So, the most recent update with XBM actually fixed a lot of things for me and things were going smoothly. However, scouring my library, I found some missing album art in one of my favorite bands. So, I removed the albums from my phone, and tagged them properly. Before I put them back, I checked my library for similar issues so I could do it all at once, and the music I took off was still on there, even after I closed off the app and reopened it several times. Checking my SD card (and I don't store music on my phone proper, it wouldn't all fit anyway), I found that they were indeed not present as files. Even worse, when I reloaded the songs back on my phone, attempting to play them caused the app to crash.
Saying 'screw this,' I completely formatted and wiped the SD card because ain't nobody got time for this. Figured I'd start with a clean SD card and just re add everything after they've been properly tagged. Opening XBM again to make sure the process went smoothly, it shows ALL MY MUSIC STILL LOADED IN THE LIBRARY. What? I check the SD card and there is indeed nothing on it, both through storage check and my computer, as it should be. Figured the app was lagging (I have cloud music turned off. Period.) so I closed and reopened it, only to find the music still there. I attempted to play a song and lo and behold, the song plays. WHAT? There is NO MUSIC on the phone, no cloud storage, and it is still able to find the music and play it? It wasn't even a recent play either. Tested this for other songs as well.
I think I created infinite storage, because there is no way this should be happening. After about half an hour though, I loaded all my music back properly, there's just a perpetual black screen after selecting artists or any category. Soft and Hard resets aren't weren't doing the job and a factory reset was out of the question. So, Music Hub Tile for me until an update fixes this, no problems at all.
But just for my own curiosity, what happened? What can explain the app reading and playing something that isn't there?
Saying 'screw this,' I completely formatted and wiped the SD card because ain't nobody got time for this. Figured I'd start with a clean SD card and just re add everything after they've been properly tagged. Opening XBM again to make sure the process went smoothly, it shows ALL MY MUSIC STILL LOADED IN THE LIBRARY. What? I check the SD card and there is indeed nothing on it, both through storage check and my computer, as it should be. Figured the app was lagging (I have cloud music turned off. Period.) so I closed and reopened it, only to find the music still there. I attempted to play a song and lo and behold, the song plays. WHAT? There is NO MUSIC on the phone, no cloud storage, and it is still able to find the music and play it? It wasn't even a recent play either. Tested this for other songs as well.
I think I created infinite storage, because there is no way this should be happening. After about half an hour though, I loaded all my music back properly, there's just a perpetual black screen after selecting artists or any category. Soft and Hard resets aren't weren't doing the job and a factory reset was out of the question. So, Music Hub Tile for me until an update fixes this, no problems at all.
But just for my own curiosity, what happened? What can explain the app reading and playing something that isn't there?