Trump
- rgio - Apr 24, 2024 - 1:45pm
NY Times Strands
- Bill_J - Apr 24, 2024 - 1:36pm
Radio Paradise Comments
- GeneP59 - Apr 24, 2024 - 1:04pm
NYTimes Connections
- Bill_J - Apr 24, 2024 - 11:32am
260,000 Posts in one thread?
- NoEnzLefttoSplit - Apr 24, 2024 - 10:55am
Wordle - daily game
- geoff_morphini - Apr 24, 2024 - 10:22am
Would you drive this car for dating with ur girl?
- rgio - Apr 24, 2024 - 8:44am
TV shows you watch
- Beaker - Apr 24, 2024 - 7:32am
Joe Biden
- black321 - Apr 24, 2024 - 7:30am
Photography Forum - Your Own Photos
- Beez - Apr 24, 2024 - 7:21am
The Obituary Page
- KurtfromLaQuinta - Apr 24, 2024 - 6:54am
Today in History
- Red_Dragon - Apr 24, 2024 - 5:47am
The Moon
- haresfur - Apr 23, 2024 - 9:29pm
April 2024 Photo Theme - Happenstance
- fractalv - Apr 23, 2024 - 8:32pm
Dialing 1-800-Manbird
- Bill_J - Apr 23, 2024 - 7:15pm
China
- R_P - Apr 23, 2024 - 5:35pm
Israel
- black321 - Apr 23, 2024 - 2:24pm
Economix
- islander - Apr 23, 2024 - 12:11pm
USA! USA! USA!
- R_P - Apr 23, 2024 - 11:05am
One Partying State - Wyoming News
- sunybuny - Apr 23, 2024 - 6:53am
YouTube: Music-Videos
- Red_Dragon - Apr 22, 2024 - 7:42pm
Ukraine
- haresfur - Apr 22, 2024 - 6:19pm
songs that ROCK!
- Steely_D - Apr 22, 2024 - 1:50pm
Bug Reports & Feature Requests
- q4Fry - Apr 22, 2024 - 11:57am
Song of the Day
- oldviolin - Apr 22, 2024 - 9:59am
Republican Party
- R_P - Apr 22, 2024 - 9:36am
Mini Meetups - Post Here!
- ScottFromWyoming - Apr 22, 2024 - 8:59am
Malaysia
- dcruzj - Apr 22, 2024 - 7:30am
Mixtape Culture Club
- miamizsun - Apr 22, 2024 - 7:02am
Canada
- westslope - Apr 22, 2024 - 6:23am
Russia
- NoEnzLefttoSplit - Apr 22, 2024 - 1:03am
Broccoli for cats - you gotta see this!
- Bill_J - Apr 21, 2024 - 6:16pm
Name My Band
- DaveInSaoMiguel - Apr 21, 2024 - 3:06pm
What's that smell?
- oldviolin - Apr 21, 2024 - 1:59pm
Main Mix Playlist
- thisbody - Apr 21, 2024 - 12:04pm
George Orwell
- oldviolin - Apr 21, 2024 - 11:36am
• • • The Once-a-Day • • •
- oldviolin - Apr 20, 2024 - 7:44pm
What Did You See Today?
- Welly - Apr 20, 2024 - 4:50pm
Radio Paradise on multiple Echo speakers via an Alexa Rou...
- victory806 - Apr 20, 2024 - 2:11pm
Libertarian Party
- R_P - Apr 20, 2024 - 11:18am
Remembering the Good Old Days
- kurtster - Apr 20, 2024 - 2:37am
Vinyl Only Spin List
- kurtster - Apr 19, 2024 - 9:21pm
The Abortion Wars
- Red_Dragon - Apr 19, 2024 - 9:07pm
Words I didn't know...yrs ago
- Bill_J - Apr 19, 2024 - 7:06pm
Things that make you go Hmmmm.....
- Bill_J - Apr 19, 2024 - 6:59pm
Baseball, anyone?
- Red_Dragon - Apr 19, 2024 - 6:51pm
MILESTONES: Famous People, Dead Today, Born Today, Etc.
- Bill_J - Apr 19, 2024 - 6:44pm
2024 Elections!
- steeler - Apr 19, 2024 - 5:49pm
Ask an Atheist
- R_P - Apr 19, 2024 - 3:04pm
Country Up The Bumpkin
- KurtfromLaQuinta - Apr 19, 2024 - 7:55am
how do you feel right now?
- miamizsun - Apr 19, 2024 - 6:02am
When I need a Laugh I ...
- miamizsun - Apr 19, 2024 - 5:43am
Live Music
- oldviolin - Apr 18, 2024 - 3:24pm
What Makes You Laugh?
