FAQ.md

Auxio - Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ will be continually updated as new changes and updates are made to Auxio.

Where can I download Auxio?

Auxio is available on the F-Droid repository. Auxio is not and will never be on the play store due to it being a proprietary and draconian platform.

Why ExoPlayer?

Unlike the stock MediaPlayer API that most music apps use, ExoPlayer is independent from the android system's audio framework. This allows for the following:

• Consistent behavior across devices and OS versions
• Features that are normally not possible with a normal audio stream (such as positive ReplayGain values)
• Playback to be (theoretically) be extended beyond local files in the future

You can read more about the benefits (and drawbacks) of ExoPlayer Here.

What formats does Auxio support?

As per the Supported ExoPlayer Formats, Auxio supports MP4, MP3, MKA, OGG, WAV, MPEG, AAC on all versions of Android. Auxio also supports FLAC on all versions of Android through the use of the ExoPlayer FLAC extension.

Auxio doesn't load my music correctly!

This is probably caused by one of two reasons:

1. If other players like Phonograph, Retro Music, or Music Player GO load it correctly, then Auxio has a bug and it should be reported.
2. If the aforementioned players don't work, but players like Vanilla Music and VLC do, then it's a problem with the Media APIs that Auxio relies on. There is nothing I can do about it.
   • I hope to mitigate these issues in the future by extracting metadata myself or adding Subsonic/SoundPod support, however this is extremely far off.

I have a large library and Auxio takes really long to load it!

This is expected since reading from the audio database takes awhile, especially with libraries containing 10k songs or more.

Auxio does not detect new music!

This is a current limitation with the music loader. To remedy this, go to Settings -> Reload music whenever new songs are added. I hope to make the app rescan music on the fly eventually.

There should be one artist, but instead I get a bunch of "Artist & Collaborator" artists!

This likely means your tags are wrong. By default, Auxio will use the "album artist" tag for grouping if present, falling back to the "artist" tag otherwise. If your music does not have such a field, it will result in fragmented artists. The reason why Auxio does not simply parse for separators and then extract artists that way is that it risks mangling artists that don't actually have collaborators, such as "Black Country, New Road" becoming "Black Country".

ReplayGain isn't working on my music!

This is for a couple reason:

• Auxio doesn't extract ReplayGain tags for your format. This is a problem on ExoPlayer's end and should be investigated there.
• Auxio doesn't recognize your ReplayGain tags. This is usually because of a non-standard tag like ID3v2's RVAD or an unrecognized name.

What is dynamic ReplayGain?

Dynamic ReplayGain is a quirk setting based off the FooBar2000 plugin that dynamically switches from track gain to album gain depending on if the current playback is from an album or not.

Why are accents lighter/less saturated in dark mode?

As per the Material Design Guidelines, accents should be less saturated on dark mode to reduce eye strain and to increase visual cohesion.

Does this app keep/send any information about myself or my device?

Auxio does not log any information about the device or its owner, and it has no internet access to send that information off in the first place.

How can I contribute/report issues?

Open an Issue or a Pull Request, please note the Contribution Guidelines and Accepted Additions however.

Can I translate Auxio to my native language?

See the Translations Megathread for guidance on how to create translations and submit them to the project. Any contributions are appreciated and tend to always be accepted.