Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Show or Hide Default Playlists in the Music Player App in Android 4.4 Kitkat

Almost everyone likes listening to the music. That's why no wonder if the Samsung Galaxy SIV has provided the stock Music Player app to the users so that they can listen to the music whenever they want with ease directly from the phone without having to install any music player app first. The Music player app also allows you to create your own playlists to facilitate you grouping them per category you like. It'll be useful if you have lot of music with various genres.

See also: How to Create, Edit and Delete Playlist in the Music Player App in the Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android 4.4 Kitkat

Aside from allowing the users to create their own playlists, the Music Player app also has provided four default playlists that you can find under the Playlists tab/menu, The playlist names are pretty self explanatory: 1) Favourite 2) Most played 3) Recently played 4) Recently added. Except the Favourite playlist, you're allowed to show or hide other default playlists.

How to show or hide the default playlists?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open Music Player app.
2. Tap the Menu key and then select Settings.
3. Tap Music menu.
4. To show default playlists go to the step #5, while to hide default playlist go to the step #6.
5. Show default playlists:
• Under the Playlists section, mark the checkbox next to the desired default playlists (Most played, Recently played, Recently added) you want to show.
• Tap Done button.
• The selected playlists will be displayed in the Playlists menu/tab.
6. Hide default playlists:
• Under the Playlists section, clear the checkbox next to the desired default playlists (Most played, Recently played, Recently added) you want to hide.
• Tap Done button.
• The playlists will not be displayed in the Playlists menu/tab.

By knowing these steps, now you can hide or show those three default playlists. I personally only display the Recently added playlist which will make me easier to play all songs I recently added or downloaded. So, how about you? Do you prefer to show or hide those three default playlists?

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Create, Edit and Delete Playlist in the Music Player App in Android 4.4 Kitkat

Almost everyone like to listen to the music, especially listen to their favourite music. It may be the reason why the Samsung Galaxy SIV made the Music player app as one of its stock apps. By using this app, you can listen to the music that you've saved in your phone easily whenever you like.

See also: How to Play Music Using Music Player in Android 4.4 Kitkat in the Samsung Galaxy S4

To facilitate you, the Music player app also has been equipped with some useful features, for instance a feature that let you to create a new playlist to allow you grouping some music per category or edit a playlist or even delete unwanted playlist. Creating playlist of course will useful for those of you who have tons of music files or those of you who like music with various genres.

How to create a new playlist?
By default, this app has some build-in playlists. But, if you want to create your own playlist, then you can do so by following the steps below:

1. Open the Music player app.
2. Tap Playlists tab.
3. Tap the Menu key and then select Create playlist.
4. Enter the desired name for the playlist.
5. If necessary, you can add an image for the playlist by tapping the picture box in the left side of the playlist name field. You'll see two options available, they are:
• Take picture: select this option to take a picture using the Camera app and then use the result as the playlist image.
• Images: select this option to select a picture from the Gallery app and then use it as the playlist image.
6. Tap OK button.
7. The new playlist has been created and you'll be asked to add music to the playlist. You can do so by using the following steps:
• Tap Add button.
• Select the desired song you wish to add to the playlist or tap Select all to select all songs.
• Tap Done button.
• The selected songs will be added to the playlist.

How to edit a playlist?
You can change the playlist name and change order of the songs in a playlist by using the following steps:

1. Open the Music player app.
2. Tap Playlists tab.
3. Tap the required playlist you want to edit.
4. To rename playlist go to the step #5 while to change order of the songs in a playlist go to the step #6.
5. Rename a playlist:
• Tap the Menu key and then select Edit title.
• Enter a new name for the playlist.
• Tap OK button.
6. Change order of the songs:
• Tap the Menu key and then select Change order.
• Tap and hold the grid icon next to the desired song and then drag it to the desired position. Release to placed it.
• Tap Done button.

