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
I’ve always loved Vanilla Music Player. It also has some plugins which extends some functionality.
It is foss, lightweight and has a great black theme
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.
But it’s a closed-source app. You have no idea what it really does, behind the scenes.
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 :)
“Retro Music”
https://github.com/RetroMusicPlayer/RetroMusicPlayer
https://www.f-droid.org/packages/code.name.monkey.retromusic/Feature the following:
Base 3 themes (Clearly White, Kinda Dark and Just Black)
Chromecast support
Choose from 10+ now playing themes
Driving Mode
Headset/Bluetooth support
Music duration filter
Android Auto support
Wallpaper accent picker on Android 8.1+
Material You support on Android 12+
Monet themed icon support on Android 13+
Folder support - Play songs by folder
Gapless playback
Volume controls
Carousel effect for album covers
Home screen widgets
Lock screen playback controls
Lyrics screen (download and sync with music)
Sleep timer
Easy drag to sort playlist & play queue
Tag editor
Create, edit and import playlists
Playing queue with reorder
User profile
30+ languages support (help translate the project: Crowdin
Browse and play your music by songs, albums, artists, playlists and genre
Smart Auto Playlists - Recently played, most played and history
