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Getting Started
Anjishnu Nandi edited this page Aug 30, 2026
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This guide will help you set up and start using Rhythm Music Player after installation.
Rhythm features a dynamic onboarding process to personalize your music experience. Depending on your choice and playback mode, you will follow either a Quick Setup or a detailed Full Tour.
- Welcome Screen 👋: Introduction to Rhythm's features.
- App Mode Choice 📱: Choose between Local (device files) or Go Mode (server-based streaming via Subsonic/Navidrome/Jellyfin).
- Rhythm Guard 🛡️: Set up hearing safety defaults based on your age.
- Permission Setup 🔐: Grant necessary storage and notification permissions.
- Notification Preferences 🔔: Configure how you receive alerts and playback controls.
- Backup & Restore 💾: Restore previous settings or configure auto-backups.
- Audio & Playback Settings 🎵: Configure haptics, landing screens, and playback behavior.
- Theming & Appearance 🎨: Select themes and enable Material You dynamic colors.
- Gesture Controls 👆: Learn and customize player and library swipes.
- Library Organization 📚: Configure tab visibility and folder browsing.
- Media Scanning 🔍: Set up blacklist/whitelist filters for your library.
- Home Screen Widgets 📱: Learn about available layouts and customization.
- Integrations 🔗: Connect artwork APIs (Deezer, YouTube Music).
- Rhythm Stats 📊: Explore listening insights and history.
- Update Preferences ⬆️: Configure update channels and polling.
- Review Summary: Final check of your configurations.
- Setup Complete ✅: Start your initial media scan and begin listening!
- Recently Played: Quick access to recent tracks
- Favorites: Your liked songs
- Recommendations: Suggested playlists
- Quick Actions: Fast access to key features
- Full-screen player with album art
- Playback controls: Play/pause, skip, shuffle, repeat
- Progress bar: Seek to any position
- Queue access: View and manage upcoming tracks
- Lyrics: Synchronized word-by-word display
Browse by:
- Songs: All tracks in your library
- Liked: Your favorite (♥) tracks
- Playlists: Your custom playlists
- Albums: Organized by album
- Artists: View by artist
- Album Artists: Grouped by album artist
- Dates: Tracks by release date
- Explorer: Folder-based browsing
- Lightning-fast fuzzy search
- Search across songs, albums, artists
- Settings search functionality
- Recent searches history
- Play/Pause: Tap center button or notification
- Skip: Next/previous track buttons
- Shuffle: Random playback mode (multiple algorithms)
- Repeat: Off/One/All modes
- Volume: Device buttons or in-app slider
- Seek: Drag progress bar or tap lyrics
- Queue Management: Add next, reorder tracks
- Sleep Timer: Auto-stop playback
- Audio Output: Switch between speaker/Bluetooth
- Speed Control: Playback speed adjustment
- Long-press any song
- Select "Add to playlist"
- Choose existing or create new
- Name your playlist
- Reorder Songs: Drag and drop tracks
- Sort Options: By title, artist, date added
- Multi-Select: Remove multiple tracks
- Grid View: Visual playlist browsing
- Import/Export: Share playlists with others
- Auto-add to Queue: Automatically queue songs
- Default Playlists: System-generated playlists
- Playlist from Folder: Create from file system
- Light Mode: Bright, clean interface
- Dark Mode: Easy on the eyes
- Material You: Dynamic colors from wallpaper
- Custom Schemes: Create your own color palette
- Festive Themes: Seasonal themes (Diwali, Christmas)
- Progress Bar Style: Choose your preferred design
- Gesture Controls: Swipe to control playback
- Player Layout: Customize button positions
- Font Selection: System fonts or import custom
- 10-Band Equalizer: Professional audio tuning
- AutoEQ Presets: Device-optimized profiles (6032+ devices)
- Import/Export EQ: Share your settings
- Bass Boost & Virtualizer: Enhanced audio effects
- Mono Audio: Downmix stereo to mono for single-earpiece listening
- Long-press home screen
- Tap "Widgets"
- Find "Rhythm Music"
- Drag widget to home screen
- Resize as needed
- Glance Music Widget: Modern Material 3 with adaptive responsive sizes
- Cookie Widget: Expressive 12-sided cookie-shaped music widget
- Stats Widget: Playback statistics on the home screen
- Lyrics Widget: Display current song lyrics on home screen
- Real-time playback updates
- Play/pause, skip controls
- Current track, artist, album art
- Background auto-updates via WorkManager
- Tap lyrics icon in player
- Synchronized word-by-word highlighting
- Auto-scroll with playback
- Tap line to seek to that position
- LRCLib (Online community-driven)
- Embedded (From audio file metadata)
- Manual Sync: Adjust timing manually
- Set source priority in settings
- Enable/disable auto-fetch
- Customize lyrics appearance
- Adjust sync offset
Access comprehensive statistics:
- Total Listening Time: Track your listening habits
- Most Played Songs: Your favorites
- Artist Statistics: Top artists
- Genre Distribution: Music taste breakdown
- Playback Trends: Daily/weekly/monthly graphs
- Gapless Playback: Seamless track transitions
- Replay Gain: Normalize loudness (album gain or track gain)
- Crossfade: Smooth transitions between tracks (1–12 seconds)
- Audio Focus: Handle calls and notifications
- Resume on Bluetooth: Auto-play on device connect
- Independent Volume: App-specific volume control
- Media Scan: Rescan your library
- Blacklist/Whitelist: Include/exclude folders
- A–Z Scroll Bar: Enable/configure alphabetical fast-scrolling
- Cache Management: Clear temporary files
- Metadata Editor: Edit song information
- Auto-Resume: Continue where you left off
- RAM Removal Controls: Playback persistence
- Default Actions: Set default behaviors
- Gesture Controls: Configure swipe actions
- Settings → Updates & Info → About (Report a Bug, Discord, Telegram support)
- Contextual help in settings
- Fast Library Access: Swipe up from mini-player to open queue
- Quick Actions: Long-press songs for context menu
- Batch Operations: Multi-select in playlists
- Keyboard Shortcuts: Media keys support
- Widget Shortcuts: Add widgets for quick access
- Backup Regularly: Export playlists and settings
- Custom Filters: Use blacklist/whitelist effectively
- AutoEQ Presets: Find your device's optimized profile
Ready to dive deeper? Check out the Features Overview for complete capabilities!