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Samsung devices handle music in a variety of ways
Smartphones and tablets have largely
replaced dedicated music players for those
who want to be entertained on the move
and on an Samsung device in particular
you have multiple options available to you.
You can copy your entire music library
to your phone or tablet from a desktop
in a variety of ways if you have the space
available and you can even utilise a library
of music that is stored on the cloud
whenever you have a valid mobile data
connection. These two options alone
give you access to thousands of tracks
whenever you want to play them and will
make your device much more useful.
Playlists can be created for different
situations and moods, such as when driving,
relaxing or trying to drift off to sleep, and you
can also use your device to create random
music mixes. You can even listen to music
that is playing in the background near to
you and have it recognised straight away.
Gone are the days of hearing a song and
wondering what it is and gone are the days
of carrying multiple media devices to do
different things.
There are some pitfalls to be aware
of, however, and we will explain how to
avoid these and how to make the most of
your mobile music experience no matter
where you are. We show you ways to avoid
exceeding data limits imposed by your
network provider, and how you can access
millions of songs whenever you like.
Android can take your music and let you
use it in a variety of ways and so much more
can be done beyond simply listening to
your tracks and enjoying them. They can
be mixed and tweaked to your preference
and you also have multiple options within
Google Play in terms of what apps you want
to use to play your collection. It would be
easy to spend forever trying out all that is
available, but choice is a good thing and like
music itself, everyone has a different opinion
and different tastes.
One further point to remember outside
of the tips we will offer in this tutorial is that
a pair of decent headphones or external
speakers can greatly improve the quality
of sound you get from your device. Most
smartphones, even high-end models, are
still bundled with low quality headphones
and a small expenditure can make all of the
difference. Let’s get started in showing you
how to really enjoy your mobile music.
Copy music to your device Take your entire music collection with you
The best software
If using a Mac, Android File Transfer,
available from www.android.com/
filetransfer/, is recommended as an
official solution which works with
every Samsung device. For Windows,
you won’t need extra software.
Connect your device
Connect your device to the desktop
computer using a USB cable and
either Android File Transfer software
will appear or your standard Windows
file manager. You may need to restart
your device to get it to connect.
One more option
If your Samsung device uses an
expansion card, you could take it out
and insert it into your desktop if it has
a compatible slot. Now simply drag
tracks to the Music folder on your
expansion card.
Why are
music files
so large
Music files are
commonly
over 10MB
in size these
days, but tracks
can be much
larger if they
are encoded
for extra high
quality. The
larger the file,
the better the
quality but
transferring
larger files may
take some time.
48 Samsung Galaxy Tips, Tricks, Apps & Hacks