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[Android Apps and Games] HubbeKing:
Albums with multiple discs aren't handled correctly when sorting by track number. The app lists all songs with track number 1, from all discs, followed by all songs with track number 2, and so on, rather than listing each disc separately.
[Android Apps and Games] jcmm11:
Not finding that here. Multiple disc albums are handled correctly for me.

Check your tags, make sure disc number is properly entered. Empty data from media storage and reboot to force a complete media re-scan. (Note that doing this will reindex all your media, but you'll have to reset all sounds including ringtones, alarms, and notifications)
[Android Apps and Games] HubbeKing:
My music's tags are correct, and a complete media re-scan didn't change anything. Even deleted the files and copied them back over from my PC, and things are still not working right. Beginning to suspect my phone's somehow bugged out :/
[Android Apps and Games] Pamsie:
I have no volume when I cast to speakers via chrome cast (on a Samsung S5)

I love this app but can't use it :((

Can you help?
[Android Apps and Games] curt!dO:
[Please, add an option to create backup for playlists, album artist... thanks for app, is the best music player!!!
[Android Apps and Games] TokedUp:
Great player thanks. Would love to see the notification widget get a make over, looks dated to me. Remove the X and add regular swipe to dismiss, since the X can be hit accidentally. Album art downloader doesn't always work, I have tons of albums that art can't be found.
[Android Apps and Games] Njeskey:
Totally agree, a swipe to dismiss would be awesome. Also it would be sweet if "Playlists" was along the top row thing where 'Albums, Artists, Folders, Genre, Songs' are. It's annoying that you have to press twice to get to Playlists.
[Android Apps and Games] regbad1:
Not showing sound bar while streaming to Chromecast

I discovered strange (buggy?) behavior of player while pressing hardware volume keys while streaming to Chromecast Audio: not showing default Android sound increasing/decreasing volume element/bar.

My phone is Xiaomi Redme 2 with Android 4.4.4 version and MIUI global 8.0.2.0.
[Android Apps and Games] Njeskey:
My Playlists keep disappearing after a few days! What's going on?
[Android Apps and Games] cicox_mio:
Features request

Hi,

first of all, thank you for the good job. I'be bought Pulsar+ because I think it is worth the cost.

My only concern is that I use Pulsar when listening music in the car. And, with some slight interface improvements, the App could be much more handful.

There shoulb be a setting for changing the size of the font for the name of the artist or album (especially in the list view) : in the car, I can't read these texts. The number of albums and songs is not an important information, so it should stay in small font.

I would like to have the choice in the artist image. Currently, images are automatically added after an internet search. Usually this search is not really good. Why doesn't the app use a default jpeg image put in the artist folder, or at least an image of an existing album in this folder. This would be much more informative.

When you display the albums as a grid, there are different background colors for each album. This is very confusing for choosing the album. A white color background would enhance the visibility of the illustrations.

All of these propositions could be optionnal and turned on or off in the preferences section

Thanks for all!
[Android Apps and Games] Arkoban:
Include the media folders instead of exclude

I just installed the app is looks nice. Congratulations. I have one request though, not sure if this asked before. Is it possible to include the necessary media folders instead of excluding it like the app have now4.
[Android Apps and Games] mharis05:
Using this as my main music player for some time now, love it!
[Android Apps and Games] Sir_Exotic:
If Pulsar does not automatically recognize or show an album you want to be visible, you can create a new folder in your documents on your phone itself (outside the app) and move the files in there, that worked for me when I needed it.

Or simple rename albums that are visible to something else and just work with the artist/artist-album names to move the files to the right albums, good luck!
[Android Apps and Games] Arkoban:
I got your point, but the problem with exclude option is that, whenever an app creates a new folder, its contents may also get added to the player; which i don't want. I may have to manually add the new folder to the exclusion list. If you have include option, you don't have to worry about newly created folders. At the same time, media folders will be limited in numbers at least in my case
[Android Apps and Games] CodanCrux:
Nice app! Looks pretty cool! I'll test it.
[Android Apps and Games] Simplyno:
Hi, I apologize for my bad English.

