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The media player app very randomly displays some album art but not others. I've been trying to figure out what could be causing this but can't.

I've removed all album art from the .mp3 files' ID3 tags and instead have all cover art as folder.jpg files in the album folder. This still, however, does not display the album art for some albums, but I can't figure out why (it isn't the size or the dimensions of the JPEG).

I've added two album covers to the post the first of which does not work (Anna Calvi) the second (Blondie) does work. Both files are roughly the same dimensions and file size. Can someone confirm this?

Under my home directory there are ~/.cache/media-art and ~/.cache/tracker directories. Should I clear these caches, if so how do I do that (I'm happy to ssh on to the phone).

This 600x600 ~120kB file does not work

This 600x600 ~120kB file does work

The media player app very randomly displays some album art but not others. I've been trying to figure out what could be causing this but can't.

I've removed all album art from the .mp3 files' ID3 tags and instead have all cover art as folder.jpg files in the album folder. This still, however, does not display the album art for some albums, but I can't figure out why (it isn't the size or the dimensions of the JPEG).

I've added two album covers to the post the first of which does not work (Anna Calvi) the second (Blondie) does work. Both files are roughly the same dimensions and file size. Can someone confirm this?

Under my home directory there are ~/.cache/media-art and ~/.cache/tracker directories. Should I clear these caches, if so how do I do that (I'm happy to ssh on to the phone).

This 600x600 ~120kB file does not work

This 600x600 ~120kB file does work

The media player app very randomly displays some album art but not others. I've been trying to figure out what could be causing this but can't.and it would seem to have something to do with the filesize of the folder.jpg file.

I've removed all album art from the .mp3 files' ID3 tags and instead have all cover art as folder.jpg files in the album folder. This still, however, does not display the album art for some albums, but I can't figure out why (it isn't the size or the dimensions of the JPEG).

I've added two three album covers to the post the first of which does not work (Anna Calvi) the second (Blondie) does work. Both files are roughly the same dimensions and file size. The smaller version appear to work, that big file doesn't. Can someone confirm this?

Under my home directory there are ~/.cache/media-art and ~/.cache/tracker directories. Should I clear these caches, if so how do I do that (I'm happy to ssh on to the phone).

This 600x600 ~120kB ~560kB file does not work

This 600x600 ~120kB file seems to work

This 600x600 ~120kB file does work

finally there is a similar question (here) but that deals with FLAC files and is not specifically about album cover art.

The media player app very randomly displays some album art but not others. I've been trying to figure out what could be causing this and it would seem to have something to do with the filesize of the folder.jpg file.

I've removed all album art from the .mp3 files' ID3 tags and instead have all cover art as folder.jpg files in the album folder. This still, however, does not display the album art for some albums, but I can't figure out why (it isn't the size or the dimensions of the JPEG).

I've added three album covers to the post the first of which does not work (Anna Calvi) the second (Blondie) does work. The smaller version appear to work, that big file doesn't. Can someone confirm this?

Under my home directory there are ~/.cache/media-art and ~/.cache/tracker directories. Should I clear these caches, if so how do I do that (I'm happy to ssh on to the phone).

This 600x600 ~560kB file does not work

work folder_big.jpg

This 600x600 ~120kB file seems to work work folder.jpg

This 600x600 ~120kB file does work

work folder.jpg

finally there is a similar question (here) but that deals with FLAC files and is not specifically about album cover art.

UPDATE

After a while, the Media Player started to display both album art images. So I am thinking that this has something to do with the file size of the folder.jpg file. I had only recently changed the file size of the first image, and have now added both the large (~560kB) and the small (~120kB) files. The ~120kB version seems to be working after a while (presumably some cache files need to be updated).

The media player app very randomly displays some album art but not others. I've been trying to figure out what could be causing this and it would seem to have something to do with the filesize of the folder.jpg file.

I've removed all album art from the .mp3 files' ID3 tags and instead have all cover art as folder.jpg files in the album folder. This still, however, does not display the album art for some albums, but I can't figure out why (it isn't the size or the dimensions of the JPEG).

I've added three album covers to the post the first of which does not work (Anna Calvi) the second (Blondie) does work. The smaller version appear to work, that big file doesn't. Can someone confirm this?

Under my home directory there are ~/.cache/media-art and ~/.cache/tracker directories. Should I clear these caches, if so how do I do that (I'm happy to ssh on to the phone).

This 600x600 ~560kB file does not work folder_big.jpg

This 600x600 ~120kB file seems to work folder.jpg

This 600x600 ~120kB file does work folder.jpg

finally there is a similar question (here) but that deals with FLAC files and is not specifically about album cover art.

UPDATE

After a while, the Media Player started to display both album art images. So I am thinking that this has something to do with the file size of the folder.jpg file. I had only recently changed the file size of the first image, and have now added both the large (~560kB) and the small (~120kB) files. The ~120kB version seems to be working after a while (presumably some cache files need to be updated). updated).

One way to get the media player to update it's cache seems to be deleting a song from the folder, close media player, open media player, close media player, upload song again, open media player.

