Winamp Android features/bugs discussion thread

[kokein]

[Edit > Koopa]

Because of the big amount of feedback related to Android support, we've decided to create a discussion thread, where all users can report bugs, ask for technical support or make feature requests.

If you report a bug or need technical support, always provide us the required infos.
Invalid or lame bug reports will be ignored.

The exiting threads related to Android feedback will be merged into this sticky thread, it's more easy for the devs to look into one sticky thread, instead of tons of threads spread all over the forums

EDIT #2

There is now also a separate Winamp For Android forum.

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----Original Post-----

Hi All!
Winamp for Android - GREAT JOB

...but, can You add "play folder", or "add files from folder"?
Non of android apps cant do this, maby Winamp will be the first one, it will be great!

Keep droiding

[sakowitz]

oh thank you for putting in "play all" under artist name. i can't tell you how annoying that is. i really have to waste my time creating playlists for each artist i know have a bunch of albums. i don't know how they missed that.

so is there going to be video support in this? i just installed, still looking around.

[androidtopp]

For me, unless a media player has gapless playback it's a non-starter. The Media Player included with my phone (Tmo Vibrant) is terrible, so I was excited to see Winamp for Android, but I've already uninstalled it due to the lack of gapless. Back to the iPod for now.

Maybe I'm naive, but is gapless playback really hard to implement? It seems like it's missing from the majority of software/hardware players...so maybe it's way more difficult than I would image to make it work properly.

And, of course, if I'm an idiot and gapless is supported, but there's a requirement that must be met, or an option to be toggled on, let me know.

Thanks,
Andrew

[Koopa]

As far as I know, gapless playback only will work if:

a. the MP3 decoder supports it
b. the files were encoded with LAME, because that's the only encoder, which adds Gapless Playback informations

[jHead]

I want the wi-fi sync/transfer to save the transferred files to the "external" SD-card (29 GB free), not on the "internal" SD-card (5.5 GB free).
This should be an option under settings, I think. I can't find any such option, so I assume it's not there (yet?).

[DrO]

what you're all wanting (which is being repeated elsewhere) basically requires a custom media player to do it instead of piggy-backing on the android's media player apis and that's not going to be a simple thing to produce.

so it may happen or it may not but it's known by those higher up what is wanted and what would be needed to be done but you have to remember that the main desktop client is still the prime focus of development.

-daz

[androidtopp]

Koopa, that's good to know. I know my MP3s are encoded with LAME (since I ripped them all), and I am assuming they include the correct gapless info, since they do play back "correctly" on some devices.

I'll watch this space for more. Like I said, the "factory" player with my phone is horrific, so I'm looking for a way to replace the iPod/phone combo with a single device.

[foxrivertrekker]

Originally Posted by DrO

what you're all wanting (which is being repeated elsewhere) basically requires a custom media player to do it instead of piggy-backing on the android's media player apis and that's not going to be a simple thing to produce.

so it may happen or it may not but it's known by those higher up what is wanted and what would be needed to be done but you have to remember that the main desktop client is still the prime focus of development.

-daz

wow this is from last year and it still doesnt work?? You say the player is the main focus? Then dont put a link to the android app on the winamp site if youre not going to support it. It doesnt work. thanks.

[amirdt]

hello,

With the Winamp Android version, is it possible to select (configure) the root folder in which Winamp should look for the music files?

It seems that currently Winamp plays all media files including ringtones, etc.

Sorry if it was asked before, I searched but couldn't find an answer if configuring the root folder is possible...

Edit: Also when syncing (using WiFi, Winamp 5.59 Public Beta on the PC) it will be very usefull if the sync will be into the above configured root folder (e.g. sdcard/music ) and not all over the sdcard.

[hvihavai]

Originally Posted by amirdt

hello,
it seems that currently winamp plays all media files including ringtones, etc.

+1

Originally Posted by amirdt

edit: Also when syncing (using wifi, winamp 5.59 public beta on the pc) it will be very usefull if the sync will be into the above configured root folder (e.g. Sdcard/music ) and not all over the sdcard.

