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I've found a couple instances where I have duplicate songs.
I long press one of the duplicates and select "EDIT SONG" to check which version it is and see if it's in any set lists.
If it's OK to delete, I was looking to delete the entire song from my library but there was no option to delete it. I had to cancel out of the EDIT SONG meu and delete it from the SONGS tab.
IMO, a "DELETE SONG" option inside the "EDIT SONG" window(s) would be helpful.
12 tablets (Insignia, ONN, Dragon Touch). Ranging from Android 5 to 9.
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I'd rather have a way to browse the "info" of the song (metadata and notes) from the song lists, maybe with a note icon (like the one showing for audio files and playing them from the list).
I'm imagening a read-only pop up window where the metadata and notes are displayed not unlike the notes window you can popup at the start of a song. Then one could have a quick, more comprehensive view
at the song details without having to open the edit screen. You wouldn't need a delete option from the edit screen any more since it's more comfortable viewing/comparing and deleting from the list.
Just food for thought.
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Going to the song list to delete an unwanted song is currently a pain if you made the decision while viewing a collection - having switched to the songs screen, one then has to re-position to the song you want to delete. Also, identifying the correct song might not be easy if the song page is displayed in a different sort order from the collection.
So, I would like to have the option of deleting the song immediately after it had been identified.
I'm guessing that Mike is trying to avoid people accidentally selecting Delete (from the database) instead of Remove (from the Collection/Set list).
Having the notes/fields displayed, ala BRX' would also be useful.
I suppose the best answer would be for MSP not to create unwanted duplicates in the first place (I know self managing the files would help alleviating the problem but I don't fancy converting). On my tablet, I always give the songs a unique title that matches the filename; when importing a new version of an existing title, I always want to overwrite the existing one (this preserves set lists) i.e. One shouldn't need to use the SwapFile mechanism.
Geoff
Samsung Galaxy Tab A6