Export + Permanent Cache Icon in Bottom Bar

[thatG]

Feature description

Export File and Permanent Cache Icon in Bottom Bar Now Playing Screen

Problem solved

Right now if I want to download the file to my phone storage there are several steps required : More Actions>>*Scrolling>>offline Cache and download>>Export to folder>>export

Brought benefits

It’d be faster and more convenient to do this from the Now Playing Screen with one button click instead of having to leave the screen and do 4-5 clicks.

Device type

Phone

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[RoyalGuard]

A implementation of this could be to have a button that shows the current status of a track (Not Downloaded - Cached - Downloaded) and make the “Offline cache and download” pop-up appear as the action of said icon.
Here’s a mock-up of what this implementation could look like:

Icon that changes depending on the status (Not Downloaded - Cached - Permanently cached)

The action button would bring up this pop-up

This would also be useful for the new Audiobookshelf integration, as Audiobooks tend to be a bit biggger than music tracks.

Also, while this wouldn’t add any new features as requested in the original post, it would significantly speed up the caching and exporting process.

(Quick reminder to all that exported items aren’t tracked by Symfonium, so it’s impossible to have a status for Exported items)

[dAtATRoN]

I agree -the current solution is far too cumbersome in my opinion, and I’ve often thought about implementing it exactly as you described to make the process way smoother.

[thatG]

Tidal player lets you auto cache songs you add to your favorite list. The favorite button would also serve as an indicator. All you need is the option in settings to either auto cache or auto-dl when adding to favorites.

[RoyalGuard]

That seems like a separate Feature Request if you ask me. I’d open a new Feature Request with only this.
This would enable Tolriq to choose which features to implement, thereby keeping the forum tidier.

[thatG]

Okay, this is already available. Only caching though.

[RoyalGuard]

As I said before, exporting tracks can’t be handled in the same way as temporary cache and permanent cache.
Also, this could have been achieved via the Smart Playlist, but I guess this came before Smart Playlists.

[Armatures]

@RoyalGuard

Here’s a mock-up of what this implementation could look like:

You can achieve something similar to this on the album page, using the custom text input

After a bit of trial and error I got this to give me what I wanted.

%duration% %year% %format.codec% %format.bitrate% {%|offlinestatus==“1”%● Downloaded}{%|offlinestatus==“10001”%● Cached}{%|offlinestatus==“0”%◎ Streaming}

If I want to cache and album I just play the first track since I have it setup to cache the next 20 tracks as one is played on wifi. This works really well, less clicks.