How to delete playlist?
You're allowed to remove a single/multiple/all playlists by following the steps below:

1. Open the Music player app.
2. Tap Playlists tab.
3. To delete a single playlist go to the step #4 while to delete multiple/all playlists go to the step #5.
4. Delete a single playlist:
• Long tap the required playlist you want to delete.
• On pop up menu select Delete.
• The selected playlist will be deleted.
5. Delete multiple/all playlists:
• Tap the Menu key and then select Delete.
• Select the required playlists you want to delete or tap Select all to select all playlists.
• Tap Delete button.
• The selected playlists will be deleted.

For the record, if you move a music file that you already have added to a playlist to another folder via My Files app or another third-party File Manager app, then the music file will be automatically removed from the playlist.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Play Music Using Music Player App in Android 4.4 Kitkat

In addition equipped with some communication-related apps to facilitate the user to communicate with others such as Phone app to make a call or Messaging app to send a message, this phone also has been equipped with some media-related apps. One of media-related apps is Gallery app that will allow you to view all pictures you've saved in your phone or even viewing pictures from other sources such as Facebook or Picasa web albums.

See also: How to Fix Can't Remove Picasa Album from Gallery App in the Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android 4.4 Kitkat

Another media-related app available in this phone is the Music player app. You can use this app to play all music files on your phone, either those are in the internal storage or in the SD card. All music files will be automatically scanned and indexed by the Music player app so that you can play them easily using this app.

How to use music player app to play music?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Open Music Player app.
2. You can see all your music files listed and sorted alphabetically under the Songs tab.
3. Tap the desired song you wish to play.
4. While you're listening to the music, you can use the following options:
• Screen Mirroring icon : tap this option to play music on DLNA-enabled devices.
• Volume icon : tap this option to adjust the volume.
• Shuffle mode icon : tap this option to enable shuffle mode or disable shuffle mode. When this mode is enabled, the app will play songs in the music list randomly.
• Favourite icon : tap this option to add/remove the currently playing song to Favourite. When this icon shows yellow means the song has been marked as favourite and will be added to the Favourite playlist.
• Repeat mode icon : tap this option to change the repeat mode. There are 3 repeat modes available 1) select this option to repeat the currently playing song 2) select this option to play the currently playing song until the last song in the music list 3) select this option to play the currently playing song until the last song in the music list and then repeat from the first song and so on.
• Hide icon : tap this option to hide the music player screen.
• Rewind icon : tap this option to restart the currently playing song or skip to the previous song. Tap and hold this option to move backward quickly.
  
• Pause/Resume icon : tap this option to pause or resume the currently playing song.
• Forward icon : tap this option to skip to the next song. Tap and hold this option to move forward quickly.
• Open playlist icon : tap this option to switch between the playlist screen and the music player screen.

Music player app is one of my favourite apps because I really like to listen to the music. I use this app almost everyday to listen my favourite songs while I'm doing my daily activities. So, how about you? Do you often use this app to listen to the music like me?

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Hide or Show Hidden Video from the Video Player App in Android 4.4 Kitkat

The "Hide items" and the "Show hidden items" are new features available in the Gallery app that have been brought by Android 4.4 Kitkat. By using this feature you're allowed to hide or show hidden photos or videos directly from the Gallery app. FYI, this feature only works for those that are saved in the internal storage, while if you want to hide those that are saved in the SD card you can use the old method by adding a full stop (.) in front of the photo or video name via My Files app or another third-party File manager app.

See also: How to Hide or Show Hidden Pictures or Videos in the Gallery app in the Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android 4.4 Kitkat

Unfortunately, both these methods, either using the hide items feature or adding a full stop only work in the Gallery app and they don't work in the Video player app because the hidden videos will still be displayed there. However, if you wish to hide a video from the Video player app, you can do so with ease by adding .nomedia extension behind the video file name via another third-party File manager app.

