Hi. I am considering swapping my (t)rusty XDA IIi for an Orbit 2 but was hoping someone could answer a question I have.
I would like to get a big juicy SD card to store say 6-8 GB of music etc. How good is the Music playing software supplied? I presume there are other ones you can install if the built-in ones aren't up to it.
More importantly though, is it possible to completely disable the touch screen while still playing music? I'd want to start off a playlist and then drop it in my pocket. I cannot do this with my IIi because the touch screen is always active while playing.
Cheers,
Paul
pmeekin said:
Hi. I am considering swapping my (t)rusty XDA IIi for an Orbit 2 but was hoping someone could answer a question I have.
I would like to get a big juicy SD card to store say 6-8 GB of music etc. How good is the Music playing software supplied? I presume there are other ones you can install if the built-in ones aren't up to it.
More importantly though, is it possible to completely disable the touch screen while still playing music? I'd want to start off a playlist and then drop it in my pocket. I cannot do this with my IIi because the touch screen is always active while playing.
Cheers,
Paul
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You can listen to the HTC Audio player or WMedia and switch off the phone. The music still plays. There area also applications like s2U floating around that also lock the screen from touch. I currently have the 4GB microSDHC and it is spacious.
Thanks Raskell - I'm pleased to hear that.
On the subject of music files, can you confirm that the built-in players can handle AAC+ ? I'm sure I saw this mentioned on a site somewhere.
Cheers,
Paul
I would like to know as well. Quite handy to use this phone as a MP3 too saves me from buying an iPod
Ycan also use this product i use it with artemis and is great for music and radio with the internal antenna
i will use it when i have my cruise also.
I just downloaded an AAC+ file. It played in WMP as a defauylt without a problem.
Related
Has anybody used this software or does it suit the XDA 2?
http://www.starbriteltd.com/
JUST WONDERING WHY SOMEBODY WILL PAY $20 FOR ANOTHER MP3 PLAYER!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH WMP9 THAT CAME WITH WM2003?
or if one is a winamp on pc hound winampaq works just fine and look and act like winamp and can use winamp skins aswell
and is free of cause
abbas
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JUST WONDERING WHY SOMEBODY WILL PAY $20 FOR ANOTHER MP3 PLAYER!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH WMP9 THAT CAME WITH WM2003?
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Personally, I hate the crappy playlist editor. You can't sort by filename, and there's no drag-and-drop. I also dislike the massive waste of screen real-estate - Why not show the playlist instead of that huge video display? Same-same for DivX, although the playlist editor is a little better.
Winampaq has a nice playlist editor, but the last time I installed it the song titles aren't displaying properly in the player (they're fine in the playlist).
PocketMusic is nice, but I found it did something to my Bluetooth which disabled bluetooth beam receive. I made a posting about that little issue.
The hunt for the perfect player continues....
Pay!!!
I think you are on the wrong website mate.
If it ain't free its not worth downloading. especially with the chance of losing it all again if the machine goes down
And secondly i like to try a lot of software. change it arround like a spring clean
I use The standard MP3 player with some different skins, and I used the MORT player. MORT player is real good, with a nice equilizer in it
DO NOT USE ON XDA2!!!
I downloaded and tried using this pPod on my QTEK 2020. When I opened the application, it gave some error message and then did not output any sound. I logged a support call with the developers but never heard from them so I decided to uninstall it. Once I did that, the Volume on my pda would always return to zero i.e. I would turn it right up, and then go back in to find that its been turned back down again, and Media Player could no longer play mp3 files (gave some error about corrupt files). Only a hard reset fixed these issues.
Any one had any luck with this software I would be interested in knowing.
Hi all,
I have an O2 stereo BT headset which is 1 year old. I used it with my prophet previously just fine with S2P. No problems when I press play etc.
Since using it on my Touch Pro, when I press play on it, both WMP/tf3d player would play simulatneously. I have to stop s2p. It is annoying to say the least. I would like to continue to use S2P than wmp/tf3d.
