To-do list

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In-progress

• Support images embedded in audio files

  Support command readpicture for images embedded in audio files

  Estimated time of arrival: August 2021

Planned

• Support MPD partitions

  Support for MPD partitions

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

• Widget enhancements

  Customizable widget, widget with volume control, smaller widget (without widget service).

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

• Search options

  Add option to always start new search instead of remembering previous search term.
  Add option to select from previous search terms.

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

Suggested

• Android Auto support

  Support android auto.

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

• More sort options for albums

  Add option to sort albums by combinations of album artist, date, title.

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

• Files view album art from sub-directories

  Show album art from sub-directories instead of only from the directory itself.

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

• Recently updated - sort by date

  Add option to sort recently updated list by date instead of by name.

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

• Filter term persistence

  Add option to persist filter term per tag type.

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

• Remove duplicates in player queue

  Add option to remove duplicate tracks from the player queue.

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

• Scrolling navigation improvements

  Improve navigation in long lists: permanent scrollbars, indexed scrollbar when sorted by name.

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

• Tasker plugin

  Support tasker via plugin.

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

• Support generic http requests for images

  Support generic http requests for images for tags other than album.

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

• Enhance player queue editing

  Add more options for player queue editing: multiple selection and range operations

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

• Persist filter in player queue

  Option to have the filter mode open automatically in player queue view.

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

• Media session for active player

  Media session and audio focus for remote playing, not just for http streaming.

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

• Presets

  Add convenience preset actions, e.g. play a random album, play all randomly, etc.

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

• Song rating

  Song rating: 5 stars scale

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

• Customizing swipe actions

  Add option to customize swipe actions.

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

• Preserve views state

  Preserve view state when navigating not only for views on the back stack.

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

• Sort albums by update date

  Add option to sort albums by update date

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

• Group albums by date improvements

  Add option to group albums by time periods such as decade, century, millennium for date/original-date tags.

  Add option to reverse the sort order when grouped by date.

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

• Make stream url display optional

  Add setting to make stream url display optional.

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

• Custom highlight colors for themes

  Add custom highlight colors for light/dark themes to combine the main background colors with various highlight colors.

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

• Option to disable auto-reconnect per MPD server

  Add option to disable auto-reconnect per MPD server.

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

• Ignore language articles when sorting

  Add option for removing language articles when sorting lists by name. e.g. “Beatles, The” instead of “The Beatles”

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD

Done

• Settings search

  Add search in the settings

  MAFA version: 1.6.4 Released: Saturday, July 10, 2021

• More queue add/replace actions

  More options to add/insert into the player queue.

  MAFA version: 1.6.3 Released: Wednesday, June 16, 2021

• Option to use sort variant of tags

  Option to use AlbumSort, ArtistSor, AlbumArtistSort tags for listing albums, artists, album artists.

  MAFA version: 1.6.2 Released: Sunday, May 2, 2021

• Directories first sort

  Add option to display directories first in files lists.

  MAFA version: 1.6.2 Released: Sunday, May 2, 2021

• Option to resume bookmark before the bookmark's exact time

  Add option to resume bookmarks at a few seconds before the exact time.

  MAFA version: 1.6.0 Released: Saturday, April 3, 2021

• Accent insensitive filter

  Add option for accent comparison in items filter

  MAFA version: 1.6.0 Released: Saturday, April 3, 2021

• Simplified navigation UI

  Add simplified navigation UI containing only radio station, albums, and artists. Possibly allowing customization of included items.

  MAFA version: 1.6.0 Released: Saturday, April 3, 2021

• Main navigation view redesign

  Change the main navigation view from a simple list to a layout organized by categories and supports customization.

  MAFA version: 1.6.0 Released: Saturday, April 3, 2021

• Sort albums by date

  Add option to sort albums by date

  MAFA version: 1.5.3 Released: Friday, February 26, 2021

• Grouping in inner lists

  Apply albums grouping in inner lists.