- oldviolin - Apr 18, 2024 - 2:49pm
Robots
- miamizsun - Apr 18, 2024 - 2:18pm
Museum Of Bad Album Covers
- Steve - Apr 18, 2024 - 6:58am
Europe
- haresfur - Apr 17, 2024 - 6:47pm
Business as Usual
- black321 - Apr 17, 2024 - 1:48pm
Talk Behind Their Backs Forum
- VV - Apr 17, 2024 - 1:26pm
Science in the News
- Red_Dragon - Apr 17, 2024 - 11:14am
Magic Eye optical Illusions
- Proclivities - Apr 17, 2024 - 10:08am
Just for the Haiku of it. . .
- oldviolin - Apr 17, 2024 - 9:01am
HALF A WORLD
- oldviolin - Apr 17, 2024 - 8:52am
Little known information... maybe even facts
- R_P - Apr 16, 2024 - 3:29pm
WTF??!!
- rgio - Apr 16, 2024 - 5:23am
Australia has Disappeared
- haresfur - Apr 16, 2024 - 4:58am
Earthquake
- miamizsun - Apr 16, 2024 - 4:46am
It's the economy stupid.
- miamizsun - Apr 16, 2024 - 4:28am
Eclectic Sound-Drops
- thisbody - Apr 14, 2024 - 11:27am
Synchronization
- ReggieDXB - Apr 13, 2024 - 11:40pm
Other Medical Stuff
- geoff_morphini - Apr 13, 2024 - 7:54am
Photos you have taken of your walks or hikes.
- KurtfromLaQuinta - Apr 12, 2024 - 3:50pm
Things You Thought Today
- Red_Dragon - Apr 12, 2024 - 3:05pm
Poetry Forum
- oldviolin - Apr 12, 2024 - 8:45am
Dear Bill
- oldviolin - Apr 12, 2024 - 8:16am
|
Index »
Internet/Computer »
Streaming/Media »
ISO Android app usage guide
|
|
MtnGoat
Location: Kill your radio! Gender:
|
|
kbs
Location: UK
|
Posted:
Jul 30, 2021 - 3:45am |
|
jarro wrote: MtnGoat wrote: Makes sense, but no VPN installed. On a decommissioned LG V30 without cell access. I've uninstalled after clearing all cache and other data, restarted (power off/power on), reinstalled.
Follow-up question: Under the musical notes icon on the main GUI, there's an option, "Sync" with no explanation. What is this?
That's definitly odd, if wifi only works with cell enabled, best guess, is the phone is flagging the wifi as metered for some reason. Might be a setting to override that somewhere. But if phone is decommissioned, shouldn't be any harm in leaving cell data enabled. Regarding sync. it will sync with the live stream, or a device if one is detected. ( under normal circumstances not something one will use ) Hi Jarro, my IT background is similar to MtnGoat without any app development. I'm struggling to get the app working reliably on Android Auto without killing my mobile data allowance. I loaded the cache from home wifi with 10 hours. On the 2 occasions I've tried to use it en route it has grabbed 150Mb and 350Mb unexpectedly despite (I thought) being strapped to download on wifi only. However, this then made Android Auto think the app was not working, and it seemed to require a halfway house setting with some mobile data access (back to square one data hogging). Is there a simple(!) guide to android app settings saying what connectivity it needs to function and what can be turned off to minimise/eliminate mobile data use? I'll experiment and report back (my background is in software QA and testing) but I'll admit that Android and smart phones are not my forte... Update: I have deleted and reinstalled the app and turned off all cell data usage, and it seems to be working (although it could be because the phone is still within house wifi range). I'll try en route when I next drive. I'm simultaneously learning the VW Golf Infotainment system, so several variables are in play and my brain is single threaded...!
|
|
jarro
Location: #guad Gender:
|
Posted:
Jul 7, 2021 - 3:16pm |
|
MtnGoat wrote:
Makes sense, but no VPN installed. On a decommissioned LG V30 without cell access. I've uninstalled after clearing all cache and other data, restarted (power off/power on), reinstalled.
Follow-up question: Under the musical notes icon on the main GUI, there's an option, "Sync" with no explanation. What is this?
That's definitly odd, if wifi only works with cell enabled, best guess, is the phone is flagging the wifi as metered for some reason. Might be a setting to override that somewhere. But if phone is decommissioned, shouldn't be any harm in leaving cell data enabled. Regarding sync. it will sync with the live stream, or a device if one is detected. ( under normal circumstances not something one will use )
|
|
MtnGoat
Location: Kill your radio! Gender:
|
Posted:
Jul 7, 2021 - 1:06pm |
|
jarro wrote:
Buffering ahead, allows for hours of offline listening, but since it also tries to stay in sync with the live stream it is good to keep some cache blocks as well. As in some cases it won't have to time to refill the buffer when it syncs with the live stream.
