I Listen to the same music all the time, so I'm done with spotify. Gonna save loads by just buying the tracks I listen to. What sort of app do you use to listen to your music? The only thing I like with the iPhone system is that you can make a playlist in iTunes and then sync it. I hate managing that on the phone it self. Anything like that for android? Can you use google music for that, or is that only a spotifyish service?
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I Listen to the same music all the time, so I'm done with spotify. Gonna save loads by just buying the tracks I listen to. What sort of app do you use to listen to your music? The only thing I like with the iPhone system is that you can make a playlist in iTunes and then sync it. I hate managing that on the phone it self. Anything like that for android? Can you use google music for that, or is that only a spotifyish service?
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You can use Google Play Music for that.
iaitoo said:
I Listen to the same music all the time, so I'm done with spotify. Gonna save loads by just buying the tracks I listen to. What sort of app do you use to listen to your music? The only thing I like with the iPhone system is that you can make a playlist in iTunes and then sync it. I hate managing that on the phone it self. Anything like that for android? Can you use google music for that, or is that only a spotifyish service?
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if you are very used to iTunes you can also use something like doubletwist or similar apps for your pc to sync your itunes library with your android phone. I have done this like 8 years ago when I switched from my ipod to my first android phone so I have no idea if that still works or how it is improved these days :angel: But getting rid of iTunes is a good idea anyway. Feels liberating! (don't take this too seriously)
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if you are very used to iTunes you can also use something like doubletwist or similar apps for your pc to sync your itunes library with your android phone. I have done this like 8 years ago when I switched from my ipod to my first android phone so I have no idea if that still works or how it is improved these days :angel: But getting rid of iTunes is a good idea anyway. Feels liberating! (don't take this too seriously)
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Not used to iTunes. Just like how you can make playlists in it Don't like google music as an app. But I buy music there. Have started to use MediaMonkey. It syncs nicely. And its both a desktop and phone app. But it has waaay more options that I need and feels a bit cluttery. Would love a simpler option
Well I personally just keep my music in folders on my PC and copy it to the phones SD card if there is something new. And since I have everything on my SD card I never have to sync anything - even when I switch phones. I'm an offline freak though, I need all my music physically on a card and I need it all with me all the time (I'm a musician and music teacher so it's a special situation I guess but I really do need a lot of it for work too). Also you never know when you're in a tunnel somewhere and you need that Pink Floyd fix!
Currently I use the Xperia Music app btw (link) and make my playlists directly on the phone.
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Well I personally just keep my music in folders on my PC and copy it to the phones SD card if there is something new. And since I have everything on my SD card I never have to sync anything - even when I switch phones. I'm an offline freak though, I need all my music physically on a card and I need it all with me all the time (I'm a musician and music teacher so it's a special situation I guess but I really do need a lot of it for work too). Also you never know when you're in a tunnel somewhere and you need that Pink Floyd fix!
Currently I use the Xperia Music app btw (link) and make my playlists directly on the phone.
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MediaMonkey is also offline Would love to use the stock music app actually. But making playlists on the phone is annoying. I need a computer when doing stuff like that
Edit: Wasn't bad at all using the stock app! Just so used to the spotify app and its horrible! bye bye mediamonkey Thanks!
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Hey guys im not sure if there's a sticky or how-to here on the forums on how to add music from your computer to your g1... if there isn't can someone please explain how? thanks
Just copy any mp3 files to the SD card, the apps on the v1.5 of Android will search out any mp3 files, if you are still using v1.0/1.1 I forget the app I used to use, but there should be several available from Android Market for free.
can i get 1.5 without having a rooted phone? if so how?
Don't need to be on 1.5, 1.0 (RC19-RC30) and 1.1 (RC33) will do. Just dump the mp3s into a directory named "Music" on the root of the sdcard. The mp3s can be in any depth of directory. The music app will automatically index them and show album art if present. Android presents the sdcard as a mass storage class device, so any program that can manage such a device can also manage a music library on the sdcard.
thanks! im stupid for not realizing how to do it in the first place lol
rschuman90 said:
thanks! im stupid for not realizing how to do it in the first place lol
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Or used to something much more convulted...
DoubleTwist
There is also a program called DoubleTwist which will let you copy music that you have downloaded from iTunes over to you phone as well. It is completely free but it requires registration.
Right this isn't an ipod.
P.s. do the lazy/stupid owners of the almighty G1 annoy the piss out of anyone else? I see it here (a developer not a user forum), the market, other forums, etc.
CBowley said:
Right this isn't an ipod.
