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[Mastiff]

I see. As I said in an edit (maybe while you were writing this) I have almost no data in my plan. So that means I'll have to find another way. I'm guessing it's not easy to change the app so the Android Auto part can work as a remote only for JRiver? Maybe I should see if I can get an Android Auto web browser and connect to the JRiver web remote interface in Android Auto.

[cncb]

I'm guessing it's not easy to change the app so the Android Auto part can work as a remote only for JRiver? Maybe I should see if I can get an Android Auto web browser and connect to the JRiver web remote interface in Android Auto.

Even if I could, you would still have the problem of having to be connected to the Pi network all the time.  AA is pretty locked down as they want to avoid distractions as much as possible so I'm pretty sure there is no browser for it.

[Mastiff]

As I said, that would not be the case. I'd toggle Wifi, so I woldn't be on the wifi more than when changing songs. And there is a browser, the problem is that it seems to be only for rooted devices, and I have a Huaweii at the moment, so that's not rooted. Wondering if I actually should put another phone there just for the AA and the Pi and use that to play music through. Without a SIM-card I would avoid AA racking up any data charges sending all my movement to Google as well...

[cncb]

v1.10.2 is available with some minor fixes.

[lightsout]

Hello, was wondering if audio bookmarks could potentially be added. At this point I am not aware of a way to utilize them on mobile.

[cncb]

Hello, was wondering if audio bookmarks could potentially be added. At this point I am not aware of a way to utilize them on mobile.

Yes, I will look into adding this support.  Do you mainly want it for Audio Books and Podcasts?

[lightsout]

Yes, I will look into adding this support.  Do you mainly want it for Audio Books and Podcasts?

Yes that's what I would use it for. I have a large portion of my audio tagged this way.

[cncb]

v1.11 is available which mainly adds support for Audio bookmarks and local (device) bookmarks for downloaded files.

[Desertpilot]

I just purchased MO 4Media.  I'm very pleased with it, especially accessing pdf booklets.  A feature I would like to see implemented is to not allow my Android pad screen to timeout and go blank.  If I want to change tracks or albums, I am forced to log back in (and then, usually, reconnect MO 4Media to my server).  JRemote2 has this feature.

Marcus

[Awesome Donkey]

Actually, it does support it but it's a little hidden.

Go to MO 4Media's Settings > Zones > and select your currently used zone (for my Android phone, it's This Device) by tapping the three dots button on the right side. From there select Change zone settings including volume and macros and in that section make sure Keep screen on during playback is enabled then hit Save. You can repeat this for any zones you're using.

[lightsout]

v1.11 is available which mainly adds support for Audio bookmarks and local (device) bookmarks for downloaded files.

Wow great response thank you. Any plans to include cloudplay?

[cncb]

Any plans to include cloudplay?

I do not know of any public interface to CloudPlay so not at this time.

[Zhillsguy]

Great program, my go-to for remote control. When you introduced fast scrolling that cinched it for me.
 
I noticed at some point in the last few versions, when I exit MO 4Media on my android device playback on the server stops. I'm not sure if it is reproducible, but when it happens I can do it repeatedly with the same phone. JRemote2 doesn't do it. Also it only happens on my Win11 machine, not on either one of my linux boxes (RPi4, laptop).

Is this a setting somewhere, or could it be particular to my devices or Android version? I can test further for more details if needed.

Thanks.

Edit: Linux boxes exhibit the same behavior. Thanks for looking into it.

[Zhillsguy]

Any plans to include cloudplay?

If you have some favorite cloudplay playlists, you can save them as *.mpl files and import them. They then show up under Imported Playlists.

[cncb]

I noticed at some point in the last few versions, when I exit MO 4Media on my android device playback on the server stops.

I see this too and will look into it.  Thanks.

[lightsout]

If you have some favorite cloudplay playlists, you can save them as *.mpl files and import them. They then show up under Imported Playlists.

Oh shoot didn't realize they worked in this app thank you!