How to hide a video from the Video player app?
These steps are tested by using ES File Explorer app:

1. Download install ES File Explorer from the Play Store and then follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation.
2. Once the installation is completed, open the app.
3. Navigate to a folder where you save the video file you wish to hide.
4. Long tap the required video file to select it.
5. Tap the Rename button at the bottom of the screen to rename the video file.
6. Add .nomedia behind the video name, for example: video_name.mp4 become video_name.mp4.nomedia
7. Tap OK button to save the change.
8. The selected video won't be displayed in the Video player app as well as in the Gallery app.

How to show hidden video in the Video player app?
You can show the hidden video with .nomedia extension by removing .nomedia from the video file name via ES File Explorer app.


For the record, aside from hiding videos from the Gallery app and Video player app, these steps also can be applied to hide pictures from the Gallery app and hide music from the Music player app. It's because .nomedia extension will mark a file as having no multimedia data so that the file shouldn't be scanned and indexed by multimedia apps(Gallery app, Music player app and Video player app).

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Make a Music File Can't be Played by the Music Player App

An insider named Laurie has leave her comment here and asked me about the step to keep certain song from not playing without having to delete them. She said that she has a Christmas song and don't want it to be played back when she listen to the music through the Music Player app because the Christmas is over. Fortunately, in Android-based smartphone including with the Samsung Galaxy SIII, the user can be easily to do so by adding certain extension in the end of the music file name in order to disable media scanning so the Music Player app can't read it.

See also: How to Use Music Player App in Samsung Galaxy S3


How to make Music Player app doesn't read certain music file?
Generally, you can do so by using another third-party File Manager apps. But, we'll use the ES File Explorer app in this step. Well, here are the steps:

1. Open ES File Explorer app.
2. Navigate to the folder where the music file you wants to rename is saved.
3. Long tap the required music file to select it.
4. Tap Rename button.
5. Add .nomedia behind the music file name. For example: rename your_song_title.mp3 became your_song_title.mp3.nomedia
   This extension will prevent this music file from being scanned and loaded by the Music Player app.
6. Tap OK button to save the change
7. Done. Now, the music file you've just renamed should not be listed in the Music Player app.

For the record, this steps is only renaming the music files, so next time whenever you want this music file be played back again in the Music Player app, you just need to remove .nomedia from the music file name using the same steps. Once done, in a few seconds, the Music Player will be able to read and plays it back. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Edit Playlist Name

The best way to facilitate you when listening to music on the Music player app in the Samsung Galaxy SIII is by creating a music playlist according to the category you want. You can specify any music you want to add into the playlist and delete music you don't want to be there.

See also: How to Add or Remove Music in Playlist on Samsung Galaxy S3

In addition to add or removing music from certain playlist, you can also edit the name of the playlist to your liking. For some conditions, an appropriate name for the playlist will facilitate you to know the music categories inside it when you want to listen to them later.


How to rename playlist name?
To change the playlist name, kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Scroll to Music player, then tap it.
3. Tap Playlists tab.
4. Tap the desired playlist you wish to rename.
5. Tap the Menu key then select Edit tittle.
6. Enter a new name for the playlist as you want.
7. Tap OK button to save the changes.
8. The playlist name has been changed.

An appropriate name for the playlist will make you more easier to know the category of music inside it, for example, you can give the name "jazz" for the playlist with your favourite jazz music. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Add or Remove Music Files on Playlist

Listening to music directly on your phone is one of fun things to do. Listening to music can help you killing the times while you're bored to wait for something or accompany you during a long-tiring journey. Therefore, almost all smartphones available today provides music player as one of their pre-install apps, including the Samsung Galaxy SIII. In this application you can categorize some music files into a playlist to facilitate you when want to listen to them later.

See also: How to Create Music Playlist on Samsung Galaxy S3

Once you've created playlists, later whenever you want to listen them, simply open the playlist and the app will play all the music inside the playlist. In addition, you can also add the new music to your playlist and/or remove the old song that you don't want to be there.


