So like i said in the title, i used the app SDRescan to force my phone to rescan media because i found that the gallery app was not automatically refreshing when i added new media to the phone.
I ran the app and a couple minutes later it finishes. Turns out it deleted ALL the phones videos (luckily no pictures). But the problem im having now is that the gallery app is not detecting any media on my phone. There are still pictures, and i readded a lot of my videos back, but the app is showing no media on the phone
I force closed the app, cleared it's data etc. I even formated my sd and put the files back on. Still it shows i have no media.
I thought about taking a new picture with the camera to see what would happen then, and guess what, now it shows i have 1 picture in the gallery. Is there a way i can get the gallery to see the other 1000 pictures i have taken? And all my videos?
edit: i downloaded the stock android gallery app but its the same in that app too. So it's not just HTC's app. Somehow android isnt recognizing my old media.
anybody? this is really killing me.
edit: did a factory reset and the problem persists What's have i done!
hmmmm this is an interesting one. ive had this before but i couldnt remember how i fixed it ...
what ROM are you using, or are you stock ?
SDRescan did nothing to your phone. Your are having problems with the stock Android Media Scanner in your phone. SDRescan does nothing else but notifies the Media Scanner to do it's job on demand, instead of on-boot or SD card mount. That's all it does.
So in short you are having problems with Android Media Scanner, try to look around in this area. I seen few reports on internet when media scanner deleted some files.
fkofilee said:
hmmmm this is an interesting one. ive had this before but i couldnt remember how i fixed it ...
what ROM are you using, or are you stock ?
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On stock... I really hope u remember, nothing I try is helping. Even after a factory reset which is weird
faugusztin said:
SDRescan did nothing to your phone. Your are having problems with the stock Android Media Scanner in your phone. SDRescan does nothing else but notifies the Media Scanner to do it's job on demand, instead of on-boot or SD card mount. That's all it does.
So in short you are having problems with Android Media Scanner, try to look around in this area. I seen few reports on internet when media scanner deleted some files.
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I figured the problem lies with the media scanner so I went into Settings > Manage Applications > Media Storage > clear data... but nothing changes.
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3692
Isn't this your problem ?
I did have a .nomedia folder on my phone with some videos in and those were deleted. But also the videos in my DCIM folder were deleted. However im over that, my problem is that media scanner isnt picking any media.
I thought i would try another microsd card i had in my sister's mp3 player, and believe it or not android picked up the media. So somehow i think this SDRescan app damaged my sc card..
No, it didn't. Media Scanner has separate databases for each and every SD card. So it's the database for your old SD card which doesn't work, when you put in a new card a new indexing database was created for the ID of your new SD card.
This has happened to me a few times, all i do is find the file using "ES File Explorer" then select to open it with the default video player and it gets added to my library of videos
It's easy to do for a couple of vids, but not really practical if you've got like 10+
faugusztin said:
No, it didn't. Media Scanner has separate databases for each and every SD card. So it's the database for your old SD card which doesn't work, when you put in a new card a new indexing database was created for the ID of your new SD card.
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i see. but this index, is it not stored on the phone memory? because a factory reset still hasn't solved the problem. I also formatted the sd card, so shouldn't the phone recognize it as a new memory card then?
sromer said:
This has happened to me a few times, all i do is find the file using "ES File Explorer" then select to open it with the default video player and it gets added to my library of videos
It's easy to do for a couple of vids, but not really practical if you've got like 10+
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I tried that wil ES File explorer, and other explorers i have and it doesnt work for me.
It should. You don't have by any chance .nomedia file in root folder of the SD card, right ?
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It should. You don't have by any chance .nomedia file in root folder of the SD card, right ?
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I do. I'll try delete it and see if that helps
Edit: nope
You deleted it and what did you do next ? Did you started SDRescan or rebooted your phone ? Until the Media Scanner kicks in, there won't be any change.
The point is :
1) if you had a folder with data and then added the .nomedia file to it, then unfortunately thanks to the inner workings of the media scanner the file gets deleted instead of only removing the reference from database
2) the card will get indexed again only at boot, SD card insertion or when you execute apps like SDRescan which start the Media scanner manually.
yes! it works now!! thanks for all your help faugusztin!!
after i deleted the the .nomedia folder i did a restart and the problem persisted, but now (like two hours later) i just thought i would go and check the gallery app again and low and behold all my media appeared. Maybe the media scanner didnt finish or something idk. But im happy now
But i was under the impression that the .nomedia trick only blocks media from within that folder? Why was it blocking all my media?
