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1.6.5 released on 2024-12-17

• Fixed startup lockup when last browsed location was an inaccessible SMB network share.
• Fixed a bug that caused authentication errors when using new network credentials system with FTP folders.
• Slightly updated TV dim screen formatting, no more "unknown artist" prefix.

1.6.4 released on 2024-11-10

• Workaround for relative URLs in UPnP server replies.
• Added option to disable pictures in folder browsing views.
• Fixed foo_upnp stream looping regression.
• Fixed various issues with manually-entered UPnP media servers, allowed editing of existing entries, made utilize new user/password system.
• Fixed UPnP incompatibility with Logitech Music Server.
• Fixed Ogg VBR bitrate display regression from 1.6.3.

1.6.3 released on 2024-10-18

• Fixed a bug preventing scanned ReplayGain info from being used, if not written to file tags.
• Fixed various UPnP related bugs; latest version of Gerbera server is now supported.
• Added tweak options to disable auto discovery of FTP & SMB servers.
• Updated RAR extraction code to the latest official code release.
• Fixed a bug that could cause certain playlist manipulation operations to crash.

1.6.2 released on 2024-09-30

• Restored ability to manually input UPnP media server URLs.
• When turning console logging on, current backlog is now saved.
• If internet radio stream is stuck at 0:00, clicking same radio station again restarts it rather than doing nothing.
• Fixed skinned playback view showing nonsensical remaining time for internet radio streams.
• Made Media Servers page automatically search local network for SMB and FTP servers.
• Updated invalid filename character criteria; uploading unsupported filenames via FTP should fail more gracefully.
• Fixed Matroska embedded cover display.
• Fixed inaccurate timestamps (milliseconds zero'd) in console logs.
• Reverted 1.6 "share on server" naming of shares in Media Library, to show network protocol (SMB or FTP or other) used.

1.6.1 released on 2024-08-28

• Fixed Media Servers page regressions.
• Fixed dynamic track title reliability regressions since 1.5 series.
• Fixed album artist not set for albums with multiple album artists, resulting in multiple albums with same names being merged into one.
• If playing Matroska file with chapters as one track, individual chapter titles are now shown.
• Internet radio streaming reliability improvements.
• TV: Fixed longpress crash in some views.
• TV: Fixed radio station [x] not being accessible with remote d-pad.
• Fixed missing permission flags resulting in console errors about foreground modes.

1.6 released on 2024-08-20

• Added SMB network share support using libsmb2.
• New network share credentials management system, no more user:password in share address needed.
• Media Servers page now uses new network location picker to add/edit addresses.
• Prettier display of network share names, "share on server" style instead of raw URL.
• Made remember last used browse/playback page across app restarts.
• Implemented TV remote navigation in skinned playback screen.
• Fixed media library merging albums & artists with similar but differently capitalized names. Your library might need rescanning (toggle folders off and back on) for this to take full effect.
• Added toggle for asymmetric search matching.
• Dropped support for very old devices. Lowest supported operating system is Android 7 (API 24).

1.5.3 released on 2024-08-15

• Stability improvements.
• This is the final maintenance update for old devices. The next planned update will support Android 7.0 and newer.

1.5.2 released on 2024-06-25

• Unavailable network share folders are grayed but clickable, clicking refreshes their status.
• Fixed crashing on network share test failure.
• Fixed a 1.4 era regression preventing last viewed folder from being restored after app restart.

1.5.1 released on 2024-05-22

• Crash regression fix.
• Icon resource cleaned up.

1.5 released on 2024-05-20

• New skin file format, possible to edit with commonly available tools. Old skins still work.
• Default skin update, added codec information.
• Exposed "Skins" folder via FTP server.
• Made playlist view scroll with playing track.
• Added picture viewer - long tap album header, skin cover art, or a picture file in folder view to view the picture with zoom.
• Added Ogg chapter support.
• Made possible to store ReplayGain peak information in Opus files.
• Made search button hidden on main page if library view is hidden via tweaks.
• Made possible to edit media library folder paths.
• Added reverb and echo DSPs from mudlord's foo_dsp_effect.
• Fixed incorrect use of url-encoding in file names inside HTTP folders.
• Made Equalizer bands vertical in landscape layouts.
• Fixed Equalizer usability on Android TV.
• Fixed Decoding Speed Test usability on Android TV.
• Improved handling of cuesheets in folder browsing mode, removed arbitrary denial of reading of cuesheets over FTP/HTTP/etc.

1.4.6 released on 2024-04-15

• New Android TV banner logo.
• Fixed OpenSL resource leak on audio stream format change.

1.4.5 released on 2024-03-03

• Internet radio album cover regression fix.

1.4.4 released on 2024-02-13

• Various crash bugs fixed.
• Worked around specific radio stations serving nonsense cover URLs.
• Fixed downloader failure when downloaded file name is too long.

1.4.3 released on 2024-01-11

• Crash regressions fixed.

1.4.2 released on 2023-12-15

• Allowed dim mode on all devices, not just TV.
• Added non-skinned playback controls view (actually restored from ancient pre-skin code), use advanced settings option to activate it. Work in progress.
• Attempted auto detection of pointing input (or lack of) to default to non-skinned playback controls where skinned view is unusable.
• Replaced search string matching code with that of desktop foobar2000.
• Android TV tweaks & improvements.
• Improved & bugfixed, album-art-in-notification toggle, now also affects modern lockscreen.
• FTP server: report modified time of folders, some FTP clients show nonsense dates otherwise.
• Prevented cached images for remote resources from being automatically pruned after a fixed interval like other cached images.
• Propagated radio station titles & logos sourced from playlist files and radio-browser.
• Codec technology updates.

