Folder Player (Free): What's New?

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(Feb 2024) 5.22

Added: bitrate info when playing tagless
Added: webm format
Added: showing file names in queue
Added: customizing "skip" interval in seconds
Added: sleep timer button shows current sleep state
Added: Adding folders to playback queue
Added: Seek feature in Notification and Android Auto
Added: 1 min option for Skip, 10 min option for Sleep
Added: Support for individual Language config via "App Languages" phone setting
Added: Setting for screen unlock in battery mode
Fixed: deleted folder kept on the screen
Fixed: play-delete mode: missing popup
Fixed: playlist anomaly when skip to 1st item
Fixed: autostart playback glitch
Fixed: switching tracks loses play position
Fixed: .nomedia file for subtree playback
Fixed: Queue: playback continued from wrong track
Fixed: Active track may jump to wrong track after delete
Fixed: Italian translation
Fixed: playback stops after hitting phone home button
Fixed: disappearing queue button
Fixed: Removed legacy sorting feature from settings
Fixed: Family Link sleep mode, when app continues to play silently instead of pausing (This may fix some Android Auto problems as well)
Fixed: Various Android Auto adjustments and other fixes
Fixed: Hiding "Reading" message popup for folders opened fast
Fixed: Android Auto - track time formatting and empty framerate replaced with bitrate
Fixed: "tracks found" message not dismissed in some situations
Fixed: extra "skip" action at the end of playlist breaks UI
Fixed: switching to other track while playing seeks to the position of the previous track

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(June 2023) 5.04

New: Tagging and adding tracks to queue from inside search results
New: "True reshuffling" of folder trees. Maximize distance between tracks from same dir to minimize occurance of tracks in the same folder going one after another.
New: Two widgets (3x1 and 5x1) with back button
New: Sort button moved from settings to top menu
New: "Favorites" section in Android Auto
Fixed: XFading uses logarithmic volume change to improve experience
Fixed: Losing app state after phone restart
Fixed: Link to app store
Fixed: Potential "non-responding" errors
Fixed: anomalies with voice commands in Android Auto. Sometimes tracks would restart instead of resume.
Fixed: anomalies in "Open With" functionality - sometimes file would play several times
Fixed: the problem when user had to close the app multiple times. Typically triggered by search.
Fixed: Missing Exit button in notification (Android 13)
Fixed: Deleting Folders is back. For Android 11+, media files are deleted BUT folder technically remains in place while hidden in the app.
Fixed: Some shuffled tracks forgotten after restart
Fixed: import\export of tags for newer Android versions
Fixed: Android Auto: names of the tracks were incorrect for long track lists
Fixed: No pause on phone call
Many other smaller fixes for edge cases

(Dec 2022) 4.24

New Setting: 3rd "rewind" button in Notification
Fixed: Android Auto compatibility with playlists
"Skip Seconds" app setting now works with external media Buttons
More flexible Search - now separate words treated as "AND" condition, not just exact match for a phrase
Improved "What's New" dialog
Fixed: potential error where latest position of the paused playback is not saved
Fixed: "Where Was I" button is placed in a less distracting position now
Fixed: non-removable empty notification
Fixed: Sleep Timer fixes for some non-english locales
Improved French translation
Other bug fixes and stability improvements

(August 2022) 4.20

Fixed: App restart breaks notification (notification would be empty or present after app shutdown)
New Ukrainian translation and updated Russian
Other smaller bug fixes

(July 2022) 4.19

Fixed: Custom Home Dir breaks playback display
Fixed: .nomedia file does not hide dirs
Fixed: App would not exit completely on shutdown
Fixed: Blue background to indicate current tracks
Upated: more structured settings screen
New: Setting to pause upon loss of Audio Focus by other apps
New: Setting to auto start on Bluetooth connection
New: 45 min sleep option

(June 2022) 4.18

New: Option to swap Artist and track Title
New: import/export of tags (favorites)
New: Large text mode has larger folders now
New: +2 levels for sleep timer
New: setting to show file path in notification area
New: if mp3 tags missing, display folder name instead
New: ability to skip to beginning for paused tracks
New: ignoring system Mac files starting with "._"
New: Display bitrate and size in active track
New: Search does not need reindexing anymore
Updated: larger text in landscape mode
Updated: FR and DE translations
Updated: More compact text in widget
Updated: Large layout is larger
Fixed: "Keep screen unlocked" issue on Android 8+
Fixed: Improved loading times for long lists (and slow SD cards)
Fixed: losing Bluetooth controls connectivity after pause
Fixed: Android Auto - hanging at start for some devices
Fixed: rewind when non-standard speed activated
Fixed: active tags now showing for playing tracks in folder
Fixed: can't return to root in file selection dialogs
Fixed: double pause in "replay all" mode
Fixed: crossfading when hitting Next
Fixed: wrong seconds in time remaining
Fixed: Huawei glitches
Fixed: anomalies in Android Auto
Fixed: optimizations for reading large dirs
Fixed: numerous Android 11+ glitches
Fixed: irregularities in folder list display
Fixed: disappearing media controls in notification after app restart
Fixed: notification stuck after restarting app
Fixed: Some car models would not pause tracks using dashboard buttons
Fixed Android 11 file delete issues
Fixed: OGG crash on Android 6 and 7
Fixed: "Where was I" button in M3U playlists
Fixed: XFading glitch when skipping tracks