Anyway thanks for all your help mate. really appreciated.
It does index, but it takes time.
It block media from that folder - and all subfolders. It is a sign which says "nothing to see there" - that includes the subfolders of that folder too. Since you had the file in root folder of the card, it didn't indexed anything.
I was too late...glad you got it sorted supreme.
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I can access the storage card through the File Explorer, but Windows Media Player stopped showing the storage card option in the library page. Weird, and annoying. I can only access my storage card song files through File Explorer. Can anyone help?
This has come up a few times in different threads.
Open File Explorer in wm5
Select Show all files from the options
Go to your storage card
Delete the file called METADATA
Open media player
Update the library as you usually do and the storage card should re-appear
You might need to do this from time to time. Most people do
careful with that camera eugene
I discovered that if I stop my music (not pause) and close (exit so that it is no longer running in the background) wmp before starting the camera app that I don't lose my library on the storage card anymore.
if you poke around in the registry, a few things in the camera app are interesting here. there is a coexistwithwmp item, which is set to false. this causes the camera app to kill wmp. there are also some timers to shut down wmp. I think these are the culprit but I haven't had time to prove it. maybe someone on the forum has fewer kids....
wes
Craig, that solved my problem. I can finally stop wrenching my head over this.
Thanks guys for the tips
8125 Storage Card not Showing up in Windows Media Player 11
cdyat said:
This has come up a few times in different threads.
Open File Explorer in wm5
Select Show all files from the options
Go to your storage card
Delete the file called METADATA
Open media player
Update the library as you usually do and the storage card should re-appear
You might need to do this from time to time. Most people do
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I tried this on my 8125, but it didn't work. Is an 8125 differant than a 8585 for this problem?
To be clear, when you say "open media player" then "update the library...", you mean the PC based Windows Media Player 11, right?
Any insight on this issue would be most appreciated, as always.
Eric
Update media player on 8585.
Mike
cdyat said:
This has come up a few times in different threads.
Open File Explorer in wm5
Select Show all files from the options
Go to your storage card
Delete the file called METADATA
Open media player
Update the library as you usually do and the storage card should re-appear
You might need to do this from time to time. Most people do
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Funny, I just did that, and now my librara only shows "My Device" (not "Storage Card" anymore...)
Thanks
Well it worked great for me
Thanks guys
Slainte
Spliff1
I posted a solution in the Excalibur forum for this problem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=298971
Just got my lovely HD2! Wunderbra!
However, I just put my 16GB card in with a music folder with about 12GB's of music, and periodically when listening to music I get a...
"We're sorry....
A problem has occurred with AudioManager_eng.exe"
And it closes
REALLY annoying, can anyone shed some light onto why this may be happening? Thanks
jonboyuk said:
REALLY annoying, can anyone shed some light onto why this may be happening? Thanks
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Well, I think I can, it's called - here it comes - a bug.
You may feel better knowing you are not the only one. I haven't yet reported it to HTC, so I think we all should and give them an incentive to put their teeth in it and fix this, because it really is VERY annoying.
For now, I'm reverting back to Pocketmusic, but I really want the AudioManager to work - it'll work with my car stereo over A2DP and it'll work with the buttons on the headset (for which I will replace the earpieces to decent ones...)
Oops, they did it again.
I have this problem with my HD all of a sudden, and have been searching quite a lot for a solution. What seems to work for people is reformatting the card. At least on HD I tried to install a different card with the same files and it worked.
Thanks! Thing is, I'm sure it's to do with the amount of music. I wanted to get a 32Gb SDHC card when they are available but I'm not sure it could handle it.
I do have a plan now though, since you mentioned the format thing. I formatted the card in windows. The HD 2 has a card formatting util, maybe it's related?? I'll try and I'll let you know. Also maybe the sub-folders go to deep ie /card/music/muse/resistance
Maybe if I make them shallower? I dunno...
So I'll try a few things and report back!
Re amount of music - at least it's not the case with HD. I moved everything but one album (and later just one song) to another card, and it doesn't solve the problem on the first one. All the files on the first card seem to be fine, I can read, write, copy everything, all other applications and players work except the Manila Audiomanager. Installing that other card with all the music (with all the subfolders, by the way) works fine. Go figure...
If reformatting doesn't work, the next thing I'd suggest that you try is removing album art and then reindexing your music (you'll find instructions about how to do it here on xda).
