Google Play Music Downloads? - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III

After getting the All Access and which I love, I was trying to figure out if I could actually download music to my device (similar to iTunes), is this possible or no?

Yes you can.
You must make the album that you want part of your library.
Click on it and look for the push pin icon. It's to the right of the album artwork in the grey bar..Click that and it will download to be used offline
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masprague said:
Yes you can.
You must make the album that you want part of your library.
Click on it and look for the push pin icon. It's to the right of the album artwork in the grey bar..Click that and it will download to be used offline
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Can I locate those files then and move to my SD Card to keep? Because I only use streaming services for discovery, I use Poweramp to actually listen to my music
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Androideka5 said:
Can I locate those files then and move to my SD Card to keep? Because I only use streaming services for discovery, I use Poweramp to actually listen to my music
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As far as I know, no you cannot. It keeps your music in the Play Music cache and it's encoded..or some ****. So basically only that app can read your music.
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Shame. Alright, thanks though
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Edit music info

If I download music it will sometimes put the majority of songs into the correct album but then will list some as TBD or will list the wrong artist..
Anyone know how to edit these files to change the album name/artist?
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if you are using Winamp, i believe its ALT+L to bring up the ID3 tag editor. Or you could use a great free program called MP3Tag.
You can download it here: http://www.mp3tag.de/en/
Easy Music fix
Hook it up the a computer and download HTC drivers put your phone in drive mode and edit the file properties like you would if you were renaming a file (IE Right click on the file and click on properties), album, artist, etc. Make sure if you want all the song just one folder with no subfolder you keep it all clear and only put in the artist. If you love ACDC just list under Artist ACDC and leave the album and all others clear. This will save you from clicking sub folders to open your music.
Powell730 said:
If I download music it will sometimes put the majority of songs into the correct album but then will list some as TBD or will list the wrong artist..
Anyone know how to edit these files to change the album name/artist?
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Duh! never thought about doing it on the computer, thanks!
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voxigenboy said:
if you are using Winamp, i believe its ALT+L to bring up the ID3 tag editor. Or you could use a great free program called MP3Tag.
You can download it here: http://www.mp3tag.de/en/
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Thanks this actually worked perfect without having to connect to the computer!
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Powell730 said:
If I download music it will sometimes put the majority of songs into the correct album but then will list some as TBD or will list the wrong artist..
Anyone know how to edit these files to change the album name/artist?
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To do it on your phone you can try iTag from the market.
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I like being able to do it from the computer I normally edit them when I am adding them to my phone.
Powell730 said:
Duh! never thought about doing it on the computer, thanks!
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Google play music

Hey all,
I am trying to sync music that I downloaded on my nexus 7 to my s3 via Google play music. I know it sounds like an an easy thing to do but I can't figure it out. The music was not downloaded from Google music though and I think that might be part of the issue. Any thoughts?
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It needs to be put into the Google music cloud through the computer. Once your music is in the cloud you can get it on any device with your account on it.
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m-cat said:
Hey all,
I am trying to sync music that I downloaded on my nexus 7 to my s3 via Google play music. I know it sounds like an an easy thing to do but I can't figure it out. The music was not downloaded from Google music though and I think that might be part of the issue. Any thoughts?
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How long have you waited? Often when I install Play Music it seems like nothing is there then I go back and an hour later all my music has thumbnails.
sthpaw01 said:
It needs to be put into the Google music cloud through the computer. Once your music is in the cloud you can get it on any device with your account on it.
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So basically if I have music on one device it has to go onto the PC then into the cloud? There isn't a way to just upload it from any device?
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m-cat said:
So basically if I have music on one device it has to go onto the PC then into the cloud? There isn't a way to just upload it from any device?
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http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1075570&topic=2450455&ctx=topic
I think Google is trying to help prevent piracy by adding another layer here. But they require you to use a PC. I would strip metadata from the songs ie:downloaded from.... You never know what they will be monitoring. Many cloud services get a bit nosy with your files. Not saying Google has, but you do agree to only upload music you have legally purchased. Also you may have problems with legally owned music due to DRM, I highly recommend Wondershare media converter to strip DRM, and media monkey to manage libraries.
I can't even find my music with google music manager
ManiakalSealion said:
http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1075570&topic=2450455&ctx=topic
I think Google is trying to help prevent piracy by adding another layer here. But they require you to use a PC. I would strip metadata from the songs ie:downloaded from.... You never know what they will be monitoring. Many cloud services get a bit nosy with your files. Not saying Google has, but you do agree to only upload music you have legally purchased. Also you may have problems with legally owned music due to DRM, I highly recommend Wondershare media converter to strip DRM, and media monkey to manage libraries.
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I can't even find my music on my phone when I connect my phone usb and try to upload music. When I did find a folder with a cpl albums it would't upload em, as if they didn't exist wtf???? I go to an album click to select it and it says folder empty. I googled around and finally found this post which hit on my problem. I also see where you gave advice to strip the data from music or something if you didn't legally buy it
(110% of my music is dl from internet for free) and I'm thinking that may be my problem. If so can someone give a detailed explanation as to how I can fix this prob? Thanx in advance man!
m-cat said:
So basically if I have music on one device it has to go onto the PC then into the cloud? There isn't a way to just upload it from any device?
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I just found this link it should help you out. That's if you haven't figured it out already. http://www.talkandroid.com/guides/m...from-your-smartphone-or-tablet-using-dropbox/
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Android App

