Joey R

Andre, That's correct. That is what my experience was when I ran the trial version of the app. Following an artwork download, I was able to grab one or more images, embed them using the PC and copy them back to the PA music folder. With thousands of songs and sporadic missing album art covers, I'm not aware of a filtering mechanism (other than visually scanning the entire song library) that would reveal a complete list of songs with missing artwork that could be addressed.

I apologize for conflating the 2 topics and for opening up a can of worms. I hesitated to do that, but felt I needed to briefly mention the album art issue (without specifics) to give a broader picture of what transpired between myself and tech support and because I was uncertain why tech support had instructed me to uninstall/reinstall the app to "last". Thanks to everyone who have chimed-in.

Thanks, There are no issues downloading the artwork. The issue is, the images are not displaying in the designated folder that receives them (Android/data/com.maxmpz.audioplayer/files/ selected_aa)in real time. The only way I can see them (then extract and embed them externally) is to close the app. and restart my phone each time. Then, magically they appear. This glitch occurred immediately after I licensed the app. It was not an issue with the trial version.

Andre, I appreciate your reply. I had researched and was fully aware of the Poweramp download/licensing options available and the latest builds, as I mentioned. Frankly, the less I'm tethered to Google (in any way shape or form) the happier I am! That is what drove my decision to download and purchase the license directly from Poweramp. As a retired engineer, also with a background in technical writing, I stand by my opinion of the instruction set/installation/licensing. You suggested I may be overthinking, but that is inherent with someone with my background! We like to see clarification, confirmation, and verification of things. I'll review the forum to see if anyone else has a remedy for the "album art" issue I briefly mentioned in my other post. Tech support had almost solved it when they suddenly dropped the ball and stopped responding - without explanation.

For reference, I am using a Samsung Galaxy A14 with Android 13 If you don't want to purchase the PA license through GooglePlay, you can download the app and pay for the license directly from the PA website by clicking "download"; where the Download Page appears and you're given a list of download choices. Accordingly, the Poweramp website describes "v3APK" as the non-GoogePlay version. But is it the "latest"? If you select this link you are offered a list of available builds to choose from. I chose the last (at the time) "stable" build - Poweramp-build-976-uni.apk. Once you complete the payment transaction, you receive an email outlining the steps to take in order to activate the license. Step 2 lists 2 download links. Why 2 links? The links are not sufficiently described. Is it more appropriate to use one download link over the other; depending on your device, Android version or some other parameter? The first link takes you back to the initial Download Page where you've already been and where presumably you've already downloaded "v3APK". The second link "https://powerampapp.com/downloads/Poweramp-v3-build-last-uni.apk" includes the word "last". Does "last" refer to the beta version and not a prior "stable" version that I would have preferred? Who knows? After activating the license I immediately began having an issue (album art downloads) with Poweramp that I did not experience with the trial (GooglePlay) version. I won't elaborate here, but will post the semi-fix in the appropriate section. Following multiple exchanges with "support", I was instructed to uninstall Poweramp (v3 APK) and install that curious "https://powerampapp.com/downloads/Poweramp-v3-build-last-uni.apk" link. In the end, I don't know what version or build I'm running. I suspect it's the latest Beta version. My phone only indicates the initial build I installed (976-uni-apk), that was later uninstalled, and it's greyed-out. Paying for an app. license and activating it is normally quite simple. Even if you're careful and follow the written guidence/instuctions and website material to acquire and install the Poweramp app., the process is not coherent. There are explanations omitted that, if added, would alleviate the time spent installing and uninstalling, etc. Also, I didn't come across any warnings or alerts for users with Android 13+ that would necessitate having to use "Settings/Library/File Access Legacy Mode". That setting was given to me by "support". Despite Poweramp's best intentions, I think some clarifications/coordination needs to be made between website and email instructions to assure the user's installation/licensing experience goes without a hitch.