Wolksby

Hi, A while ago I asked to what degree Alexa can 'control' the functions of my Music Collection, which is stored on my Android phone, and is accessed by Poweramp. Although I have Alexa in my car, as of yet, the consensus seems to be that Alexa cannot control Poweramp, to the degree that it can control Spotify or any other MP3-playing apps that work with it, and Amazon. This is a disappointment, as Poweramp is readily available wirelessly in my car via Android Auto. Not despairing, I thought, let's use voice commands via Google, which normally works seamlessly with other functions in my car, a 2024 Mazda. But while I tried to use what I thought was the correct syntax, as far as Google commands are concerned, all I appeared to be able to achieve was move from one MP3 to the next, but not from one category to the next. Indeed asking Google to find a particular composer, artis, or piece of music simply seemed to get as far as the voice telling me that it was asking Poweramp to carry out the request, which appeared printed on the screen after I had said it, but none of the actual commands seemed to achieve anything, except, as mentioned above, moving from one track to the next, having once chosen the work (mine's a classical collection, where pieces are grouped into sets of MP3s, to accord with the movement design of the work. This seems to defeat the object of the exercise, because I have to manually select things, using my master control-knob, rather like I had with my BMWs. Of course, I understand that the issue may well be with Google, rather than Poweramp, which otherwise works perfectly, and I have tried to be impeccable with my tagging, using MP3tag. Any ideas/help would be gratefully received - thanks, in anticipation!

Hi, apart from being consumed by using Poweramp to play my music selection in the house and in the car, I also have a significant number of Alexa Speakers in the house, and Alexa Echo Auto in my car, where the sound is relayed through my Bose sound system. I can 'ask' Google to do things in my car, as my phone is connected wirelessly via Android Auto, but I'd really like to get Alexa to do more with regards my Poweramp Music Selection. I would love to be able to say, specifically things like, 'Alexa, play Albanian Piano Music by Marsida Koni' or 'Alexa, play Field's Piano Concerto No 2 in A flat major' Equally it would be great to say, 'Alexa, play me Piano Quintets', or 'Works by Chopin'. I appreciate that this is really a question about Alexa, but I am still intrigued to know what automated processes Alexa is capable of, perhaps when I'm listening in bed at night, or driving along a motorway? Any help would be very much appreciated. Many thanks, in anticipation!

I have got PA virtually as I want it, and am particular happy with the UI .But the widget screen below this seems not so attractive to me I was wondering whether there was a way to alter the shape/design/size just of the middle circular button alone? I think I set its colour, which is fine, but whether there's a square option, but one that won't spoil anything else on the page, as I'm otherwise happy with what I see.

Thanks, Andre! Just what I needed to know! 🥱😴😴😴 Hopefully! Many thanks!

Hi, I seem to be in a happy position now, having tweaked Poweramp back to what I wanted - and nearly had - when I upgraded my S22 to an S23, but stupidly didn't export/save the settings. With the aid of the excellent Playlist-Manager app, I can make random playlists to my heart's content! There is something, I'm sure, mind-blowingly simple to do one little extra things: Most of my insomnia is caused by not being able to put down my phone in bed! As an avid classical musician, I often can fall asleep while listening to the music on my phone, where the random 200 or so playlists provide more than enough material. But, is the a simple way to achieve the following: I might have a look around social media etc, then I'd like to put together a single playlist of chosen CDs I'd like to re-audition, especially some that I might only recently have acquired. I'd only want up to 5 CDs selected, and then keep the playlist, or discard it accordingly? Any suggestions gratefully received, as ever!

Hi Andre, Just to thank you, in particular, for the information in your closing paragraph. I found this very helpful in aiming to achieve the best look for Poweramp on my phone, and in my car. Best wishes, PHilip

Hi Andre, Many thanks as ever! I returned to the Android Ato options in Poweramp, and unchecked the Grid option. This put the library contents screens back how they are on my phone, which is fine - excuse the RH side panel being open - but then the contents display in a two-column grid, which I'd prefer from the title lists, which take longer to scroll through, among other things. Any further thoughts Best wishes, Philip

After a lot of trial and error, and experimenting, I now think I have got the appearance of Poweramp how I want it on my phone. In doing this, I had cause to question whether I had tweaked something which then changed Poweramp's erstwhile appearance in my car, using wireless Android Auto! However, I was soon pleased to know that any changes were down the the app itself, and the way Google chooses to present it. It's not a major issue, even if personally I preferred the status quo. But a few additional things have changed, and I'd appreciate any advice as follows: it concerns the way lists are now presented and the general Library layouts.. I have taken a couple of pictures of my car screen to show this. The previous later was much neater, so I'm wondering: a) if this is how it is now, b) it can be customised, and, if so, c) where the adjustments need to be made, via Android Auto, or Poweramp? I think, for example, previously in the car, I could display lists, two items at a time, rather three, as shown below: Any ideas gratefully received! Many thanks!

