Feature description:
First off, thank you for all the work you’ve put into Symphonium — it’s a fantastic app and a core part of my music setup.
One feature I’d love to see improved is how the app handles updates to the offline music library. Currently, it seems to require a full library scan to detect changes — whether it’s adding or removing tracks. In comparison, other apps like Oto Music instantly reflect these changes: new songs appear immediately after being added, and deleted songs disappear right away, without needing a manual scan or relaunch.
Having this kind of real-time or near-instant library updating would greatly improve the user experience and make Symphonium even more seamless for offline music listeners.
Thanks again for considering, and keep up the amazing work!
Problem solved:
Currently, Symphonium requires a manual or full library scan to detect any changes in the offline music library — whether you’ve added or deleted a file. This means:
New songs don’t show up right away.
Deleted songs still appear until a rescan.
Users have to wait or manually trigger a scan every time they make changes.
This can break the flow for users who manage their music frequently, especially those who add, edit, or remove tracks often (e.g. tagging, syncing, testing tracks).
Brought benefits:
Improved user experience: Songs instantly show up or disappear, just like expected behavior in modern apps.
Faster workflow: No need to wait or manually scan when you make small changes.
Feels more dynamic and polished: Makes the app feel more responsive and in sync with the user’s device.
Ideal for active users: Especially useful for people who frequently update their library or manage large collections manually.
Other application solutions:
Oto Music Player has implemented this very well. When using Oto:
As soon as a music file is added to or removed from the device’s storage, the library is updated instantly — without needing a manual scan or app restart.
This happens in real-time, so the music library always reflects the current state of the files on the device.
There’s no noticeable delay, and no need to trigger a rescan — it just works automatically in the background.
This makes the experience feel seamless and intuitive, especially for users who regularly manage their offline files. Bringing a similar approach to Symphonium would be a major quality-of-life improvement.
Additional description and context:
Screenshots / Mockup:
The option automatic sync is supposed to do that already. And no need for chatGPT to make everyone loose time reading non necessary texts.