Music Player for Android - FAQ

Music Player is an Android app for playing audio files stored on your device and streaming music from Audius. It includes local library browsing, Audius tracks, artists and playlists, custom playlists, favorites, recent and most-played lists, search, playback controls, themes, and app settings.

Yes. Choose Load music files on the start screen to scan and play music stored on your device. Local playback does not require an internet connection after your files are on the device.

Internet is required for Audius streaming, Audius search, Audius artists and playlists, ads, and consent/privacy forms. Streaming can use mobile data, so Wi-Fi is recommended.

No. The app plays local files that are already on your device and streams from Audius. It does not download music from Audius or other online sources.

Music Player needs access to audio files so it can scan your device and build the local music library. On newer Android versions it requests audio/media permission; on older versions it requests storage permission.

Notification permission lets the app show the current song in the notification area and provide playback control while music is playing in the background.

Tap Load music files on the start screen. If this is the first load, if the library is empty, or if reload-on-start is enabled, the app scans the device before opening the library.

Long-press Load music files on the start screen, or enable Always reload songs on app start in Settings.

Local mode includes Trending on Audius, Playlists, Favorites, Songs, Albums, Artists, and Recent.

Audius mode includes Tracks, Artists, and Playlists. These sections load online content from Audius.

Use the music source selector in the library header. It returns you to the start screen, where you can choose local music or Audius streaming.

Local search looks through songs, albums, and artists on your device. Audius search sends your query to Audius and returns streaming tracks.

Yes. In the Playlists tab, tap New playlist, enter a name and optional description, then select songs for the playlist.

Yes. User-created playlists can be renamed, deleted, played, shuffled, edited, or added to another playlist. Built-in playlists such as Favorite songs, Most played songs, Recently played, and Recently added are managed by the app and have limited edit controls.

When creating or editing a playlist, select the songs you want and tap Done. You can also add the currently playing local song to a custom playlist from the Now Playing menu.

Music Player includes Favorite songs, Most played songs, Recently played, and Recently added. These are generated from your library and listening activity.

For local songs, tap the favorite button in Now Playing to add or remove a song from Favorites. The Favorites tab can play all favorites, shuffle them, sort them, and remove songs after confirmation.

No. Favorites are a local-library feature. Audius tracks are streamed and the favorite control is hidden for streamed songs.

Now Playing includes play/pause, next, previous, seek bar scrubbing, repeat, shuffle, a visible song list/queue, favorites for local songs, and a menu for artist, album, and playlist actions.

Yes. Local songs can open their artist or album. Audius songs can open the Audius artist, while local-only album and playlist actions are hidden.

The app has a local-song ringtone option in the Now Playing menu resources, and Android may require write-settings permission before a ringtone can be changed. This option is hidden for Audius streams.

Yes. Song lists, favorites, playlists, and Audius playlist details support sorting by title, artist, album, or duration depending on the screen.

Music Player listens for headphone disconnection. In Settings, you can choose whether playback should continue after headphones are disconnected.

Yes. Settings include options to keep the screen awake in Now Playing and while the app is open generally.

Yes. Settings include Minimal song duration. When enabled, the app can filter out files shorter than the configured duration, which is useful for excluding ringtones, notifications, or other short clips.

Yes. Music Player supports theme color selection and a dark/light theme option. The onboarding flow also lets you choose the app theme, and Settings lets you change it later.

Tap the more button in the library header. The bottom dialog includes Search, Settings, Contact us, and About. Search opens local search or Audius search depending on the selected music source.

The app integrates Google Mobile Ads and Google User Messaging Platform consent tools. Depending on your region and consent state, you may see ad placements and privacy options.

Open the library more menu and tap Contact us. The app opens an email screen with a subject and message field.

Open the library more menu and tap About. The About screen shows the app version, changelog text, Audius information, partner information, and developer details.

Audius tracks are streamed and are not local files. Actions that require a local file, such as adding to local favorites, adding to local playlists, going to a local album, or setting a ringtone, are hidden for Audius content.

Make sure audio/storage permission is allowed, then long-press Load music files on the start screen to reload the library. Also check the minimum song duration setting, because short files may be filtered out.