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2.25 released on 2025-09-11

  • Made folder pic sourced covers shown again for icons when browsing by folder.
  • Fixed 2.25 regression causing missing cover art when playing music from folders rather than library views.

2.25 released on 2025-09-01

  • New versioning scheme in sync with desktop foobar2000.
  • Database format changed, now allows any number of artists/genres/etc per track.
    • Your library will be re-indexed on first run.
  • Built-in UPnP media renderer, both client (play to another device) and server (be controlled by another device).
    • Other foobar2000 instances on your local network, with UPnP remote control feature active, will be listed as output devices.
    • foobar2000-to-foobar2000 playback shows tags with album covers on the other end, using Ogg FLAC as stream container.
  • New default skin icons based on Google Material icon set.
  • Reworked settings page.
  • New audio output implementation, using Google Oboe library, can choose between available audio output devices.
  • Allowed each track of an album to have a different attached cover (before same cover would be shown for all tracks in an album).
  • See release notes for full list of changes.

1.6.9 released on 2025-07-06

  • Various stability fixes.
  • Skinning: Fixed [remaining] not being updated correctly.

1.6.8 released on 2025-05-01

  • Fewer library indexing prompts.
  • Fixed missing HTTPS connect timeout, improved internet radio error recovery.
  • Made now-playing album artist info reported to the system.
  • Utilized new Android 11+ methods to detect mass storage, should fix issues with external disks on Android TV.

1.6.7 released on 2025-03-20

  • Fixed crashing on malformed playlists.
  • Fewer HTTP requests per internet radio stream open.
  • Fixed HLS radio starting playback at wrong timestamp.
  • Made printer objects not show in SMB shares.
  • Fixed incorrect seeking in chained Ogg files.
  • Fixed a bug causing spurious "library indexing in progress" prompts.

1.6.6 released on 2024-12-27

  • Made media indexing use less system resources.

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.
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