[Kid Twist]

Recently purchased and it's quickly become my go-to remote. One feature I world like to have is a sleep timer. Any chance of that? Thank you

[cncb]

One feature I world like to have is a sleep timer. Any chance of that?

Sorry, I do not have any plans for a sleep timer at this time (there are some sleep timer apps in the app store that may work for you).

[Kid Twist]

Sorry, I do not have any plans for a sleep timer at this time (there are some sleep timer apps in the app store that may work for you).

Thanks. I meant a timer that would stop  playback on MC after a set interval, so I could use your app to play music at bedtime and have it shut off automatically.

[cncb]

I meant a timer that would stop  playback on MC after a set interval, so I could use your app to play music at bedtime and have it shut off automatically.

I have not tried them, but some of the apps state they will close an app of your choosing when the timer expires, so this should work if you are playing to the device in MO.

[Shike]

Is there anyway to include the ability to divert playback to different zones (this means taking the current playing, moving it to the selected end-point, and resuming playback after seeking to last location)?  MC has this within the application itself, but I haven't seen this feature implemented in any of the remotes.

[cncb]

Is there anyway to include the ability to divert playback to different zones (this means taking the current playing, moving it to the selected end-point, and resuming playback after seeking to last location)?

Not at this time, but you may get the same effect by linking and then unlinking zones.

[cncb]

v1.11.1 is now available which adds reshuffle actions for Playing Now and fixes the server playback stopping on exit.

[High-End]

Could you please add one more feature:
Integrate the ratings in the library and playing now view.
On the left side of the lists you can see title, artist and album.
On the right "only" the title length. Here would be still place around the Ratings to integrate.

Thank you ;-)

[cncb]

On the right "only" the title length. Here would be still place around the Ratings to integrate.

I will consider this but note that you can customize both lines of text in each list item and could include ratings information in there.  See the first post about the "MO_Title" and "MO_Details" custom library fields.

[High-End]

I will consider this but note that you can customize both lines of text in each list item and could include ratings information in there.  See the first post about the "MO_Title" and "MO_Details" custom library fields.

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Custom Library Fields:
The following custom fields will be used if added manually by the user.
- MO_Title, first line in file display
- MO_Details, second line in file display
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I am sorry, in what form do I have where to use the two mentioned CLF to get 2x2 lines  library and playing now view.
The search gives me no results...

[cncb]

In MC, go to Tools | Options | Library & Folders | Manage Library Fields.  Click Add New Field and name it MO_Title.  Select Calculated Data and enter whatever expression you want, e.g. [Name] /([Rating]/).  Once you have this set, it will be used for the first display line in all file lists in MO.  Do the same for MO_Details which will be the second display line.

[HaWi]

In MC, go to Tools | Options | Library & Folders | Manage Library Fields.  Click Add New Field and name it MO_Title.  Select Calculated Data and enter whatever expression you want, e.g. [Name] /([Rating]/).  Once you have this set, it will be used for the first display line in all file lists in MO.  Do the same for MO_Details which will be the second display line.

This is great stuff! Is there any way to have different expressions for Classical music versus Modern? Like for Classical, I would put [Composer] in MO_Title, whereas in Modern, I would put [Artist].
Many thanks
Hans

[cncb]

This is great stuff! Is there any way to have different expressions for Classical music versus Modern? Like for Classical, I would put [Composer] in MO_Title, whereas in Modern, I would put [Artist].

Yes, you can show whatever you want with a more complicated expression with an if statement.  Something like below but note I have not tested it.

IfElse( IsEqual([Genre], Modern), [Artist], IsEqual([Genre], Classical), [Composer], 1, [Name])

[HaWi]

Yes, you can show whatever you want with a more complicated expression with an if statement.  Something like below but note I have not tested it.

