How To Search In The Database When Using The Discogs iOS App
Looking for a specific item in the Discogs Database? We’ve created this document to explain two different ways of searching in the database while using the Discogs iOS App.
The Explore page on the app:
- When first starting the app, you will directly land on the Explore page. On this page you are able to read relevant articles, see This Week's Top Selling Vinyl Records & CDs, This Week's Most Valuable Vinyl Records & CDs, This Week's Most Collected Vinyl Records & CDs, and Latest Digs Articles.
Magnifier Icon at the bottom of every app page:
- The magnifier icon is present on all App pages - this means that you will never miss it!
- This feature will lead you to the Explore page and holds a search bar on top of the page.
- Next to the search bar, you will also find the barcode scanner: It’s the little camera icon that you can tap to activate the camera of your phone.
Your screen will then show a square where you can scan the barcode you want to search for. The app will detect the barcode and give you the corresponding results.
Note: Not all releases in the Database have had barcodes added, so you will not always necessarily find the results you’re looking for.
Both ways of searching - via the Explore page or directly tapping on the search bar - will lead to the search landing page. Where you can search for a Master Release, Release version, Artist, or Label.
From the results, you can directly access any information that you want by tapping on it.
You can filter your results for an optimal search:
- Tap on the filter chips for quick filtering of Master Release, Release Version, Artists or Labels.
- Tap on the filter menu near the top left and use the following options:
- Tap on the sort menu near the top left and use the following options:
Once you found what you were looking for, simply tap on the result you would like to view, and you will be redirected to that specific page.
To go back, use the back icon in the top left corner of the screen and you’ll get back to the results page.
Collection and Wantlist icons
You might have noticed some symbols on the cover of items: This is to show you which items are already in our Collection (Collection icon) or which items have already been added to your Wantlist (the "eye" for the items you are looking for):
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