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Media Player has bug

I have previously posted a problem that I encountered with MP10 - it looses the storage data card.
I reported this to HTC Support Europe and this is their reply:
"Regarding your issue with Media Player not reading mp3's from a storage card, I have spoken to Dan about it and we are aware of this issue, and it will be fixed in the first ROM update we release. Our technical team are working on it at present, however we do not have a release date as of yet."
What amazes me is that they are aware of all the problems on the TyTn and similar brands and yet they continue to sell them!
The TyTN brand will be launched in South Africa soon for the first time. Boy will they blow it if the device is problematic!
Thanks Pof for directing me to a temporary fix.

Does anyone else have the bug/problem where if they try to assign buttons it doesn't work properly? Instead of what you'd expect, pressing the button goes to the program as if you were in the today screen!

basilrsa said:
I have previously posted a problem that I encountered with MP10 - it looses the storage data card.
I reported this to HTC Support Europe and this is their reply:
"Regarding your issue with Media Player not reading mp3's from a storage card, I have spoken to Dan about it and we are aware of this issue, and it will be fixed in the first ROM update we release. Our technical team are working on it at present, however we do not have a release date as of yet."
What amazes me is that they are aware of all the problems on the TyTn and similar brands and yet they continue to sell them!
The TyTN brand will be launched in South Africa soon for the first time. Boy will they blow it if the device is problematic!
Thanks Pof for directing me to a temporary fix.
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I have been looking into this for about 3 weeks and I am now 95% sure it is because the storage card is full when WMPlayer tries to write its DRM / Metadata to the card. It is still a bug but the way to workaround it is to leave some space on the card, i.e. don't fill it full of music. I am trialling WMplayer 11 Beta on the PC and it has an option to leave some space free when syncing. Seems to be working fine. If like me, this 'feature' is one of the most frustrating things about the device then I hope this helps

Media player has a bug
Thanks Daryan, I'll try your advice. But as you can see HTC admit this is a software failure, and yet the company continues to sell the product!
Otherwise I find the device fine(above average)
The new Media Player 11 is fantastic. I have not found any glitches yet.

WMP Fix
Temp fix until new ROM is to delete MSMETDATA folder on storage card and then run Update Library in WMP on your Tytn.

thanks for the fix
I had switched to pocketmusic because WM10 could never find my storage card. I deleted the folder as mentioned in the previous post as all works well now. Thank you. Anxiously waiting for an updated ROM. Loving my tytn - although I get the annoying screen alignment issue now and then too.

westcoastgeek said:
I had switched to pocketmusic because WM10 could never find my storage card. I deleted the folder as mentioned in the previous post as all works well now. Thank you. Anxiously waiting for an updated ROM. Loving my tytn - although I get the annoying screen alignment issue now and then too.
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Does the error not keep coming back? It did with my device. I have to admit that since the posting above I have since had the error so the workaround is not good at all. Do you guys sync with WMPlayer to get your music onto the device?

I have had this error twice. Its a bit annoying but only take a sec to delete the folder adn everything is ok again.
I don't sync my music I just add directly to the microsd card with my card reader as it is much faster than using activesync

Sound lag when listening to music

When playing music I often get small breaks during MP3 playback. Half a second of silence or something like that at random times about 5 minutes apart.
It does not matter what player software I use. This problem is also very common among the HTC Diamond users http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=412065 .
Do you have the same problem? I bet you do .

strange, ive been using my phone everyday as an mp3 player and i havent heard it skip even once.
Does it lag with every song, or are there specific songs where it lags. Are there any that absolutely never lag? Also what kind of headset do you use for listening?
edit> Also, what ROM are you using?

It is not really a skip, it is just a very short pause. You would not notice it in noisy environment. I tried 320bps, 192 bps, 128bps. Everything the same, lower bps are little bit better. It also helped if I set playback priority to higher (in MortPlayer or CorePlayer), but it did not solve it.
It seems like some higher priority process tries to do something and at that point sound lags.
It does not matter if I use headset or play on speaker.
I have this ROM:
ROM version: 1.40.401.2 (21259)
Radio: 0.27.30.09
Protocol version: 12.27.30.09W

strange very strange, i use my jade about 2h a day as mp3 player and i never have that kind of problem..
i generally use the default player... try with that a tell us it works...
ciao

I have the same problem.. But only when i'm using my bluetooth A2DP headset. Seems to get worse when i "move" my phone quickly, like when i'm running or riding a bike and the phone is in my pocket. I also experience random speedsups after the music skips, like the media player is trying to catch up or something..

I use a bluetooth headset too, and no problems, even when ive got several things running at the same time. Maybe its a ROM problem. I can imagine it being real annoying but its not something all of us have so i would just try to get it fixed or get a new one.
btw my ROM is version 1.40.401.2(21259)

Same problem here!

