**Symphony Music Player - Frequently Asked Questions**

**Symphony - FAQ**

This FAQ will be continually updated to accommodate new information with respect to new updates and changes on the app, and will be used inside the app to help users find answers to their questions.


**What is Symphony Music Player?**

Symphony is a lightweight and ad free music player that plays music from your device's local library.
It is tailored toward playing classical music and other genres where you wish to listen to random albums with the songs/tracks played in the correct order.


**Why the name “Symphony”?**

Partly because [AndreasK](https://gitlab.com/AndreasK/unpopular-music-player) used the much better name [“Unpopular Music Player”](https://f-droid.org/packages/de.kromke.andreas.unpopmusicplayerfree/).
And partly because it is tailored toward listening to classical music where a single composition (album) usually consists of several movements (songs/tracks) that you want to play in order.


**What are Symphony's key features?**

* “Gap-less” playback.
* Very simple interface.
* Within a genre, tracks may be played in sequence, randomly or by random album


**Where can I find the currently playing song?**

The currently playing track/song can be found as a bar at the bottom of the app or in the notification area at the top of the screen.


**How are my music tracks categorized?**

Music tracks are grouped into genres and albums.


**How can I navigate between genres and albums?**

You can navigate between them by clicking and choosing your desired genre.
Once a genre has been selected, you can click to choose your desired album.


**What is play mode used for?**

Play mode is used to control the order in which tracks are played. Choices are:
* Sequential - Tracks in the genre are played in the order displayed on the track list.
* Shuffle tracks - Tracks are played in a pseudo-random order.
* Shuffle album - Tracks within an album are played in order. Once all tracks in the current album are played, a new album is selected at random.


**Can I categorize my tracks to different playlists?**

There is currently no feature or option to categorize music tracks to different playlists.


**Does Symphony play music tracks from online sources?**

No, Symphony doesn't play music tracks from any online source; it only plays from the local library.


**Can I exclude folders from my library?**

Not within Symphony. Symphony uses the Android media system to determine what music is on the phone.
You can exclude directories from the Android media management system by creating a file called ".nomedia" at the top of the directory/folder tree to be excluded.
Once excluded from the Android media system, they will be excluded from Symphony.


**How do I search for a song or playlist?**

Songs can only be searched by genres or the album in which they are categorized.


**Where can Symphony Music Player be downloaded?**

Symphony can be installed from [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/packages/org.fitchfamily.android.symphony/) or you can install a [developer signed copy from the project Git repository](app/release/app-release.apk).


**If you have other questions to ask which are not listed in the above FAQ, please create an issue. We will be available to give answers to your questions.**
