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Re: DLNA client app that will play in track order

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Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> wrote:
> RVG <not.here@themoment.invalid.org> wrote:
> > Le 14/08/2016 à 14:34, Chris Green a écrit :
> > > I'm after a DLNA client (for audio only) that will play tracks in
> > > track number order rather than either randomly or in alphabetical
> > > order.   Is there such a thing?
> > > 
> > 
> > DLNA sucks imo, has always.
> > I much prefer smb or ftp.
> > VLC can open a network drive in either protocol and let you play music
> > and video in about any order you fancy.
> > 
> There is however one major flaw in using VLC on Android - it can
> *only* play local media files.  Unlike VLC on other platforms it can't
> play any sort of networked media file.

  Are you sure about that!? The Google play page [1] specifically says
"It also support disk shares.".

<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.videolan.vlc>

  It looks like you have an old version, because the VideoLAN website
says:

"VLC for Android 2.0.0
 2016-06-21

 VideoLAN and the VLC development team are happy to publish version 2.0
 of VLC for Android today
 It supports network shares browsing and playback,... "

  OR, do you possibly have "VLC for Android BETA" (emphasis mine),
instead of "VLC for Android"!?

  This is the right one:

<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.videolan.vlc>

  This is the wrong one:

<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.videolan.vlc.betav7neon>

  Note: On the apps pages, they're both called "VLC", but if you look in
the "My apps & games" list in the Play Store on your device, you'll see
"VLC for Android beta" for the wrong one. (Also the Settings -> ... APPS
(or something similar) entry - i.e. the one where you can Uninstall the
app, also just says "VLC" (but gives a 0.<something> version number).)

  FYI, I had the wrong/beta one (didn't use it), uninstalled it and
installed the right one. That one plays music just fine from the DLNA
server on my NAS, It can play tracks in track number order, because my
DNLA server can present such a view. I.e. (AFAIK) the function you're
asking for, is a function of the DLNA *server*, not of the DLNA
*player/client*.

  So it does not only support network shares, but also DLNA servers!

  When I tap 'Local Network' (in the left pane), my NAS is listed
*twice*, once with an 'smb' folder icon, i.e. a network share, and once
with another icon (in my case white "WD" (Western Digital) on a blue
background), which is the DLNA server.

  Anyway, back to your OP: Have you searched Google Play on - for
example - 'DLNA'? Such a search comes up with many apps, including some
with clear names like "DNLA Player". One of the latter ones is marked
with a "New" tag:

<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ginkgosoft.dlna.ctrl>

  Another one:

<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.toxsl.dlnaplayer>

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DLNA client app that will play in track order Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2016-08-14 13:34 +0100
  Re: DLNA client app that will play in track order RVG <not.here@themoment.invalid.org> - 2016-08-15 15:29 +0200
    Re: DLNA client app that will play in track order Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2016-08-15 18:59 +0100
      Re: DLNA client app that will play in track order RVG <not.here@themoment.invalid.org> - 2016-08-29 17:07 +0200
    Re: DLNA client app that will play in track order Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2016-08-15 19:14 +0100
      Re: DLNA client app that will play in track order Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2016-08-15 19:57 +0100
      Re: DLNA client app that will play in track order Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-08-15 19:44 +0000
        Re: DLNA client app that will play in track order Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2016-08-16 09:24 +0100
          Re: DLNA client app that will play in track order Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-08-16 19:17 +0000
            Re: DLNA client app that will play in track order Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2016-08-17 09:59 +0100
              Re: DLNA client app that will play in track order Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-08-17 19:55 +0000
                Re: DLNA client app that will play in track order Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2016-08-17 21:48 +0100
                Re: DLNA client app that will play in track order Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-08-18 18:43 +0000

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