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Music Player App (self.degoogle)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Extrasvhx9he to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml
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Hi, I've been using vlc as my music player but it really struggles after 5k local songs so I'm looking for an alternative. The main problem I have is that after switching to the user account that has my local media, vlc refreshes and clears my playlist and I'm at the point where it's becoming a bit frustrating. I already tried the majority of music player apps on fdroid but they all have issues with the metadata (no album art, unknown genre, etc...). Any help?

Edit: If it matters for troubleshooting, I'm running grapheneos and use vlc on a seperate user profile where my local media is located.

Edit #2: Phonograph plus seems like my best option rn but feel free to give more options to help others

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[–] Wulpo@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you can get to the play store on grapheneos, check out symphonium. It is a paid app, but it does have a few days as a trial and the dev is pretty much on top of it when it comes to features and bugs.

[–] eruchitanda@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But it's a closed-source app. You have no idea what it really does, behind the scenes.

[–] Wulpo@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

So is Boost and Sync but that doesn't stop some people. In my experience, the dev is receptive and on it with updates. The app can pull from local device and self hosted instances for music streaming. And the privacy policy looks sound.

Ultimately, doesnt matter now if OP has made a choice already, but i thought I'd still mention a good project. Take from it what you will :)