MediaScanner is not triggered when modifying SDCard content
- /e/ version: 0.14 Pie, and probably others
- Device model(s): many
Summary
Description
What is the current behavior?
When adding media content to the SDCard (in example a music file), it is not scanned, not added to Android media database, and not visible in any app using this database (in example Music). Same when modifying, deleting.
What is the improved behavior?
SDCard content change should trigger MediaScanner, so the changes could appears in apps using Android Media database.
What does it bring?
User could use their files, in example listen to the music they put on their SDCard.
Examples
Please see here : https://community.e.foundation/t/music-app-not-detecting-newly-added-music-files/27266/12?u=smu44
Validation
Add a music file, with a supported encoding, in SDCard.
Launch Music, verify the file is here and can be listened to.
Delete the file using, in example, Files app or MTP (computer).
Check again in Music app, file should not appears again.