[GH-ISSUE #152] Cannot embed lyrics to file specifically when using the now-playing song option. #110

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opened 2026-02-27 19:26:23 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

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Originally created by @u12bdragon on GitHub (Feb 27, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Lambada10/SongSync/issues/152

Describe the bug
I use Poweramp as a music player. All of my music is local on an SD card. It seems to be that SongSync (sometimes) thinks that the now-playing song is not local (streamed), as sometimes when I try to embed lyrics to the now-playing song, it says "You tried to embed the lyrics to a non-local file. Aborting operation." However, when I search for the exact same song in the app, it works fine.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Play local (downloaded) music. (Specifically with Poweramp? Unsure.)
Click on "Now playing song"
Click "Embed lyrics to file"
See error
Go back to song list. Search the same song that is "Now playing". Click on it. Repeat step 3. Voilà, success!

Expected behavior
It worky because songy is local.

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NOW-PLAYING:

SEARCHED MANUALLY:

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

Device: Samsung Note 20 Ultra
OS: android 13, the Samsung flavor.
App version: 4.3.0

Additional context
I ate a really good orange the other day.

Originally created by @u12bdragon on GitHub (Feb 27, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Lambada10/SongSync/issues/152 **Describe the bug** I use Poweramp as a music player. All of my music is local on an SD card. It seems to be that SongSync (sometimes) thinks that the now-playing song is not local (streamed), as sometimes when I try to embed lyrics to the now-playing song, it says "You tried to embed the lyrics to a non-local file. Aborting operation." However, when I search for the _exact same_ song in the app, it works fine. **To Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. Play local (downloaded) music. (Specifically with Poweramp? Unsure.) 2. Click on "Now playing song" 3. Click "Embed lyrics to file" 4. See error 5. Go back to song list. Search the same song that is "Now playing". Click on it. Repeat step 3. Voilà, success! **Expected behavior** It worky because songy is local. **Screenshots** -- **NOW-PLAYING:** ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b2db7ad0-272a-42fc-9570-23533e13659f) ___ **SEARCHED MANUALLY:** ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d0e2ecfe-a215-4a86-9c32-226857aca313) **Smartphone (please complete the following information):** - Device: Samsung Note 20 Ultra - OS: android 13, the Samsung flavor. - App version: 4.3.0 **Additional context** I ate a really good orange the other day.

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@MadMarbleHead commented on GitHub (Mar 7, 2025):

I've been facing the same issue on a Google Pixel 7a that's running android 15.

I just did a little bit of testing, and it of the three file types I've tried with so far (mp3, m4a, opus), it's only occurred on two (m4a & opus), and only on the first time playing a given song, but not always on the first time playing a song; playing a song, getting the misdetection, playing another song, and then going back has not caused the misdetection to occur at all.
UPDATE: It can happen with mp3 files as well.

When closing Poweramp, canceling play, and verifying that it is no longer running in the background via the active apps system dialog does not cause any misdetection on previously played songs, but it can still happen on songs that haven't been played.

When force-stopping Poweramp and clearing the cache, the misdetection does occur again on songs that were previously misdetected, but had previously been solved, via swapping from and back to the song.

I haven't yet tested with other music players or file types, and don't have the time to do any further testing at the moment, but if more is requested another day, I can do some more, with detailed play order, file information/paths, and/or with other requested steps taken/recorded.

EDIT: I should also note that the bulk of the testing was from the same directory, but that the issue doesn't only occur in that directory.

@MadMarbleHead commented on GitHub (Mar 7, 2025): I've been facing the same issue on a Google Pixel 7a that's running android 15. I just did a little bit of testing, and it of the three file types I've tried with so far (mp3, m4a, opus), it's only occurred on two (m4a & opus), and only on the first time playing a given song, but not always on the first time playing a song; playing a song, getting the misdetection, playing another song, and then going back has not caused the misdetection to occur at all. UPDATE: It can happen with mp3 files as well. When closing Poweramp, canceling play, and verifying that it is no longer running in the background via the active apps system dialog does not cause any misdetection on previously played songs, but it can still happen on songs that haven't been played. When force-stopping Poweramp and clearing the cache, the misdetection does occur again on songs that were previously misdetected, but had previously been solved, via swapping from and back to the song. I haven't yet tested with other music players or file types, and don't have the time to do any further testing at the moment, but if more is requested another day, I can do some more, with detailed play order, file information/paths, and/or with other requested steps taken/recorded. EDIT: I should also note that the bulk of the testing was from the same directory, but that the issue doesn't only occur in that directory.

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2026-02-27 19:26:43 +03:00

[PR #116] [MERGED] Fix: Ensure Lyrics Are Embedded During Batch Download When Selected #195