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This is a bug fix release for version 1.5.1

• Fixed: crash in Radio Station edit when deleting image url.

• Improved HTTP streaming internal player (using ExoPlayer instead of MediaPlayer API).

  The new internal player starts playback with shorter delay, and works consistently better on different devices.

  The buffer size is configurable ( Settings → HTTP Streaming → Player buffer size).
  Select between 1, 2½, or 5 seconds buffer size.
  The default is 1 second.

• New feature: option to select which details tabs appear under each tag details.
• New preference: Settings → Behavior → Enable double tap ff/rewind
• Swipe actions: easier action triggering when dragging outside of item bounds.
• Player notification: added seek bar and support for android 11 media controls.
• Fixed: empty external players in http streaming config dialog in android 11.
• Fixed: wrong action bar theme in player view after changing MPD server.

• Added option to select which details tabs appear under each tag details.
• New preference: Settings → Behavior → Enable double tap ff/rewind Double tap the seek buttons to move to the beginning or end of the track.
• Swipe actions: increased tracking tolerance for easier action triggering when dragging outside of item bounds.

• Added support for client side radio stations.

  An online stream URL can have some metadata added to it such as image, name, country, etc. When that URL is found in the player queue the metadata will be attached to the playing item.

  Metadata can be added manually or optionally looked up in the radio-browser community database ( Settings → Radio Stations → Enable radio browser).

  Settings

  

  Radio stations

  

  Radio browser

  

• Added keep-screen-on settings conditions: only when playing, only when connected ( Settings → Behavior → Keep screen on).

  Keep screen on settings

  

• New preference: Settings → Performance → Playlist tracks load full info.

  Uncheck if extremely long playlists fail to load the tracks list due to MPD output buffer limit.

Added support for client side radio stations.

An online stream URL can have some metadata added to it such as image, name, country, etc. When that URL is found in the player queue the metadata will be attached to the playing item.

Metadata can be added manually or optionally looked up in the radio-browser community database ( Settings → Radio Stations → Enable radio browser).

• Bug fix: possible crash when soft keyboard is opened for search

• Playlist details now showing the playlist tracks.
  Extremely long playlists may fail to load due to MPD output buffer limit.
  To edit playlist tracks, load to the player queue then save back to the playlist.

• New feature: under themes, select between low, medium, and high density of list items.

  Low

  Larger font more spaced items

  

  Medium

  Smaller font less spaced items

  

  High

  Smallest font dense items

  

• Second iteration of 1.4.8 Beta including some bug fixes.

• Playlist details now showing the playlist tracks.
  Extremely long playlists may fail to load due to MPD output buffer limit.
  To edit playlist tracks, load to the player queue then save back to the playlist.

• New feature: under themes, select between low, medium, and high density of list items.

  Low

  

  Medium

  

  High