Please write to HTC about this problem. If they tell you they do not know about this problem, they would LIE, because I did tell them .
I found a way around this: Use Windows Media Player only for playing MP3 files. WMP is a pain, but it works.

From HTC Support center !!!
Dear valued HTC customer, Thank you for contacting our Customer Support Center. We are dedicated to providing you with the best quality service and answering all of your questions and concerns. You recently wrote us about an issue that you have encountered with your Touch 3G. To clarify your issue, you stated that you are experiencing pauses when listening to music on the device. I recommend you synchronise the music on your device by using Windows Media Player 11 on your computer. Also, I recommend you test mp3-files on the device. If this has no effect, I recommend you perform a hard reset as this might be a software issue. A hard reset will delete all data on the device and reinstall Windows Mobile. We recommend you do backup of the data on the device before attempting a hard reset. If you have an encrypted memory card in your device, we advise you turn off encryption before doing a hard reset. To do a hard reset, go to Start - Settings - System tab - Clear storage. Here you will be asked to type 1234 in the box and press Yes. This will start the reinstallation process. If the above steps do not resolve your issue, we invite you to visit the support area on our Web site. Please go to: http://www.htc.com/www/support.aspx Or you can go to: http://www.htc.com/select_country.htm, select your country and then click on the Support tab. You can also call our call center if you have further questions. Thank you once again for your continued patronage. Best regards, Europe customer support team HTC Corp. Global Service Division

Hi
Is music stored on Micro SD card? If yes try storing on internal memory, if OK playing from onboard memory then suggest reformating card. I had performance issues with card when using apps that continually transfering data from card, would get "lag", but browsing card etc. was fine. Formatted as FAT32 in windows using USB card reader and then all OK.

Hey fenikso!
I'm sorry, but I never discovered a problem as per description. Not tested A2DP yet. I always store my music files on sd card, I think like the most of us. Runs perfectly.
I`ve formatted my sd card as the FAT ( not FAT32 ) system. Maybe your solution of the problem?
Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

Bump-ti-bump.
Still experiencing this problem. Haven't upgraded to the lastest official rom for the Jade, will try that and see how it goes. With a wired headset, the problem doesn't present itself, so i guess that rules out the micro-sd card inside the phone.

do have exactly the same problem, but reversed. while i was using bluetooth headset, never experienced audio lag. Then BT headset died, bought PortaPro, and here we are... contacted HTC support, told them about, they want me to do hard reset and stuff... when i pointed them to this forum, as this problem seems to be related to many new HTC models, and they did not contacted me since then.
So i listen to music with gaps...

[Q] No Artist / Track info using Bluetooth when streaming to Car Audio

Hi all,
After many reviews and considerations, I upgraded from my Iphone 4 and decided to got with the S4.
Everything's been working great, except the fact that I previously used to stream all my music from my Iphone 4 (using Spotify) to my Car Audio (Volkswagen RCD510) including track info etc and it worked great. Imagine my suprise when I hooked up the S4 and realize that it's not showing the track info?! First I thought I'd done something wrong (happened once before on the Iphone too), so I looked and looked through all the settings, but everything was ok. It just kept showing the random "BT-Audio" message all the time.
When I started reading online, I come to 2 different conlusions:
1. I've seen on the Spotify forums that people are demanding the very same thing and it's on their "wishlist" for future upgrades. I can't doublecheck this as no app is transferring the info currently. On the Iphone, Youtube, Itunes, Spotify, all tranferred the track info.
2. From what I've been reading, the phone needs to support AVCRP v1.3 to fully transfer all the info, including track / artist etc. Correct? Does the S4 support v1.3 by default or does this need to be altered with a custom ROM like on some other devices?
Any ideas on how to fix this?
Thanks.
All the best,
Marthax

Try the original music player from samsung. I got the information transmited to a bluetooth receiver ( sonyericsson mw600). Android supported from the age of gingerbread.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda premium

That made the track info appear, but the time is missing. Are you getting the time displayed?

Found this thread which solved my problem :victory:!
Metadata is now working. The only thing left is the time elapsed / remaining, but I can live with that until Spotify releases their own official fix.

[Q] Track/Artist Metadata Issue Over Bluetooth?

Hey everyone!
I'm having an issue that I can't seem to resolve. I have a Galaxy S5 that recently received the lollipop update. Prior to this update when playing music from Google Play Music the track/artist metadata would pass and show up on my car's stereo display. Post update I can still connect, play music over bluetooth, and control the music with steering wheel/dash controls, but the metadata no longer displays (using Google Play Music).
I did some different tests and if I play a mp3 file from the stock music app the metadata is passed. I also connected my wife's phone ( Moto X still on KitKat) and tried streaming music though GP Music and the metadata shows up as expected. I've tried deleting/pairing my phone again and even did a factory reset on my S5 last night, but nothing seems to resolve this.
I know there seems to be hit or miss with AVRCP. I haven't been able to find much in terms of actual information and thought I'd check in to see if anyone has had a similar experience or would possibly have a solution.
Thanks!

