SmartPlay - Using the Play Queue

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The BluOS Controller App incorporates a SmartPlay functionality, allowing you to play the music of your choice instantly.

Select a Track

Upon selecting a track from an album or playlist, the chosen track will commence playing immediately. If Autofill is enabled, the remaining tracks from the Album or playlist will be automatically added to the Play Queue within the Autofill section.

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Select another Track

When you choose another track, it will begin playing instantly. The list of tracks in the Autofill section of the Play Queue will be replaced with the subsequent tracks of the Currently Playing track.

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Select Play All

Upon selecting Play All for an album or playlist, all the tracks from the selected Album or playlist will be added to the queue, clearing the previous Play Queue, and playback will instantly commence from the first track.

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Select Shuffle

When you select the Shuffle option from the context menu (3 dots) of an album or playlist, all the tracks from the selected Album or playlist will be added to the queue in random order, and playback will instantly commence from the first track, clearing the previous Play Queue.

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Select Play Now

When you select the Play Now option from a track's context menu (3 dots), the selected track will play instantly, clearing the previous Play Queue. But it does not create an Autofill function.
Note: When you select the Play Now option from the context menu (3 dots) of an album or playlist, all the tracks from the selected Album or playlist will be added to the queue, and playback will instantly commence from the first track. 

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Select Add Next

When you select the Add Next option from the context menu (3 dots), the selected track is added to the queue under the Up Next section to be played back next without clearing the existing Play Queue. But it does not create an Autofill function.
Note: When you select Add Next from the context menu (3 dots) of an Album. The entire album is added to the Up Next section.

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Select Add Last

When you select the Add Last option from the context menu (3 dots), you can insert the chosen track or Album to the end of the Play Queue. It will be placed as the last item under the Up Next section without clearing the existing Play Queue.

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Enable or Disable Autofill

When Autofill is enabled, the remaining tracks from the Album or playlist will be automatically added to the Play Queue within the Autofill section.

To enable or disable Autofill, perform the following steps:

Note: This User App preference setting (Autofill - enable or disable) is exclusive to the currently used BluOS Controller app device (mobile/Computer). Changes made on the current device do not affect other devices.

Android/iOS - Enable or Disable Autofill

  1. In the BluOS Controller app, navigate to the Home tab Hometab_icon.png > Settings button Settings_icon.png > Playback.
  2. Toggle to enable or disable the Autofill option.

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Windows/macOS - Enable or Disable Autofill

  1. In the BluOS Controller app, under the left Navigation Drawer, select Settings > Playback.
  2. Toggle to enable or disable the Autofill option.

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Remove Autofill section tracks

You can also easily remove the Auto-filled tracks from the Play Queue by selecting the Remove option in the Autofill section.

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Note: When the current track has less than 10 seconds left to play, the first track in the Autofill section is moved to the Up Next section of the Play Queue.

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