In short
The Playlists screen lists every Linxy Mark and Dynamic Link of yours that has its playlist switched on, newest first. Tap one to play it, or use its more button to manage it. To reach it from Home, turn on the Playlists tile in Settings.
On this page
Adding the Playlists tile to Home
- Open Settings and go to Home Screen.
- Turn on Playlists. It starts off.
- The pink Playlists tile appears on Home, below My Files.
Turn the switch off to hide the tile again. Your playlists are not affected.
What the list shows
Each row shows the playlist’s picture, its name, how many items it has, and whether it is a Linxy Mark or a Dynamic Link, for example 57 videos · Dynamic Link. The number at the top is how many playlists you have.
- Search by name.
- Narrow the list with All, Linxy Marks or Dynamic Links.
- Pull down to refresh.
Playing and managing a playlist
| To | Do this |
|---|---|
| Play it | Tap the row. It plays in the app the way it plays for someone who scans it. |
| Manage a Mark’s playlist | Tap the row’s more button. The Mark’s Content & playback screen opens: add, reorder, replace or remove items, set how it plays and give it a cover photo or silent video. |
| Manage a Dynamic Link | Tap the row’s more button, then Items and sharing to add, remove, reorder or share its items, or Link settings for the same options as My Linxy › Links. |
| Share it | Open a playlist you own and tap Share next to its name. Each share gets its own link, expiry and playback rules, and can be limited to people you invite by email. See Sharing a playlist. |
Making a new playlist
Tap + at the top of the Playlists screen (or New playlist when you have none yet), then choose:
| Choice | What happens |
|---|---|
| A new playlist link | Add items with the three buttons at the top, in any mix: My Files: photos, videos, audio or documents you already have. This phone: photos and videos from Photos, or documents and audio from Files. They are saved to My Files and checked for viruses first. A link: paste a web page, or a link to a video, audio, photo or document file. Linxy checks it before it is added (see below). Items play in the order shown, numbered. Drag the handle on the right to change the order, or tap × to remove one. Next works once every item is ready. Name the playlist and choose whether it is private. Linxy makes a new Dynamic Link that plays them in that order. |
| On one of my Linxy Marks | Choose a Mark. Its Content & playback screen opens: add items and switch its playlist on. |
Adding a link
Every link is checked with Google Safe Browsing, PhishTank and VirusTotal, the same checks as a new Dynamic Link. A web page is added as a page. A video, audio, photo or document file is copied into My Files, checked for viruses and confirmed to be the type it claims, so it plays from Linxy rather than from the other site.
A link is refused, with the reason shown, when a check flags it, when it is a YouTube video (YouTube can show ads, which Linxy cannot switch off), when a file is over 1 GB, or when the page does not load. Nothing is added when a link is refused.
Fade between photos
On a Mark or Dynamic Link, open Content & playback and switch on Fade between photos (it shows when the list has two or more photos). In Play all and Shuffle, each photo then fades into the next over one second, like a slideshow, with no pause or Up next card between two photos. Videos and pages still use the pause setting. The same fade plays in a browser.
Symptoms, causes and fixes
| What you see | Likely cause | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| No Playlists tile on Home | The tile starts off | Settings › Home Screen › turn on Playlists |
| A Mark with several videos is not in the list | Its playlist is not switched on | Switch it on in the Mark’s playlist settings. See Setting up a playlist on a Mark. |
| No playlists yet | None of your Marks or Dynamic Links has a playlist switched on | Tap New playlist and choose A new playlist link or one of your Linxy Marks |
| Untitled playlist | The Mark or Dynamic Link has no name | Give it a name in its editor |
Playing it
Tap the screen to show Previous, Pause or Play, Next and Close. The controls hide again while it plays. See Full screen, the controls and the now-playing bar.
Related reading: Setting up a playlist on a Mark, Thumbnails and titles in a playlist Sharing a playlist and My Files.