard
/mnt/emmc
</wrong>
<irrelevant>
I don't know why both are mounted twice.
</irrelevant>
It seems that this will never be fixed, the best solution I've found is to use different applications for music/pictures.
For music I use Poweramp.
For pictures I use Quickpic.
Both of them scan your media separately to the android media scanner and they're smart enough to not scan both mounts of each SD card.
Edit:
Can't be my original reason as you only get one copy of the media first time round, then after each reboot or mount as USB drive you get another and another and another.
I guess the media scanner doesn't compare newly discovered files against its existing database, it just adds new entries every time it runs which is why the list keeps growing.
Anyhow, Poweramp and Quickpic are the way to go. Poweramp is worth the money it costs, but if you can't/don't want to pay for it then you'll have to go through the abundance of other music players to see if they avoid the duplicate file problem.

The solution is to use power amp for music...in its settings you can select which folders to scan and hence over come the problem

I have this same problem. every music track (not albums) is duplicated three times. file explorers show a single file but its three files in a music player. but sometimes it goes away, by itself (or I don't know what I did). its not a big deal for me since it won't treat these three duplicates as three different tracks, instead it treats all three as a single file so there is no repeating when playing an album.

slaphead20 said:
The solution is to use power amp for music...in its settings you can select which folders to scan and hence over come the problem
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Trial version:/
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Imho it depends on the rom.
I used ICSSGS 4.2 quite a while where this bug was present.
When I switched to CM9 nightly the bug vanished - until today it is definitely due to multiple scanning of the external SD.
Hopefully it just because of switching to the latest version.
If so I would recommend to use CM9 nightly where this bug should not be present anymore.
Best regards,
ww

...on my galnote
Go into Applications -> Media Storage (near music).
Force Stop Media Storage.
Clear Data Media Storage.
Go back to Applications -> Music
Force Stop Music
Clear Data Music
Unmount SD Card
Mount SD Card
Start Music App. Worked like a charm (rescanning in progress with 0 music files in Music App)

adsdf said:
try:
- Go to settings, Google Play Music, Force Stop, Clear Data
- Same for Media Storage
- Reboot and wait a couple of minutes
seems to help some people. didnt for me, so if you have an ext SD:
- Go to settings, Storage
- Unmount External SD
- Reboot into recovery and clear delvik cache
- Reboot and wait a couple of minutes
the second one solved that media bug permanently for me, although i am not quite sure why
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This worked perfect for me after updating my ROM.
Cleared Data, rebooted, waited for a big, and double entries were gone and music was playing

biliskner said:
Go into Applications -> Media Storage (near music).
Force Stop Media Storage.
Clear Data Media Storage.
Go back to Applications -> Music
Force Stop Music
Clear Data Music
Unmount SD Card
Mount SD Card
Start Music App. Worked like a charm (rescanning in progress with 0 music files in Music App)
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Thanks alot, worked a treat fo me !! :good:

I had this problem with Winamp. Now on JetAudio no problems

wogooo said:
I had this problem with Winamp. Now on JetAudio no problems
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I use jet audio too and this problem keeps reoccurring. Using Padawan ics rom on galaxy note. I clear data on both media storage and google frameworks and then use sd rescan. That solves the problem but it always returns.

Hmmm ...
So this whole scenario has happened to my Samsung "twice" this month (Nov 2012) and the other Samsung on my account, 3 times this month. I have to admit though since my Samsung's are only 2+ months old, the one thing I did when I got both phone(s) was alter ever single album detail! I'm starting to wonder if this is the culprit but the thought of having to revert all of the album details to their original state, then delete/then re-load music back on BOTH phones (4-6 hours of work) .. I'm sooooooooooooooooo dreading this.:crying:
greatdaneduke: Did your suggestion fix your phone (permanently) and did this eliminate your problem entirely over the last 7 months too?
greatdaneduke said:
Good morning....the problem is not with the device (android) it is with the file details.
1. The problem I think you are having is that albums appear twice, with songs being split between the dual enties?:
2. On your PC right click on the music file (song) and click on properties.
3. Go to details and make sure all of the songs in the album have all of the details exactly the same...contributing artist, album etc. if not change it.
4.Delete the album form your device and copy the newly modifed files to your sdcard.
I do quite a bit of music recording and editing...this occurs alot.
I hope this helps.
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Hi SSHollywood.
greatdaneduke was wrong about what causes the problem.
The assumption made in step 1 (if you can call it a step, it's not really a step, but it is next to the number 1) wasn't the case for me or anyone else I've spoken to with the issue.
I know what greatdaneduke is talking about and I have seen this before, but it's not the case here. What greatdaneduke was saying is that when you write the tags for mp3s, sometimes it's written to the file slightly differently, then this causes the program you're using (Android in this case) to see some of the files from 1 album and some of the files from another album, even though when you look at it, it looks as though they all say Insert Album Name Here. The only cure to this is to delete the mp3 tags and rewrite them from scratch, and hopefully this time they are all written the same way.
The actual problem is this...
It's a developer based ROM which has bugs.
One of these bugs is the way the media scanner updates the media library.
The media scanner will run every time the phone boots up/reboots or when the phone is disconnected from a computer.
Each time this happens you get another listing of your music in your library.
There are 3 ways of fixing this, listed from least expensive/most infuriating to most expensive.
1. Wipe your media data before every reboot and before every time you connect to a computer, this way when your phone boots up or is disconnected from a computer it will have a blank media library to update. This will get annoying and you'll probably forget to wipe the data each time.
To do this you need to:
a. Go into Applications -> Media Storage.
b. Force Stop Media Storage.
c. Clear Data Media Storage.
2. Use Poweramp for music (there's a trial version but it only gives full features for 14 days) and use Quickpic for photos. Both these apps use their own media scanners so they don't have the duplicates problem.
3. Buy a new phone. Samsung Galaxy S original is now 2 and a half years old, it's very dated and developer support is dropping fast.