IfElse( IsEqual([Genre], Modern), [Artist], IsEqual([Genre], Classical), [Composer], 1, [Name])

Thank you very much, this is great!
Unfortunately, I actually don't have a Genre Modern. I have Classical and then a whole bunch of modern Genres like Pop, Rock etc.
Would this work?
IfElse( IsNotEqual([Genre], Classical), [Artist], IsEqual([Genre], Classical), [Composer], 1, [Name])

Many thanks
Hans
EDIT: I think I found it. I'm trying
IfElse( IsEqual([Genre], Not Classical), [Artist], IsEqual([Genre], Classical), [Composer], 1, [Name])

[cncb]

It would be easier to do this since the last one is the default.

IfElse( IsEqual([Genre], Classical), [Composer], 1, [Artist])

[HaWi]

It would be easier to do this since the last one is the default.

IfElse( IsEqual([Genre], Classical), [Composer], 1, [Artist])

Great, that's even better.
Thank you so much
Hans
EDIT: Just tested this and it works perfectly.
Just for anyone interested, I have replaced [Composer] with regex([Composer],/#^(.+),\s+#/,-1,0)[R1], so it only shows the composer's last name.
My Composer field is [Last, First (year of birth – year of death)]. Btw, I didn't come up with this regex expression on my own. Someone on the forum helped with this as well.
I am so grateful. This is an awesome community.

[rec head]

I'm running MO4M on a Pixel 6 but this happened on a previous phone too: I can't quit it. The "x" in the drop down shade does nothing. Swiping it away does nothing either.

[High-End]

In MC, go to Tools | Options | Library & Folders | Manage Library Fields.  Click Add New Field and name it MO_Title.  Select Calculated Data and enter whatever expression you want, e.g. [Name] /([Rating]/).  Once you have this set, it will be used for the first display line in all file lists in MO.  Do the same for MO_Details which will be the second display line.

Thank you
I will take a look into that ;-)

[cncb]

I'm running MO4M on a Pixel 6 but this happened on a previous phone too: I can't quit it. The "x" in the drop down shade does nothing. Swiping it away does nothing either.

I cannot reproduce this on a Pixel 3.  Does closing the app by swiping from the recent apps screen work?  Do you have battery optimization turned off for MO?

[rec head]

Battery optimization is turned off. This has always been the behavior for me. I need to open the app again and then close it to get it out of the drop down shade.

[cncb]

Battery optimization is turned off. This has always been the behavior for me. I need to open the app again and then close it to get it out of the drop down shade.

Try toggling battery optimization on and off again for MO because this sounds like the behavior you would get when battery optimization is on.  Do you have some kind of "special" sleep enabled for your device?

[Ekpen]

Hello:
I had planned on writing regarding playback issue with MO, that is installed on Nvidia shiled (all) models.
Luckily yesterday the Shield got a patch 9.0.1 that was supposed to have fixed the issue.
On applying the patch, playback of mkvs all type - 1080P, uhd, dolby vision will exhibit this issue.
When you first load a title, it plays fine. After that any subsequent title you try to play will not load.I have seen this problem on all Shields.
My workaround is to reboot the Shield or use VLC as external player.
From my observation, I think the Exo is having trouble switching or detecting the movie titles.

at this point, I do not know if the problem is caused by Exoplayer, or Nvidia Shield .
Please investigate, maybe an updated Exoplayer will fix it.

Thanks.
George

[cncb]

When you first load a title, it plays fine. After that any subsequent title you try to play will not load.

I updated my Shield to 9.0.1 and do not have this problem.  Did this work before the Shield update?

[Ekpen]

I updated my Shield to 9.0.1 and do not have this problem.  Did this work before the Shield update?

This issue was there before the  9.0.1 patch but it was not as bad as this.
When you released MO4 media,early, I wrote to you , about it, was not really addressed.
After I wrote today, I came back to try Mo4media to load, no luck after testing by playing a movie , stopped then all other attempts to get mkvs to play failed..
It is not switching.
I am very positive on this.
It is struggling to detect or connect to the movie.
Thanks.
George.

