PlexAmp - possible to just play local (Android) audio?

Plex Players Mobile Devices
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I’m a long-time PlexPass member (bought the “forever” pass years ago, one of the best $125 or whatever I’ve ever spent). I’ve recently had to shut down my Plex server and moved all my tracks to my Android phone (which has a ridiculous amount of free space). I’d love to play music directly from my phone using PlexAmp, as it looks cool (VLC not cutting it as it seems to re-assemble my 8k+ track library on each startup), but I can’t find a setting to just play local tracks.

Do I need to set up a Plex Media Server on my Android to be able to play from my Android using PlexAmp? Is there a better solution? Why wouldn’t PlexAmp just be able to scan the local system to find audio files?

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Did you think about moving those files to the folder that the app uses for downloads? Then set the option to prefer local music. … maybe…

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Thanks, yeah I had considered that. I was just hoping there was a hidden “find all music files on my device” button. But it seems then it would be a music player for everyone, instead of just for Plex users, which might create headaches for the Plex team. Anyway, I’ll give that a try. Thanks again.

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Plexamp is not a local file player. It is a “Plex client”, which means it needs a server.
There is no Plex server for mobile phones.

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Thanks Otto!

So, what is the best option for playing only audio downloaded to an Android? I like PlexAmp’s download capability and I can see that I’m able to go to Downloads and browse through Playlists but that’s far from optimum.

I know from the thousands of posts on this forum that syncing audio from a server to a phone is fraught with “issues”. The recent move to Downloads instead of Sync seems like a great step. Any advice?

Thanks,
Lon

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