How come I'm having this conflict & what to do about it?
Thanks
Posted it here because I thought it may be a general question rather than a problem with S2P.
I have the same problem...
I am having the same problems and from the research it looks like the profile for the blue tooth is set to always call up Window Media. I have been using Mort Player with no issues on an older model S9 motorola stereo headset. Now with the new one no go!!! always calls up Windows Media.
I have tried different media players - looks like there was a version of pocket player 4 that bypassed this issue and cut off Windows media player. Unfortunately it jsut doesn't work for my Touch Pro 6.1 stock rom.
i am thinking if anyone out there can make this fix available it must be the XDA people...
Anyone have suggestions, hack, new profile that can fix this annoying issue??? Please???
i thought no body else had this issue but i'm sure other people have it as well.
thanks for the research. tried looking in the registry for a2dp profiles and wmp, but no luck.
Does anyone else have this problem? It is driving me crazy. The well-intentioned, but clueless folks at the Sprint store cannot figure it out, nor does the HTC tech on phone or chat have a clue. Seems to me that a device as otherwise good as this should be able to use a 16G SanDiskmicroSDHC with no problem. The HTC guy said it was not a compatible type of card! What logic is that? Have micro SD slot and not be able to load a HC micro SD for lots of music or whatever?
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Does anyone else have this problem? It is driving me crazy. The well-intentioned, but clueless folks at the Sprint store cannot figure it out, nor does the HTC tech on phone or chat have a clue. Seems to me that a device as otherwise good as this should be able to use a 16G SanDiskmicroSDHC with no problem. The HTC guy said it was not a compatible type of card! What logic is that? Have micro SD slot and not be able to load a HC micro SD for lots of music or whatever?
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are you using windows media? If so try one of the great free or pay ones out there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=550973
second post down.
Can't find music on storage card
Hey!
I am using the native HTC Touch Flo 3D music app. I can use wm player, but I want the Touch Flo to perform as it should.
can it play the files off the internal storage? its possible HTC left out wma support since its a proprietary format from MS (i dont know what MS's policy toward playback is)
also, there are at least 4 kinds of files that end in .wma, i know a lot of players have trouble with the lossless ones
It does work
I use the built in music player Touch Flo music player. It plays all my music from my 16g chip no problems.
I first played them with WM Media player and loaded them into the library,
closed it then started the Fouch Flo music player.
Works great !!
Try it if it doesnt work for you I can test whatever your having an issue with.
Are the WMAs DRM protected purchased audio, or rips?
rompst said:
Hey!
I am using the native HTC Touch Flo 3D music app. I can use wm player, but I want the Touch Flo to perform as it should.
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stick with wmp, the tf3d player is way too buggy.
rompst TouchFlo music player trouble
L4z3r said:
I use the built in music player Touch Flo music player. It plays all my music from my 16g chip no problems.
I first played them with WM Media player and loaded them into the library,
closed it then started the Fouch Flo music player.
Works great !!
Try it if it doesnt work for you I can test whatever your having an issue with.
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Thanks! I have already tried to update library command, which goes through the motions os showing the number of files updated or whatever, then I close it and go to HTC's native music player and nada. So strange. I even do a soft reset in between doing the above. Any other thoughts?
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Thanks! I have already tried to update library command, which goes through the motions os showing the number of files updated or whatever, then I close it and go to HTC's native music player and nada. So strange. I even do a soft reset in between doing the above. Any other thoughts?
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convert the files on your computer to a different format.
burtonsnow8 said:
convert the files on your computer to a different format.
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plus one, change them to mp3.
are they rips?
kierandill said:
Are the WMAs DRM protected purchased audio, or rips?
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Hello and thanks for responding. The wma's were ripped from my CD's...
I really don't know much about many tech matters. I am a believer in the tech, but want to use it, not create it. I'll leave that to others. Any ideas?
converting my wma music files on Sprint TP2
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convert the files on your computer to a different format.