Hi Andre and Motley, Thank you both for your respective responses, and especially for reminding me about the facility to tap the top RH of the Widget screen, when the abundance of easily-applied and editable visual appearances become accessible. I'd used this in the past, but had completely forgotten about the facility. It's already looking much better, together with a change of 'theme' on the phone itself! Thanks, as ever! Wolksby

Hi Andre, you previously mentioned that there isn't a lot of options when wishing to tweak my Widget screen closer to the Player UI, and in my example below, I'm limited only to the two lines of text, and the design/colour of the buttons. I like the buttons, but would perhaps like them slightly blue. I'd like to tweak the fonts etc of the two lines, perhaps with a little Bold here, or Italic ther Where, specifically would I be looking just to change these items, but without altering anything elsewhere in the app? Best wishes, Philip

Thanks for confirming, Andre! Exactly, it's only visible on the multi-panel view, but reverts to normal on the full screen display. Now knowing about it, I'm happier to live with it, than I was when I first noticed it this morning, and thought, 'Oh no, have I done something to make this happen?'! Best wishes, Philip

Andre, that is really helpful! Thank you so much for giving me a response that I understand, as well as confirming what each screenshot is, what it's called, and which settings control either one. Interestingly, while I was using Android Auto in my car earlier today, I noticed how the album art in some situations is spoilt by a colour shading, and something I hadn't noticed before. I have just read some posts here where other users have similarly commented on / complained about it, and while it's a Google issue, and not some failing on my part in terms of AA's internal settings, it's good to know that it's currently beyond our control, even if it might be considered as a retrograde step, from the purely visual aspect. Philip

The view I have arrived at on my S23 homescreen from where I can fully open the app is, of course, different from the view I have created using one of the YAPS skins. I have had outstanding help and support from Theo Klink, and which is still currently ongoing. The view I have arrived at, using the YAPS skin is basically exactly what I want. The initial-viee screen (I'm not really quite au fair with the correct terminology) is more than fit for purpose, but I'd like any advice as to how to make it look more like the third-party skin, especially in terms of appearance of the transport buttons, and the font details of the two respective lines of text. I am afraid that if I tried to alter the appearance of one page, it would affect the other, especially in the two main concerns above, and I am happy with how the main page with the skin looks.looks I appreciate that my question involves both Poweramp as is, as well as a Third-party skin, albeit one that would seem to be custom-made for Poweramp, which makes me want to tread carefully. I now endeavour to save every minor change I make. I've attached two screenshots, hopefully to clarify what I'm seeking to ask, and look forward to some further sage advice from the Forum. Many thanks.

Hi Andre, Thanks so much for clarifying and confirming this for me! And also, many thanks for coming back so promptly! If only we could expect, and get the same treatment, in other areas of our lives, there would be so much less unnecessary stress to deal with on an almost daily basis. Thanks again, Andre - and thank you, Poweramp, too!

Hi, I love Poweramp, and currently have just one question about it. I have a Samsung S22 Ultra Phone, and use the app with just one skin from Yaps - V211 (Blue light skin) When I firstly view the app on my phone, this is a typical screenshot: As you can see, the Title of the track, and composer's name are quite large! However, when running, this is what I see: In the second screenshot, the text is proportionally smaller - plus, a blank line separates the two entries. Is there any way I can control this difference so that I can get better uniformity between them, but without compromising either one in the process. Apparently it's the default Poweramp look and feel, and hence a parameter not determind by the Third-party skin in use? Many thanks, in anticipation!

When I use Poweramp Library: Albums - Artists - Genres - Composers - Playlists - I have the alphabetically index on the right side of the phone screen. This is a little inconvenient, because I also dock a side panil on the RH side, and this obscures some of the letters of the alphabet, which makes it harder, say, to home in on all the composers whose surnames begin with 'S'? I suppose I could dock the side panel to the left, but I just wondered whether, in all of Poweramp's many settings, this is the option for all such indices to be moved to the left-hand side of the screen> Thank you!

