Artwork no longer displaying in Android Auto

[stegouser]

Hello, first time poster here so I hope I posting/doing this right.  I've been using the GoneMAD Music player for the past 2 years on my Samsung Galaxy S10e connected to my vehicle using Android Auto to play music.

Some time in the past month or so, the artwork has completely disappeared when using the GoneMAD Music Player via Android Auto. There are no longer thumbnail images, background images, now playing images, etc. All artwork has stopped displaying.

Not sure if it's a setting change or development change within the GoneMAD Music Player app or the Android Auto app. I haven't been able to figure out how to get the artwork to return when using Android Auto.

Has anyone else experienced this or know if a resolution exists or if this is expected behavior?

FWIW, I'm currently using the following versions:
GoneMAD Music Player v3.0.7
Android Auto v6.0.615334-release
Android v11

Thank you!

[GoneMAD]

what is the resolution of your art work. auto still shows all art fine for me but i dont keep that high resolution images

[stegouser]

Everything is working fine for me now, I just confirmed I can now see all the artwork when using Android Auto.

It was quite possible that the issue was due to user error (me).

Today I stopped the GMMP app on my phone, deleted the cache, deleted the data, then uninstalled the app. Did the same for the GMMP unlocker. Restarted the phone, reinstalled the app and unlocker, went out to my vehicle and connected the phone and now everything works as it should. I can now see all the great artwork for all of my albums and artists when using GMMP via Android Auto.

I noticed two settings that I may have originally disabled that may have caused my issue...

Settings > General > Broadcast Metadata
Settings > General > Broadcast Album Art

They are enabled now and everything works, it's possible I had those settings disabled previously and didn't realize it. Also the setting for giving Android Auto full access is enabled...

Settings > Library > Full Android Auto Access

Seems like I'm good now, sorry if this caused any undue stress to look into an issue that was likely user related. GMMP has been a great app for me and I intend to keep on using it.

Thank you for providing a great application and take care!

[GoneMAD]

"Settings > General > Broadcast Album Art"

Yup that would have done it. android auto gets its playing information from the mediasession (same with a lot of other things grab the info from there). Disabling album art wont allow auto to get the art anymore.

Broadcast metadata is mostly legacy but some things may look for it. It just sends intents with the playing info

Glad you figured it out!