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Folder Player Archive of what was new
(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
(Sep 2021) 4.14
- New: ignoring system Mac files starting with "._"
- Fixed: irregularities in folder list display
- New: if mp3 tags missing, display folder name instead
- New: ability to skip to beginning for paused tracks
- 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
- Display bitrate and size in active track
- Search does not need reindexing anymore
(May 2021) 4.10
- New: playback controls in red Auto-Delete popup
- New: setting to show file path in notification area
- Fixed: OGG crash on Android 6 and 7
- Fixed: "Where was I" button in M3U playlists
(Mar 2021) 4.10
- Fixed: Auto Delete feature
- New: +2 levels for sleep timer
- Fixed: XFading glitch when skipping tracks
(Jan 2021) 4.9.9
- Fixed: Android Auto: autoplay of next folder
- AWB audio file support
- Fixed: playing next track after search
- Fixes: showing empty tags in Android 11
(Nov 2020) 4.9.8
- added OPUS tags support
- fixed anomalies with super long track fast forward
- fixed anomalies with next folder auto play
- Player would auto start playback upon launch from position 0 under some conditions
- Fix for devices which cannot detect sd cards
- more Huawei workarounds
(July 2020) 4.9.7
- New Red-on-Black theme
- Auto mark folders with saved position (narrow yellow stripe on the left)
- Option to freeze toolbar
- Fixed disappearing toolbar (with back button)
- Fixed widget layout (on some devices)
- Fixed white theme on non-english locales
- Updated Spanish and French translations (can somebody check them?)
- Pro: fixed: if "play next folder" is activated, Next button would not switch folders
(June 2020) 4.9.6
- New: Sliding toolbar
- New: After search: playback continues with next track in the found folder
- Fix: In short: Some tracks would play once and stop. Long version: This happens in "in-folder" playback when user plays on inactive track after list of files was shuffled already. Effectively, list would not shuffle in this scenario.
(May 2020) 4.9.5
- 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
- Fixed: Invoking from external apps shows original dir
- Fixed: UI glitch after deleting track
- Fixes: Some Huawei workarounds (notifications)
(Apr 2020) 4.9.4
- New: Play-next-folder now works from inside dirs
- Fixed: disappearing 2nd track sound on gapless (on some platforms)
- Fixed: deleting file glitch while in playing mode
(Mar 2020) 4.9.3
- Fixed: phantom notifications (on some platforms)
- Fixed: a couple of "play next folder" bugs
- Fixed: Equalizer anomalies
- New images for context menu and tags
- updated Polish translations
(Feb 2020) 4.9.2
- New: Magic ability to show more connected drives
- Fixed: Stray notifications after app shutdown (Bluetooth - related)
- Fixed: Displaying correct path in "Play Next"
- Fixed: Various issues for 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
- Change: Limited # of top menu items to avoid settings lockouts on some devices
- Change: Shortened app menu to accomodate smaller devices
- Fixed: Accessibility for "Next" button
- German translation updates
- Fixed: some workarounds for Huawei (facepalm again, whats wrong with them)
(Jan 2020) 4.9.1
- New: tagging while playing track in folder
- New: blue highlight for all parent dirs, not just playing track
- New: folder shuffle popup stays longer (settings)
- Fixed: track menu button made larger and easier to hit
- Fixed: some playback speed change crashes
- 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
- Fixed: some glitches with Huawei again (facepalm)
(Nov 2019) 4.9
- New: change playback speed
- New: Light theme
- Car bluetooth stability improvements
- Fixed: Track position would go to 0 on app restart
- ... and other fixes
(Oct 2019) 4.8.2
- New: .nomedia file support
- Fixed sorting with numbers in the filename
- Fixed: blank notification pulldown on start
- Improved translations
(June 2019) 4.8
- 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
(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
- Updated German translation
(Apr 2019) 4.7.2
- Stability improvements (Out of memory crashes)
- Battery improvements when app is working in the background
- Fixed: navigating progress bar when paused
(Mar 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
- Other minor improvements
(Feb 2019) 4.6.5
- 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
(Dec 2018) 4.6.4
- 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
(Oct 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
- New: BASIC m3u playlist support - let me know what you think!
