When I connect my phone to my cars Bluetooth it automatically starts playing music from Samsungs Music app. The issue is I have Google All Access so none of my music is in that app. Is there a way to have Google Music play by default when connected instead of Samsungs Music app? I checked to see if Samsungs app was set as a default but it wasn't and I can't find any auto play options, I also can't just disable the music app. Oddly enough sometimes it will open Google music and other times it will open Samsung Music even if the last time I was in the car I used Google Music.
Thank You in advance.
In the app section of your main phone settings can you pick the Samsung music app and disable it?
jkcarp94 said:
In the app section of your main phone settings can you pick the Samsung music app and disable it?
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Unfortunately not, it's grayed out for me.
If you use a file manager app and try to play an MP3 or other type of music file, it should ask you which player to open it with. Choose Google Play Music and tap 'Always'. Then it should open GPM when you connect to your Bluetooth device.
If not, there are apps on the Play Store that will automatically launch the music app of your choice when it detects that you have connected to a specific Bluetooth device. I can't recall any specific app names at the moment, sorry.
Another option is to root and disable the Samsung music app with Titanium Backup.
Sevael said:
If you use a file manager app and try to play an MP3 or other type of music file, it should ask you which player to open it with. Choose Google Play Music and tap 'Always'. Then it should open GPM when you connect to your Bluetooth device.
If not, there are apps on the Play Store that will automatically launch the music app of your choice when it detects that you have connected to a specific Bluetooth device. I can't recall any specific app names at the moment, sorry.
Another option is to root and disable the Samsung music app with Titanium Backup.
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Thanks, I'll give those options a shot.
Try this?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cp2.start.and.play.music.player&hl=en
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Right now, I'm using jetaudio as my music player.
I connect my phone via bluetooth to player music. But when I press play without opening/playing on jetaudio first, built in default music player plays (Apollo).
So, I disabled default music player. Now, when I press play nothing will happen unless I play on jetaudio first.
It seems when jetaudio gets unloaded from memory, bluetooth control does not work.
Is there anyway to set my phone to open and play with jetaudio when bluetooth control to play music is received?
I tired to set jetaudio as default music player, but could not find such a option. Also, jetaudio is not even on open with list when I open mp3 file.
Most likely, the developer did not implement the functionality for jetAudio to be the default app for music. You might want to request it from them. I've seen this issue in several camera apps, which can be a real pain if you have a physical camera button on your phone.
If the developer won't fix it, then you can fix it yourself with the app HeadsetButton Controller (and you'll add some extra functionality to your Bluetooth headset/device. It's definitely worth the few bucks if you use a Bluetooth headset IMO). The app includes an option to change the default music player, and jetAudio shows up for me as one of the options.
Thanks for the info.
I found also found app called Media Button Router. I will give it a try.
Hello, I just want to know how the Google Play Music app know where and how to select the songs on my device's local storage in order to play them in the app? In fact, on the external SD card of my phone, I made a folder with all my songs in it and when I open the app, all songs will automatically loads up in the app. But the question is that the setting of the app is dead simple; it does not even have the "music folder' selection in which I can tell what songs the app have to scan. Why and how everything comes out automatically and what happens if I have more than one "music folder"? How to app will scan? Thanks.
I want to know this as well cause Google Music isn't bad but just being able to play music when your online is just crap when you have music stored on your phone.
Android has something called a media scanner, it usually runs after boot has completed (it may also update here and then while the device is running).
So this media scanner scans all your data for music/videos/pictures so that these files can easily be accessed by any app. So it does not matter where your files are, it just finds them.
If you add music through any non standard app to your storage this may not trigger the media scanner, thats why recently added music may not show in those apps using the media scanners results.
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Hello, I just want to know how the Google Play Music app know where and how to select the songs on my device's local storage in order to play them in the app? In fact, on the external SD card of my phone, I made a folder with all my songs in it and when I open the app, all songs will automatically loads up in the app. But the question is that the setting of the app is dead simple; it does not even have the "music folder' selection in which I can tell what songs the app have to scan. Why and how everything comes out automatically and what happens if I have more than one "music folder"? How to app will scan? Thanks.
