I've just added a 128gb SD card.
Does anyone know if apps like Spotify or play music automatically use the SD card when downloading music?
grifforama said:
I've just added a 128gb SD card.
Does anyone know if apps like Spotify or play music automatically use the SD card when downloading music?
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It depends on if you formatted as external storage (the default) or internal.
If it's external most apps won't do it automatically. Google Play apps (Music, Movies, Newstand), YouTube, most camera apps, podcast apps, etc., have an easy setting in them to specify using the external sdcard.
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I can't see any setting in play music that allows me to use my 128gb card.
It's claiming I only have 2gb free?
Spotify I know for sure sets it automatically after a new install. As for Play Music, you have to set it manually. If you didn't format your card as internal, you should see the option to change storage.
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is there a way listening music from removable sd card?
music ap do NOT recognise files
yizhaq79 said:
is there a way listening music from removable sd card?
music ap do NOT recognise files
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What is format of SD Card? What is format of songs. I have a large amount of music on removable SD card and music app sees it all. Try exploring music and select a song on removable card to play. should open player, which might help.
I also have this issue and more..
Rumbleweed said:
What is format of SD Card? What is format of songs. I have a large amount of music on removable SD card and music app sees it all. Try exploring music and select a song on removable card to play. should open player, which might help.
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I have the keyboard and the sd card is using the standard 32bit format. music is in the media folder copied from my hts desire, same as pictures and movies.
All of which work on the desire but are not visable through any of the default installed apps, I have also installed various free apps which again do not show the files.
I can play them seperatly via file explorer and they play properly but do not stay in the history.
Contacted Asus who suggested that I clear the apps cache via settinges/ applications etc.
Tried that several times including reboot before opening apps and no joy.
Also having the issues with google maps downloaded and cached maps. only work on internal memory.
Not rooted yet but depending on these issues will either root or return.
The media services will only recognize internal memory and /mnt/sdcard.
You have to move any music/videos/pictures manually into internal memory or sd card.
The Music app and gallery find the stuff on my Micro SD without a problem.
I have a 64gig micro SD card and placed music and movie files on there. For a day it worked fine..I was able to play music via samsungs music player and PlayerPro app. Now for whatever reason my phone does not see mp3 on my microSD card. I can still however play movies from my sdcard. Anyone have a similar experience?
I don't think the card is going bad as I can still play movies from it. I think it might be a setting issue.
Quick update. I can navigate to my SD card using My Files app and play the files but the stock music player or 3rd party music player cannot view the files.
Ended up reformatting and restoring sd card. Its a bit annoying since the phone was able to read the sd card still.. just the apps was not able to see whats on there.
Just bought a 64gb Samsung evo Micro Sd card for my Stock unrooted 32gb Pure on MM.Just wondering are most of you guys running your Sd cards as internal or external????If I'm correctI heard Google play music has trouble reading music that's on the external. I currently have about 10gb available of my 32gb after using it for a month.
I'm using a 128GB card as external storage because I need to move large files between multiple apps. Internal storage is probably better if you're running multi-gigabyte games.
If this is your first microSD card: Google hates microSD cards because they compete with their online apps that provide continuous marketing data. Google crippled microSD cards in KitKat 4.4, forcing users to root or return their new phones. Lollipop introduced an ugly-as hell file browser that can, in a very obscure and unreliable way, grant an application permission to access the microSD card. Marshmallow allows you to semi-merge a microSD card, with warnings that you're slowing down your phone, or stay with the Lollipop permission method. Also in Marshmallow, microSD storage has a new file path that changes whenever the card is reformatted or replaced.
Yeah, I've replaced the ****ty Google apps with offline apps. Thank you Moto!
"If I'm correct I heard Google play music has trouble reading music that's on the external."
If this is the case I'm curious if this also is the same with Rhapsody, Spotify, etc., . . .?
opti1 said:
"If I'm correct I heard Google play music has trouble reading music that's on the external."
If this is the case I'm curious if this also is the same with Rhapsody, Spotify, etc., . . .?
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Google play music will at random delete your downloaded play music on an external card. Happened a few times to me.
Thanks just trying to figure out if I should use card as internal or just keep it external, since my phone is 32gb and I don't use to many large apps
Do not convert to Adaptive Storage. That feature is so full of bugs. Just look at the threads on this forum.
rob1216 said:
Just bought a 64gb Samsung evo Micro Sd card for my Stock unrooted 32gb Pure on MM.Just wondering are most of you guys running your Sd cards as internal or external????If I'm correctI heard Google play music has trouble reading music that's on the external. I currently have about 10gb available of my 32gb after using it for a month.
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opti1 said:
"If I'm correct I heard Google play music has trouble reading music that's on the external."
If this is the case I'm curious if this also is the same with Rhapsody, Spotify, etc., . . .?
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Answering my own question . . . on my phone, with the SD card set to external, under Advanced Settings \ 'Choose music download location' , Rhapsody gives me two recommended options. The first option, /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.rhapsody.files didn't work. The second option, /storage/0000-0000/Android/data/com.rhapsody.files does work. The downloaded music files show up there and play in Rhapsody on the phone without issues. If this continues as I add more and more music I'll be a really happy camper . . . up to 128GB of downloaded music at 320kbps . . .
So when I bought a 128 gb sd card. And I format it as internal I can move the apps to SD. But when using Google Play Music saving offline saves to my actual internal not internal SD how do I fix it?
Moto X Pure edition
Android 6.0
I did the same at first, then reformatted sd as external storage and just used play music's native storage selection. I'm a heavy user and the 32gb internal storage is fine if I'm not storing my media there.
Google play music storage selection....
http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-enable-sd-card-support-for-offline-google-play-music/
I've read a few threads here, but cannot find an answer.
Is there any way for Google Play on my S8 to play my music off my sd card? I have about 80gb stored on my sd card, and don't want to load it into the phone.
If not, is there any music player app that does? I've been reading so many blogs/threads with no joy! Thanks
Using Samsung Music for playing from SD card without issues.
as above or my personal favourite player is "PlayerPro" just make playlists from your SD card contents
Play music plays off the SD card on my device. I have it set to downloaded only.