Local Music: Play folder content in random order

surfer63

[feature requests]
I have my CD's (and my wife's) ripped and organized in folders on internal memory (see image below):

Request 1: I would prefer to "tap and hold" a folder and get the following options:

Play (Play the contents of the folder based on the sorting of the files; see below in request 2)
Play in random order (simply play the contents in random order)
Resume playing (and remember whether the user asked for random play or "standard" play)

(Within brackets my explanation)

Request 2: And when referring to the request "1. Play", based on the sorting.
With this I mean that the media player does read the mp3 tags of the songs. So please for the map view make an option to:

order on song name (based on the mp3-tag)
order on file name (in case you have in an album ("01 - Lord Grenville.mp3", "02 - On the Border.mp3", etcetera)

Request 3: Make it possible to alter the font size (or is this already possible?) Or the number of icons with text (now 4 on a row, so please make it also possible to have 3 on a row, or 5. whatever the user likes to have)

Request 4: And finally, as also requested by others: Make the local music/radio PIP/splitscreen enabled.
(You know: Like in the AndroidManifest.xml add the following lines:
android:resizeableActivity="true" 
android:supportsPictureInPicture="true" 
android:configChanges="screenSize|smallestScreenSize|screenLayout|orientation">
) and adapt the layouts accordingly.

If this can be made possible, it would really be great.
Thank you.

surfer63

I know that "Request 1 - option 3 (Resume Playing)" would require the player to remember which song is/was playing for every folder and store that info in the sqlite/settings database (or whatever you want to use).
This option is for me low priority. It would just be nice to have it.

DUDU-HUANG

You can fix the playback mode while playing, random or sequential playback
We added file name sorting, in the latest APP, you can choose sorting in Car Settings-Multimedia
This is not yet possible, because it involves the screen adaptive algorithm, it will be more complicated, because he is not only for a resolution of the screen
4.Local multimedia we will add picture-in-picture in some suitable way

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surfer63

DUDU-HUANG
Thanks for your reply.
I understand 2, 3 & 4. Thanks so far.

With regard to 1: That is exactly my feature request. Not to set it to random while playing, but to make it possible to start it in random order, or normal, from the folder level.
It answers my question from the telegram though. I wanted to know how to start in random mode, but your answer makes clear that is not possible. I have to start in normal mode and then I can randomize.
I have a number of "mixed" folders. I do not always want to start with the same number and then randomize (and please do not tell me I then have to start with the 2nd, 3rd or nth number 🙂 )

I wanted to go to "as standard as possible", but it means I will still stay with Aimp for the time being.