I routinely play MP3 files that are stored on my home computer by streaming them over the network using ES File Explorer. I connect directly using WiFi when I'm at home, and I use OpenVPN Connect when I'm away from home. This always worked great on my 1st Gen Moto E, but now I am having an issue where it plays a couple seconds of music and then pops, and this keeps repeating. It still makes the popping noise even with the volume turned all the way down. This happens when I'm using the built-in ES media player, and also with Google play music. It works fine when playing from the SD card. I can stream video stored on my computer without any problems; it only happens when playing music. The problem seems to go away for a while sometimes after I change settings in the Moto Assist app. Is anybody else experiencing this issue? I don't have logcats since I'm waiting to see if the camera issue with root can be fixed first.
Edit: Rhapsody and Google play music stream just fine; the problem only occurs when using ES File Explorer to play files from a network share.
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hi guys,
i´ve recently got an tab 10.1 and, of course, one of the first things i tried was streaming from my NAS.
Unfortunately this doesn´t seem to work all that well - no matter how i connect (uPNP or filebrowser), the videos lag like hell. Its a like a really slow dia-show.
On my Nexus 1 (2.3) it works like a charm (using the same apps and of course WIFI)
Has somebody experienced similar behavior?
No problems with my Synology NAS and Dice Player. I use ES file explorer to connect to my folders (smb).
Edit: Back when I used Moboplayer, I think I remember problems with lags unless you force software decoding when streaming movies. You can enable it in the settings.
No problem with my tab and NAS either. I'm using cifs module and mount Nas volume directly or just use upnp protocol and stream movies.
Try to download that movie to your tab and then play it... Would it still lag? If so that this is not a steaming problem but video format/tab player thingy.
And If it would play fine then start looking at network setup.
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I have no problem either. My NAS is a qnap 219p
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Vlad_z said:
No problem with my tab and NAS either. I'm using cifs module and mount Nas volume directly or just use upnp protocol and stream movies.
Try to download that movie to your tab and then play it... Would it still lag? If so that this is not a steaming problem but video format/tab player thingy.
And If it would play fine then start looking at network setup.
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yes, locally they all play without problems - the weird thing is, that it works just fine on my Nexus phone. Using the exact same setup and apps...
i tried it with SMB and uPNP and various videoplayers - they all load up the movie, but the playback is unbearably slow.
The tab is also "fresh out of the box", so no modifications/rooting or anything else that might cause that.
but obviously its not a general honeycomb problem
ok, its a player issue! "Dice" works right away (thanks!) and "MX Video Player" works, if you force "S/W Decoder" in the settings --> smooth playback
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yes, locally they all play without problems - the weird thing is, that it works just fine on my Nexus phone. Using the exact same setup and apps...
i tried it with SMB and uPNP and various videoplayers - they all load up the movie, but the playback is unbearably slow.
The tab is also "fresh out of the box", so no modifications/rooting or anything else that might cause that.
but obviously its not a general honeycomb problem
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can you test your wifi speed? Just time some big file download.
Just as example, using cifs module my transfer speed is about 1.3Mbyte per sec. Ghost commander with build in smb protocol is around 2.0 Mbyte per sec.
Laptop with N wifi goes around 9.0 Mbyte per second.
I've tried playing mp4's saved to a Twonky server on my network. It plays the audio by no video. Also, it keeps playing the audio and i have to manually kill the app to get it to stop.
With MTS files, it plays the video with no audio.
Plex works great and plays both types (and others) beautifully. I guess I can stick to Plex and remove MyNet if (i mean when) we get rooted....
I use ES File Explorer, It plays mp4 on my network just fine, I use Plex when I'm away from home.
I loaded several songs on my tablet and can play them easily through ES File Explorer or whatever file explorer there is. After I start playing the songs, there has to be a way to keep it playing while I use the tablet for other functions, right? No matter what I try, the app just closes and the music stops. I just basically want to play some tunes locally and browse the web. Simple. Please tell me Android can do this.
Just use the Google music app. It plays local files.
More importantly than the file explorer you're opening the files in, what application is playing the songs?
The default Google Music player multitasks just fine with Chrome and ICS Browser--as well as pretty much any other app that doesn't want to play audio/video.
Not sure what you're doing that's giving you trouble, but you should be able to browse and rawk out just fine.
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More importantly than the file explorer you're opening the files in, what application is playing the songs?
The default Google Music player multitasks just fine with Chrome and ICS Browser--as well as pretty much any other app that doesn't want to play audio/video.
Not sure what you're doing that's giving you trouble, but you should be able to browse and rawk out just fine.
