UnicornsOnLSD/finamp

Media downloaded correctly, but media scan doesn't detect new media

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#922 opened on Oct 17, 2024

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Description

Hi,

I use finamp to play music when I'm connected via wifi and have access to my jellyfin instance. But when I'm at work I don't want to constantly vpn into my network (battery drain because of vpn), so I download the media using the download feature in the beta release to download it to /storage/emulated/0/Music/Finamp/[[album]]/[[songs]].

This works fine with one little caveat - the downloaded media is not detected by android's own media provider (no idea why).

how do i know? -- I use RetroMusicPlayer to play offline music at work and in my car (android auto support)

when i rescan the media library using a third party app - the media is visible.

I want to suggest, that after downloading media using the download feature, finamp triggers a media scan by itself, so such usecases would have a flawless UX.

I did open a corresponding feature request on RetroMusicPlayer to suggest a "Pull to Refresh" feature for that usecase (https://github.com/RetroMusicPlayer/RetroMusicPlayer/issues/1673) but I think it would be a better UX if finamp kicks off a media scan on system level after download, because the music being available as media would be the expectation from the user i guess.

thx for your software! like the new UI a lot

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Tech stack
flutterandroid
Domain
mobile
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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half day
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fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Flutter developmentAndroid media store
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
Investigate the current download functionality in Finamp, likely in the download service or repository. After a download completes, use Android's MediaScannerConnection to scan the downloaded file(s) so that other apps detect the new media. Look at the existing download code path and add a media scan call similar to the plugin 'flutter media scanner' or use platform channels. The issue mentions that third party apps can scan successfully, so the implementation should match that behavior.