The media player app very randomly displays some album art but not others. I've been trying to figure out what could be causing this and it would seem to have something to do with the filesize of the folder.jpg file.

I've removed all album art from the .mp3 files' ID3 tags and instead have all cover art as folder.jpg files in the album folder. This still, however, does not display the album art for some albums, but I can't figure out why (it isn't the why, some albums are fixed using a smaller file size or the dimensions of the JPEG).but not all.

I've added three album covers to the post the first of which does not work (Anna Calvi) the second (smaller file of the same cover) and the third (Blondie) does work. The smaller version versions appear to work, that big file doesn't. Can someone confirm this?

Under my home directory there are ~/.cache/media-art and ~/.cache/tracker directories. Should I clear these caches, if so how do I do that (I'm happy to ssh on to the phone).

This 600x600 ~560kB file does not work folder_big.jpg

This 600x600 ~120kB file seems to work folder.jpg

This 600x600 ~120kB file does work folder.jpg

finally there is a similar question (here) but that deals with FLAC files and is not specifically about album cover art.

UPDATE

After a while, the Media Player started to display both album art images. So I am thinking that this has something to do with the file size of the folder.jpg file. I had only recently changed the file size of the first image, and have now added both the large (~560kB) and the small (~120kB) files. The ~120kB version seems to be working after a while (presumably some cache files need to be updated).

One way to get the media player to update it's cache seems to be deleting a song from the folder, close media player, open media player, close media player, upload song again, open media player.

The media player app very randomly displays some album art but not others. I've been trying to figure out what could be causing this and it would seem to have something to do with the filesize of the folder.jpg file.

I've removed all album art from the .mp3 files' ID3 tags and instead have all cover art as folder.jpg files in the album folder. This still, however, does not display the album art for some albums, but I can't figure out why, some albums are fixed using a smaller file size but not all.

I've added three album covers to the post the first of which does not work (Anna Calvi) the second (smaller file of the same cover) and the third (Blondie) does work. The smaller versions appear to work, that big file doesn't. Can someone confirm this?

Under my home directory there are ~/.cache/media-art and ~/.cache/tracker directories. Should I clear these caches, if so how do I do that (I'm happy to ssh on to the phone).

This 600x600 ~560kB file does not work folder_big.jpg

This 600x600 ~120kB file seems to work folder.jpg

This 600x600 ~120kB file does work folder.jpg

finally there phone)?

There is a similar question (here) but that deals with FLAC files and is not specifically about album cover art.

UPDATE

After a while, the Media Player started to display both album art images. So I am thinking that this has something to do with the file size of the folder.jpg file. I had only recently changed the file size of the first image, and have now added both the large (~560kB) and the small (~120kB) files. The ~120kB version seems to be working after a while (presumably some cache files need to be updated).

One way to get the media player to update it's cache seems to be deleting a song from the folder, close media player, open media player, close media player, upload song again, open media player.

The media player app very randomly displays some album art but not others. I've been trying to figure out what could be causing this and it would seem to have something to do with the filesize of the folder.jpg file.

I've removed all album art from the .mp3 files' ID3 tags and instead have all cover art as folder.jpg files in the album folder. This still, however, does not display the album art for some albums, but I can't figure out why, some albums are fixed using a smaller file size but not all.

Under my home directory there are ~/.cache/media-art and ~/.cache/tracker directories. Should I clear these caches, if so how do I do that (I'm happy to ssh on to the phone)?

There is a similar question (here) but that deals with FLAC files and is not specifically about album cover art.

UPDATE

After a while, the Media Player started to display both album art images. So I am thinking that this has something to do with the file size of the folder.jpg file. I had only recently changed the file size of the first image, and have now added both the large (~560kB) and the small (~120kB) files. The ~120kB version seems to be working after a while (presumably some cache files need to be updated).

One way to get the media player to update it's cache seems to be deleting a song from the folder, close media player, open media player, close media player, upload song again, open media player.

The media player app very randomly displays some album art but not others. I've been trying to figure out what could be causing this and it would seem to have something to do with the filesize of the folder.jpg file.

I've removed all album art from the .mp3 files' ID3 tags and instead have all cover art as folder.jpg files in the album folder. This still, however, does not display the album art for some albums, but I can't figure out why, some albums are fixed using a smaller file size but not all.

Under my home directory there are ~/.cache/media-art and ~/.cache/tracker directories. Should I clear these caches, if so how do I do that (I'm happy to ssh on to the phone)?

There is a similar question (here) but that deals with FLAC files and is not specifically about album cover art.

UPDATE

After a while, the Media Player started to display both album art images. So I am thinking that this has something to do with the file size of the folder.jpg file. I had only recently changed the file size of the first image, and have now added both the large (~560kB) and the small (~120kB) files. The ~120kB version seems to be working after a while (presumably some cache files need to be updated).

One way to get the media player to update it's cache seems to be deleting a song from the folder, close media player, open media player, close media player, upload song again, open media player.