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Hello, and thanks for responding. I will do what you suggest, however I find it truly amazing that a wma file, spawned by that great Windows creator Microsoft, will not play in their 6.1 Windows Mobile device; if only for very uneven and quirky playback. I mean, I can get a particular CD to show and I can arrow up or down to get to the various songs and then press the triangle play key and the CD will play the songs in sequential order. Like it is suppose to. However, the rest of the library will not show no matter what I do. Another person in this forum said he had been having no issues at all with the (presumably) same Sprint Touch Pro 2 CDMA running the same wm 6.1... using a 16G (like me) SDHC...What up with this?
It sounds like you are browsing to a specific artist and expecting others to show as well. Try browsing out to all your music. In the TF3d player click the left soft key (Library). Scroll across to the music note tab (All Music). In WMP, click the right soft key menu > Library. Then click the drop down arrow at the top and browse to your storage card. Library > My Music > All Music.
Hi Guys
Now that the voodoo sound kernels are out i would love to use nexus as my main music player but i simply cant fit my libary on.. all my music is 15gb. Ive seen some apps like subsonic but u need to leave your computer on all the time..
Are there any better solutions like shrinking the music or something like that? Really bugging me
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Guitarfreak26 said:
Hi Guys
Now that the voodoo sound kernels are out i would love to use nexus as my main music player but i simply cant fit my libary on.. all my music is 15gb. Ive seen some apps like subsonic but u need to leave your computer on all the time..
Are there any better solutions like shrinking the music or something like that? Really bugging me
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I've mentioned this before, and I'd hope it'd be launching today but it did not: Google Music, as it is currently known, will search your computer for music and then give you access to the music you already own to be streamed to another device while also allowing you to buy more music.
Yeah i heard about that It really sucks though, spotify is ok but they dont have everything i want lol
Guitarfreak26 said:
Yeah i heard about that It really sucks though, spotify is ok but they dont have everything i want lol
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I understand the issue...I have 65 gigs of music which I've trimmed down to 32gigs for my iPod and now I would rather use the most convenient solution of my phone but I don't know how I can cut it down that much.
How did you cut down to 32? Just didnt transfer all of it?
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How did you cut down to 32? Just didnt transfer all of it?
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...pretty much? Its an iPod. You can fill it with however much you want you just have to turn off autofill.
I do love the nexus s but for the life of me wish it had a card slot.. lol..
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I do love the nexus s but for the life of me wish it had a card slot.. lol..
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Ya...I'm starting to understand the complaint =/
Two of the best options that I have tested that are available now are Audiogalaxy and Subsonic.
Audio galaxy is extremely simple to setup and is a pure streaming option as it does not cache the songs to your device. It has an option to stream the music in high quality or in lower quality if you are in a non 3g/wifi area. Also, its 100% free.
Subsonic is more difficult to setup because you have to enable port forwarding on your router. Some people do no like to open up ports on their router because of the potential security risk. Subsonic not only streams the music to your device but it also cache's to your internal storage which comes in handy if your signal drops. Another feature is via a web page you can download any song in your library, my brother downloaded have of my library from his pc at his house. The web service is free but after an initial 30 day trial the android app costs, cant remember how much atm.
Overall I prefer audiogalaxy for its simplicity and ease of use.
Do you find it heavy on your data usage?
The main issue I have with audiogalaxy and subsonic is that you need to have your computer (source) constantly on or else you wont be able to stream it to your phone.
mspot is a good choice to put your music directly onto its servers so you can play it from the cloud. however it only offers 2gb free and if you want 10gb+ of online storage you have to pay per month.
I have decided to go with grooveshark and rdio for my music streaming. at least i get an endless selection of songs and I can download the songs and albums Im interested in listening to at that point in time.
Bronk93 said:
Two of the best options that I have tested that are available now are Audiogalaxy and Subsonic.