Everything should work over a WIFI connection with cellular data disabled. I'll see if I can reproduce that. Only thing that comes to mind is there have been some issues in the past with VPN's causing WIFI to be detected as a metered connection. Which in turn will cause WIFI to be treated as a cellular connection.
Makes sense, but no VPN installed. On a decommissioned LG V30 without cell access. I've uninstalled after clearing all cache and other data, restarted (power off/power on), reinstalled.
Follow-up question: Under the musical notes icon on the main GUI, there's an option, "Sync" with no explanation. What is this?
|
|
jarro
Location: #guad Gender:
|
Posted:
Jul 1, 2021 - 4:08pm |
|
MtnGoat wrote: Thanks for the reply Jarrod, sorry I didnt see it sooner. "Buffering ahead" is on the Offline listening" page, but it's meant for live listening. "Cache autofill", I just discovered, will create cache blocks visible, not there, but on the Offline listening page. And none of that will work without cellular data being allowed (on Android 11). As I said, I've been in IT for a couple decades, so I feel justified in asking, "WTF?"
Buffering ahead, allows for hours of offline listening, but since it also tries to stay in sync with the live stream it is good to keep some cache blocks as well. As in some cases it won't have to time to refill the buffer when it syncs with the live stream. Everything should work over a WIFI connection with cellular data disabled. I'll see if I can reproduce that. Only thing that comes to mind is there have been some issues in the past with VPN's causing WIFI to be detected as a metered connection. Which in turn will cause WIFI to be treated as a cellular connection.
|
|
MtnGoat
Location: Kill your radio! Gender:
|
Posted:
Jul 1, 2021 - 3:09pm |
|
jarro wrote:
There is some info here but it's not complete.
https://radioparadise.com/list...
To answer your questions, the buffer ahead feature is more for live listening. When you expect to be offline for short periods. It will happily delete downloaded music to stay in sync with the live stream.
The offline/cache blocks are for when you expect to be offline for much longer periods or don't want to use any mobile data. This music isn't deleted until you listen to it.
The cache auto fill is something more recent. It will attempt to top up cache blocks when the phone is charging. Mainly just for convenience for those that mainly use offline cache blocks. ( also helps with people that have trouble downloading blocks manually during the day ) Can think of it as a low water mark it will try to maintain. You can always manually add more from the main interface.
Thanks for the reply Jarrod, sorry I didnt see it sooner.
"Buffering ahead" is on the Offline listening" page, but it's meant for live listening.
"Cache autofill", I just discovered, will create cache blocks visible, not there, but on the Offline listening page.
And none of that will work without cellular data being allowed (on Android 11).
As I said, I've been in IT for a couple decades, so I feel justified in asking, "WTF?"
Not to be a dick about this, if you all are shorthanded or whatever, I offer my volunteer help. I've always been a Systems kind of technician, but no stranger to app development, and even some coding. Feel free to pm me. This is a great app and just seems to have been in a half-baked state for years now.
|
|
jarro
Location: #guad Gender:
|
Posted:
Jun 26, 2021 - 5:03pm |
|
MtnGoat wrote:Is there one? Where? I cannot get my head around how to use, or understand the various cache and buffering options and what they apply to. Why is there a "buffering ahead" option on the cache blocks page? Aren't cache blocks themselves a kind of buffering? Why is there a Manage cache option to "Add channel", but I already have 2 cache blocks and they don't appear there to manage? Or do they mean different channels? I have no idea. I'm an IT guy of 25 years, and I'm used to working through confusing interfaces, but this one takes the prize. Please advise.
There is some info here but it's not complete. https://radioparadise.com/list...To answer your questions, the buffer ahead feature is more for live listening. When you expect to be offline for short periods. It will happily delete downloaded music to stay in sync with the live stream. The offline/cache blocks are for when you expect to be offline for much longer periods or don't want to use any mobile data. This music isn't deleted until you listen to it. The cache auto fill is something more recent. It will attempt to top up cache blocks when the phone is charging. Mainly just for convenience for those that mainly use offline cache blocks. ( also helps with people that have trouble downloading blocks manually during the day ) Can think of it as a low water mark it will try to maintain. You can always manually add more from the main interface.
|
|
MtnGoat
Location: Kill your radio! Gender:
|
Posted:
Jun 25, 2021 - 4:58pm |
|
Is there one? Where?
I cannot get my head around how to use, or understand the various cache and buffering options and what they apply to.
Why is there a "buffering ahead" option on the cache blocks page? Aren't cache blocks themselves a kind of buffering?
Why is there a Manage cache option to "Add channel", but I already have 2 cache blocks and they don't appear there to manage? Or do they mean different channels? I have no idea.
I'm an IT guy of 25 years, and I'm used to working through confusing interfaces, but this one takes the prize.
Please advise.
|
|
|