Folder Player Pro

Peter Shashkin

About this app

Folder Player Pro is a directory - centric music\mp3 player and is a more advanced version of its free counterpart.

In addition to the features of its Free counterpart, which offers features like no ads, compact yet feature-rich alternative music player which uses folders as playlists to play music or audiobooks, it adds the following capabilities on top of free version:

- Priority updates
- Unlimited tagging, allowing you to create multiple "playlists"
- Extended cross-fading functionality
- Ability to auto-delete tracks during playback
- Option to stop on power loss
- Option to continue playback for next folder, after current folder finishes
- M3U support


Some of the other features shared between two editions:

- playing folder trees AND individual files within folders
- integration with Bluetooth headphones (and your car)
- integration with last.fm (via scrobbler)
- pauses during phone calls and navigation speech
- sequential and random play
- configurable settings
- Equalizer
- Double press headset button to skip track
- Search

NOTE: Google demanded that this app should not have access to images and video files, so I had to remove those from Google Play's version. See details on official site below.

Please visit http://folderplayer.com for feedback on problems\ideas\suggestions

Ratings and reviews

I've been using the free version for years and just decided to buy the pro version to support the developer, the free version is awesome too. The app is for people who prefer to stay in control of how your audio files are organized (in folders). It's very convenient, lots of features, and now it even supports android auto. Highly recommend! Edit: The behavior in Android Auto is not ideal. Every time you live the app, switch to a different audio app and then come back to Folder Player, it completely forgets which folder it was in and what it was playing. It would be nice to fix it so that like many other apps, it resumes from where you left off.

I've had this app since 2019. I have never reached out to the developer of an app and had them respond to me IMMEDIATELY. Peter is very invested in the quality of his product and in making sure it works for his customers. We emailed for 2 days, and he was fully engaged and ultimately corrected the issue by sending me a file to try, and it solved the problem I was experiencing. If you want an audio app from an engaged developer who wants to make sure it works, then this is the one for you!

After an Android update before Easter, Folder Player Pro stopped working—very frustrating as I use it daily. I contacted the developer, Peter Shashkin, and he responded immediately. Over the weekend, he worked with me, found the issue, and fixed it with an update. Truly excellent support—thank you for going the extra mile!

What’s new

Fixed: Autoplay within m3u folder
Fixed: better release of Audio Focus for other apps on the device
Fixed: widget dimentions on some devices
Removed: playing mp4 files. Bending to Google demands.

See full change log at http://folderplayer.com/whatsnew-pro.html