legiong said:
3. Buy a new phone. Samsung Galaxy S original is now 2 and a half years old, it's very dated and developer support is dropping fast.
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You suggest buying the first gen Galaxy? Ive got the skyrocket and I think that ICS is dog doo.
I never had this problem when I had gingerbread. I sent my phone in for warranty replacement and it came with ICS already installed. Getting multiple music entries all the time except only one entry will play all duplicates don't play, rendering my shuffle function useless as I get the silent tracks the majority of the time.
Guess its time to finally root. I was on the fence but with ICS it seems obvious that rooting is the only way I'll get an enjoyable phone experience.

NeoMishMoo said:
You suggest buying the first gen Galaxy? Ive got the skyrocket and I think that ICS is dog doo.
I never had this problem when I had gingerbread. I sent my phone in for warranty replacement and it came with ICS already installed. Getting multiple music entries all the time except only one entry will play all duplicates don't play, rendering my shuffle function useless as I get the silent tracks the majority of the time.
Guess its time to finally root. I was on the fence but with ICS it seems obvious that rooting is the only way I'll get an enjoyable phone experience.
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No, what I meant was it's time upgrade to a new phone because I assume they currently have a Galaxy S 1 which is an old phone.
As this question is posted in the Galaxy S 1 forums I'm guessing anyone commenting on the thread currently has a Galaxy S 1.
Personally I've moved on to the Galaxy S 3.

Worked
adsdf said:
try:
- Go to settings, Google Play Music, Force Stop, Clear Data
- Same for Media Storage
- Reboot and wait a couple of minutes
seems to help some people. didnt for me, so if you have an ext SD:
- Go to settings, Storage
- Unmount External SD
- Reboot into recovery and clear delvik cache
- Reboot and wait a couple of minutes
the second one solved that media bug permanently for me, although i am not quite sure why
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Please edit - Google Play Music = Music.

sdcard/media
I had this problem with some tracks too - I used ES File Explorer (although the stock 'Files' app may work too) to search the whole phone for one of the duplicated track names. It found one in my 'music' folder on my SD card (where I'd copied the track to) and another in "/sdcard/media". I don't know what that directory is for - it doesn't have all my music in it, and it seems to have some I can't remember listening to, so it doesn't look like a cache. Either way, I deleted the files in it, and the problem is solved.
I'm guessing the music player could solve this by only scanning certain areas of your system (which avoids getting ringtones and app sounds into the music lists), but AFAIK, Rocket Player (my music player of choice) doesn't seem to be able to do this
Either way - if your music player is showing duplicate tracks, check to make sure you have actually only got one copy of it on your phone! Hope that helps someone out

ext_card

Maybe one question too much, but I put it anyway
The system with with builtin sdcard and a separate ext_card are driving me nuts.
I am not asking about to put apps in ext_card, my question is how to use it.
Movies is easy, the movieplayer founds the movies in my ext_card. So does as well the Album app - it founds all my pictures.
But what about the music-app???
Sony delivers the amazing Walkman-app but it does not support files stored in the ext_card??
I can easily fill my phone with 10 Gig music.
Don't tell me to use Spotify or Google Musik - I already does.
Sometimes I want to listen offline on my own special music - and I want to store it on the ext_card!
One weird thing;
I installed Spotify as specified in this forum - it stores the offline music on the ext_card.
I did an initial sync to check that everything worked well (with the latest Spotify update)
Actually, my Walkman app found that music!
But it does not find anything later on.....
How to use the ext_card in best way??

