Few people know that AIMP for Android also has smart-playlists. Compared to the PC version, the implementation is less explicit here – most operations are performed automatically. Let’s take a closer look at how this works.

Implementation

It is quite easy to distinguish a smart-playlist from a regular one — its name ends with an arrow:

The “arrow” indicates that the playlist is linked to a preimage — another playlist or the folder.

Creation

Smart-playlists creates automatically. Just add the entire folder to the playlist, and the player will link it to the playlist. Note that at this time, the playlist must not contain any separately added files, otherwise the folder will not be linked.

Synchronization

Syncing works in semi-automatic mode — you should manually initiate the action, and the app will do everything also by itself. There are two ways to start the synchronization process:

1) Using the “swipe-to-refresh” gesture like in Internet browsers. Just grab the first playlist entry and drag it down until the icon appears:

2) Using the “update content” menu item:

Note that the command is also available for regular playlists. In this case, the app will remove non-existent files from the playlist, and will start the process of re-reading tags data.

Modify the playlist

The app tracks playlist modifications and updates the synchronization settings. For example:

• If you add folder to the playlist, AIMP will add it to the list for syncing.
• If you sort the playlist by any template, AIMP will remember the template and apply it after syncing the content.
• If you delete content of an entire folder from the playlist, AIMP will simply exclude the folder from the syncing.
• However, if you delete only a part of the files — syncing will be disabled — the “arrow” in the playlist name disappears.
• To re-link a playlist to a folder, click “+ ” button of playlist screen and select the appropriate folder.