[cncb]

This issue was there before the  9.0.1 patch but it was not as bad as this.

Sorry you are having this problem, but I cannot reproduce it and I have not heard from anyone else about this issue.  I cannot find our previous correspondence, but I seem to remember it was working for you at the time.  Is there anything special about your mkv's?

[Ekpen]

Sorry you are having this problem, but I cannot reproduce it and I have not heard from anyone else about this issue.  I cannot find our previous correspondence, but I seem to remember it was working for you at the time.  Is there anything special about your mkv's?

Hello:
Try this:
Within the shield set up Mo4media to use internal player--- Exoplayer.
Load an mkv , mine loads thru the network. (dlna)
Play the movie, either half way  or play to the end. Movie, the first one will play to the end with no buffering or freezing.
Try to load another movie, your result will be 80% of the time, the movie,-- any will load, but the title will not play.
Then ,try to use the ... menu to try to force it to play. Result, no playback. From this point, most movies will just fail to play. Out of any 10 titles, 10 tries, one or two may play.
Go to settings, reboot, come back to Mo4media, the same movie may  play.. It struggles and the screen flickers,then try selecting another movie, in most cases, nothing plays.

Another way to get the movie to play is to use the settings in the Mo4media, external player mkv, save the setting, then you will be presented with a choice such as vlc during playback to use external player.
With vlc, movies will play.
Nothing gets triggered in most cases, after the first or second mkv has played.

My Question:
When one selects a title to play, what triggers or fires up the playback ?
Is the playback control given to Exoplayer? OR the triggering of mkvs done within MC or Mo4media ?
Maybe the Exoplayer version is old.
I have read on Github issues with certain versions of Exoplayer exhibiting all types of playback issues.
The reason why I did not bring this up again, was that I had workaround by using VLC or just reboot the Shield.. then problem solves itself.
Thanks.
George.

[cncb]

If you have it connected directly to a TV, then make sure "Decode unsupported audio" is checked.

[Ekpen]

If you have it connected directly to a TV, then make sure "Decode unsupported audio" is checked.

version v1 11.1 has "decode unsupported audio" checked.
All Nvidia stbs do have it enabled.
Thanks
George.

[cncb]

Are you able to post a problematic mkv somewhere?

[Ekpen]

Are you able to post a problematic mkv somewhere?

Hello:
No one problem mkv.
I see when engaging a file, I see some issue with starting the file..It looks like the playback can not find the starting point to trigger the start of the playback, a sort of hit and miss.
I am sure it is the buggy Exoplayer.
But Vlc does not miss it..
 Mo4media  - a way to have a player other than Exoplayer ?
Or the little code  underneath the object play icon properly constructed ?.Something is not firing something..
I have over 3000 mkvs, the mkv that starts playing today, maybe not play tomorrow, depending on the order of playback of the particular mkv.

[lightsout]

Is there a history or recents section somewhere? I am often listening to sermons/lectures and want to come back to them later, I was digging around a bit for a list of recent activity but couldn't find it.

[cncb]

I am sure it is the buggy Exoplayer.
But Vlc does not miss it..
 Mo4media  - a way to have a player other than Exoplayer ?

No other internal player.

[cncb]

Is there a history or recents section somewhere? I am often listening to sermons/lectures and want to come back to them later, I was digging around a bit for a list of recent activity but couldn't find it.

Not if you are playing to the device.  But you could add several that you are interested in to Playing Now and go back and forth between tracks as desired.  This list is stored between sessions.  You could also add a specific device zone for this purpose so that its Playing Now is not cleared when you want to play music.  You can add a device zone with the add button at the top of the Zones screen.

[lightsout]

Not if you are playing to the device.  But you could add several that you are interested in to Playing Now and go back and forth between tracks as desired.  This list is stored between sessions.  You could also add a specific device zone for this purpose so that its Playing Now is not cleared when you want to play music.  You can add a device zone with the add button at the top of the Zones screen.

That is helpful thank you.