Music/Playlist Sync for Android: A Free Solution

[miro]

Hi all,

I posted a (relatively) quick tutorial last night for a way to synchronize your music collection between your computer and your Android phone using Songbird and an add-on called FolderSync:

http://www.lateral8.com/2009/7/3/syn...-songbird.aspx

I use Songbird as a standalone audio management application, but Songbird will import/export playlists with iTunes... so if you are an iTunes user, this can actually work as an indirect way of syncing iTunes and your phone.

I've been looking for a way to do this with my own music since I got my G1, and I've been happy enough with the results & wanted to share this with the community.

[andrews240]

Thanks miro! I stopped using Songbird when they got rid of mass storage mode. This brings that functionality back, only better. Great find!

[sillyshy]

How do you get album artwork to work?

[miro]

Originally Posted by sillyshy

How do you get album artwork to work?

If you make it part of the mp3 tag it will show up in Songbird and on your phone. Songbird has a tag editor built in that will let you add art to any track (right click on the file). Hope this helps...

[fnirt]

I use iTunes Agent, and it's really working out well for me. In fact, I deleted some mp3's locally and it restored the contents of my playlist next time I sync'd. Handy!

http://ita.sourceforge.net/

Free, natch.