Playing music files from sd ext

[bigred8380]

Hello fellow Bionic users, would anyone be able to tell me if theres a way to get ur music player to read music files from the music folder on my ext?! I've tried "google play music" and the built in music player for the Bionic, and if I move any music files to the ext, the player doesn't find it?!

Anyone else having this issue or found a work around?

[aaf709]

There should be a filter setting on where the app should look for the music.

I use PowerAmp myself. At first it found all the music files, including sounds I added to ringtones and sounds from games. I have all my music on my SD-EXT card and have set the filters for those folders.

[bigred8380]

Damn, thx aaf! Wasn't aware Poweramp allowed me to select which folder to pull my music from. Google play music would not let me do that...

Any chance Poweramp will put a widget on the lock screen like Google Play did?...liked being able to operate the music player without unlocking the phone if I had a track playing.

[bigred8380]

Nm, found the option in the settings. Can't believe I've gone this long without this app!! Thx man!!

[jhom]

My ICS stock music player and Google Play play music files on the SD-EXT. I have a folder named media with a subdirectory called music. It works fine. You can test this out by selecting a music file in the directory and choose the player.

[bigred8380]

My ICS stock music player and Google Play play music files on the SD-EXT. I have a folder named media with a subdirectory called music. It works fine. You can test this out by selecting a music file in the directory and choose the player.

There must be a setting diff...I can't seem to get Google play to pull from ext

[aaf709]

Damn, thx aaf! Wasn't aware Poweramp allowed me to select which folder to pull my music from. Google play music would not let me do that...

Any chance Poweramp will put a widget on the lock screen like Google Play did?...liked being able to operate the music player without unlocking the phone if I had a track playing.

You are most welcome. PowerAmp has a lot of options, a lot more than I need, in fact. I got it because the stock music player didn't show the album art after a few days. PowerAmp even has an ICS skin you can download.

You could use WidgetLocker which lets you put apps on the lock screen.

[skiboarder119]

Google Play (Music) pulls my music from the SD card, just fine. When my data is off, this is obvious, but not so much with data/wifi on and connected.

[bigred8380]

I don't have an issue with Google Play Music reading my music files from my Sd...just doesn't seem to read from the external sd (sd ext). Can't find anywhere in the settings where u can tell it which music folder to search. My music files are in the music folder on my sd ext (to save space on the internal sd).

[WestOkid]

Google only works with external when you do not have streaming turned on. It acts like a regular player. As soon as you load music to Google and login to your account. Ext. SD Search is gone. I tested this. Also, since there is no way to tell the app where to search you're stuck with this.

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