foobar2000 v2.26 preview change log - iOS/Android

2026-03-04

• Worked around recent change in radio-browser.info site configuration that broke foobar2000 client.
• Made ignore duplicate genre tag values in MP4/M4A files.
• Improved M4A Apple tag compatibility, made recover tags containing null bytes in UTF-8 content.
• Android: Enabled more efficient rendering of very large album covers.

2026-02-19

• iOS: Fixed iPadOS usability regression, various popup menus did not appear.
• Fixed a bug in SMB code that prevented password-less user logins (other than guest user) from working.

2026-02-04

• In folder browsing mode, "add to playlist" now expands multi chapter files into separate playlist items.
• Made "add to playlist" operations more useful: destination playlist is automatically shown without having to navigate all the way up; can delete/rename playlists directly from the menu.
• Android: Enabled access to folders via Storage Access Framework extensions, such has third party APKs enabling SMB or cloud storage access.

2026-01-22

• Android: Fixed fullsize album art view from playback screen not working in specific scenarios.
• iOS: Updated Audio Unit support code, made pass realtime processing flag.
• Fixed MP4/M4A files not being played completely if their tags contain malformed Apple Gapless information.

2025-12-05

• Fixed a bug in library indexing that causes Album Gain values not to be read into the database.
  • To correct missing info, folders must be forcibly reindexed, by disabling & re-enabling in library settings.
• Resampler tech updates.

2025-11-27

• Added "edit icon URL" for radio bookmarks.
• Album cover resizing routines cleanup in progress.

2025-11-17

• Fixed some rare crash bugs.
• Made current live console log downloadable via FTP server.

2025-11-14

• Fixed equalizer sliders not moving on iOS 26.
• Image manipulation routines cleaned up, disabled some obscure and undocumented skin features.
• If you see any skins not rendering correctly, please report them.

2025-11-07

• Android: Enabled reading of EXIF orientation info from album cover pictures.
• Made add-folder dialogs sort shown dialogs alphabetically.

2025-11-06

• No longer shows network library locations under FTP server.
• Fixed potential crash when minimizing app.
• iOS: Fixed status bar not being hidden on playback screen if playback screen is initially visible on startup.
• iOS: Fixed settings crash if help buttons have been hidden (regression since 2025-11-04).

2025-11-05

• Fixed accidentally insane default resampler settings.
• iOS: Fixed crashing on minimize in specific conditions.

2025-11-04

• Built-in resampler is now ARDFTSRC; rewritten resampler settings page.
• Removed decades old hack for MP3 radio without content-type - should work as before and get recognized by content checks.
• Enabled playback of FLAC over HTTP without content-type, served by certain buggy UPnP server.
• Android: Built using latest Android SDK.
• iOS: Bumped required iOS version to 18.

2025-10-24

• Fixed regression turning playback file open errors to "critical errors", incorrectly halting playback instead of playing next file.
• Added support for decoding TrueHD & MLP streams in Matroska.
• Enabled experimental memory-mapped SQLite reading for configuration and library index.

2025-10-08

• Android: Rewritten Internet Radio search UI, now consistent with iOS version, no more scrolling thru lists.
• iOS: Enabled new looks on iOS 26.
• If Internet Radio or Media Servers are hidden/inlined, full versions are now accessible in Tools / Utilities, so you can edit bookmarks without having to temporarily restore full view.
• Attempt to play a password-protected resource such as radio stream now shows a password prompt.
• Improved handling of M3U playlists with internet radio links.
• Can bookmark radio streams from M3U playlists.
• Fixed erratic rendering of volume slider in skins [being backported to 2.25.x]