Oh, and one more thing I just recalled. Go to your library and see if all the music was indexed. If not, look at the last album (in alphabetic order) that was added. Try to delete it from the card and reindex.
mine crashes constant, i rarely get more then 90 seconds
Well it looks like it indexed everything....
I tried formatting the card using the HTC tool, recopying the data back to the card and it still crashed
When you say about the album art...
Do I remove folder.jpg from the folder that each album contains, or are you referring to removing all the embedded thumbnails in each of the mp3's?
jonboyuk said:
I tried formatting the card using the HTC tool, recopying the data back to the card and it still crashed
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Did you reindex your library?
jonboyuk said:
Do I remove folder.jpg from the folder that each album contains, or are you referring to removing all the embedded thumbnails in each of the mp3's?
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I don't remember what it said, but I'd say go with the easier option first.
I used these steps to fix my library on my 16 GB card.
- format SD from HD2
- sync albums from WMPlayer by ActiveSync for correct folderstructure
- ran MP3val on Music folder on SD, fixed errors
http://mp3val.sourceforge.net/
Disable Microsoft error reporting and possibly it will just continue playing even if the error occurs. It's worth a try and also disabling error reporting solves lots of other issues.
How do you reindex your music tab guys?
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How do you reindex your music tab guys?
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Go to the device: Application data \ HTC \ Audiomanager_Eng folder, you will find a file there called "AudioManager_Eng.vol". Simply rename this file (add .old to it or something), and soft-reset your device. It will start indexing all over again, and you can now delete the renamed file.
I solved my crashes by doing the following:
- checked all the file-tags, updated them and changed the old v1 into v2.3 ones using mp3tag. There was one file with a messed up tag, deleted that.
- reindexed the music (see above).
It's been running smoothly a few hours now, in the car (A2DP) as well as on the headset or the device itself, no crashes yet. Seems the AudioManager will hang on indexing broken tags, so sort your tags ppl.
You are a clever bunch. I actually returned my HD2 because I decided I didn't want to be with vodaphone lol. I've gone back to o2 and the new one arrives tomorrow. I'll try all of your suggestions and I'll let you know how it goes!
Cheers Jon
Appelsap said:
Go to the device: Application data \ HTC \ Audiomanager_Eng folder, you will find a file there called "AudioManager_Eng.vol". Simply rename this file (add .old to it or something), and soft-reset your device. It will start indexing all over again, and you can now delete the renamed file.
I solved my crashes by doing the following:
- checked all the file-tags, updated them and changed the old v1 into v2.3 ones using mp3tag. There was one file with a messed up tag, deleted that.
- reindexed the music (see above).
It's been running smoothly a few hours now, in the car (A2DP) as well as on the headset or the device itself, no crashes yet. Seems the AudioManager will hang on indexing broken tags, so sort your tags ppl.
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i did the step u said but didnt worked
the problem is with the memory card...when i copy music on mc the audio manager will crash but when sync with windows media playe there is no problem!!!1
Appelsap said:
Go to the device: Application data \ HTC \ Audiomanager_Eng folder, you will find a file there called "AudioManager_Eng.vol". Simply rename this file (add .old to it or something), and soft-reset your device. It will start indexing all over again, and you can now delete the renamed file.
I solved my crashes by doing the following:
- checked all the file-tags, updated them and changed the old v1 into v2.3 ones using mp3tag. There was one file with a messed up tag, deleted that.
- reindexed the music (see above).
It's been running smoothly a few hours now, in the car (A2DP) as well as on the headset or the device itself, no crashes yet. Seems the AudioManager will hang on indexing broken tags, so sort your tags ppl.
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Thanks mate ^^
mihanclub said:
i did the step u said but didnt worked
the problem is with the memory card...when i copy music on mc the audio manager will crash but when sync with windows media playe there is no problem!!!1
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So then it seems to me this all comes down to file structure. Best let Windows deal with it.....but oh how I hate transferring via active sync....
Would it work via WMP if it was synced via USB??
jonboyuk said:
So then it seems to me this all comes down to file structure. Best let Windows deal with it.....but oh how I hate transferring via active sync....
Would it work via WMP if it was synced via USB??
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yea it will work..
guys try with another mc it should work...mine is working fine
Well that seems to have worked just syncing with WMP. It does lose some of the album art which is really annoying. So I've had to manually transfer some of the folder.jpg's into the relevant directories. Oh well no matter it works Thanks you guys!!
I think I found the problem; when you start up the Music player (not WMP) it automatically starts updating your library using Gracenote, and tries to play your selected music which causes the failure. I stopped the music and let the files began the update....and everything is now working.