Audio galaxy is extremely simple to setup and is a pure streaming option as it does not cache the songs to your device. It has an option to stream the music in high quality or in lower quality if you are in a non 3g/wifi area. Also, its 100% free.
Subsonic is more difficult to setup because you have to enable port forwarding on your router. Some people do no like to open up ports on their router because of the potential security risk. Subsonic not only streams the music to your device but it also cache's to your internal storage which comes in handy if your signal drops. Another feature is via a web page you can download any song in your library, my brother downloaded have of my library from his pc at his house. The web service is free but after an initial 30 day trial the android app costs, cant remember how much atm.
Overall I prefer audiogalaxy for its simplicity and ease of use.
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There is an easy setup guide for subsonic. Just search subsonic here and it should show up. I'd prefer subsonic over audiogalaxy simply because it supports folder structures. I don't use playlists much because all of my music are organized via folders.
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Do you find it heavy on your data usage?
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Subsonic only uses data if the music isn't cached on your phone already. So if you find yourself listening to different music every single day, then it might use a lot of data. Otherwise, if the music is already saved in your storage, it will just play it from there rather than streaming it again. You can also set up the storage size you want it to take up on your internal storage. I set mine up at 500 MB.
Also, subsonic is supporting videos. Not all formats yet since they are still working on it, but they are supporting one video format (forgot what it was).
I really don't listen to music on my phone very much. I have a desk job and keep Pandora streaming while at work. On my ~hour commute to and from work, I listen to audio books (it's the only time I get to "read"). But, I do enjoy music and have over 200GB of MP3s. Occasionally, I do want to listen to some of my music using my phone, such as when doing yard work or between audio books. Service around here is spotty, so streaming is typically out of the question.
I use Ubuntu on my PC. My phone is a Captivate. (As soon as I can cut off from AT&T, I'm upgrading!) It's been running SlimICS for a while, but I'm getting ready to upgrade to SlimBean.
I've tried a lot of different programs on the PC, and a lot of different apps and haven't found anything that fits my use. This is what I want:
What I want from the Android App:
- Designate a particular folder as the source for music. This is the big one for me. I don't want it catching my audio books (I have a dedicated audio book player that I love, but it's not suited for music), audio recordings, and other sound files. All but two apps I've tried didn't have that capability and one of those didn't seem to really work right. Why is that so rare of a feature?
- Use ID3 tags, including album art. But that's fairly common.
- Easy navigation. By artist, album, song titles, etc. Don't rely on "playlists." I don't build them. Just show me all my music and let me easily chose if I want to play a particular album, everything by a particular artist, a particular genre, everything all mixed up together, etc.
- Lock screen controls.
My favorite music app so far is 3 (Cubed). But, specifying a music directory doesn't work. It has a menu option to only look in a folder your specify, and I've enabled that, but it's still seeing my audio books and other sound files. It has lock screen controls but I don't like the way it changes the lock screen. And it has a beautiful interface interrupted by these ugly "pop up" boxes. I love using parts of it, but find other parts hard to use.
What I want from a Ubuntu program:
I'm currently using RhythmBox, and it's OK. It serves most of my needs except the big one. How it syncs to my phone. I have a LOT of music and I hate building playlists. I also hate trying to manually go through the thousands and thousands of songs trying to pick out which ones I want to copy to the phone. I just don't have that kind of time. What I want it to do is just randomly pick songs until a threshold that I set has been met. For instance, copy 5 GB of random songs from my entire collection to my phone. Or, copy 3 hours of random songs from the Metal genre. Or perhaps I'm in a Dylan kind of mood so I want it to copy 3 hours of random Bob Dylan songs. And if there's something specific I want to put on the phone, I can do that manually.
So, am I overlooking something that will give me these options? Is there something out there for me?
ubuntu: moc
android: poweramp
I am pleased with both.
