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Folder Player Pro: What's New?

(Aug 2023) 5.1


  • New: bitrate info when playing tagless
  • New: webm format
  • New: showing file names in queue
  • New: customizing \"skip\" interval
  • New: sleep timer button shows state
  • 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

(May 2023) 5.04


  • - Fixed anomalies with voice commands in Android Auto. Sometimes track 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.

(May 2023) 5.03


  • 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
  • New: Favorite section in Android Auto

(Feb 2023) 5.02


  • Fixed: 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.
  • New feature: Tagging and adding tracks to queue from inside search results

(Jan 2023) 5.01


  • New feature: True reshuffling. Maximize distance between tracks from same dir to minimize occurance of tracks in the same folder going one after another (For folder tree shuffle playback)
  • Fixed: 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 list

(Jan 2023) 5.0

This is a major new release 5.0. Much of the playback queuing was rewritten to make the player much more stable. This solved many of the smaller problems existed om the players for years, mostly related to shuffling and changes in the file system during playback. PLEASE let me know if you see any anomalies with playback, as this is a new system and things may not work as expected so I can fix them ASAP.
Other things:
  • New: Two widgets (3x1 and 5x1) with back button
  • New: Sort button moved from settings to top menu
  • Fixed: No pause on phone call
  • A lot of other smaller fixes for special use cases

(Dec 2022) 4.24

  • New Setting: 3rd "rewind" button in Notification
  • Fixed: Android Auto compatibility with playlists
  • Improved French translation
  • Some crashes fixed

(Nov 2022) 4.23

  • "Skip Seconds" setting now works with external media Buttons
  • More "Empty Notification" fixes
  • Other minor bug fixes and improvements

(Nov 2022) 4.22

  • Improved Search - now separate words treated as "AND" condition, not as exact match for a phrase
  • Fixed potential error where latest position of the paused playback is not saved
  • Improved "What's New" dialog
  • Another attempt to fix sticky empty notifications in some exotic situations

(Oct 2022) 4.21

  • Fixed: "Where Was I" button is less distracting now
  • Fixed: non-removable empty notification
  • Fixed: Sleep Timer fixes for some non-english locales
  • Fixed: Android Auto: remember playlist after reconnection

(July 2022) 4.20

  • Fixed: App restart breaks notification (notification would be empty or present after app shutdown)

(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
  • Updated: 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

(May 2022) 4.18

  • Improved loading times for long lists (and slow SD cards)
  • New: Option to swap Artist and track Title
  • Updated: More compact text in widget
  • Updated: Large layout is larger
  • Fixed: "Keep screen unlocked" issue on Android 8+

(Apr 2022) 4.17

  • Updated: showing missing files in M3U (Pro)
  • Updated: larger text in landscape mode
  • Updated: FR and DE translations
  • Fixed: losing Bluetooth controls connectivity after pause

(Mar 2022) 4.16

  • 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: continuous playback of folders (Pro) would stop is some cases
  • Fixed: crossfading when hitting Next
  • Fixed: wrong seconds in time remaining

(Nov 2021) 4.15

  • - New: import/export of tags (favorites)
  • - New: Large text mode has larger folders now
  • - Fixed: more Huawei glitches
  • Fixed: anomalies in Android Auto
  • Fixed: optimizations for reading large dirs
  • Fixed: numerous Android 11+ glitches

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