As you can see (from the attached pictures) with its pulsar there are white lettering on a white background, if possible I request a fix, changing only the written in gray, since version 1.4.1 there and the problem.

Huawei Mate 8 - android 7.0

[IMG="Problem"]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/46251546/2017-01-23%2019.16.40.jpg[/IMG]
[Android Apps and Games] android7jp:
I like this player. But I request. When I do not display the status bar, please display the top of the display beautifully. Then I will like this player more.
[Android Apps and Games] Sir_Exotic:
Hello rhmsoft!

First of all, I'd like to thank you for the great music player!

I just got a new phone and the default music player is rather bothersome, so I've been looking for one and I came across Pulsar and it's exactly what I was looking for (except the feedback I have further ahead in this comment ;))

The design is simple but elegant and even though there aren't many options in the settings compared to other players, settings like excluding folders, adding album/artist pictures, adding playlists to the main menu, etc. were the options I was looking for :)

However, there are still some small things that could be improved in my eyes, and I hope you consider to add/change these and make me very happy :)

#1 Adding songs to playlists

As shown in the screenshot, if I click on "Add to playlist", nothing happens.

If I want to add songs to a particular playlist, I have to find the song in the list of songs and add it to a playlist that way, but that means I have to find a song, click on the 3 dots, click on "Add to playlist" and then find the playlist I want to add the song to.

If I have to do that for every single song, and I want to add maybe 50 or 100 songs to a playlist, that is going to take really long.

imgur.com/kNEEQqP.png

Solution: Add a function to "Add to playlist" when clicking on the settings of a playlist which allows you to select and add multiple songs. Maybe also add a + button in the playlist itself above the "Shuffle" button.

#2 Order albums/artists freely

I would like to see the option to change the position of albums and artists freely, like you would do with songs in a playlist.

The only way to change the position of albums without it being sorted by alphabet or artist is to sort them by release date and then change all the release dates to the order you want them to be in. I have tried this, but it's also very buggy and doesn't work well. We should have a simpler option for this.

Solution: Add an option "Manual" to "Sort Order" in the Albums tab. In the Artists tab this would be under "View mode".

I hope you would consider adding these small fixes so the app works even better then it already does.

Thanks again for the great app :good:

Kind regards,

Sir Exotic
[Android Apps and Games] Qowin:
I've been using this music player for a month now, so far so good. One thing that I can't figure out is how to set this as the music player to launch when using headphones with mic & button function.
[Android Apps and Games] Rosetti:
Hi rhmsoft,

thank you very much for this really perfect music app. It is exactly what I was looking for all the years! Simple and clean plus artists art and so on...

Bought the app immediately after few minutes of testing a month before.

Only one tiny thing I am asking for is if it's possible to add rating feature? 1 to 5 stars like in windows pc?

Other thing. Sometimes when I start listening to a track via widget there is no sound and I have to push Vol + at first. OnePlus 3T bug or Pulsar? :)
[Android Apps and Games] goodsignal:
Thanks

I think I'm in love with this music player! So well executed in design, function, and ease of use.

Pulsar v1.4.4
[Android Apps and Games] Reechings:
Does this app still have white notification?
[Android Apps and Games] dongphuongsoc:
I love it

Please make the app play dts, dsf, and more
[Android Apps and Games] sd9621:
Hi developer. Congratulations on 1M+ downloads.

I have a few small features that I'd like to request and hope you consider.

It would be cool if we could change the notification colour black or dark.

I also think it would be better if we could swipe away the notification when we want to close the player instead of clicking the small 'x'. The experience would be very smooth!

Thanks again for the fantastic app.
[Android Apps and Games] Fregui:
Really nice player, the only thing is missing is a full locked screen widget, or a least a option for the ones like me that like to see the entire locked screen fill. If option available i certainly buy.
[Android Apps and Games] BabyTedhu:
Best music player, thanks dev. Light, minimal, less ram usage, folder browser. What else needed :)

:D
[Android Apps and Games] slipudatung:
BUG - Album Art on Android Wear lag/issue

Hey dev,

I'm a big fan of this player. I have a few installed and like yours the best so far.

