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pscott

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Library interface
« on: April 25, 2025, 02:16:47 am »

I purchased and installed JRiver for Android on my Samsung A5. It "works", ie. plays lossless flac when I can find what I want to hear, but its library interface is nearly useless for me. I have a large library, which I've mostly copied to a 1 TB sd card in the phone. Local library on phone is copy of server music, about 600 GB of mostly classical music.However I have too many files to find the music I want to hear using the default library display for my music  on that card. Therefore, I loaded the MC server on my Mac hoping it might use the folder organization I use for my main library, but that is no different. Can someone explain, or point me to instructions for how to display my music library on JRiver for Android that is organized like it is on my Server? The default library display with 7 folders is hard and unfamiliar way for me to use to navigate my library. I CAN use already created playlists, but …have to make a lot.

Thanks for suggestions.

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Re: Library interface
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2025, 02:45:48 am »

Assuming you mean JRiver for Android.

More details would help.  How are you trying to play?  Can you open Audio?

Try these threads:
https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=132458.0

https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=135050.0
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Re: Library interface
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2025, 04:49:13 am »

Thanks for links. I'll look at them tomorrow. In the meantime I made corrections in my initial post that also might clarify some things. My initial post was hasty and sloppy, I apologize for that.

What I am doing is playing music from my library, As I said, that does work! Problem is practical, navigating my library to choose music to play. The default interface is not very useful to me. I use a folder structure on my server that does work for me. What I am asking is, how can I recreate that on JRiver for Android?

Maybe your links will explain. Thanks

 

Assuming you mean JRiver for Android.

More details would help.  How are you trying to play?  Can you open Audio?

Try these threads:
https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=132458.0

https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=135050.0
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Re: Library interface
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2025, 02:59:50 pm »

Is there a reason you're not just using JRemote3?
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Re: Library interface
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2025, 04:36:41 pm »

I would assume because it is (was?) meant for local media playback from a SD card so JRiver for Android was used originally. But if you're now trying to load from a MC library server, JRemote3 would be the way to go, yeah.
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Re: Library interface
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2025, 02:32:01 pm »

Can JRemote3 be used without WIFI or internet connection.
I had assumed not. I have my library files on my phone, so I don't need to stream what I play and don't need internet.
Do you say I'm wrong and can use JRemote3 anywhere, so no need for JRiver for Android?
That would be convieient.
Thanks. I'll try it in the car

Is there a reason you're not just using JRemote3?
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Re: Library interface
« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2025, 02:34:15 pm »

No.  JRemote3 isn't capable of playing local files.   JRiver for Android is capable.
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Re: Library interface
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2025, 02:48:16 pm »

Can JRemote3 be used without WIFI or internet connection.
I had assumed not. I have my library files on my phone, so I don't need to stream what I play and don't need internet.
Do you say I'm wrong and can use JRemote3 anywhere, so no need for JRiver for Android?
That would be convieient.
Thanks. I'll try it in the car

I missed that you are using local storage, in that case yes you'll need MC for Android.
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Re: Library interface
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2025, 11:45:10 pm »

Sorry but this just confuses me ? What is what isn't?
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Re: Library interface
« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2025, 12:03:44 am »

I missed that you are using local storage, in that case yes you'll need JRiver for Android.
This is correct.

I corrected my answer above.  Use JRiver for Android.  It also supports Android Auto.  JRemote3 doesn't

The wiki describes them.
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