P.s. do the lazy/stupid owners of the almighty G1 annoy the piss out of anyone else? I see it here (a developer not a user forum), the market, other forums, etc.
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Every mass-market consumer device has uninformed or inexperienced users. That's just natural. I'm okay with seeing newbie questions in the General or App&Games forums, but it does irritate me to see them in the Dev forum. Especially since every other post is a problem related to A2SD or not wiping on an upgrade.
This is getting offtopic.
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Right this isn't an ipod.
P.s. do the lazy/stupid owners of the almighty G1 annoy the piss out of anyone else? I see it here (a developer not a user forum), the market, other forums, etc.
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IDK if this was a jab at things not being complex, but I for one am totally in favor of a system that makes sense- i.e. being able to put music anywhere on the phone and the phone will find it.
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IDK if this was a jab at things not being complex, but I for one am totally in favor of a system that makes sense- i.e. being able to put music anywhere on the phone and the phone will find it.
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I'm not, then you get ringtones being played etc, if I could have my ringtone on another partition etc it wouldn't matter but normal system apps don't find or use ringtones from anywhere else but on the sdcard
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I'm not, then you get ringtones being played etc, if I could have my ringtone on another partition etc it wouldn't matter but normal system apps don't find or use ringtones from anywhere else but on the sdcard
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Not at all. I mean with android, or most mp3 players all you do is drag and drop. With the ipod you need to download the music, convert, add to itunes, connect device, wait for sync, or something to that effect (never used an ipod, not into marketing hype or using a product JUST because it's trendy).
It's just linux/android is so simple to use, just most people are so used to the backwards ways of microsoft, or apple, that they don't stop to think that it juat may be that simple.
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Not at all. I mean with android, or most mp3 players all you do is drag and drop. With the ipod you need to download the music, convert, add to itunes, connect device, wait for sync, or something to that effect (never used an ipod, not into marketing hype or using a product JUST because it's trendy).
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You just said what I said in a previous comment where I said "a convulted process", it's not that linux or any of the MP3 players offer a simple process but Apple makes the process convulted for their own ends to lock the user into their devices and software.
resurrecting an oldish thread instead of starting a new one.
Most of my music is copied over onto my G1. Sometimes it finds album art and sometimes it doesn't. I can't seem to get manually copied thumbnail pics to be recognized by the music or htcmusic apps. Is there a way to fill in missing album art?
What I do, since I've had all my music organized on itunes, is add it to iTunes
And have it automatically search for the album art.
If i can't find it just go to google and search for the artist and album in images
And drag and drop to the song.
OR
Right Click and select get info,
And on the last tab I believe is the album art.
And just copy and paste, or drag and drop from the browser, the album art..
From there just drag and drop the song to your SD card, pretty easy..
And for the people saying its a convoluted process, its not.
Just double click the song, or add the song to iTunes, connect the iPod and it automatically syncs.
Or like I do and manually manage my iPod, just drag and drop.
Simple.
I ran into this problem recently and found a unified solution. My ipod uses Rockbox so it syncs with music players the same way my G1 does. I use iTunes to keep my library organized and for importing new music and getting album artwork and then use winamp to sync it to my phone and ipod. Since doing it this way I have no problems with missing artwork or any other syncing issues.
these both sound look good ideas but I'd have to actually commit to an application for managing my library. My wife has Itunes set up for her ipod and I've always hated Itunes. I suppose there is a way to have two separate libraries for two different users and their assorted devices in Itunes? or maybe not.
I was able to pull album art in winamp for my files, so maybe I can sync just the albums I need to update.
MP3 to G1
I use Sailing Media Sync to add music on my G1. You can choose what playlist from itunes you want to have it synced with. It transfers the album art as well.
http://www.salling.com/MediaSync/Mac/
I prefer this than dragging and dropping. This is for the Mac but I do think they came out with a PC version.
As great as it is, the Hero is always going to attract comparisons with the iPhone. Both have their merits, but one area the Hero lags behind the iPhone is music management. The ease with which iTunes syncs music to the iPhone (or iPod) is a breeze, and I'd like to see the same with my Hero. Is there anything already, or does someone fancy coding a Windows program to do the same?
you can copy music just as files to your sdcard. although i would not call that "syncing" it is IMHO the best way there is, as it is portable to most devices and operating systems out there. don't know the result, but this topic was discussed already.
http://ita.sourceforge.net/
Try doubletwist.
Just like iTunes, imo
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Try doubletwist.
Just like iTunes, imo
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I uninstalled because I didn't want to sign up for another service.