One thing I'm struggling with is a delayed album art refresh on Android Wear (1.5). It seems that skipping tracks faster than ~2 seconds between skips makes for unsavoury album art behaviour. It takes a few seconds for the art to catch up and occasionally presents the art from the previous track. I'm not sure if this is related to tracks without any art or anything like that but the issue is persistent even after restarting both devices.

Anyway, not a deal breaker but just a small irritation on my side :)

Keep up the great work!
[Android Apps and Games] batam:
Hi,

I just discovered this player (using Rocket Player since a while) and I like it. I thank the developer for giving us this great free app.

That said, one must have feature for me is Bluetooth auto play on connection.

Is there a way to set up this feature with Pulsar Music Player ?

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] rhmsoft:
Please choose root folder of SD card when it is asking, not the folder of the file you want to delete.
[Android Apps and Games] rhmsoft:
Exclude feature currently works for folders only.
[Android Apps and Games] rhmsoft:
Currently there is no option to change the transparency. It may be supported in future releases.
[Android Apps and Games] rhmsoft:
Personally I do not like swipe to dismiss for player notification since it may operate by mistake. When you click "x" it means you do want to close the app. But I will consider this in future releases. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] hanubeki:
In Play Music app, dismissing notification is only allowed when music is paused.
[Android Apps and Games] rhmsoft:
1. Currently you can add whole album into playlist. Currently there is not multiple selection for songs.

3. There are multiple sort orders currently. If you want to change sequence of songs in album, you may need to modify track# in each song tag.
[Android Apps and Games] rhmsoft:
I think some problems are car related, which is out of my app's control. Such as the font size, currently I just notify the artist name to the car, then the car will decide how to layout and display them.
[Android Apps and Games] rhmsoft:
This is a nice solution! Thanks. I will consider it in future releases.
[Android Apps and Games] rhmsoft:
It will be solved in next release.
[Android Apps and Games] rhmsoft:
I have an OnePlus 3T, too. I am not sure how to reproduce this problem, but OnePlus 3T has a switch button for silence/non disturb/normal mode, like iPhone. Maybe you are switching to silence mode or non disturb mode. BTW, OnePlus 3T is a great device.
[Android Apps and Games] rhmsoft:
Currently it is using white notification, it is hard coded to match different devices/android versions, maybe it does not look well in some dark themes.
[Android Apps and Games] rhmsoft:
Bluetooth auto play issue currently has the top priority. I hope to solve it soon.

I debug this problem using Bluetooth speaker or devices which can not reproduce this problem.

I will debug this problem in my car soon...
[Android Apps and Games] Njeskey:
Yeah that's fair enough, ive gotten used to the X to dismiss now. Playlists being along the top would still be nice though.
[Android Apps and Games] raulosandeep93:
Nice app...

Hey man, after installing more than 10 apps Im finally settling for this one. Just wanted a small change if possible usually if I'm opening the application tracks page should be the first one not the album or genre or artists and all. Please look into this.
[Android Apps and Games] Sir_Exotic:
Hey, thanks for responding!

1. That would require me to make these albums on my computer and then transfer them back to my phone, which will lead to duplicate audio files (songs being in my 'music' folder and in a separate album that I'd make)

Also, for some unknown reason most of my playlists got wiped, and now I have to remake them.

I tried that, but now I'm unable to change positions of songs in new playlists, so it completely destroys the purpose of having a playlist.. :/

Kind regards!
[Android Apps and Games] batam:
Hi,

Thanks for you reply !

I use autoplay in my car everyday, so... I'll be glad to see this feature working.

Anyway, thanks for all your work.
[Android Apps and Games] rhmsoft:
You can adjust the tab sequence in settings page.
[Android Apps and Games] rhmsoft:
It is hard to balance all requirements. But I will try..
[Android Apps and Games] kamiller42:
ReplayGain & Opus Support

Was ReplayGain ever added? Does the player support Opus?
[Android Apps and Games] Rosetti:
Thank you for your reply.