(Apr 2021) 4.10

New: +2 levels for sleep timer
dded AWB audio file support
Added OPUS tags support
Fixed: XFading glitch when skipping tracks
Fixed: Android Auto: autoplay of next folder
Fixed: playing next track after search
Fixed: showing empty tags in Android 11
Fixed anomalies with super long track fast forward
Fixed anomalies with next folder auto play
Fixed: Player would auto start playback upon launch from position 0 under some conditions
Fix for devices which cannot detect sd cards
Huawei workarounds

(Sep 2020) 4.9.7

New Red-on-Black theme
New: Sliding toolbar
New: Replay Gain option (volume equalization)
New: 0.5 - 0.9 speeds added
New: fade out for sleep timer
New: footer.jpg prioritized as an album image
New: After search: playback continues with next track in the found folder
Auto mark folders with saved position (narrow yellow stripe on the left)
Fixed widget layout (on some devices)
Fixed white theme on non-english locales
Updated Spanish and French translations (can somebody check them?)
Fix: Some tracks would miskakenly play once and stop.
Fixed: Invoking from external apps shows original dir
Fixed: UI glitch after deleting track
Fixes: Some Huawei workarounds (notifications)
Fixed: disappearing 2nd track sound on gapless (on some platforms)
Fixed: deleting file glitch while in playing mode

(Apr 2020) 4.9.4

New: playback speed
New: tagging while playing track in folder
New: blue highlight for all parent dirs, not just playing track
New: folder shuffle popup can stay longer (in settings)
New: ability to detect more connected drives
New: updated buttons for audio track menu and tags
Fixed: equalizer anomalies
Fixed: phantom notifications (on some platforms)
Fixed: displaying correct path in "Play Next"
Fixed: issues displaying active track in some situations
Fixed: losing track position in gapless mode in some situations
Fixed: problem deleting folder shortcut
Fixed: progress bar glitches for huge files
Fixed: accessibility for "Next" button
Fixed: some workarounds for Huawei (again! facepalm)
Fixed: track menu button made larger and easier to hit
Fixed: showing artist\title in notification on cold start
Fixed: layout "jump" glitch in some situations
Fixed: stop\start menu button crash after cold start
Updated: German and Polish translations
Changed: Limited # of top menu items to avoid settings lockouts on some devices
Changed: Shortened app menu to accomodate smaller devices

(Nov 2019) 4.9

New white theme
Fixed file display issues for certain file names
Other fixes and improvements

(July 2019) 4.8.1

Android Auto (initial) support
Menu/"Battery Use" option to help manage Android Power
Fixed: auto reshuffling of tracks after playlist replay (if you had a feeling you heard this song already - this is it)
Fixed: unwanted playback start when using external controls in some situations
"Where Was I" circle repositioned for better visibility
Context menu moved slightly to the left to reduce interference with scrolling
Fixed: scroll-to-searched
Fixed: inability to play searched item from large search results
Fixed: playback using media button right after application start
Fixed: progress bar would freeze on autorotation
Fixed: blue background glitches
Fixed: Back button scrolled to the top
Fixed: Crash when sharing playing file in folder
Rearranged context menu for easier access
Updated German translation

(May 2019) 4.7.3

Fixed: blue background glitches
Fixed: Back button scrolled to the top
Fixed: Crash when sharing playing file in folder
Rearranged context menu for easier access

(Apr 2019) 4.7.2

Stabiliy improvements
Removed album art limitations

(Apr 2019) 4.7

New: Fast scrolling
New: copy file feature
New: auto play on app start
New: Opus support
New: Sorting now honors track numbers
New: Vertical context menu
New: Stereo balance setting
New: Folder counter to display in car dashboard
Fixed: playback notification when starting playback from top menu
Fixed: Auto-jump to current track when opening folder
Fixed: Skip buttons tweaked for better precision
Denoting 1234-5678-like folder as SD Card, for clarity
Fixed: play order issue when playing folder AND switching to shuffle at the top menu.
Fixed: colors would make text invisible sometimes in notifications

(Nov 2018) 4.6.2

New: Customizing menu
Fixed: Rebuild Search Database button is back

(Oct 2018) 4.6.1

New: Skip buttons can be repurposed to skip time
New: Setting to play on device start
New: Midi format support
New Option: Menu at the bottom
Fixed: Switching Bluetooth without pausing
Fixed: display anomaly after deleting tracks
Fixed: Equalizer dropdown background color
Fixed: Broken gapless settings

(Sep 2018) 4.6

Fixed: Equalizer settings would reset after app restart
Changed: Sleep timer moved to main menu for convenience
Changed: Repeat mode moved to main menu to make it easier to use
New: first image inside folder is used as an album art
Fixed: move and delete files on external cards
Fixed: text visibility issues in settings
Fixed: file sharing in new Android versions
New (expandable) notification widget
Updated widgets (and +1 new)
Fixed current track anomaly when deleting tracks

(May) v.4.4.6

"Gapless" option
New Updated UI to fit more elements
Better access for attached drives
Fixed: invocation from external apps
New: playback no longer depends on incorrect MP3 tag length
Better compatibility with Bluetooth devices
Better support for play & stop
Various stability improvements tranfered from Pro

v.4.3.4

Fixed "freezing" progress bar
Fixed headset triple click to play previous
Fixed play icon would not always change to "paused" on newer devices
Fixed auto play when headset plugged in during phone call

(Nov 2017) v.4.3.2

New sleep option
Better SD Card detection
Fixed some crashes and other minor problems

(Oct 2017) v.4.3

New: Folder Bookmarks

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