How to add or remove music from playlists?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Scroll to Music player, then tap it.
3. Tap Playlists tab.
4. Tap the desired playlist. To add music into the playlist go to the step #5, while to remove the music from the playlist go to step #6.
5. Add music to playlist:
• Tap Add music icon.
• Tap a music file to add a single file, or tap Select all to add all the music to the playlist.
• Tap Done.
6. Remove music from playlist:
   
   • Tap the Menu key then select Remove.
   • Tick the checkbox next to the music you wish to remove, or tap Select all to remove all the music from the playlist.
   • Tap Remove.
7. Now, you have managed to add or remove the desired music files in the selected playlist.

By knowing how to add or remove music in certain playlist, now you can easily determine any song that you want to be there or not. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3 : How to Solve Can't Control Music Player on Lock Screen

A visitor of the inside-galaxy asked me through her comment that she could not control the stock music player app --such as skip, pause/play, rewind, etc-- when the phone is locked unless she's unlocked her phone. Well , if you're also experiencing the same problem with her, then better you check a few things below to solve the problem:

1. Use Swipe method to unlock the screen
With the basic swipe methods to unlock the screen, whenever you're playing a music with the music player and the phone is locked, then you can control the music player with a music player control which can be found by sliding down the notification bar. Whereas, for the other unlock methods, such as a PIN, password or pattern, you need to unlock the screen first to be able to control the music player.
See also : How to Customize Samsung Galaxy S3 Lock Screen

2. Use the native headphones of the Samsung Galaxy S3
If you use the headphones that come along with your phone, then you can utilize it to control the music player by using its physical buttons, such as you can jump to the next song by double clicking the small pause button beside the volume control.

3. Use the third-party music player app with lockscreen controls
If you don't want to use the swipe method to unlock --for the security reasons maybe-- and or you don't want to use headphones, then the options that you can possibly do is by installing a third-party music player apps that have lock screen controls, such as Poweramp, doubleTwist, etc. You can get them all through the Play Store.


Well , that's three things you need to do on your phone if you want to be able to control the music player when your phone is locked. However, if you have your own way to fix this problem and it's not listed here, then I'll really appreciate if you willing to share them through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Customize the Stock Music Player Settings

Listen to the music directly through your Samsung Galaxy SIII is one of fun things to do, especially if you're the one who really loved to the music. This activity also will helps you to kill the time while you're in a boring situations or while you're in an exhausting journey. The good news, this phone has come with the stock music player apps which will facilitate you to listen to your favourites music from the phone.

See also: How to Use Music Player on Samsung Galaxy S3

As with another apps, the music player apps also has its own settings that will allow you to customize this apps according to your need and desires.


How to customize music player apps settings?
Here are the steps to do to access the music apps settings and the options available there:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. In the apps list, tap Music player.
3. Tap the Menu key, then select Settings.
4. Here you'll see some options available, such as:
• SoundAlive: use this option to select a sound effect.
• Play speed: use this option to determine the playback speed you wish to use.
• Music menu: use this option to select music categories to display on the music library screen.
• Lyrics: use this option to display song lyrics during playback.
• Music auto off: use this option to auto turn off the player after a certain period of time.
5. Tap the Back key to return to the music player.
6. Tap the Home key to return to the standby mode.

By knowing how to access the settings and knows what the option available with the function on each of them, now you can customize the music player apps use these options to suit your need.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Enable or Disable Mono Audio

Listen to the music is one of the fun thing to do with the Samsung Galaxy SIII. Moreover this phone has a music player as its pre-loaded application so you can directly use this applications without having to install it first.

See also: How to Use Music Player on Samsung Galaxy S3

While you're on music player apps, there is an option which will allow you to listen to the music using headphone. For the record, this phone support the stereo and mono audio. You can use stereo audio when using two earphones and mono audio when using one earphone.


