How to restrict some tracks from playing in 'Shuffle tracks'

Question

I have some audio tracks on my phone that I want to be excluded from general music playing. For example, I have some meditations, which I love, but only want to play them when I explicitly choose them, not during shuffle at a party :p



I've just transitioned from iPhone. In Itunes, there is the option on each song to include in playback or not.



Is there anything like this the music app on Android?


— Frazer Kirkman | Sources

Answer

I put all of my non-music files in to their own folders. I use 'My Files' to copy a '.nomedia' file from some folder (ie: from anki or whatsapp), and paste it in to the non-music folder.



This stops the media files from showing up in 'Music'.



I then use Mort Music - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.stohelit.folderplayer to listen to the audio-books and meditation folders.


— Frazer Kirkman | Sources

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