  MAFA version: 1.5.3 Released: Friday, February 26, 2021

• Volume popup

  Make the volume popup appearance more consistent with Material design look.

  MAFA version: 1.5.2 Released: Monday, February 1, 2021

• Replace the internal player

  Replace the internal player for HTTP streaming from MediaPlayer to ExoPlayer.

  MAFA version: 1.5.2 Released: Monday, February 1, 2021

• Info tabs customization

  Add option to customize which information tabs are included for each tag. e.g. show album artists under album, remove composers tab.

  MAFA version: 1.5.1 Released: Sunday, January 3, 2021

• Online radio stations

  Client side management of radio stations with an attached name, and image.

  Released: Tuesday, December 8, 2020

• Option for smaller fonts in list items

  Add option to select smaller font for list items so more items can be visible.

  Released: Tuesday, September 15, 2020

• List playlist tracks

  Support listing of playlist tracks (currently only visible when loaded to the player queue)

  Released: Tuesday, September 15, 2020

• Backup/Restore preferences and MPD servers

  Add option to save and restore the preferences and configured MPD servers list to external file/backup service.

  Released: Thursday, August 20, 2020

• Player fast forward/rewind controls

  Add ability to fast forward/rewind to the player view.

  Released: Friday, June 19, 2020

• Option to show date in album and track lists

  Add option to show date in album and track lists.

  Released: Friday, June 19, 2020

• Track actions dialog from full player

  Click on the track title to open the queue item actions dialog.

  Released: Friday, June 19, 2020

• Open and load audio/playlist urls

  Support loading playlist URL to the player queue both manually and from open url intents.

  Released: Monday, June 8, 2020

• Comment tag support

  Added support for Comment tag.

  Released: Monday, May 4, 2020

• Track action to add as next in the queue

  New action on tracks and files to add to the queue at position after the current track.

  Released: Monday, May 4, 2020

• Moving items in the player queue

  Improve moving items in the player queue by drag and drop.

  Released: Tuesday, April 14, 2020

• Fast scroll index

  Option to show index letter during scrollbar dragging.

  Released: Tuesday, April 14, 2020

• Support additional tag types

  Support for tag types: Conductor, Work, Label

  Released: Wednesday, March 25, 2020

• Dismiss button in player notification

  Button in the active player notification to disable the notification.

  Released: Friday, February 21, 2020

• Group albums by date

  Option to view albums grouped by date.

  Released: Friday, February 21, 2020

• Fix location permissions for SSID access in android 10

  Better handling of location permissions due to changes in android 10. Required for access to SSID for connection restriction.

  Released: Thursday, January 2, 2020

• Support for Always On Display

  Support for always-on-display to show current track and player status.

  Released: Sunday, December 8, 2019

• Active player notification only when playing

  Option to show active player notification only when playing and hide it when the player stopped.

  Released: Thursday, September 5, 2019

• Album art in files view

  Include album art images in files view.

  Released: Sunday, April 14, 2019

• Add album tracks from here

  Add track action: “Play/Add from here” on album track to act on the selected track and all remaining album tracks

  Released: Sunday, March 17, 2019

• Restore replay gain mode

  Restore the replay gain mode when connecting.

  Released: Sunday, March 17, 2019

• Compact player queue

  Option to show queue list items in compact mode.

  Released: Thursday, March 14, 2019

• Dark theme

  Dark theme.

  Released: Monday, March 11, 2019

• m3u files support

  Support for m3u files when adding them.

  Released: Sunday, January 27, 2019

• Streaming

  Support MPD built in HTTP stream output.

  Released: Monday, January 21, 2019

• Files sort by last modified date

  Locally sort files by last modification date.

  Released: Friday, December 28, 2018

• Startup view

  Set the default start up view to any one of the top level views.

  Released: Friday, December 21, 2018

Suspended

• MediaBrowserService implementation

  Implement MediaBrowserService for controlling mpd from any Android application that supports media browsing.

  Suspended due to api limitation.

  Estimated time of arrival: TBD