Winamp
You can use the good old Winamp to sync music to your phone, pretty much like iTunes.
I use Salling Media Sync . With it I can keep using iTunes and more or less sync my music like I used to.
Edit: I see no real need to buy the program. The free version works well.
I am using SongBird + Folder Sync add on. But it has some bugs for now.
Doubletwist is No. 1.
I tried doubleTwist, but it doesn't update tags after I edit them, so I switched to SongBird.
Do you use FolderSync or other add on? FolderSync gives some errors. And my problem with the SongBird is it can watch only 1 folder, but I download music to 2-3 different folders in 2 drives.
i've had my Thrill for 3wks now, and I'm going nuts now trying to transfer my music to the phone and keep the iTunes playlists and songs I HAD CHECKED TO SYNC but not the songs UNCHECKED i didn't want on my iphone...
Doubletwist doesn't sync the to sd micro card, only built-in memory, itunes agent was unsuccessful... what do you guys use, if not iTunes, to sync your music w/tags and album art and all? i don't put every single mp3 i own on my phone, so i don't want to hand pick individual mp3s out of my over 3000 songs to redo the album art and sync them one by one.
i love the 3D of the Thrill, can't get enough - but android and no useful way to transition music, photos, and videos is making me think about switching back... PLEASE HELP.
Try winamp it can import from itunes and will keep playlists, and sync to sd card.
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i've had my Thrill for 3wks now, and I'm going nuts now trying to transfer my music to the phone and keep the iTunes playlists and songs I HAD CHECKED TO SYNC but not the songs UNCHECKED i didn't want on my iphone...
Doubletwist doesn't sync the to sd micro card, only built-in memory, itunes agent was unsuccessful... what do you guys use, if not iTunes, to sync your music w/tags and album art and all? i don't put every single mp3 i own on my phone, so i don't want to hand pick individual mp3s out of my over 3000 songs to redo the album art and sync them one by one.
i love the 3D of the Thrill, can't get enough - but android and no useful way to transition music, photos, and videos is making me think about switching back... PLEASE HELP.
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Have you used iSyncr?
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CXENTE said:
Have you used iSyncr?
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no to isyncr, no to $2.99
will try winamp. itunes is free, so should a solution here IMO...
Winamps should be a good app to download... lol
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Google Music
Download Google Music to the same machine that has iTunes on it. Upload the playlists that you want to have on your phone into Google Music. Install google music on your thrill. Select the playlist you want to keep available on your phone (rather than streaming from the cloud) and check the box that says "available offline" while you're connected to wifi and let it do its thing.
It works great for me, and also makes it so that I have 20000 of my songs available on every android device (or other computer) I use.
-q
I feel bad that you've had to get used to iTunes. I've done it in the past and absolutely refuse to do it again. Such a pain the ass that program...
Google Music is very nice as it does most of the hard work for you as far as albums and renaming itself. It's also a lot easier to transfer what you want to a droid device. It's also very easy to dump off the device when compared to an iPod or iPhone.
I have an 80 iPod classic. I've never used a phone as a music player besides the occasional Pandora.
i use spotify on pc
I just got a Lumia 920 and I absolutely hate the music players they have on it. The Nokia app is only a little better than the stock Xbox music app. For one thing, you can't specify where to look for your music, so it adds any MP3 file on the phone to your music list, which makes doing shuffle a pain. And for some reason, it is impossible to get a playlist on the phone unless all the songs are in the same folder. Anyone know a decent music player, or at least a way to get a good playlist on the phone? I tried using Mediaplayer from the pc and no luck.
Thanks for any help!
yeah and i cannot see all songs now playing (album tracks), only one. I cannot see how many songs in album remains and cannot select another. It sucks
I have found really nice alternative music player. It is simple, but usefull: Album flow
here is link: http://www.windowsphone.com/pl-pl/s...26b-0d29-4e6a-849f-0fd6b8fc10dc?wa=wsignin1.0
duchian said:
yeah and i cannot see all songs now playing (album tracks), only one. I cannot see how many songs in album remains and cannot select another. It sucks
I have found really nice alternative music player. It is simple, but usefull: Album flow
here is link: http://www.windowsphone.com/pl-pl/s...26b-0d29-4e6a-849f-0fd6b8fc10dc?wa=wsignin1.0
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you can see all Songs from "now playing" when you click the current song which is played (under the Album Picture) you get the full list an can Change the song too...
Is there a way to skip to a certain part of a track?
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Is there a way to skip to a certain part of a track?
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Hold your finger on the 'skip track' button
spdivr said:
I just got a Lumia 920 and I absolutely hate the music players they have on it.