- 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
(Aug 2018) v.4.5.1 (Pro)
- 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
(July 18) v.4.5 (Pro)
- New (expandable) notification widget
- Updated widgets (and +1 new)
- Fixed current track anomaly when deleting tracks
- Updated an removed permissions
(May 18) v.4.4.5 (Pro)
- Fixed Search
- Better access for attached drives
- Other minor improvements
- Better compatibility with Bluetooth devices
- Anomalies in settings for non-English versions
(Apr 18) v.4.4.4 (Pro)
- "Gapless" is now an option
- Eqzr button is always visible now
- Gapless anomalies in "Queue" mode fixed
(Mar 18) v.4.4.3 (Pro)
- New Updated UI to fit more elements
- Fixed queue crashes
- Fixed invocation from external apps
- Other stability improvements
(Feb 18) v.4.4 (Pro)
- New: playback is gapless now
- New: playback does not depend on (potentially incorrect) values of length in mp3 tags for non-crossfading mode
- Fixed: in "in folder" mode, deleting shuffled item glitch
- Fixed: playback would restart after phone call after playlist ended
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
(Nov 2017) (Pro-only) v.4.3.1
- New: 2 sec crossfading
- Fixed: Disabled control to delete root folders
(Oct 2017) v.4.3
- New: Folder Bookmarks
(Oct 2017) v.4.2.4
- Fixed: playlist anomalies after track deletion
- Fixed: artist in search
- Fixed: skip files if unplayable by the OS (such as wma)
(July 2017) v.4.2.3
- Fixed: app termination via notification widget
- Turkish translation
(June 2017) v.4.2.2 (Free)
- Improvements transfered from Pro
- Added: Queue support (up to 3)
- Added: As-is sorting
(May 2017) v.4.2.1 (Pro)
- Fixed: queue restoration bug
- Fixed: French translation updates
- Fixed: Issues with exiting
(May 2017) v.4.2 (Pro)
- New: "Add to Queue" feature (in track's context menu)
- Added: As-Is sorting
- Fixed: File Move crash
(Apr 2017) v.4.1.2 (Pro)
- Fixed: Audio focus updates preventing interference from other media apps
- Fixed: Highlighting anomalies
- Fixed: Disappearing progress bar (sometimes)
- Fixed: Glitches when playing deleted files
(Mar 2017) v.4.1.1 (Free)
- Some fixes introduced in Pro applied to Free version
(Feb 2017) v.4.1.1 (Pro)
- Fixed: Crash on exit
- Fixed: Playback would not resume after phone call
- Fixed: Headset button to skip tracks
(Feb 2017) v.4.1.0 (Pro)
- New: Play tracks from search
- Fixed: "Repeat one" playback bug
- Fixed: "Large mode" small button issue
- Fixed: Reposition progress bar in pause mode
- Fixed: Potential memory leaks
- Fixed: Search highlight duplication
(Jan 2017) v.4.0.3
- Fixed: auto-orientation problem for Western European users
(Nov 2016) v 4.0.2 (Pro)
- fixed: "Next Folder Auto Play"
- fixed: Various crashes
(Oct 2016) v 4.0.1 (Free)
- fixed: Android 7 compatibility
- fixed: Ability to delete files from external storage
- new: simplified root view
(Sep 2016) v 4.0.1 (Pro)
- fixed: Compatibility with Sony and similar devices
(Sep 2016) v 4.0.0 (Pro)
- fixed: Android 7 compatibility
- fixed: Ability to delete files from external storage
- new: simplified root view
(Sep 2016) v 3.9.6.5 (Free)
- fixed: External Equalizer is a setting now
- fixed: Sorting in favorites (tags)
- other minor fixes
(Sep 2016) v 3.9.6.5
- (pro) External Equalizer is a setting now
- other minor fixes
(Sep 2016) v 3.9.6.4
- (pro) fixed: Equalizer in Android 6
(August 2016) v 3.9.6.3
- (pro) fixed: Sorting in favorites (tags)
- (pro) fixed: bug in next folder autoplay
(July 2016) v 3.9.6.2
- New: Pro only: Resume playback on power connect
- New: Pro only: 3 new CrossFading styles in settings
- Fixed: Volume button trick advance was not working when screen was off
- Fixed: Auto Folder playback - empty folders glitch
(May 2016) v 3.9.6
- Added: Back command by triple-tapping on the headset button
- Added: Folder browsing much faster
- Fixed: For some audiobook playback finished too soon
- Fixed: When opening folder, list would not always open at the top
(Apr 2016) v 3.9.5.2
- Pro - Fixed missing features for some languages
- Pro - Phone call integration fixes
(Mar 2016) v 3.9.5
- (Pro) Option to stop on power loss
- (Pro) Option to continue playback for next folder
- Updated translations
- Other minor enhancements
(Feb 2016) v 3.9.4.7
- UI glitches after playlist finishes playing
- Text color issues in notification
- UI performance improvements
(Feb 2016) v 3.9.4.3
- Fixed widget and media play button problems
(Jan 2016) v 3.9.4.1
- New: Track duration and Parent Folder (as Album Name) announced to bluetooth now (if supported by bluetooth)
- New: Option to restart playback when connecting headphones
- New: Screen remains on when connected to power
- New: Chinese translation (traditional)
- Fixed: Progress bar animation now smooth
- Fixed: Track/folder expand animation now smooth
- Fixed: General UI performance improvements
- Fixed: Player would not resume playback sometimes after being automatically paused for phone call
- Fixed: Various widget glitches
- Fixed: Crossfading for short tracks
(Sep 2015) v 3.9.3
- Fixed: cached queries in search prevented from second search
- Changed: Search indexes from home dir now
- Changed: Updated popup menu icons
- New: Autoscroll for long track names
- New: Hindi translation
- New: 1.5 sec crossfading option (Pro)
(June 2015) v 3.9.2
- some of v 3.9 enhancements migrated to Free
- Fixed: "Auto-Delete" reflectring correct totals now (Pro only)
- Displaying status during app start
- UI adjustments
- Translations update (please send your updates if you see gaps!)
