I. Am. Going. Crazy.

[Airfix]

Hi. First post, hello all.

UK user and Android newbie.

I am trying to use music on my Nexus. I sync fine (.wma files, which should be supported, right?) via USB (Win 7 / WMP to Android device). But the music files don't show up anywhere on the device. I've downloaded realplayer and tried the google music app already installed but... nothing.

It's driving me nuts. I've never come across a device where it's so tricky to do something so simple. Any help appreciated.

Airfix.

 

[KitN]

Hi and welcome! I'm new to Android too so bare with me but I believe you might need a file explorer to find the music files you put on your N7 and move them to the proper folder.

Note: The music files have to be DRM-free.

Free file explorers from the Google Play store: ES File Explorer, Solid Explorer and Astro File Explorer to name a few.

Hopefully someone more knowledgeable comes long and chimes in.


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[rubrnek]

I don't know how to get the nexus 7 to scan for media files. On my phone I just unmount and remount the sdcard. Rebooting the nexus 7 should cause a rescan.

You can try uploading the files to Google music using the computer app and then they should show up in the Google play music app on your nexus 7

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[Airfix]

I'm in the UK. Google Play doesn't work for me.

 

[Airfix]

Thanks for the replies didn't want to be rude. The reason I'm annoyed is that Android is meant to be about cross-platform compatibility (the reason I'm not into Apple) yet here I am unable to perform an astonishingly simple task, plus Google can't be bothered to roll out a core service to Europe. Sheesh. I should be able to sync and play music easily, out of the box without d/l apps FFS.

 

[natehoy]

On my Thunderbolt I used to use an app called "Rescan Media". It forced a media rescan. Worked well for me.

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[Airfix]

So I downloaded es file explorer and moved my music files into the android music file.

Nothing. Neither real player nor google music player recognise it.

 

[Airfix]

On my Thunderbolt I used to use an app called "Rescan Media". It forced a media rescan. Worked well for me.

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Thanks. But rather than using workarounds, do you know if this is meant to work 'as is?'

 

[Dubbayoo]

Nexus 7 doesn't support WMA files out of the box, straight from the specs. You have to convert MP3.


http://tools4android.com/2012/08/guide-how-to-play-wma-on-nexus-7-tablet/

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[Airfix]

Sadly that link is an advert for a thirty dollar piece of software.

 

[Dubbayoo]

Sadly that link is an advert for a thirty dollar piece of software.

You only need the app to remove DRM protection. You still haven't stated whether your files have DRM or not. You can convert WMA to MP3 with dozens of free programs.

 

[Airfix]

If being clueless means being surprised that extremely basic functions like playing a piece of music is impossible straight out of the box then mea culpa.

There's a difference between bloatware and basic functionality.

 

[Airfix]

Ah the old "I'm an expert but I'm not telling you find out yourself" trick.

And there was me thinking the whole point of the exercise was to ask questions.

 

[icwhatudidthere]

Did you rip the files yourself? Or were they purchased? If they're not DRMed, try PowerAmp which supports WMA.

 

[michael13162]

I don't think this is Android's problem at all. If they're non-drmed WMA files, just convert them to MP3 and stick them in the Music directory. If you did it right, Google Music should see it and let you play them.

If you don't want to convert to mp3, I'm sure theres an app that will let you play wma's.

 

[Dubbayoo]

At no point has Google stated the device would play WMA files out of the box. If you assumed they would I don't see how they are to blame when the documentation states they won't. You may as well complain about it not making toast while you are at it.

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[retsaw]

If being clueless means being surprised that extremely basic functions like playing a piece of music is impossible straight out of the box then mea culpa.

There's a difference between bloatware and basic functionality.

WMA isn't a standard music format, it is a proprietary Microsoft format, and presumably there are licencing fees associated with it and since it isn't essential functionality (most music is in MP3 or AAC format) Google would want to avoid paying unnecessary fees to one of its main competitors if it can possibly avoid it (probably also one of the reasons they didn't include a SD slot or even USB drive support out of the box, since there are Microsoft patents on the FAT filesystem).

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[michael13162]

One more thing. You talk about it being so hard to use the Nexus 7, and how it's not designed to be easy. (In general bashing).

But compared to something like an IPhone, where you have to sync and use its proprietary iTunes crap, Androids drag and drop is much easier. Just the fact that Android isn't requiring you to use some other software to access the device makes it better.

 

[bawboh86]

Here's an ehow article on how to do it: How to Convert WMA to MP3 Using Windows Media Player | eHow.com

It does require a third party, free software called Switch, but it pretty well walks you through converting from WMA to MP3.

 

[darthtata85]

I'm in the UK. Google Play doesn't work for me.

All you need to do is make your computer think it's in America using proxies to register Google play once that's Done you can upload your collection and stream away. 10000 tracks takes time to upload mind.

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