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Disagree totally. On my Nokia Lumia the player is pretty nice, does what it's supposed to. Has an equalizer with presets and manual, suggests Nokia MixRadio channels where locally played music can be found (great to find other good music) and shows background images of the playing band from the net. It's actually a very nice player.
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Disagree totally. On my Nokia Lumia the player is pretty nice, does what it's supposed to. Has an equalizer with presets and manual, suggests Nokia MixRadio channels where locally played music can be found (great to find other good music) and shows background images of the playing band from the net. It's actually a very nice player.
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Just if you compare it to a stone. if you compare it to a decent music player it sucks. but in regards of your other postings i sense you dont care about the rest anyways
I ended up dumping my 920 and going back to Android on a Samsung S3, and much happier now. Not just for the music player (though PowerAmp is awesome!), but for the horrendous lack of basic features. Too bad, I really wanted to like my Windows phone.
I also don't care for the music player apps available on the Lumia 920. I keep hoping for a Rockbox port - mostly because it supports all the codecs I have.
Great alternative for music player on wp
spdivr said:
I just got a Lumia 920 and I absolutely hate the music players they have on it. The Nokia app is only a little better than the stock Xbox music app. For one thing, you can't specify where to look for your music, so it adds any MP3 file on the phone to your music list, which makes doing shuffle a pain. And for some reason, it is impossible to get a playlist on the phone unless all the songs are in the same folder. Anyone know a decent music player, or at least a way to get a good playlist on the phone? I tried using Mediaplayer from the pc and no luck.
Thanks for any help!
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I play mostly local music stored on my phone. And for those uses musictastic is by far the best player I have found. Its free, reads playlists I create on my desktop from windows media player, looks great, shuffle fun too works as it should, and displays album art correctly. Definetly worth a try.
Hi all
Just got new HTC One and lovin' it!
It was a tough decision moving from WP7 on a Titan but I'm generally very pleased.
The one thing about WP7 was it's synchronisation of everything without effort.
So my issue is that it would appear HTC Sync Manager is not up to the same spec as Zune when it comes to syncing music.
Don't get me wrong I can manage with WMP12 probably but I still can't buy tunes in Google Play Store on my phone and have them automatically sync to my PC music library.
HTC Sync Manager doesn't even accurately reproduce my PC music library. I have a playlist in WMP12 with 219 tunes in it and HTC SM sees only 134 songs in the same playlist. I have another playlist with 12 tunes in it and Sync Manager sees none of them!
Am I missing something or is it just how it goes?
I've done some searching of the forum but don't find any answers.
I've found out that HTCSM needs phone to be in USB debugging mode and Window 7Home 64bit needs it out of debugging mode otherwise it says it's disconnected. All seems a bit hit and miss to me.
If anyone has any tips I would love to hear them.
Thanks for listening.
Hi, seems you have the same pain as me.. i come from iPhone though..
While reading your post I could not help but think that Winamp might be the solution. It's able to index your library, from WMP as well as iTunes.. and has mobile sync capability (music only) .. I don't know if it works both ways like you describe ( download music from phone)..
Some apps let you make backups of music ( sandisc memory zone ) which might get you some of the way..
I'm new to android so I'm guessing here.. will listen in if someone else had all the answers
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Yeah, I had a look at WinAmp but didn't see a way to sync both ways. I'll have another look.
I'm probably one of the few who doesn't care about any form of sync cos I'm a little OCD in that I need to know where each and every song goes so I manually transfer them over xD
But yes I do know that Android doesn't have a fully featured sync/backup solution.
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Hi all
So my issue is that it would appear HTC Sync Manager is not up to the same spec as Zune when it comes to syncing music.
Don't get me wrong I can manage with WMP12 probably but I still can't buy tunes in Google Play Store on my phone and have them automatically sync to my PC music library.
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The only way to get purchased music from Google Play onto your computer is to download them on your computer via either the Music Manager application (which I believe will only download your entire library... a bit bandwidth-heavy) or to load up play.google.com/music on your PC and manually download the files there. This is a Google Play thing, not an HTC thing. When you download music from Google Play on your phone, it doesn't download as a simple mp3 file. It'll be something like 12812814581271.dat. You could probably rename the file to an mp3 and it'd be fine, but good luck figuring out which song is which.
Google Music Manager
Thanks craigOr, I'm trying Music Manager out right now. It might do the job, we'll see!
Google Play Music Manager
Music Manager works for me. Synchronises whether music purchased on home or mobile web, Also has option to locally cache tracks played on mobile device.