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Unknown error when editing ID3 tags #206
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Affected app version
1.1.0
Affected Android/Custom ROM version
Android 8.0
Affected device model
Huawei P10 Lite
How did you install the app?
Google Play Store
Steps to reproduce the bug
- Long press on a song in the "tracks" tab
- select "rename" from the three dots menu in the top right corner
- edit track artist/title
- press ok
Expected behavior
the ID3 tags are modified and the rename dialog closes
Actual behavior
a notification pops up telling the user that an unknown error happened
Screenshots/Screen recordings
No response
Additional information
see #28 (comment)
Activity
fix: add proguard rules for jaudiotagger (#205)
marcosox commentedon Aug 18, 2025
I tried in the latest version (1.2.1) and now nothing happens when I tap OK after editing the ID3 tag
naveensingh commentedon Aug 18, 2025
Actually, it works, but you have to wait a bit. I'll investigate the cause.
marcosox commentedon Aug 19, 2025
I just tried again, waited for 6 minutes after tapping OK but nothing happened. Tried to re-scan the media files after that and it still shows the old tags
marcosox commentedon Oct 14, 2026
Just tested on a Samsung Galaxy S25. Now the tags are updated, but it require forcibly stopping the app and emtpying the cache before the updated tags show up. I'm not sure if it just needs some time, or some variable in memory needs to be reset by a specific action.
There's still something strange: after setting the artist tag I have 0 results in the artists view, even after a media rescan and an app restart: