Mobile app guide

The practical guide to using the Albumdrop + Mixdrop mobile app.

This guide covers discovery, playback, library, support, profile, and common troubleshooting paths for the mobile app.

Step 1

Open discovery

Start with Discover or Mixes to browse albums, mixes, creator pages, and active support surfaces.

Step 2

Tap play from a card or detail page. The mini player stays available as you move through the app.

Step 3

Save items to your library, then support an album or mix directly when you are ready.

Step 4

Use Library for supporter vault and community access, then use Profile for session setup and saved-item recovery.

Use Discover for albums and Mixes for DJ sets and stream-first listening.
Search is built into both discovery tabs, so you do not need to rely on manual filtering only.
Creator names link into public creator profile pages where available.
Discovery cards can show trusted and explicit context to help you scan faster.

Tap play from an album, mix, or discovery surface to start playback.
The mini player remains visible while you move between tabs.
Open now playing to access transport controls and the full playback surface.
Queue-aware next and previous controls work when playback starts from a list or queue context.
Tapping now playing artwork returns you to the active album or mix page.

Tap the save icon on album and mix cards to add them to Library.
The app confirms save and remove actions with a message so state changes are explicit.
Use Profile and saved-item surfaces to reopen what matters quickly instead of searching again from scratch.

Album and mix pages can offer direct support flows depending on the release configuration.
Use support options when you want to contribute directly rather than only stream.
If support is not available on a specific page, the item may not currently have a live support flow configured.

Use the Profile tab for account-level access and supporter session flows.
Supporter-authenticated areas can include library, vault, community, and support history surfaces.
If the app build includes reviewer or QA supporter access, Profile and blocked Library can expose a `Use test supporter access` shortcut.
If you sign in and a creator or profile route is unavailable, the app should return you cleanly instead of trapping you in a dead-end page.

Library is designed around supporter unlocks, vault content, and community access.
If you do not have an active supporter session yet, Library should route you toward Profile instead of leaving you stuck.
Unlocked album context can determine which vault and community surfaces appear.

Search works best with creator names, album titles, mix titles, and shorter terms.
If a search shows no results, try reducing the query to one or two distinctive words.
Use discovery tags like genre, explicit, and trusted context as quick scan signals rather than primary filters.

Follow and save states help the app keep your creator relationships and library actions visible.
Push notification scaffolding exists in the app, but the exact live notification experience can depend on current release setup and account state.

If playback feels stuck, pause, return to the active item, and restart from the current detail page or discovery card.
If a page loads but support does not appear, the release may not currently expose support options.
If you are missing saved content, confirm you are signed into the intended supporter account.
If Library is blocked, use Profile to request access or use the preloaded test supporter shortcut when it is present in a review or QA build.
If a creator route does not resolve, retry from discovery or search rather than staying on a broken path.