(May 2015) v 3.9 (Pro)
- Added: New (optional) flat design
- Added: Option to continue playback when headphones plugged in
- Added: Option to disable Album art on lock screen
- Fixed: progress bar anomalies at startup
(Mar 2015) v 3.8.2
- Free version users: your big release in almost 3 months :)
- Added: Large text setting makes buttons same size
- Various stability improvements and minor bug fixes
- Translation fixes
(Feb 2015) v 3.8 (Pro only)
Major release!- Changed: Major UI changes to maximize progress bar access: buttons layout, colors, progress bar, etc.
- Added: Visibility to external apps: now can be integrated with more external apps, such as runtastic
- Fixed: some battery issue when using with widget and taking calls in the middle of playback
- Fixed: progress bar anomalies during auto rotation
- Added: setting to disable track position saving (due to popular demand)
- Fixed: Android 5+ background anomalies
- Added: Optional sorting by last modified time
(Dec 2014) v 3.7
- Added(Pro-only): Batch delete of tracks during playback
- Fixed(Pro-only): Smoother transition in xfading (pro)
- Added: now remembering individual track position
- Added: "Last played" is now used by default if was picked last time
- Added: Settings for large fonts
(Nov 2014) v 3.6.2
- Reworked crossfading to fix first loud split-second and better "unpause" track
- High-res screen optimization (for devices like Galaxy Note etc.)
- Fixed: "Play last rememberd" in shuffle mode would reshuffle playlist again
(Nov 2014) v 3.6.2
- Reworked crossfading to fix first loud split-second and better "unpause" track
(Oct 2014) v 3.6
- High-res screen optimization (for devices like Galaxy Note etc.)
- Fixed: "Play last rememberd" in shuffle mode would reshuffle playlist again
(September 2014) v 3.5.2
- Fixed: Crash when reading large artwork files
- Fixed: Battery drain (wakelock) in some mixed file\folder situations
(July 2014) v 3.5.1
- Fixed: Battery drain (WakeLock) issues when using headsets or BlueTooth
(July 2014) v 3.5
- Added: "Prev" button now has 2 functions: "Back" and "Restart"
- Fixed: Deleting\Moving files on SD card would not work on Android 4.4 devices
- Fixed: Some Virtualizer\BassBoost anomalies
- Fixed: Sporadic pausing playback on Nexus 5 (possibly other) devices (wakelock issues) for large tracks
- Fixed: Potential Excessive battery consumption in sleep mode
(May 2014) v 3.4.5
- Fixed: Crossfading settings list anomalies
- Fixed: Crossfading did not work correctly while ducking
- Fixed: Random playback inside folder would (sometimes) stop if subdirectory was present in the same folser
(May 2014) v 3.4.4
- Pro: ability to crossfade to 35 and 40 seconds
- Prevent Android from shutting down player prematurely on memory hundgry devices
- More options for navigation sound "ducking"
(Mar 2014) v 3.4.3 Free and Pro
- Better support for custom fonts
- Detection when MediaPlayer invoked in wrong state
- Notification should now always show controls now
- Remote control (stability) fixes
- Back button would exit application incorrectly
- Other stability fixes
- Fixed missing album info in bluetooth
- Added Chinese translation
(Feb 2014) v 3.4.2 Free and Pro
- Fixed: excessive memory consumption would force player to stop\close on some devices
- Added: Polish translation
- Added: Disabling of animations in settings
- Fixed: Progress bar improvements
(January 2014) v 3.4 Free and Pro
- Fixed: Bluetooth track metadata compatibility issues for Android 4.3+
- Added: Some accessibility improvements for visually impaired
- Added: Artwork in lock screen
- Added: Added artwork and playback control to notification bar
(December 2013) v 3.31 Free and Pro
- fixed minor progress bar glitches
- fixed in some phone configurations every other track played was silent (Suspect Android 4.3 update problems on Samsung S4)
- fixed: corrected song counter in popup when playing folder
- added: (initial) support for lock screen widget
- fixed: Android 4.3 compatibility workaround for car bluetooth (caused by Android 4.3 update)
(September 16 2013) v 3.3
*NEW*- Crossfading and Custom tags (with full support in Pro version), YES, there is a Folder Player Pro edition!
- Dramatic performance boost for those storing many files on SDCard or having slow storage
- "In folder" play mode - "prev" button fix would not pause playback of current song
- Search: space at the end of the keyword would cause limited search results
- Settings: Home Folder: now through picker
- Progress bar - fixed transparency issues and now with better touch sensitivity
(August 19 2013) v 3.2
(June 18 2013) v 3.1.2
maintenance release: New: Fast forward Bluetooth button now skips 15 seconds Several stability improvements(May 10 2013) Version 3.1.1 (May 10 2013)
Fixed: auto rotation crash in settings(May 6 2013) Version 3.1
(April 14 2013) Version 3.0
Celebrating reaching 100,000 active users in April 2013 ! :-)
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