# VLC Frustrations! I want to play a folder of music on my Android cell phone...

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 30, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vlc-frustrations-i-want-to-play-a-folder-of-music-on-my-android-cell-phone/758781 "2016-06-30T14:37:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Me\_Billy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@Me\_Billy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Me_Billy)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vlc-frustrations-i-want-to-play-a-folder-of-music-on-my-android-cell-phone/758781/1 "2016-06-30T14:37:36Z")

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I have gone through all my music CD’s and copied all the good songs into one folder on my Android cell phone (Music/Favorites).

Now I simply want to play the songs in that folder with VCL Media Player (or whatever). I try this and only one song plays, then it STOPS!

Being old fashioned, I try to read the instructions on how to operate the VLC Media Player…

THERE ARE NO INSTRUCTIONS for Android [audio]! Plenty for computers (right click this, right click that, etc.)

Do they not print instructions for things anymore?

Is there an Android music/media player which will play all the songs in a particular folder AND has written instructions on how to use it?

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**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vlc-frustrations-i-want-to-play-a-folder-of-music-on-my-android-cell-phone/758781/2 "2016-06-30T14:51:14Z")

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Hmm… I’m not sure about written instructions, their FAQ and tutorials are a little spotty, but I found it dirt-simple to do this in the free version of Rocket Player. Use the folders “tab” up at the top, find your folder, tap on a song to play. It’ll keep playing through the list.

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**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vlc-frustrations-i-want-to-play-a-folder-of-music-on-my-android-cell-phone/758781/3 "2016-06-30T15:42:04Z")

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VLC seems to play a whole folder for me. Try long-pressing on the folder (not an individual song, but the folder.) Long-pressing is sort of like right-click on a PC. Then the word Play should pop up, tap that and all the songs in that folder should play.