+1

[robollama]

I've updated Winamp to v5.59, and downloaded the winamp app on android. However, when I right click devices and do discovery, nothing happens. I also have wifi-syncing enabled on the app and they are both using the same wifi network. Any help??

[zombieneedo]

Originally Posted by robollama

I've updated Winamp to v5.59, and downloaded the winamp app on android. However, when I right click devices and do discovery, nothing happens. I also have wifi-syncing enabled on the app and they are both using the same wifi network. Any help??

Same thing happens to me. It is quite frustrating. My desktop is connected via Ethernet and my EVO is connected via wifi. But they are on the same LAN.

[robollama]

Originally Posted by robollama

I've updated Winamp to v5.59, and downloaded the winamp app on android. However, when I right click devices and do discovery, nothing happens. I also have wifi-syncing enabled on the app and they are both using the same wifi network. Any help??

also if it helps I'm running Windows 7 Pro 64bit

[Koopa]

Because of the big amount of feedback related to Android support, we've decided to create a discussion thread, where all users can report bugs, ask for technical support or make feature requests.

If you report a bug or need technical support, always provide us the required infos.
Invalid or lame bug reports will be ignored.

The exiting threads related to Android feedback will be merged into this sticky thread, it's more easy for the devs to look into one sticky thread, instead of tons of threads spread all over the forums.

[UT4Life]

Looks like Last.fm support is broken. Pausing isn't happening on last.fm. It says listening now forever.

The Android app isn't broadcasting "fm.last.android.playbackpaused" properly, would be my guess.
http://github.com/c99koder/lastfm-an...bler-interface


Please fix this.

Cheers!

[Trocks797]

The new Android Beta crashes upon setup after choosing skin. I have attached the report.zip.

Please include all relevant Winamp & System specs, including:
-A List of Plugins: NONE
-PC or Motherboard make/model: GATEWAY FS6801
-CPU & RAM: INTEL CORE I7 950 @ 3.2GHZ, 12GM DDR3 RAM
-Sound card or chip: STANDARD 7-CHANNEL CARD
-Videocard: NVIDIA GTX 295
-Windows OS (including Service Pack, eg. WinXP sp2): VISTA ULTIMATE BUILD 6002 & SVC PACK 2
-DirectX version: 11
-Winamp version: 559_3033 BETA
-Confirmation of the Winamp installation type: FULL

[kustodian]

-A List of Plugins: None 3rd party plugins
-PC or Motherboard: Gygabyte EP45-DS3R
-CPU & RAM: Inter E8400
-Sound card or chip: Creative X-Fi Titanium
-Videocard: GeForce GTX275
-Windows OS: Win7 x64
-DirectX version: DirectX 11
-Winamp version: 5.59 Build 303
-Installation type: Full

I also have HTC Desire with official Froyo 2.2.

I just wanted to report that I can't get the WiFi sync to work. I enabled it in the Winamp app, enable wireless (wireless connection works since I can send/receive files via ES File Explorer), right-click on the Devices and select Discover and it doesn't find the device?

I would also like to say that the player is awesome. I would suggest a few things:

• Rename the Play Queue -> Now Playing (this will allow many more features with the queue similar like in the PC version)
• Add an ability to queue tracks like on the PC version (so they get those small numbers besides them) and of course a simple play queue editor
• Add an ability to sort now playing tracks by track name, artist, album, path...
• Maybe ID3 editor, but that will probably overdo it ^_^

Keep up the good work this is already my default player now

[Patch]

It's been a while ("You last visited: 25th May 2005") but I needed come back here just give you guys props for the Android player. I discovered it today and from what I've seen so far, you're really bringing back great memories of the quality software you guys wrote back in the day.

Looking forward to see where this goes, but please keep it light weight and don't over do it with features!

I'll try to provide some better feedback after using the application for a while, but really just wanted to say thanks and keep up the great work!

[slipd]

I have wifi sync setup and working great so far. Just one thing, when I transfer a playlist, only the music gets copied over. Is there a way to get the actual playlist to transfer over to the phone?