1.4.1 released on 2023-10-04

• Restored the ability to read Android sandbox folders added by past versions, as too many users are troubled by this change. This also fixes playlists not working anymore since 1.4.
• Allowed system folder picker again, as it turns out that some Android versions don't allow SD card access at all without it.
• Made auto-resuming of playback after app restart opt-in.
• Added an option to disable notification album covers.
• FTP server regression fixed.

1.4 released on 2023-09-29

• Revised Android TV support. Defaults to dim screen with current system time and subtle now-playing-track info instead of glaring skinned playback controls that don't work with TV remote anyway.
• REMOVED support for Android's sandboxed filesystem, due to massive issues it caused. All Files Access is now required to access SD card folders.
• Added media buttons lock mode, press play/pause repeatedly to activate/deactivate.
• Latest revision of HTTP & FTP code, improved use of persistent connections, implemented encrypted FTP support.
• Added WebDAV share support in Media Library / Media Servers, add as webdav-http:// or webdav-https:// URL.
• Browsing by folder now lists archives & lets you browse their contents.
• New DSP: Push the Tempo
• Support for some of game music formats is currently missing. Please stay on the old version if you need them.
• Added cycling shown picture types (front cover, back cover, artist, disc) by long tapping picture in now playing screen.
• Added internet radio search based on radio-browser
• Codec tech updates.
• Many bug fixes.

1.3.1 released on 2022-08-31

• Fixed a bug that disabled “add to playlist” for remote folders such as UPnP.
• nabled decoding of Opus audio in MP4 files.
• Additional advanced options + added help button.
• Fixed an FTP bug preventing reading of FileZilla Server shares.
• Updated FFmpeg to 5.1.
• Improved compatibiltiy with Android TV - fixed unreadable text, unusable file dialogs, stuck search keyboard, TV entering standby while playing.

1.3 released on 2022-04-28

• Rewritten Android filesystem integration.
• Added support for playing DTS and AC3 files.
• Improved playlist manipulation features.
• Media Library can now index folders shared with rclone over HTTP.
• Internet radio compatibility fixes.
• Options to toggle what's shown on the main screen, under Advanced.
• New "internet radio" page where you can input and play your radio station URLs.
• TuneFUSION pairing fixes, previously paired instances are no longer remembered indefinitely and falsely discovered when trying to pair a new one.

1.2.30

• Fixed various module (MOD/S3M/XM/IT) handling bugs.

1.2.28

• Improved FTP compatibility.
• Fixed modern folder picker not being shown on Android 11.

1.2.27

• Implemented add-to-playlist menu commands for various item groups & folder objects.

1.2.25

• Fixed MP4 DASH regressions.
• Added .weba (WebM Audio) to recognized Matroska/WebM file extensions.
• Fixed a crash when seeking in specific audio files.

1.2.22

• Improved UPnP browsing performance, last open UPnP folder is now remembered.
• Fixed wrong album being shown after app restart if two albums from different artists have the same title.

1.2.21

• Reworked TuneFUSION sync, can pair by passcode if network discovery fails; no longer runs in background with foobar2000 - initiate sync by opening the TuneFUSION page.
• Improved performance on old 32-bit ARM devices.
• Improved first run screens.
• Added support for FLAC content in MP4/M4A container.

1.2.18 released on 2021-05-03

• Improved FTP compatibility.
• Improved visual feedback when some of indexed library folders could not be scanned completely.
• Fixed failure to play certain MP4/M4A files.
• Fixed failure to play high-definition audio on Android 4.x devices.

1.2.17 released on 2021-04-16

• Fixed a bug causing duplicate display of albums, artists, genres, etc with international characters in them.
• Worked around wrong M4A mime type served by Gerbera UPnP server.
• Improved ReplayGain scanning speed.

1.2.14 released on 2020-12-09

• Fixed crashing on Android 11.
• Fixed a bug causing reappearing notification after manual dismiss.
• Added ARM Neon optimizations for reduced CPU usage / improved battery life.

1.2.8 released on 2020-09-08

• Fixed bad behavior of notification after manually closing the app.
• Updated ID3 tag reading code, fixed handling of iTunes compilation tags.

1.2.7 released on 2020-08-17

• Fixed a bug causing some JPEG album covers to fail to load.
• Fixed crashing after changing skins.

1.2.6 released on 2020-06-19

• Fixed "file in use" errors on Android 11.

1.2.5 released on 2020-06-17

• Fixed random crashing on playback stop (bug since 1.2.0).
• Fixed stuck playback at the end of playlist with smooth playback enabled.

1.2.3 released on 2020-05-01

• Fixed app shutdown when not playing regression from 1.2.2.

1.2.2 released on 2020-04-29

• Fix for crashing after pausing/unpausing playback with headset buttons.

1.2.1 released on 2020-04-02

• Maintenance update with bug fixes.
• Fixed last-minute change in 1.2.0 attempting to fix an obscure bug causing foobar2000 to re-appear when closed by dismissing the notification.

1.2.0 released on 2020-03-13

• Introduced cuesheet playback support, both external and internal.
• WebP cover art is now supported, as both embedded and external (folder.webp)
• Reworked advanced settings, now viewing options in groups
• Added smooth playback mode - fade on pause/seek/stop; see advanced settings.
• Added a toggle to loop module files indefinitely, see advanced settings.
• Various bug fixes and stability improvements.
• Reworked Android notification appearance.