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I haven't looked at PowerAmp because, well... it's not free. Free isn't a requirement, but I just don't feel like I listen to music on my phone enough to justify paying for an app like that.
Now, about moc... I had not heard of that before. I googled it and read about it, but I don't see any way to do what I'm wanting to do.
yeah, its different than what you want. The complete opposite, actually. But I still recommend it -- it grows on you. Worth an apt-get.
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I haven't tried it yet, but this program looks promising: http://mr-random.sourceforge.net/docs.html#Doc/
Give PowerAmp a try, they have the trial version. Once you've tried it, it's hard to use any other.
Music
HeathicusF said:
I really don't listen to music on my phone very much. I have a desk job and keep Pandora streaming while at work. On my ~hour commute to and from work, I listen to audio books (it's the only time I get to "read"). But, I do enjoy music and have over 200GB of MP3s. Occasionally, I do want to listen to some of my music using my phone, such as when doing yard work or between audio books. Service around here is spotty, so streaming is typically out of the question.
I use Ubuntu on my PC. My phone is a Captivate. (As soon as I can cut off from AT&T, I'm upgrading!) It's been running SlimICS for a while, but I'm getting ready to upgrade to SlimBean.
I've tried a lot of different programs on the PC, and a lot of different apps and haven't found anything that fits my use. This is what I want:
What I want from the Android App:
- Designate a particular folder as the source for music. This is the big one for me. I don't want it catching my audio books (I have a dedicated audio book player that I love, but it's not suited for music), audio recordings, and other sound files. All but two apps I've tried didn't have that capability and one of those didn't seem to really work right. Why is that so rare of a feature?
- Use ID3 tags, including album art. But that's fairly common.
- Easy navigation. By artist, album, song titles, etc. Don't rely on "playlists." I don't build them. Just show me all my music and let me easily chose if I want to play a particular album, everything by a particular artist, a particular genre, everything all mixed up together, etc.
- Lock screen controls.
My favorite music app so far is 3 (Cubed). But, specifying a music directory doesn't work. It has a menu option to only look in a folder your specify, and I've enabled that, but it's still seeing my audio books and other sound files. It has lock screen controls but I don't like the way it changes the lock screen. And it has a beautiful interface interrupted by these ugly "pop up" boxes. I love using parts of it, but find other parts hard to use.
What I want from a Ubuntu program:
I'm currently using RhythmBox, and it's OK. It serves most of my needs except the big one. How it syncs to my phone. I have a LOT of music and I hate building playlists. I also hate trying to manually go through the thousands and thousands of songs trying to pick out which ones I want to copy to the phone. I just don't have that kind of time. What I want it to do is just randomly pick songs until a threshold that I set has been met. For instance, copy 5 GB of random songs from my entire collection to my phone. Or, copy 3 hours of random songs from the Metal genre. Or perhaps I'm in a Dylan kind of mood so I want it to copy 3 hours of random Bob Dylan songs. And if there's something specific I want to put on the phone, I can do that manually.
So, am I overlooking something that will give me these options? Is there something out there for me?
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The best suggestion I can give you is not a PC application, but is rather a piece of hardware. I would recommend getting a Pogoplug and an external HDD. Connect the Pogoplug to the HDD and then connect the Pogoplug to the internet via cat5/6, then create an account and download the app on your phone.. in this scenario, the only limit to what you want to store and how much space you have is the capacity of your external HDD; This device can support multiple HDD's, so its pretty much limitless.
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The best suggestion I can give you is not a PC application, but is rather a piece of hardware. I would recommend getting a Pogoplug and an external HDD. Connect the Pogoplug to the HDD and then connect the Pogoplug to the internet via cat5/6, then create an account and download the app on your phone.. in this scenario, the only limit to what you want to store and how much space you have is the capacity of your external HDD; This device can support multiple HDD's, so its pretty much limitless.
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I appreciate the suggestion, and it looks like a nice product, but I fail to see how that accomplishes my goal.