foobar2000 v2.26 preview change log - iOS/Android

2026-06-12

• Enabled "Play on" menu for PLS/M3U playlist items.
• Fixed ReplayGain tag write progress stuck at <100% when the operation finished normally.

2026-06-10

• Toned down caching of embedded album covers.
• Fixed a regression that caused various tagging operations to fail, mainly affecting ReplayGain scanner.

2026-06-09

• Fixed erratic display of track titles in M3U playlists.
• Fixed a longtime UPnP search bug affecting discovery of specifc rare devices.

2026-05-26

• Fixed UPnP incompatibility with Denon receivers.
• iOS: Made TuneFUSION pairing page show a notice when local network connectivity appears blocked by iOS privacy settings.

2026-05-19

• Resolved UPnP discovery disagreement with BubbleUPnP.

2026-05-18

• Allowed editing of media server bookmark names (not only URLs).
• Made accept \\server\share paths - they're automatically turned into smb://server/share format.
• iOS: Fixed erratic behavior of specific information popups, Decoding Speed Test in particular.

2026-05-17

• ARDFTSRC resampler update.
• Added Speex resampler.
• UPnP resource leak regression really fixed.

2026-05-15

• UPnP resource leak regression fixed.
• Other UPnP bugs fixed.

2026-05-14

• iOS: Upgraded network encryption code; TLS v1.3 is now supported.
• iOS: ftpes:// is currently not supported due to technical limitations of Apple's Network.framework.
• UPnP regression fixes.

2026-05-08

• UPnP renderer lockup regression fix.
• Improved WebDAV reliability.

2026-05-07

• Improved UPnP renderer discovery reliability.
• Enabled audio/x-wav type in UPnP renderer.

2026-04-30

• UPnP output: Enabled streaming to OpenHome devices.
• UPnP renderer: Implemented SetNextAVTransportURI method to allow gapless playback with compatible clients.
• Refactored logic of next track display, made track changes in playlist.
• iOS: Fixed regression since 2.26 that in some cases prevented first-run screens from showing.

2026-04-27

• UPnP renderer compatibility improved further (M-SEARCH handling, correct content type in SOAP responses).
• Moved library-specific settings from "display" to "library" section.

2026-04-20

• Revised UPnP renderer code, implemented various missing methods required by the standard; made compatible with various popular UPnP remote control applications.
• UPnP renderer: Made accept MP3 (audio/mpeg) streams.
• iOS: Fixed audio latency calculation bug that resulted in instability with smooth seeking mode.

2026-03-17

• iOS: Fixed status bar not being reliably hidden with switch to playback screen.

2026-03-09

• Reverted recent internal change that prevented FTP-manipulation of files with non-ASCII characters in filenames.
• Fixed missing URL-decode of WebDAV file names being shown.

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]