Also, we need a way to set a default music folder on the phone. Right now it copies everything to the root of the sd card.

[zombieneedo]

Originally Posted by slipd

I have wifi sync setup and working great so far.

How did you get it working?

[slipd]

Originally Posted by zombieneedo

How did you get it working?

Make sure you start winamp on the phone when you select Discover...

any possibility / plans of implementing folder structure options when syncing over wi-fi?

[RjBass]

I just downloaded the 5.59 beta and installed it. I was looking forward to the Android sync option. However when I try to start it, it just crashes. I am running Win 7 Ultimate 32bit.

Rj

[RjBass]

Nevermind I fixed it. Thanks for the post's about chaning the Reg value to 0.

[thedicemaster]

amirdt: that's because of how media files are handled by android.
on startup and when mounting an sdcard(inserting sdcard or disconnecting from PC)android makes a list of all music files on your sdcard.
when you open a music player, android presents it with this list.
it is possible to exclude the content of specific folders from being listed by placing a file named .nomedia in it, but i don't recommend doing so because you won't be able to set ringtones from those folders either.


now a feature request from me: some more widgets!
most media players come with widgets of different sizes(4x1, 2x2, 4x2, 4x3, 4x4)
personally i'd like to see a widget that focusses less on song info(not everyone wants album art), and more on (big) buttons(for an example, look at the 4x1 widget in grooveshark mobile)


i think you made a nice interface, and a great playlist management system though.

[amirdt]

Originally Posted by thedicemaster

amirdt: that's because of how media files are handled by android.
on startup and when mounting an sdcard(inserting sdcard or disconnecting from PC)android makes a list of all music files on your sdcard.
when you open a music player, android presents it with this list.

All I can say is that other media players have that possibility, so I guess it is possible.

For example:
Meri dian, Options button->Preferences->General->Media Folders
Lithium Music, Options button->Settings -> Restrict SD-card content to: [ ]
Mixzing, Options button->Settings -> Select Music Folders

I guess when the music player is started, and it gets the list from the Android system, the player can loop on the list, and filter out files that do not reside in the configured root folder...

Note that some music players enable the selection of multiple root folders, I think that selection of one is more than enough, and it will also resolve the issue of setting a target sync folder.

[thedicemaster]

amirdt: those are the few music apps that take the list, shred it to pieces, burn it, and then run their own check for music files.
kinda double, since it means your phone will be spending twice as much time looking for media files.

[bharathm5]

Hi,

While playing song, can u please add share option to player. so that i can share the song file to my friends through bluetooth or sharing it by any other means....

[kbox]

Originally Posted by thedicemaster

amirdt: those are the few music apps that take the list, shred it to pieces, burn it, and then run their own check for music files.
kinda double, since it means your phone will be spending twice as much time looking for media files.

Then winamp should take the list, shred it to pieces, burn it and run its own check on music files. I find it hard to believe you're happy for a product as slick as winamp to not be able to filter out ringtones, alert tones podcasts and audiobooks.

[murdoc158]

Got my Droid X with 2.2 recognized via wifi, but it always wants to sync my entire library, not just my playlists. I do not have an Advanced tab under preferences so I cannot specify where on my SD card to sync the songs. Autofill says it will transfer 0 songs. Is there something that I'm missing?

[imdangerous]

Originally Posted by murdoc158

Got my Droid X with 2.2 recognized via wifi, but it always wants to sync my entire library, not just my playlists. I do not have an Advanced tab under preferences so I cannot specify where on my SD card to sync the songs. Autofill says it will transfer 0 songs. Is there something that I'm missing?

How did you get it to connect via Wifi. i have WIFI enabled on my droid x, and right click on devices and start discovery, nothing happens.

[DMeister_01]

Same problems as others have listed:

Cannot get device to connect over USB, WiFi works fine.

Needs path info for copy. Root folder copy is NO GOOD.

Copy album art jpgs with music files.

[wolrah]

Installed the beta and the Android app, my Evo shows up just fine and I can play media off it. Unfortunately, every time I try to copy anything to it I get "Failed" with no useful error information. The SD card has plenty of space and works just fine to copy to from my PC if plugged in, but Winamp can't seem to write to it over WiFi.