I have 2 problems related to the music player, and I think they're both related to each other.
The first one, is that when I look at the list or scroll through the songs that I have saved in my phone ( external SD ), many ( or maybe even all ) of them show up with 4 copies with each. How did this happen? and how do I fix this?
The other problem is that, when I play songs from the "songs" tab, it always says "cannot play this format" , and then moves along until it finds something that it can.
Any ideas on how I can fix these problems?
dotslashbin said:
I have 2 problems related to the music player, and I think they're both related to each other.
The first one, is that when I look at the list or scroll through the songs that I have saved in my phone ( external SD ), many ( or maybe even all ) of them show up with 4 copies with each. How did this happen? and how do I fix this?
The other problem is that, when I play songs from the "songs" tab, it always says "cannot play this format" , and then moves along until it finds something that it can.
Any ideas on how I can fix these problems?
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If you have a pc, take out the sd card and put it in the pc, in windows explorer make sure you can view system files, after that have a look in your sd where your music is and you will see lots of index files, delete them and that should fix your problem, after you plug the sd back your phone will generate new index files. there maybe an app that could remedy that but this is how I fixed it when I had the same problem.
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I have the multiple song problem. Easy to solve- clear the data under settings/ applications/ media storage. it'll force the media libray to be re-written.
I have no idea why this occurs.
kbm said:
I have the multiple song problem. Easy to solve- clear the data under settings/ applications/ media storage. it'll force the media libray to be re-written.
I have no idea why this occurs.
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Did this and it deleted the entire music library including playlist,gallery and other medias but I'm pretty sure that the pics, videos and other media are still intact via SD. Android probably can't see it so beware doing this. Backup media storage first and restore if you have problems
EDIT:
It's all good, just waited a few moments and the galley and the entire playlist went back
chickentuna said:
Did this and it deleted the entire music library including playlist,gallery and other medias but I'm pretty sure that the pics, videos and other media are still intact via SD. Android probably can't see it so beware doing this. Backup media storage first and restore if you have problems
EDIT:
It's all good, just waited a few moments and the galley and the entire playlist went back
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You do have a few moments of "oh shi......".oh hang on it all good! :good:
Just unmount and remount memory card. Worked for me.
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U can install 'SD maid' and check for duplicates file in ur SD card
And use 'power amp' best music player play all types of music files
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I had exactly the same issue in my note running miui. Un mounting and mounting the card solved the problem
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Out of interest...
Anyone know why this occurs?
Also, it only happended to me once i upgrded to ICS, never of GB.
Thanks for the replies guys. All I did was clear the data from 'Media Storage", and restarted the phone so that it'll recheck the SD card again.
bluerichy said:
Just unmount and remount memory card. Worked for me.
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How do you do this from the phone? this seems to be a shorter step, since it probably wont require a reboot
It happens because you have moved the media file.The original file index location table has not been updated by touch wiz(Music player) but the new location of same files has been appended to the file index table.
For phone, the previous located file also exists. But when you try to play that file it says "Cannot play media, unsupported file format" .
The more number of times you move each file, the more no. of copies you have.
Example: You move your files 4 times. " Redemption Song"
You'll have 4 copies of the same track " Redemption Song"
When you try to play the 1st,2nd or the 3rd track of "redemption song", it'll say unsupported file format.
But when you'll play the 4th entry, it'll play.
The problem is the index file. Delete is. Let it create another file after every time you move your song files.
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Hey xda!
After days of trying to get a decent solution out of the Sony support guys, I gave up and turned to the only place I know I'll probably find my anwser!
So here's the scenario: I've recently purchased a Z2 (yesterday) and immediately started syncing my music up with the provided application which is Media Go. The unfortunate thing is, that my music refuses to show up in the WALKMAN app. I've looked up some probable solutions on the web such as clearing the data and cache of the WALKMAN app, restarting the phone several times, doing a factory reset, but I ran into a dead end every time. I've also heard that the WALKMAN app cannot recognize music which are in the external storage, but that's not the case here since I dont have an SD card inserted at the moment. I've also read that the app cannot recognize music without proper ID3 tags, but I don't think thats the case here since every music player, even Media Go, can recognize every single mp3 I have on my PC.
Anyone else Xperienced (pun intended) this problem and found a solution?
Thanks in advance!
-Khemist
First thing: The Z2 does recognizes Music in the external storage. From Kitkat and beyond, that's almost the exclusive use for it, without root.
Second: does other players recognizes songs? Download one of the most used, are your choice, and see if they find it.
