Storing & playing music on N4

[valpd]

Instead of storing music on my N4 can I use dropbox or Google Drive to store the mp3 music? Would I be able to access the files to play them on my N4?

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[gone down south]

Google Play Music is exactly that.


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[valpd]

Google Play Music is exactly that.


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It needs to be on my PC correct?

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[paral3ellum]

It needs to be on my PC correct?

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https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...oogle.com/music/listen#manager&token=afNT_pDH

Yes, you need to download the music manager software to upload your mp3's to the google music servers. once there it will be available to all your android devices from the google music app.

 

[valpd]

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...oogle.com/music/listen#manager&token=XJnt7DBD

Yes, you need to download the music manager software to upload your mp3's to the google music servers. once there it will be available to all your android devices from the google music app.

I just did that and added 10 songs, but it doesn't show up on my N4...?

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[valpd]

OK now it says syncing music. Does this go against my data when it syncs nor plays music from my PC? Does it take a while to sync because I see the music there, however, all of the albums are greyed out.

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[return_0]

OK now it says syncing music. Does this go against my data when it syncs nor plays music from my PC? Does it take a while to sync because I see the music there, however, all of the albums are greyed out.

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If you're not connected to Wi-Fi or mobile data, the songs and albums that you haven't stored offline will be shown in gray. Also, you do need a data collection to sync and to play music, as with Dropbox and Drive.

 

[valpd]

If you're not connected to Wi-Fi or mobile data, the songs and albums that you haven't stored offline will be shown in gray. Also, you do need a data collection to sync and to play music, as with Dropbox and Drive.

I'm on mobile data and its still grey. So wait when I play music it burns data?

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[return_0]

I'm on mobile data and its still grey. So wait when I play music it burns data?

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Yes, unless it's stored offline. As I said, Dropbox and Drive are the same.

 

[minnemike]

Cloud Around is another app that streams mp3s from various cloud storage options. Works great.

 

[mr_nobody]

Cloud Around is another app that streams mp3s from various cloud storage options. Works great.

This looks good (especially for people in countries without google music).

 

[WarrenMSP]

Are there any other music player apps that can hook into Google Music and stream? I find the Google Music app to be lacking.

 

[valpd]

Cloud Around is another app that streams mp3s from various cloud storage options. Works great.

What's my best bet? To store offline ?

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[anon(847090)]

What's my best bet? To store offline ?

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you use music manager on PC to upload your music to google music, which you did with 10 songs.

now, anytime you play the music it will use data or wifi when using wifi.
there are two option to save the music offline which you uploaded to google music.

1. pinning- Its in the google music menu-->Choose on device music, select the albums you want to download and google music will download the song to your device.
next time you play the song it wont use data. make sure to download the song via wifi

2. Caching - its also an option in google music settings, Once you play a song it will save/cache it on your device so next time you play the same song it wont use data.

hope it helps

 

[valpd]

you use music manager on PC to upload your music to google music, which you did with 10 songs.

now, anytime you play the music it will use data or wifi when using wifi.
there are two option to save the music offline which you uploaded to google music.

1. pinning- Its in the google music menu-->Choose on device music, select the albums you want to download and google music will download the song to your device.
next time you play the song it wont use data. make sure to download the song via wifi

2. Caching - its also an option in google music settings, Once you play a song it will save/cache it on your device so next time you play the same song it wont use data.

hope it helps

Isn't caching better so it doesn't use space?

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[valpd]

The problem here is most users won't use something that goes against their data or that required alot of caching...