Is there any Android app that scans the music present on the phone and displays the latest and upcoming music albums from the artists??
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ATHATH said:
Is there any Android app that scans the music present on the phone and displays the latest and upcoming music albums from the artists??
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HY,you can try soundhound,its a very good apk that will do the job for you.Please press thanksif i helped
ATHATH said:
Is there any Android app that scans the music present on the phone and displays the latest and upcoming music albums from the artists??
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Can't you just google the artist's name? LOL

My songs keep duplicating!!

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I use windows media player to sync the music instead of copying all the music to the phone. It's kindda annoying because some album photos don't sync well but that's the best option right now.
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Manage Music?

Coming from iphone how do you manage your music on the S8? I know I can drag and drop but what music player do you use and also does it bring in your playlist?
the Play Music app is there by default works like a charm
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MusicBee. For Windows, it's the best, really. My library is in FLAC and it converts to MP3 on the fly.
You can choose to sync with specific playlists and it does send the playlists to the device. There's an option to send the content of the playlist(s) but not the playlist(s) themselves as well.
teflon79 said:
the Play Music app is there by default works like a charm
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but how are you getting your music to the default music app? are you just copying to your sd card? If so how are you managing your playlist?
yes I open it via computer create a music folder and drop your music. Play Music will automatically recognize it
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teflon79 said:
yes I open it via computer create a music folder and drop your music. Play Music will automatically recognize it
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Is there a way to get your play list off iTunes into the native app
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Smart switch I think it's called.
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Tidbits said:
Smart switch I think it's called.
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No. Smart switch is for device to device
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antawnm26 said:
No. Smart switch is for device to device
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http://www.samsung.com/us/smart-switch/
It does Phones, PC, Mac, and Tablets
here's the copy of the link address for the PC app
You could try DoubleTwist
teflon79 said:
the Play Music app is there by default works like a charm
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Play music? Is that Google or Samsung? I'm not seeing a music app
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its called Play Music an app by Google. It is already on the phone
teflon79 said:
its called Play Music an app by Google. It is already on the phone
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Got ya. Yeah I deleted it. I don't use Google play. The gym I go to is in a big hole no reception so I rely on device music. How's the app pro amp vs Samsung music app vs Google play music
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i hear ya it plays all your music. I dont use the data on it just listen to my music. So far best music player
You can go to the Galaxy App store and get the old "Samsung Music" app that was included before too.
antawnm26 said:
Got ya. Yeah I deleted it. I don't use Google play. The gym I go to is in a big hole no reception so I rely on device music. How's the app pro amp vs Samsung music app vs Google play music
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I download all of the Subscription based music from Google Play locally so I can play it without internet. Love it.
antawnm26 said:
Got ya. Yeah I deleted it. I don't use Google play. The gym I go to is in a big hole no reception so I rely on device music. How's the app pro amp vs Samsung music app vs Google play music
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Power amp all the way! It's about perfect.
I'm using iTunes app, as all my music is on the icloud and without downloading it all it was the easiest way to get at my music.

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