How to turn on or off mono audio?
If you want to change audio on your phone from stereo to mono whilst using headphone, then kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Tap the Menu key through the Home screen.
2. On pop up menu select Settings.
3. Tap Accessibility under System section.
4. Scroll to Hearing section. Depending on your current settings tap Mono audio option to enable or disable this option. When the checkbox next to this option is ticked means now you can use mono audio to listening with one earphone.
5. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.

By knowing how to use mono audio, now you can listening with one earphone when listen to the music, radio, etc. So, have you ever tried to use this option on your phone?

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Play Recorded Files Using Radio FM Applications

As we have learned before that you can record certain radio station that is currently playing directly through the Radio FM apps. This of course will useful if you want to listen to the music or your favourite radio channel later day.

See also: How to Record Radio on Samsung Galaxy S3

Once you've finished recording, then you can save it to your phone as m4a format which you can play it back whenever you want.


How to listen recorded files using Radio FM app?
To do so kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Connect your headset with your phone through headset socket located at the top side.
2. Go to Apps through Home screen.
3. Tap FM Radio.
4. Tap the Menu key.
5. On pop up menu select Recorded files.
6. Tap the required recorded file you wish to listen.
7. While you listening, you can turn the speaker on or off by tap the Menu key then tap Via speaker or Via earphones (it's depending on your current settings).
8. To adjust the volume, tap the upper or lower part of the Volume key.

By knowing on how to play recorded files through Radio FM apps, now you can play back all the recorded music or your favourite radio channel anytime you want. So, try this then share your experience here by writing them through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Use Stock FM Radio Applications

This time the music has become a necessity for almost everyone, due to this reason current smartphones including the Samsung Galaxy SIII is always complemented by applications that allow their users to be able to easily listen to music anywhere and anytime using the music player on their phones.

See also: How to Use Music Player on Samsung Galaxy S3

Another apps available on Galaxy SIII that will allow you to listen to music is FM radio.


How to use FM radio?
If you want to listen to the music using FM radio apps, here are the steps:

1. Connect your headset with your phone through headset socket located at the top side.
2. Go to Apps through Home screen.
3. Tap FM Radio.
4. If required, tap the power on icon to turn on the radio.
5. Now you can select the required frequency you wish to listen to the music.
• Manual tuning: Turn the dial in the middle of the radio apps to select the required frequency.
• Automatic tuning: Tap arrow right or arrow left to search channel in the selected direction and stop when a channel is found.
6. Once you've found a channel, you can save the channel manually by tap + icon at the bottom of the screen.
7. Or you can save channel automatically by following the steps below:
• Tap the Menu key.
• On pop up menu select Scan.
• Tap All stations if you want saved channel replaced with the new ones, or tap Retaining favourites if you want saved channel are retained.
• Tap OK button to save the channel.
• Tap the Back key to return to the radio.
8. After you've saved the channel, now you can select saved channel to listen to the radio by following the steps below:
• Tap the Menu key.
• On pop up menu select Stations.
• Here you will see a list of saved channel, tap the required channel you wish to listen.
9. You can also turn on or off alternative frequencies. If you turn on this option then the radio will automatically search for another frequency if the signal of the selected channel gets too weak. To do so follow the steps below:
• Tap the Menu key.
• On pop up menu select Settings.
• Depending on your current setting, tap Alternative frequency to turn on or off this option. When the checkbox next to this option is ticked means this option is enabled.
• Tap the Back key to return to the radio.
10. While you listen to the radio, you can turn on or off speakerphone by following the steps below:
• Tap the Menu key.
• Depending on your current setting, tap Via speaker to listen to the radio using speakerphone or tap Via earphones to listen to the radio using your inserted headset.
11. To adjust the volume, tap the upper or lower part of the volume key.
12. To turn off the radio, tap the power off icon.
13. To return to the standby mode, tap the Home key.

Well, once you know how to use radio on your Galaxy SIII, now you can listen to the music in the selected channel everywhere and every time you want. So, hope it helps :)