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You should see a tack icon above the song or go to the menu and clickkeep song or download.
Remember to click thanks ifi helped.
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Thanks for your suggestion but now I'm using Player Pro and it's much more better.
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I tried using the play media feature in nfc task launcher and other apps but it autoplays the regular music app not play music app which I want it too
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I tried using the play media feature in nfc task launcher and other apps but it autoplays the regular music app not play music app which I want it too
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I have the same problem. I can launch the "Play Music" app but I still have to touch the play button which is quite a PITA.
Strangely enough I don't remember I had this problem before I rooted my phone. When I asked NFC to task Media -> Play, it played the songs from my Google Play Music app.
Hey everyone,
I have a question, but first let me explain what it is that it happening.
I like to listen to music in the car. Phone auto connects to the BT stereo. I use Spotify to listen to music which is my preferred app. But android also opens google play music app as well and if the google app has things in queue, it will play over my spotify. How can i make it so that it doesn't auto start Google Play Music, but starts ONLY spotify.
Note* if i have the Google Play Music listening queue, it will play spotify first but it will still open the app but with nothing playing. I want to stop the app from opening all together but still have the spotify app opening by itself.
I guess Tasker can do this but I would like to avoid using it if don't have to.
Thanks!
Can someone move this to the Q&A section instead of General?
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Can someone move this to the Q&A section instead of General?
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In future, you need to use the "report post" feature to report the thread to be moved for you, the mods don't search threads looking for comments asking them to do stuff. I'll report this one for you.
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domino256 said:
Hey everyone,
I have a question, but first let me explain what it is that it happening.
I like to listen to music in the car. Phone auto connects to the BT stereo. I use Spotify to listen to music which is my preferred app. But android also opens google play music app as well and if the google app has things in queue, it will play over my spotify. How can i make it so that it doesn't auto start Google Play Music, but starts ONLY spotify.
Note* if i have the Google Play Music listening queue, it will play spotify first but it will still open the app but with nothing playing. I want to stop the app from opening all together but still have the spotify app opening by itself.
I guess Tasker can do this but I would like to avoid using it if don't have to.
Thanks!
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This app lets you choose which player to start when connected to BT: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cp2.start.and.play.music.player&hl=en
Of course then that's just another app you have lying around, and if you already have Tasker...
cymbaline24, the app works great, Thanks! it does what i want and that's not opening googleplay.
Hi XDA community,
I have just received a reply to a 'bug report' I submitted.
I queried if the following is normal behaviour on OnePlus devices:
1. Pair phone with Bluetooth headphone/speaker
2. Disable Google Play Music (this is so that I can change the default Music app)
3. Change default Music app (I changed it to Pi Music Player)
4. Open default Music app (Pi Music Player) and play any track
5. Stop track and close the default Music app (Pi Music Player)
6. Open YouTube or any other streaming app and play content
7. Close YouTube
8. Click play/pause button on Bluetooth headphone/speaker
9. This should open your default Music app (Pi Music Player), but it does not.
I received the following reply:
'Good day sir, as we confirmed, this is by default design, In this case, youtube app won't handle any key event if they're in background.
Thanks for your effort and hope you have good day.'
My question is are OnePlus saying that if I use Youtube then the play/pause button on my Bluetooth headphone is disabled on OnePlus devices even though Youtube has been closed, shutdown and not running in the background? If so this sounds to me like default music app setting in OnePlus is not working properly. This is the same even if I restart the phone. The only way to make it work is to open default Music app (Pi Music Player) again and play a track.
On all other devices I use when clicking the play/pause button on my Bluetooth headphone the default music app is automatically started regardless of whether I have previously used Youtube and then closed it.
Any thoughts?
Can someone advise how the 'default music app' setting is supposed to work in OOS? OnePlus have confirmed that it doesn't ensure your Bluetooth headphones to auto start your default music app.
This was the reply:
'Yes sir, it will open the last player app you run and it's current rules. It may not change in a short time.'
Other than selecting 'Auto Play' under 'Earphone mode', is there any way to get round this as it is annoying having to take the phone out of the pocket to open music app.