Last Updated: July 9, 2015
Tabs and Main Menu
Diapente is divided into several 'tabs.' These are Artist, Album, Library, Playlists and Play Queue. Navigate by swiping in either direction.
Making Selections
Play Queue Management
- In Play Queue tab, songs are grouped by their source category. Songs may be reordered within its own group.
- Play Queue management features are available for Android 3.0+ versions only.
There's additional options on each track in Play Queue.
Search and Filtering
In Artist tab, you may filter Album tab by an artist or artists.
Album, Artist, Library and Playlists tabs may be filtered to show only items that meet your criteria.
In Play Queue tab, you may search to hightlight matched words. When a search is active, scroll up and down to jump to next or previous matched instance.
Filter criteria may be cleared by long clicking Search icon when the filter criteria is visible.
Alternatively, it can be cleared by Menu -> Clear Filter option. This option will clear search criteria from ALL tabs.
Alternatively, it can be cleared by Menu -> Clear Filter option. This option will clear search criteria from ALL tabs.
Player Drawer
Player Drawer contains playback controls and other functions. It also serves as information display, providing album artwork and other technical details.
* Seeking and Resume functions are currently available on MP3 format only.
Artwork Browser supports embedded ID3 cover art. In addition, art works provided by AlbumArt.org and Last.fm are used.
Tips and Tricks
- Servers screen lists servers you've selected. More servers may be added by using action icons.
- Music servers must appear here and be authenticated in order to appear in music catalog.
- Servers screen is accessed by pressing Menu -> Servers.
- Servers may be shared through NFC functionality.
- In order to share your servers to another phone, simply open 'Servers' activity and bring your phone and the target phone in close proximity. The target phone must be turned on and screen unlocked. Both phones must have their NFC function turned on as well.
- If the target phone does not have 'Diapente Streaming Music Player' installed, it will be directed to the app's Play Store for installation. Once installed, you may need to repeat the transmission again to complete it.
- Shared server credentials will be encrypted on your guest's device. Guest devices will be required to contact our server in order to decrypt credentials on each session.
- Guest servers have limit of one catalog update per every three hours.