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Enable Symfonium’s powerful logging system to help support diagnose and fix your issues. See How to gather logs and open an issue

This mode can generate very large logs and slow down the app while they are written. Only enable it when you have an issue to reproduce.

Securely upload the current log file to support. Contact support afterward, because uploaded files are not checked manually and are automatically deleted after a couple of days.

If you cancel the operation, return to the main settings page and use Manage generated files to send the correct file.

Open https://dontkillmyapp.com/ for information about fixing device behavior that can prevent Symfonium from working correctly in the background.


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Open the Database settings for library synchronization, sorting, ratings, and waveform extraction options.

When set, a PIN code is required to access settings and prevent unwanted modifications.

Treat metered Wi-Fi connections as mobile connections when choosing streaming quality and download behavior.

Treat VPN connections as mobile connections when choosing streaming quality and download behavior.


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Remove every cached image. Images are downloaded again on demand while you browse the app.

Remove cached images and image metadata that are no longer referenced by your library.

Clear precise media information collected during playback. This can help after replacing a media file without changing its name.

Clear cached artist information scraped from external sources.

Clear the playback cache in case it becomes corrupted. Symfonium restarts after the operation. This option is only shown when a playback cache is configured.

Repair invalid internal state after an unexpected app termination. Use this only when requested by support. See Don’t kill my app for ways to reduce background app termination during synchronization.

Compact the internal database to reclaim unused space.

Delete detailed playback history while keeping play and skip counts.


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Enable anonymous analytics sent to a private Matomo instance. This helps prioritize improvements and new features.

Enable anonymous crash reports. If you experience a crash, contact support with details because an automatic report is often not sufficient by itself.

The following developer options are only visible when developer mode is enabled and should normally be changed only when requested by support.

Disable Android’s output switcher integration.

Some rare devices have a Media Session handling bug that can cause excessive CPU use. Enable this only when requested by support.


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This button restores all settings on this page to their default values. You can also use the backup and restore function to switch between different configurations of the settings with ease. (Settings - Backup & restore)