Third: Seems obvious, but everyone forgers, sometimes, the most obvious stuff. Use a file manager, on the phone (there should be one called File Commander built in), and check the Music folder to see if your media files are there.
Forth: Use the file manager in Windows, and transfer a few music files to the Music folder. Reboot the phone, wait a few minutes (just to make sure), and check if the music is now on Walkman...
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The good thing about android is that you can just copy and paste the files onto your phone storage without using a syncing app.
Have you tried copying one of the music files onto your storage straight away into a new folder you create? (the name of the folder doesn't matter at all)
In addition, check the folder with your music files. (The one music go created) Chances are...there is a file in it called '.nomedia'. It's usually a hidden file, so make sure you select 'show hidden files' when you use a file management app. (I recommend Es file Explorer. You can find it on google play store, but others are fine too as long as you get to see hidden files) The file is there to stop media files in the folder from being recognised.
P.S the phone does recognise media files on external storage. That's the whole point of having one really.
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Felimenta97 said:
First thing: The Z2 does recognizes Music in the external storage. From Kitkat and beyond, that's almost the exclusive use for it, without root.
Second: does other players recognizes songs? Download one of the most used, are your choice, and see if they find it.
Third: Seems obvious, but everyone forgers, sometimes, the most obvious stuff. Use a file manager, on the phone (there should be one called File Commander built in), and check the Music folder to see if your media files are there.
Forth: Use the file manager in Windows, and transfer a few music files to the Music folder. Reboot the phone, wait a few minutes (just to make sure), and check if the music is now on Walkman...
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Hey! Thanks for the extremely fast response!
First, the music is located in the internal storage. It's in the root/Music folder. The structure looks like /Music/ARTIST/ALBUM/SONGS
Tried what you suggested and strangely , none of the downloaded music players recognize any kind of music on my phone!
Also tried manually copying files (by following the "/Music/ARTIST/ALBUM/SONGS" and by simply copying individual files into the /Music/ folder) but still refuses to recognize my music.
Have you tried creating a NEW folder and put some music files into it?
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khemist92 said:
Hey! Thanks for the extremely fast response!
First, the music is located in the internal storage. It's in the root/Music folder. The structure looks like /Music/ARTIST/ALBUM/SONGS
Tried what you suggested and strangely , none of the downloaded music players recognize any kind of music on my phone!
Also tried manually copying files (by following the "/Music/ARTIST/ALBUM/SONGS" and by simply copying individual files into the /Music/ folder) but still refuses to recognize my music.
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The other guy pointed some important information. Kudos to him
Try using a more powerful file explorer (the recommended ES File Explorer is a good one. You can try Solid Explorer too, if you like it better) and do a search on the whole storage (remember to activate the Show Hidden files/folders) for .nomedia files.
PS: That isn't the root of the storage, in theory. From a user standpoint, it is, but technically there are a few other folders before you reach the actual root.
Again, don't forget to thank the other guy. I kinda just repeated what he said, but in another way. From the time O am writing this, I haven't saw a reply from you to him...
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Tried creating a folder of my own and putting some music files into it, but nothing sadly, I've checked for a .nomedia file in the /Music/ folder but i dont see anything in there. However, there is a .nomedia file in the root of the internal memory. Maybe that's the root of my problem?
khemist92 said:
Tried creating a folder of my own and putting some music files into it, but nothing sadly, I've checked for a .nomedia file in the /Music/ folder but i dont see anything in there. However, there is a .nomedia file in the root of the internal memory. Maybe that's the root of my problem?
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Most likely yes. Delete it and it should work. I wonder why that file was there in the first place...
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Hey everyone!
Thanks for the fast responses. The solution was indeed to delete that dreaded .nomedia file there... I too wonder why did Sony put there in the first place! Thanks again for your help!
-Khemist
Felimenta97 said:
First thing: The Z2 does recognizes Music in the external storage. From Kitkat and beyond, that's almost the exclusive use for it, without root.
Second: does other players recognizes songs? Download one of the most used, are your choice, and see if they find it.
Third: Seems obvious, but everyone forgers, sometimes, the most obvious stuff. Use a file manager, on the phone (there should be one called File Commander built in), and check the Music folder to see if your media files are there.
Forth: Use the file manager in Windows, and transfer a few music files to the Music folder. Reboot the phone, wait a few minutes (just to make sure), and check if the music is now on Walkman...
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Wooah wait there...Z2 has always been reading the music from SD card how can you say that it doesnot...?