I am also having the same issue. Sprint basically told me that it isn't their problem and to wait it out. I've downloaded suggested apps and everything else except doing a hard reset.

MP3 metadata not showing over Bluetooth in car - T-Mobile
I just updated to the latest release for my Galaxy S5, Lollipop, and everything seems to work like a champ, except the streaming of music from my phone to my car's in-dash receiver. Prior to the upgrade, everything worked great. All metadata was passed along, as well as the track progress, and skip forward and backward. After the update, the music will play just fine, but I cannot skip tracks from my car stereo or steering wheel controls any more, I have to do it from my phone. Also, none of the metadata is passed along to my stereo.
I use the stock music app on my phone, but I also tried the Google Play Music app, and it does the same thing. The MP3 files are all stored locally on my SD card.
I'm hoping someone else out there has had this problem, and has solved it. Thanks.

Galaxy S5 SongTitle/Artis Display Problem
blinduvula said:
Hey everyone!
I'm having an issue that I can't seem to resolve. I have a Galaxy S5 that recently received the lollipop update. Prior to this update when playing music from Google Play Music the track/artist metadata would pass and show up on my car's stereo display. Post update I can still connect, play music over bluetooth, and control the music with steering wheel/dash controls, but the metadata no longer displays (using Google Play Music).
I did some different tests and if I play a mp3 file from the stock music app the metadata is passed. I also connected my wife's phone ( Moto X still on KitKat) and tried streaming music though GP Music and the metadata shows up as expected. I've tried deleting/pairing my phone again and even did a factory reset on my S5 last night, but nothing seems to resolve this.
I know there seems to be hit or miss with AVRCP. I haven't been able to find much in terms of actual information and thought I'd check in to see if anyone has had a similar experience or would possibly have a solution.
Thanks!
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I have exactly the same problem. After the lolipop upgrade of S5 I was not able to see the track/artist name on the display of my car anymore. However the there is no problem with streaming of music to car speakers. I'm using spotify but I tried playing mp3 files and different applications. None of them worked. Car display only shows the device name of the S5. I contacted Samsung support with the hope to get an answer and the first thing they asked was whether I tried the device with another bluetooth capable device. No way! I have another car but no bluetooth capability. Recently Samsung deployed another update after lolipop upgrade but the same again.
Having the artis/track name; does it contribute too much? won't make you fly but it was there when we had the kit kat on S5 and missing at the moment. Yes I have the same problem but don't have a resolution... Would be great to hear different ideas or a workaround from Samsung!
Thanks.

Same problem here on my Galaxy S5 with TW Lollipop. I'm so disappointed about all the stuff that changed (e.g notifications) or does not work like Bluetooth avrcp. I start to regret the update to LP. And I wated over a year...

A temporary fix could be to download Music mate from the app store, (it can pull songs from play music onto your device). Not sure if this would help you guys as it seems some of you have already got local access to the mp3s etc.
Just thought I'd say anyway just incase.
Good luck

Shaolin36 said:
A temporary fix could be to download Music mate from the app store, (it can pull songs from play music onto your device). Not sure if this would help you guys as it seems some of you have already got local access to the mp3s etc.
Just thought I'd say anyway just incase.
Good luck
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Thanks for the suggestion. Music Mate needs a Google Play account which I don't have. I tried another suggested app which should fix this temporary (Bluetooth something) but it did not work. Which I had suspected because the root cause seams to be AVRCP 1.5 inside Android Lollipop instead of older backward compatible versions 1.3 or 1.4. The suspicion is that Google's engeenier didn't have older / legacy / enough different Bluetooth car cits to test. Compiling the source code with a compiler switch, which disables AVRCP 1.5 leads to working meta information. Because Bluedroid is a new proprietary stack newly build by Google it doesn't help to have its source open. There is no APK which we can exchange with a working older version. Instead it seams to be compiled into core components of Android. So the only two chances seams to be:
1. Samsung / Your Handset provider pushes an update which fixes this
2. somebody finds a way through XPOSED to patch the relevant stuff into a life Lollipop.

Bluetooth Music Auto Start

I have seen this question come up on forums more than once but never with a definite solution.
I upgraded from an S4 to a Note 4 over the last month and all of a sudden, the default music player auto starts when my phone connects to the car radio (the same car I have had the whole time) via bluetooth. I have tried apps like "Bluetooth Connect & Stop Play" but only works like 1 out of 10, I even used a tasker like app "Llama", which seemed to help a little (basically won't override the behavior).
This is such an annoyance since buying the phone that I am considering rooting the thing and disabling the default music player..only thing that makes me hesitate is that I am thinking that whatever the design flaw this is, will just continue when another music app become default...or a custom ROM. Only other option I have is to delete my SD card music location so the player doesn't have any music to play but then whats the point of having the music on the SD card in the first place.
If anyone else have any ideas, I sure would appreciate it.