# Browsing MP3 files on my smartphone (Androïd)

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/browsing-mp3-files-on-my-smartphone-android/13674
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 22, 2012, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/browsing-mp3-files-on-my-smartphone-android/13674 "2012-07-22T15:42:19Z")
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### Author: ![JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/jj_johnson/32/67_2.png) [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/browsing-mp3-files-on-my-smartphone-android/13674/18 "2012-07-23T16:42:49Z")

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> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> And finally: if you altered your workflow so that you keep the master of your collection on a PC and sychronize it with the smartphone you could use merits of MP3tag. In respect to "backup" this would be the solution with more advantages ... a smartphone may be lost or get stolen ...

I completely agree with this. The files on your smartphone should be copies of files from a master library that you keep and maintain on a computer or file server. Although in most cases it is possible to have Mp3tag edit files on the device itself, it's not a very good long term plan.

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