Hi Andre, I've been giving your question some thought and think I have come up with a skin that is both aesthetically pleasing, but also nostalgic - the days of the old silver amplifier, hi-fi era that I grew up in. Its a retro metallic skin from Poweramp, which I think will visually complement the kind of music in my collection. I'll buy it and see what it looks like on my S22. Many thanks, as ever, for your interest and valued input. Best wishes! W

Hi, I am delighted with the way my Poweramp now works, thanks particulatly to such helpful advice and action from Theo Klink, who developed the partner 'Playlist Manager' app I'm not that big on how the app looks on the phone, and am far more concerned with its functionality. Accordingly I bought a Poweramp Blue skin, and find that visually it is enough for me. However, given that my Music Collection is almost exclusively 'classical-music' orientated, I was just wondering whether anyone knew of a skin out there, which visually caters for the classical musican, rather than a rock/jazz one. The icing on the cake, so to speak! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanking you in anticipation!

Many thanks for letting me know! I'll keep an eye out for it. Thank you again for all your efforts on my behalf. You provide such a wonderful 'bespoke' service, tailored to the individual!

Do I have to wait to download an updated version of the app, in order for it to work? Since your latest communication, I tried again, but with the same result. Or should I be setting up the Playlist name to force this to happen? Many thanks, and always much appreciated!

Hi Andre, I remade a set of Playlists in Playlist Manager, and then took a look at them in Poweramp. They still appear in the 'computer'-numbered sequence, even when I click to sort By Name. Given the Playlist naming screen in PM, I wasn't sure how to get the original playlists numbered as My Playlist: 001, rather than My Playlist: 1 Where am I still going wrong?

Hi, Could you just talk me through what you have suggested? Do I firstly make my random 200 selection of playlists. Can I still call them My Playlist: 1 or should write 001? When Playlist Manager has selected the playlists, and I look at them in Poweramp, do I simply sort them by date added, and then the way they appeared in Playlist Manager will be the same now in Poweramp. I tried it with a few playlists, but the 'by date' option didn't seem to change how they were named in Poweramp. I expect I'm missing something obvious!

Hi, I use the recommended third-party app, Playlist Manager, to produce random playlists which I can then access via Poweramp itself. The problem I have is that while the playlists appear as My Playlist 1, 2 , 3. etc in Playlist Manager, when accessing those same playlists in Poweramp, their numbering is wrong, and they appear as 1, 10, 100, 101 etc. I contacted Theo Kink who designed the Playlist Manager app, who replied: 'the playlist name is just a text string and will be sorted according to those rules that apply to text. What I did to get them in the correct order is sort by create time public String playlistmtime = "playlists.mtime as create_time"; the mtime part is an actual column in the Poweramp database so this should be very easy to fix in Poweramp. Try and post this on the forum and see if there is any interest from the developer or Poweramp users If there is anyone who can offer any help, I'd be very grateful! It's way beyond my pay-grade!

Hi, My car has Android Auto installed, which I access via my Samsung S22 Ultra phone wirelessly - I can use a cable connection, but this is far less convenient, and the wireless mode works perfectly. My music player on my phone is Poweramp, which is an app which Android Auto fully supports, and the integration works really well. However, just recently, I have experienced the following somewhat annoying issue: Android Auto on my car had always connected to my phone within a few seconds of me getting into the car and switching on the ignition/start. This would be confirmed on the car's screen by the Android Auto icon, which would allow me access to the app, and all its possibilities, including the music player, which, in my case is Poweramp. Now, however, the initial connection between phone and car initially cause Poweramp to start playing briefly on my phone, but not through the car's stereo system. It lasts just a few seconds, but is at quite a high volume. Once the link between car and phone is properly established, things return to normal! Of course, Android Auto, has its own internal settings, which include start-up etc, but I have aimed to set everything to stop it playing music until I select this. Poweramp does mention Android Auto in its settings, and again I have tried to switch anything off which might cause this to happen, but I just can't seem to find the right option to deselect, among Poweramp's settings! Android Auto utilizes both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to work, and I believe that for the majority of things, Bluetooth suffices, but to play back music with sufficient bandwidth to achieve the highest possible quality, Wi-Fi is the required medium Any help or suggestions would be gratefully appreciated. Not life-threatening, but just a tad annoying!

Thanks, so much, Andre! I need to realise that certain parameters will only change visibly, if they apply to the current screen view. Poweramp could easily be a PhD topic! W