Yes you can browse to folder and play from VLC on Android, it's a bit clunky though. Personally I prefer Pulsar Player but I don't know if that will be useful for your use but at least it gives Folders as an option from the main menu and not only the sidebar.... ________________________________ From: Linux-audio-user &lt;linux-audio-user-bounces(a)lists.linuxaudio.org&gt; on behalf of Christopher Obbard &lt;chris(a)64studio.com&gt; Sent: 06 September 2018 15:01 To: Jeanette C. Cc: Linux-audio-users' mailinglist Subject: Re: [LAU] [semi-OT] VLC for mobile question I like Kodi player on android TV boxes, depending on decoder support of course! On Thu, 6 Sep 2018 at 16:59, Jeanette C. <julien@mail.upb.de<mailto:julien@mail.upb.de>> wrote: Hey hey, I know it's not specifically on Linux anymore, but does anyone know fi the VLC for mobile player can play music based on folders rather than tags? I had a look, but couldn't find anything on an idevice. Alternatively: is there perhaps another soltuion for a portable player that will be mounted on Linux and speak? I had a Rockbox enabled player for a while, but it's dying and the players that are usable to me and support Rockbox are a dying breed. Best wishes and TIA, Jeanette -------- * Website: http://juliencoder.de - for summer is a state of sound * SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/jeanette_c * Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMS4rfGrTwz8W7jhC1Jnv7g * GitHub: https://github.com/jeanette-c * Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeanette_c_s When you need someone, you just turn around and I will be there <3 (Britney Spears) _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@lists.linuxaudio.org<mailto:Linux-audio-user@lists.linuxaudio.org> https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user

On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 11:32 AM, Dale Powell &lt;dj_kaza(a)hotmail.com&gt; wrote: Pulsar is good but we switched to Rocket Player because Pulsar, like almost every other mobile player, cannot import playlists. Rocket does. Both of them handle a collection of 15,000+ tracks on a microSD card without any real issues.

Sep 6 2018, Dale Powell has written: ... ... Thanks again, I'll take another closer look, maybe get someone sighted to also have a look at the interface. Perhaps I overlooked something. Beyond that, the VLC is really accessible and the solution with the sidebar is quite helpful to me. It makes for less clutter. :) Best wishes, Jeanette -------- * Website: http://juliencoder.de - for summer is a state of sound * SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/jeanette_c * Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMS4rfGrTwz8W7jhC1Jnv7g * GitHub: https://github.com/jeanette-c * Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeanette_c_s I know you're out there and I know that you still care <3 (Britney Spears)