I dont think the native music player has any problem reading it from the SD card...even though KK 4.4 has restrictions
Also throw the music file anywhere in the phone either internal or external inside any folder it recognises automatically unless the database is corrupt...
unmaskedfalesh said:
Wooah wait there...Z2 has always been reading the music from SD card how can you say that it doesnot...?
I dont think the native music player has any problem reading it from the SD card...even though KK 4.4 has restrictions
Also throw the music file anywhere in the phone either internal or external inside any folder it recognises automatically unless the database is corrupt...
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But I said it reads music from SD Card...
"The Z2 does recognizes Music in the external storage."
Felimenta97 said:
But I said it reads music from SD Card...
"The Z2 does recognizes Music in the external storage."
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My bad...
What version is Walkman? The version that came with my phone wouldn't load up my music either but once I updated it worked as expected.
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unmaskedfalesh said:
Wooah wait there...Z2 has always been reading the music from SD card how can you say that it doesnot...?
I dont think the native music player has any problem reading it from the SD card...even though KK 4.4 has restrictions
Also throw the music file anywhere in the phone either internal or external inside any folder it recognises automatically unless the database is corrupt...
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My Z2 sees all the music, I have the MUSIC folder created on my SD Card.
The only explorer which can do it is File Commander.
Jumping in on this thread....
I use to play my music unlimited through the Walkman, but all of a sudden it seems to have stopped doing so when I try to log back in it doesn't allow me to do so, I click on music unlimited within the Walkman it loads up the screen to login but neither the "login" button or "create account" button will do anything if I click on them they make the tap sound which is registering that they are being clicked but nothing else, the other two links on the page will open ( Learn more and Terms and conditions )
I've tried removing both apps, clearing all the data and reloading everything back on but it's still the same, anyone got any ideas.
Walkman plays my 70gb library on my sdcard1 just fine...
I use Google play music and Walkman does not see my music.
Kmac_thp said:
I use Google play music and Walkman does not see my music.
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Oh yeah, that's cause Google play music downloads your music to the device and stores it in some cryptic way. I forgot about that.
But, if you put your music on your phone yourself via pc, EVERY music player will be able to see it.
farfromovin said:
Oh yeah, that's cause Google play music downloads your music to the device and stores it in some cryptic way. I forgot about that.
But, if you put your music on your phone yourself via pc, EVERY music player will be able to see it.
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Google music sucks. It will only let you download the music and it's stored in some secret way. I use amazon mp3 at least you can actually put the files on your added card. Shame on Google.
Sent from my LG-D855 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
I had some pictures on my external sd that I didn't want showing up in the gallery, so I created a "temp" folder with a .nomedia file in it, and moved those pictures into it. The gallery was working as expected, with just those pictures absent. I removed the sd card to plug into my laptop to transfer those pictures. After inserting the sd card back into the phone, my pictures don't show up in the gallery, and my music doesn't show up in the stock music player. But all the files are there when I look in es explorer. After thinking the .nomedia file was the problem, I deleted the "temp" folder previously created that had that file in it, but I still have the problem. I restarted the phone, but to no avail.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
hturbulence said:
I had some pictures on my external sd that I didn't want showing up in the gallery, so I created a "temp" folder with a .nomedia file in it, and moved those pictures into it. The gallery was working as expected, with just those pictures absent. I removed the sd card to plug into my laptop to transfer those pictures. After inserting the sd card back into the phone, my pictures don't show up in the gallery, and my music doesn't show up in the stock music player. But all the files are there when I look in es explorer. After thinking the .nomedia file was the problem, I deleted the "temp" folder previously created that had that file in it, but I still have the problem. I restarted the phone, but to no avail.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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Try going to Settings > Applications > all applications > media storage and clearing data. Reboot and see if that solves the issue.
jeff_roey said:
Try going to Settings > Applications > all applications > media storage and clearing data. Reboot and see if that solves the issue.
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That actually made it WORSE (don't worry, I'm not blaming you). In any file manager (even stock), I can see that all my pictures exist where they've always been. Even the pictures from the camera. However, the gallery is COMPLETELY EMPTY. I can take new pictures, and they'll show up in the gallery. So everything before today (December 12, 2014) simply won't show up in the gallery. Wtf?
Restarting media worked for me with my image downloads to internal storage. IT WAS PISSING ME OFF. Works for now, pics that weren't showing in the gallery now do. Downloaded a few images and all have been showing. Considering the S5 was the first Samsung phone I've had since the Transform I was doing a bit of SMH when it came to this issue. Good phone so far besides that issue.