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how to make playlists using physical files?

Hi,

I'm kind of at my wit's end with this problem; I've gone to so many places to try to find a solution.

I recently got a Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, intending to upgrade from the samsung Galaxy S5. I LIKE it, but there's one big snag, I have horrible problems making playlists from sound files in the device's music folder.

Windows PC: I can easily transfer the files onto the phone. It's making the playlist for my files that's the problem. These are specialty spoken word recordings that I make myself and get from other hobbyists, so a music streaming site wouldn't be of much use.

What's happening: With the S5, I could click on the .pla playlist in question within the music folder, a primitive yet useful editor would pop up and I'd be able to easily send as many files as I want up to the top of the playlist, so I can reorder it from there.

The Note 20 Ultra; Attempting to do the same thing. It looks like the same primitive editor, but it's .m3u, not .pla. I tried dragging a .pla file into the phone, but it wouldn't let me. At first, I'd be able to make fresh .m3us from my PC, but they'd quickly become 'invisible' to the pc. I.e. the editor would show nothing, although there were files listed. The music apps would be able see them. I wouldn't be able to add any more files from the pc to that playlist, or else the playlist would be truncated. I only had the phone less than a month; it started out with oneui 2.5, went to 3.0, then 3.1. Now, I can't make any fresh m3us from the PC. The editor comes up and seems to work, but the playlist file won't really save. Example, if it's 0kb it'll stay 0kb.

I'd much prefer to do it on the pc, but I could edit the playlist from an app if the app would conveniently show recently added files AND I could quickly send multiple files from the bottom to the top. When the playlist is 400 items, toggling one by one isn't really an option. Player Pro DOES check the recently added box, but doesn't seem to toggle multiple files up/down at once. It's a moot point since Player Pro now seems to be a buggy, useless mess with Android 11. It constantly freezes.

I'd really like to quit lugging two phones around. Since the mp3 player is 80% of my phone use, it's kind of important to me.

I have; tried multiple USB modes with the phone (no difference), tried to make the phone's m3u playlist via external PC programs (winamp and similar) - they read the playlists, but new files don't seem to take hold.

I suspect the problem is permissions. If I could use it more like a full USB device, the problem would probably be solved.

What can I do? Is there some other workaround? I.e. having the files still on my phone, but a playlist file in the cloud?

An m3u is a glorified text file. It's rather frustrating that I'm having such problems with such an old technology. I have no such problems with m3u's on the pc.

How can I Clear EditText and Retain New Typing

I have a single EditText view. It normally has text in it that represents a number. I would like the user to be able to tap in the view and have the contents be cleared. Then the user puts in a new number and taps "Done" on the keyboard. The keyboard should go away and the EditText should retain the new value for future access.

If I just let the user tap in the EditText the "old" value will still be there and the user will have to delete it one character at a time before entering a new value. Then tap Done on the keyboard.

I tried an OnClick that:
thisEditText.setText("");
This will clear all the text and allow the user to enter new text. But when the user is finished the user has to tap the "Done" button on the keyboard. When that happens the EditText is cleared again and the keyboard remains. There doesn't seem any way out of this state.

Any ideas?

Kickstarter - BiSPen

Hi all, we are here to present you the Kickstarter project named BiSPen.
BisPen is an enhanced SPen for all Samung Galaxy Devices, capable to work with any app and game.
In the video, we used an available Galaxy Note 9 for demonstration purposes of the available BiSPen prototype, but the same would work on every Samsung Note or Tablet that uses a SPen.

Cannot unlock bootloader on Samsung Galaxy A10e. Fastboot < waiting for any device >

I am trying to unlock the bootloader on my Samsung Galaxy A10e.


Go to "Settings" -> "About Phone" -> "Software Information" -> tap on "Build Number" 7 times

This enables "Developer Mode". Then I go to

"Developer Options" -> Enable "USB Debugging"

According to the instructions on the above website there should be a "OEM Unlock" option under "Developer Options". But there is not.

Method 2 explains:

In case there is no "OEM Unlock" option then:

Install ADB and Fastboot tool:

I used

# sudo add-apt-repository ppa:phablet-team/tools && sudo apt-get update
# sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot

Then per instructions:

# adb devices
List of devices attached
RF8N217Q6WB device
# fastboot devices
# fastboot oem unlock (or sudo fastboot oem unlock)
< waiting for any device >

And it does nothing.

Then I tried

# adb reboot bootloader
# fastboot device (or sudo fastboot device)
< waiting for any device >

And it does nothing.

I also tried:

# adb reboot bootloader
# sudo fastboot oem unlock
< waiting for any device >
And it does nothing.

Andriod Auto maybe?

I have a problem in that I have a long term hire car, as part of my deal/package with my job. The problem is that out of all the hire cars I have had, which are changed every few months, this is the worst for radio reception.

I prefer to listen to a particular radio station on my way to work, but only get a reception when I almost get to work, an hour into the drive. I have a mobile, where I always have maps running, for up to date traffic and best routes, and dash cam running for obvious reasons. This probably doesn't help the reception strength, but other cars before it were far better.

Due to the car not being mine, I cannot make any alterations in improving reception, like getting a better antenna, or buying some booster which I would have to fit onto the car. I have recently been looking into this 'android auto' function, as I use an android phone, which is always being used for maps and other music options.

I have managed to connect via USB and get the maps playing on my car screen, and music from media, as an option for the lack of reception. But the radio reception remains a problem. I was wondering if there are any experts who can tell me if I can use my phone to get the desired station on the internet, and force this through the android auto function ability. Also, I can't seen the APP on my phone to play around with the settings, as it only appears when I connect the USB in my car.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

After renaming a button it no longer works

Hi forum.
I've a strange problem...
I was debugging my simple app and all it worked, after I renamed a button all button didn't work... So I tried to make a new app with only a button and this has the same problem

public class MainActivity extends WearableActivity {

Button test;

@override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
test = (Button) findViewById(R.id.buttons);
test.setText("•");
test.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@override
public void onClick(View view) {

test.setText("_");
}
});
// Enables Always-on
//setAmbientEnabled();
}
public void sendMessage(View view) {
test.setText("––––_");
}
}

In the logCat I see this info

2021-03-07 11:10:34.844 19294-19294/com.example.tennisgame W/ViewRootImpl[MainActivity]: Cancelling event due to no window focus: MotionEvent { action=ACTION_CANCEL, actionButton=0, id[0]=0, x[0]=62.996155, y[0]=75.99426, toolType[0]=TOOL_TYPE_FINGER, buttonState=0, metaState=0, flags=0x0, edgeFlags=0x0, pointerCount=1, historySize=0, eventTime=15866864, downTime=15866744, deviceId=0, source=0x1002 }
2021-03-07 11:10:40.400 2468-19241/com.google.android.wearable.app E/HOME: [ClockworkHome]Rescheduling failed periodic task StorePhoneSettingsCallable

Can somebody help me?

Help me add a custom language to Android

Hi, i hope this is not too ambitious but I want to edit the english language in android!!

I have no coding knowledge but I feel i should be able to pull this off.

What I want to do is basically replace the english language with a shorthand english .
Eg.
Change ,
1)Settings to Sett.
2)Back to Bck . Etc

Is this something i will be able to pull off with help?? Or do I need to learn the whole coding language deal ??
Any response is greatly appreciated!!!

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