I think it happens when you set Media volume to 0 and then plug in earphones. It looks like the 3t or your App cant switch the profile immediately. Not a big deal :)

What about a rating possibility of every track like in Windows?

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] Nex23:
Is this music player still in developement ?

Are there any feature planned ?

I am thinking about a better sleep timer with the ability to set long fade out times (volume decreasing) like 1-3 minutes. Also i would like to be able to start the timer from the left menu to be able to reach it from anywhere.

Mh yeah but that's the only thing missing actually.
[Android Apps and Games] jackpro:
I am having issues turning off shuffle
[Android Apps and Games] madd0g:
Like the player being so minimalistic, although I noticed it has issues displaying artwork in Album tab. All my music has embedded artwork and player displays it fine when playing it, just not in the Album overview, which is odd. The music resides on the SD card. Rescanning library doesn't help. I know that looking artwork online would save it, but the files already have artwork available inside the music files. There's also AlbumArt.jpg inside every Album folder.
[Android Apps and Games] giratus:
Some suggestions

First of all, thank you for making a great music player! I'm a music lover who have tried many many apps to find the best player, then I find your player. It's awesome, and I've purchased the Pro version to get some beautiful themes and support you. However there are still some small things that can be fixed to make this player totally the best:

- In the artist tab, some artists with "&" character with no specific album don't appear (e.g. Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi, Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston...) I think it got error with "&" character, but since other players display them well, I thought you should check to fix it

- In the album tab, some albums don't recognize the true album artist. For example, I have several songs from album "RED" by Taylor Swift, including "Everything has changed" by Taylor Swift & Ed Sheeran. The album "RED" recognizes its artist as Taylor Swift & Ed Sheeran, not Taylor Swift, even though I have edited the "Album artist" ID3 tag as Taylor Swift. It's better to correct it by preferring "Album artist" rather than "Artist".

- The song is only counted as "played" when it's played 100% and moved to next song. I think it should be reduced to about 90%

I know it's not a big thing, but since your player has those features, I suggest some corrections to make it works smoothly. Again thank you for the player, and I hope you will fix those problems in the future
[Android Apps and Games] koayty:
Hi rhmsoft, I really like your app design, it's simple and intuitive but too bad it only has ID3v2 USLT (Unsynchronised lyrics) support and no ID3v2 SYLT (Synchronised lyrics) support.

I've been enjoying the embedded scrolling lyrics function when using my computer so I really miss that functionality when playing songs from a phone.

Just a user's feedback and suggestion for improving your already excellent music player.

Thanks for such a great player
[Android Apps and Games] seriosbrad:
It was one year ago today that I first tried Pulsar, but went back to my main music player. I decided to try it out again today and I'm pleased to find that all the issues I had are gone. Pulsar is very nice now, great work!

My only problem is the lack of widget customization, more specifically, changing the background color and transparency on the 1x4 size.
[Android Apps and Games] SuperiorNexus:
Hello!

Great app, but just one request.

Is it possible for you to add the drag to"Now Playing" screen where the bottom Now Playing bar can be dragged and expanded to the Now Playing screen.

Google Play had this, as well as some other music players, but I would much rather use yours.

Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] romeokk:
If i had listened to music and a call came, and I unplug headphones jack, when I finished call, the music resume on the loud speaker. Please fix these. Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] Mark Messier:
I'm getting lag. Funny thing is, if I play music with VLC player first and then back to Pulse the lag is gone. Also if I restart my phone and open Pulse first there's no lag, but if I open it after another app the lag comes back.

I have a Galaxy s7 edge.
[Android Apps and Games] LohiRohuvuoren:
Small Glitch with m4a audio files

Sometimes when listening to music, it seems like the volume drops a little at the same spot in the song. When I check the volume amount, it has not changed at all. The music just becomes quieter in a certain spot until the end of the song. The next track wont be affected, but could have the volume drop as well in a different spot.

