MMA 2 Beta builds / Play Store Approval Status

[rusty]

fyi, build 1244 is rolling out to Beta subscribers on the Play store. It includes the following fixes:

Gapless playback (a regression was introduced in the last beta build 1243)
Artwork lookup and editing
Artist search may fail to update results
Options navigation
String fixes
Stability fixes

-Rusty

[rusty]

fyi, MMA 2.0.5.1245 is currently rolling out to the Play Store beta channel. It includes the following changes:

UI tweaks:
-Sleep 'cancel' button usability is improved
-UPnP: manual IP address editing
-Options navigation tweak
Stability fixes

-Rusty

[rusty]

fyi MediaMonkey for Android 2.0.5 is gradually rolling out to Production. Here's a summary of the changes vs 2.0.4:

UI Improvements:
-Scanning progress notifications
-BACK navigation in Search and Options
-Sleep 'cancel' button behavior
-UPnP: IP address editing
Sync improvements:
-Increased timeout for some operations
-Optimization of 'Force files to resync'
Fixes
-Artwork lookup/editing
-Artist search
-Stability improvements

[rusty]

fyi we've posted a new MediaMonkey for Android 2.0.5 build 1246/1247 to the beta channel to fix the following:

2.0.5.1247
Stability fixes

2.0.5.1246
Streaming device discovery can fail in some cases
Permission is requested for missing folders that aren't necessarily needed
Scroll position lost on BACK
Equalizer may fail on some devices

1246 has rolled out already to beta. 1247 is in the approval process and should be available soon. We expect to release 1247 to Production.

-Rusty

[rusty]

We just submitted 2.0.5.1248 to the beta channel to fix a regression in which the sync screens were missing action buttons in Landscape mode.

-Rusty

EDIT: it's rolling out to Production

[rusty]

Hi,

fyi a new beta has started rolling out. It includes:

New
Translations for Chinese, Czech, Dutch, Italian, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, Swedish.

Fixes
Sync may fail even if server can connect
UPnP
- Switch to jUPnP library
- Playback is silent after skipping ahead
- Incorrect playback position for some servers
- UPnP server may not be found
- Failed connection to Cambridge CXN

We'd love to hear your feedback on the translations in the Localization forum.

Thanks!

-Rusty

[rusty]

fyi a new beta is rolling out--it fixes numerous issues including a couple of stability regressions introduced in the last beta build. Also fyi, we've changed the release number from 2.0.6 to 2.1 given the scope of changes compared to 2.0.5.

Build 1264 fixes:
- New audio engine (this fixes issues with Gapless playback that couldn't be completely fixed otherwise. You can revert to the old engine via Options > Playback > Playback engine
- Target: Android 15
- Audio may stop/freeze
- Sorting in Location view
- Translation tweaks
- Stability

Build 1261 fixes
- Pinch to zoom
- Wrong count for some nodes
- Scan UI tweaks

We plan to post another 2.1 beta next week, and to release shortly thereafter. Please let us know if you experience any issues with this build. Thanks!

-Rusty

[rusty]

Build 1268 started rolling out yesterday.

It includes quite a few fixes:

Audio
- Missing Codec error for some m4a tracks (regression 1265)
- Seeking is broken for certain tracks (regression 1265)
- Lound noise when sleep fading completes (regression 1265)
- Equalizer: settings don't persist correctly in some cases
- Equalizer: balance fails
- Equalizer: doesn't work on some devices
UI
- Removed the Play Shuffled button for AudioBooks and Podcasts
- Preserve scroll/list position when swiping BACK
- Collapse menu in landscape view so that there's more space to list tracks
- Info bar is cut off on some devices (regression)
- Track count doesn't update after edits to metadata
Playing
- Queue behaves incorrectly if the Playing track is deleted
Casting: moving seekbar to end doesn't work
Sync: Unknown ratings aren't synced back to MMA

We're working on one remaining issue and hope to release 2.1 this week.

-Rusty

[rusty]

Hi,

Build 1271 has begun rolling out today.

It fixes most of the remaining issues for the 2.1 release, including:
- Stability fixes (including a regression introduced in build 1268)
- Play Now / Play Next: currently playing track doesn't display
- Switching languages may fail
Sync fixes:
- Scrolling through the sync list can freeze
- Unknown error on sync
- Playlists may not sync
Audio:
- m4a files that are unsupported play silently (instead of skipping)
- Volume leveling reduces volume too much for tracks with very low leveling coefficient (regression)

We hope to release 2.1 to Production very soon, so please let us know if you experience any serious issues. Thanks!

-Rusty