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When I load up es file explorer to find the music files I want to play. Then I'll select a song. It will prompt which audio player to use. I'll select Google one. Starts playing. Then soon as I close file explorer the song stops playing. Can someone try those exact steps?
Just open the music player and let that find the files.
When you exit the music player press the home button, not back and it will keep playing.
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When you exit the music player press the home button, not back and it will keep playing.
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That does not work either. This seems to be a small limitation of the device. Apparently the only way to keep music playing is you HAVE to load up the Google music player FIRST, select what you want to play and then you can hit the HOME button and it will keep playing. So basically you can only use the built-in Google music player app to keep music playing AND you have to open up the music player FIRST. I also have another small issue with this. When loading up the Google music player it displays all my music I have in the "cloud" and not what I have on my SD card. Or it is so mixed up, I can't even tell anymore since the player seems very limited right now. Too bad, because I'm pretty into music and Android doesn't seem to have all the stellar features it should have.
Why are you even bothering with the File Explorer?
Just open Google Music and it will find any songs on your device's storage.
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That does not work either. This seems to be a small limitation of the device. Apparently the only way to keep music playing is you HAVE to load up the Google music player FIRST, select what you want to play and then you can hit the HOME button and it will keep playing. So basically you can only use the built-in Google music player app to keep music playing AND you have to open up the music player FIRST. I also have another small issue with this. When loading up the Google music player it displays all my music I have in the "cloud" and not what I have on my SD card. Or it is so mixed up, I can't even tell anymore since the player seems very limited right now. Too bad, because I'm pretty into music and Android doesn't seem to have all the stellar features it should have.
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This is NOT a limitation of the device. I replicated what you did and the reason why music dies out when opened via ES File Explorer is that it is using the native Google Music app to play audio WITHIN the ES File Explorer interface. ES File Explorer is programmed to stop the audio upon exit--this has nothing to do with Android or the Prime.
If you're dying to use a file explorer to open your music files rather than a much more conveniently designed music app, use the file explorer that comes with the tablet (File Manager). It opens selected music files and will continue playing even after exiting the manager.
Your confusion in the Music app can also be easily solved by selecting "Offline Music Only" in the settings menu. This will hide all music that is not currently stored on the device.
This is funny thread, problems multitasking? Really? Anyways try out poweramp music player for playing local media, blows away the stock Google one!
If you want to use es file explorer to play music, use the included es music player; it'll play music files in the background just fine.
My stock music player keeps pausing after a few seconds of play, and occasionally it will skip to the next track. I am not sure how to fix this and it is very annoying. I have had this issue both rooted and stock. Looking on the web it appears that others are having this issue as well, and that turning off the flip motion does not help, as well as using other players. Has anyone found a fix for this?
EDIT: I have a feeling this is a sensitivity issue with the screen. I notice if I pause, it automatically starts playing sometimes. Perhaps the heat of my touch is being retained on the screen and the app has too sensitive of a setting to tap the play button?
I haven't used the stock music player because of the lack of features available. Try player pro from the play store. It is one of the best music apps I have found, even better then winamp in my opionion.
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It will act up if you have it USB-connected to your computer and access the files on your storage card using your computer's explorer.
I'm not connected to anything. Does it while charging, not charging, bluetooth, headphones, phone speakers, stock app, other apps, ect.
So I'm trying to load my phone up with music since my connection is not great in the virgin islands... Can't stream off google music with confidence... When I connect my phone to the computer I transfer the music.. I run out of space so then I go into root explorer and move the music to the other sd card that has more space.. (From sdcard2 to sdcard)
When I play a song through winamp or music or google music it says cannot playback file not recognized... Is there a specific directory the files have to be in? Also song titles show up 2 or 3 times in the programs... Ugh just want my tunes to play.. I bartend and play the music through my phone...
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EVO 4G LTE
Fresh 5.1.1
Since obviously no one can answer me why some apps detect where my mp3s see and some don't...I found my own crappy workaround...
The app Music Folder Player scans your storage when ya start it... But you can't create playlists, which I need for the bar.
Found an app Cloudskipper... Scans storage and I can create playlists... Yay problem solved for now...
I've deduced that if there's a way to scan storage in the main apps (google play, music) my problem would go away...
So... How to Rescan Storage In Google Play, Music?
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are you rooted? Normally media refresh is triggered by taking the external card out and putting it back in, or a reboot. Seeing as how you've moved the music from the external card to the phone's own storage, you can do it by using an app like "rescan media". There is a root version that i've used and solved my N7 player not seeing my music issue, as well as a non root version that im not sure if it works or not. Either way what you're looking for is anything that triggers the media rescan.
If all else fails try clearing google play music's cache and data in your settings > manage apps and start from scratch.
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