All my music is my external card and the walkman reads it fine...just clear the data in walkman app and media scanner from settings and wait for the media scanner to find it all again.
EDIT
And also check that you do not have any .nomedia files in those folders, otherwise the media scanner bypasses them

Tried to clear out data in Walkman app but no success. Where do I find "mediascanner"?
I have checked the .nomedia issue

goateye said:
Tried to clear out data in Walkman app but no success. Where do I find "mediascanner"?
I have checked the .nomedia issue
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settings/app/all/media storage

Thanks, found it but in swedish language
Well, now my Walkman is empty. Let´s wait and see!!!!

goateye said:
Thanks, found it but in swedish language
Well, now my Walkman is empty. Let´s wait and see!!!!
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Dont forget to reboot

gregbradley said:
Dont forget to reboot
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Feels like a noob (of course I am)
I works!
At least consistent. Nothing found on the ext_card. No movies, no pictures and no music.
Everything on sdcard is found
Well, well, let's wait a few reboots and see

gregbradley said:
All my music is my external card and the walkman reads it fine...just clear the data in walkman app and media scanner from settings and wait for the media scanner to find it all again.
EDIT
And also check that you do not have any .nomedia files in those folders, otherwise the media scanner bypasses them
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It works!!!!
Great, thanks!

goateye said:
It works!!!!
Great, thanks!
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No need to post your thanks. If you ever feel the need to thank somone hit the thanks button. Thats why its there

[Q] Walkman and video players not finding files on my SD card

Just got the phone and I'm digging my way through it but I've found that for some reason my music and video files are not being seen by the phone.
Photographs are fine, but I see no obvious way of forcing the walkman and movie apps to scan my SD card. The files are still there and I've tried unmounting/remounting but I'm not having much luck.
Has anyone else experienced this? I tried to search but only saw reports of skipping tracks etc.
Edit: I've come from a Galaxy S3 and the card was formatted on that phone - could it be a slightly different file organisation system? I hope I don't have to reformat!

I understood the media server will scan for files if you:
- Add new media to the SD card and unplug USB cable.
- When you power cycle the device.
If all this fails maybe try an app like "Rescan Media":
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-addz-mediascanner-jtDAw.aspx
Rescan Media is a simple app will rescan your mobile phone for new files that usually happens on a system re-boot.
It only calls the android media scanner.
Kind regards, Stefan.

You can also delete android folder from the sd and reboot.
Sent from my C6602 using xda premium

Thanks guys. Oddly enough I'm now seeing my files. It seemed to just happen! When I rebooted and used usb, nothing happened. Then out of the blue it just does it, unexplainable! That app looks handy though

can't find the media
Same to me. I can find any mp3 or mp4 file that i have in sdcard in my walkman, Still can see it through file explore. How can I fix it? Tried media scan app, flash new app, wipe anything... but still can't see anything in the damn screen.
Please help me! You can send email for me: [email protected]

[Q] Sony's Album problem???

Sony's album application does not show photos and videos from the sd card.
It did at the beginning but when i formated the sd card and re-copied some folders with photos/videos.... they dont show with "album"
Any solution? and any good alternative to "Sony Album"?

Use an album app grabber from play store, they work nicely. I have 3 different ones installed though as they some seem to be able to find better quality pics than others or those that are rarer art to find too. My favourite/main one I use is 'cover art grabber'.

FIXED!!!
Seems that clearing the application's cache through /setings/applications etc does the trick!

papala said:
Seems that clearing the application's cache through /setings/applications etc does the trick!
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The same goes for Walkman app when it sometimes won't add new music from sd card.

Does not work for me . Formated my sd card and changed the folders a bit . Now the album shows those " mountain images " ( like the file was deleted or corupt ) . Cleared cache , data and forced stop twice . Still nothing . Any ideeas ?

Settings. Apps. All. Media Storage. Clear all data. Reboot. If you have root explorer open photo folder and any random pic. Open any music file. Close app and wait for a while. Hope that helps. It was a fix for HTC OneX.
Sent from my C6603 using xda app-developers app

xchasa said:
Settings. Apps. All. Media Storage. Clear all data. Reboot. If you have root explorer open photo folder and any random pic. Open any music file. Close app and wait for a while. Hope that helps. It was a fix for HTC OneX.
Sent from my C6603 using xda app-developers app
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Whell , for starters it did erase all my metadata but i'm still waiting for android to rebuild everything . It's been like 10 minutes or so and still nothing . will report back if it works !

They show up in the end just wait.
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fookea said:
Whell , for starters it did erase all my metadata but i'm still waiting for android to rebuild everything . It's been like 10 minutes or so and still nothing . will report back if it works !
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I just tested on xz and it works. Best to open a picture and a music file in file explorer first to kick start it.
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nope still nothing i did previously freez MHL , mirrorlink and startupflagservice with gemini AND installed rescan media root ( to disable mediaserver ) BUT i re-enabled mediaserver and uninstalled the program and did unfreeze the sistem apps . rebooted twice , unmounted sd , took photos wich are saved to internal memory , opened both pictures and music on my album\ walkman apps. still nothing... Media storage has now 608 Kb vs 604 kb ( about 1 hour ago ) vs 15 mb or so ( before clear ) . I do have root and stock firmarware. Any ideas, tips ? am i doing something wrong ?

Wheel ok... I found the problem... I had previously copied the data via a SD adapter ( much faster) and the album and Walkman could not see anything on the stick. Funny thing is that when I plugged my phone via cable with de sd inside, windows showed it empty.... Weird. Anyway, copied everything back via phone with sd inside and everything ok now! Thanks!

[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