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How to play a YouTube clip in background/minimised?
The stock YouTube app (here on 2.1-eclair, but applies to all android versions) stops playing when I minimised, switched to another application or even when I lock the phone. And when I resume it ...
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Unsupported File Type: Why did my Samsung Galaxy S suddenly stop supporting MP3s?
All of a sudden my Samsung Galaxy S claims to not support mp3 files (the phone has been idle for a few hours, I did not touch anything). Ogg files however still play without problems. When this ...
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How to exclude certain folders from getting scanned by music player?
I have some audiobooks on my phone, but I don't want to hear these when I play "All music". Is it possible to exclude some folders from getting added to the library? What are the file types that ...
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Video player to play all files?
As VLC is not available for android, which Android player supports most video formats (and faster and lighter if possible)?
For example currently i use kascend media player, it can also play flv files ...
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Is there something in the Android architecture that prevents people from creating MP3 players that read embedded lyrics?
When I play certain MP3 files (such as lessons from JapanesePod101.com) on my iPod Touch, lyrics or transcripts that are embedded in the MP3 files are displayed in the media player.
I find this to be ...
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Pressing volume keys causes songs to skip
Device: Motorola Defy (MB525), running Android ICS (4.0.4), CyanogenMod 9-20121116-NIGHTLY-jordan
Issue: Whenever I'm listening to songs on any song app, If I press either volume up or down keys when ...
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Force Media Update?
Sometimes I download songs from various sources, and they aren't put in the requisite media folder on external storage. The media scanner can still find them, but the only way I have found to do this ...
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Is there any documentation on the correct/expected directory structure of the external memory card?
There's a couple of issues that i have with the way Android sees my card...
The Gallery App shows CD artwork as a separate photo album.
I want to exclude some things from shuffle playback by the ...
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Media Player starts playing when I unplug headphones
The stock media player on my phone has an annoying behaviour. Whenever I unplug the headphones, if the media player is paused or not running, it immediately starts running and playing my playlist. ...
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CM9 skips to the next song, even on short presses
I have a Motorola Defy (MB525), running Android ICS (4.0.4), CyanogenMod 9-20121116-NIGHTLY-jordan, and the option to skip to the next / previous songs on a long press of the volume buttons is active.
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