[disgustipated]

ive found that if you right click and disconnect on the device the wifiwinamp service continues to run but if you try to scan from the desktop again it will not find the phone. I will post a logcat later

also, the autofill seems to be grabbing all of my tracks in alphabetic order, not random full albums., and yes im using autofill and not sync

this new wireless sync and winamp music player is absolutely fantastic. you dont understand how amazing this integration is and how happy it has made me. the only thing left to let me die happy is a play count sync from the device back to my desktop and a star rating option on the phone.

i am using a rooted nexus one and i am pretty familiar with android so if you need anything specific for me to try anything let me know.

edit: yes please make the destination folder on the handset configurable, i do love me a clean sdcard

[kustodian]

There is a bug when searching for media, it doesn't show album art in the search results.

A few more suggestions:

• As other suggested put an option to select the music folder, so it doesn't show audio files from the SD
• When transcoding tracks to the Android phone (and transcoding in general) make the cover art to be copied with the rest of the tags. For instance if I have an mp3 file with an embedded cover image, when I convert it to m4a, it copies all the ID3 fields, except the cover art. It would be awesome if the desktop client can do this.

[SpaceDude666]

Originally Posted by disgustipated

also, the autofill seems to be grabbing all of my tracks in alphabetic order, not random full albums., and yes im using autofill and not sync

I have the same problem, I think it's not properly detecting how much disk space is available. This only happens to me when I try connect my HTC Magic via Wifi, if I do it via USB cable then it works fine.

Great feature though, I look forward to it working correctly over Wifi as well.

[bschartung]

If I sync the same song to my Samsung Captivate Android phone over USB and Wifi, it gets duplicated with a slightly different name.

USB Format: "2. Blah.m4a"
Wifi Format: "02 Blah.m4a"

Winamp Version 5.601 x86 on Win7-64

Preferences/Portables:
[x] Use CD Rip Settings (all defaults)

Has this been reported?

[lompat]

Was trying to install but crash when it associate the file type, attached the crash report

[MeGaZiPP]

I had started my own thread about my bug find for the android version but someone moved it to the wrong forum. So I will paste what I wrote in here:


I thought I would kick off my very first post with a bug that I found in the new Android App. I know this is still in beta, so hopefully this bug will get fixed in future updates. I have the Samsung Captivate running Android 2.1. I am using Advanced Task killer to ensure no apps are running when I am not using the phone.

With the corded headset attached to my phone and no apps running, I am talking on the phone to someone. Normally when I hang up I hit the little button on the cord. With the new app installed, if I hit the button, instead of the phone hanging up, it starts up winamp and begins playing what ever my last song was, I also no longer hear who I was talking to and they are still connected. Once I pause the music, the phone call resumes. The only fix I have to use till it is updated is to go into the settings in winamp and turn off the headset controls. The phone call should always take priority over the music. I have not tested whether the music will pause when a call comes in. I will look at that later.

Other than this bug, I really like the app. I use the desktop app all the time and it is great that they have made a android one. Let me know if you have ran into the same problem.

[kustodian]

Originally Posted by MeGaZiPP

With the corded headset attached to my phone and no apps running, I am talking on the phone to someone. Normally when I hang up I hit the little button on the cord. With the new app installed, if I hit the button, instead of the phone hanging up, it starts up winamp and begins playing what ever my last song was, I also no longer hear who I was talking to and they are still connected. Once I pause the music, the phone call resumes. The only fix I have to use till it is updated is to go into the settings in winamp and turn off the headset controls. The phone call should always take priority over the music. I have not tested whether the music will pause when a call comes in. I will look at that later.

I just got a headset with a mic and a button on the cord and I got the same issue. If "Control headset" in Winamp is checked, only Winamp can be controlled via headset, which means you can start, stop songs, but cannot answer the phone, or hang up when someone calls you, since when you press the button on the cord it makes Winamp play/stop songs again. You really need to make it so that you can answer/hang up a call when "Control headset" is enabled.