I thought it had to do with a bad rip of a CD from a scratch or something, but on my computer it plays just fine.

The files are ripped to ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) and carry a .m4a extension.

Also, if I use Google Music App the audio plays perfectly fine as well and if I return to Pulsar and play the same song again, the glitch completely disappears. It's just a trivial thing and could be some other app interfering or something, but don't sweat it if you can't repeat it or don't have a basic fix since it is only some of my MP4 files.

Phone: One Plus One

OS: CynagenMod 13

File: Audio file .m4a

Thanks,

Lohi
[Android Apps and Games] zaragon567:
Really good app, i was wandering if there is a way to set a custom default folder instead of the /emulated/music

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] cicox_mio:
Well, in fact my demands were about the Pulsar interface. I would need bigger fonts when using the App under certain circumstances... Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] nuts77:
Hello !

I am using this app and I have to say it's the most versatile and enjoyable one I've found so far ! Congratulations :)

Here are a couple of things I'd like even more. Hope it helps !

1) Music keeps playing when I disconnect bluetooth. Sound is coming out loud from the phone speaker and that has got me in weird situation at work - where we have open space desks :silly:

2) It would be easier for me if the notification could be dismissed when music is paused (on small screens sometimes it's hard to press the little "close" icon in the top right corner)

3) personal demand, I know - but I use voice command a lot, especially when selecting a specific album. It would be nice to have the option to select shuffle or not when launching albums or artists full playlist from voice (maybe that's what the option in settings is for, but if so it doesn't work on my phone!)

That's it...

Thanks for your amazing work !
[Android Apps and Games] anon9:
In first thanks for this great app, it's simple and works great. :) Can I suggest you some things about layout?

1-Can you change the excluding folder options for a option that restrict music files to a selected folder, I think it's easier to manage

2-You probably make "sharing & heart buttons" invisible, because they are always on top of the cover, I think covers should look better not being wrapped up by these buttons like watermarks.

Best regards, and sorry for my bad English ;)
[Android Apps and Games] ipred:
I have bought the app and I would like to have one easy (i think) option :

Option for just folder names without the folder directory path under the names.

Just this option for a cleaner interface.

The path information is useless for the users who have all their music sub-folders in one central folder. I for example have all my folders in the main folder "music". There is no need under each sub-folder to see the path. I know the path and its the same for all my music sub-folders.
[Android Apps and Games] tamimars:
Situation with artist's images

Hello!

First of all I would like to thank you for this amazing app. After downloading many different music players this was the only one that had all the features I wanted and a beautiful design. :)

There is just one situation that I would like to ask about.

After getting the app, I spent many hours adding images to each artist (since I listen to a lot of less known artists, most of them didn't have/had the wrong image), It was tiresome but I really like seeing everything looking neat with the right images.

Unfortunately my phone is not working so well anymore and a couple of days ago it kept unmounting the SD card, after it finally stopped doing that I opened the app and all the artist images were gone!

I can see that in my SD card I still have the albumthumbs folder that the app created and inside theres still all the images. If I add an image to an artist it will update the folder with the picture as normal.

So now I'm wondering....

1 ) Is there any way to force the app to recognize all the pics again?

2 ) After adding an image from my gallery to the chosen artist is it okay for me to delete the image since it creates a copy to the albumthumbs folder or should I keep the original file as well? (Previously, after adding the artist image I deleted the original one)

3 ) I'll have to get a new phone sometime in the future, is there anyway to backup artist images and playlists? I have thousands of different artists so I don't want to, yet again, spend hours and hours adding images only to have to do it again on the new phone. Same with the playlists.

Thats all for now, once again thank you so much for creating Pulsar! :good:
[Android Apps and Games] pmem:
Greetings.

Would like to see a tab for album artist instead of the current artists which is a bit messy - when you have multiple artists assigned to a song they show up as one artist, using the album artist tag would solve this.

Thanks for the great app.