What's Changed

• improve debug devex by @ThatOneCalculator in #807
• fix: set icon in media control notification by @ThatOneCalculator in #806
• Add manual lyrics search flow when lyrics are not found by @adlifarizi in #809
• fix: move hardcoded strings for errors to string resources by @ThatOneCalculator in #840
• Added persistent shuffle feature by @ryan7zoom in #855
• Optim/phase 3 by @theovilardo in #871
• Fix pause playback when headphones are disconnected by @adlifarizi in #852
• Optim/player view model migration phase 7 by @theovilardo in #887
• Impl/beta 5.3 new scan system by @theovilardo in #908
• Fix/unified player sheet lagging recomposition fix by @theovilardo in #921
• Impl/lyrics sheet redesign by @theovilardo in #935
• Impl/genre screen redesign by @theovilardo in #942
• Integrate artist image fetching and refine UI component styling by @theovilardo in #946
• Impl/expressive scrollbar by @theovilardo in #951
• Impl/genre features by @theovilardo in #968
• Little fixes everywhere by @theovilardo in #975
• Enhance Google Cast integration, media server reliability, and player… by @theovilardo in #976
• Impl/multi selection lists by @theovilardo in #979
• Little fixes everywhere 2 by @theovilardo in #987
• Impl/new color engine by @theovilardo in #993
• Add data transfer tools, lyrics improvements, and navigation UX updates by @lostf1sh in #992
• Refine player seek bar, equalizer controls, and duration reconciliation by @theovilardo in #994
• Little fixes everywhere 3 by @theovilardo in #999
• Implement Recently Played system and expressive UI refinements by @theovilardo in #1003
• Refine full player expansion logic and enhance placeholder customization by @theovilardo in #1008
• Optim/unified player sheet new by @theovilardo in #1010
• Optim/unified player sheet arch redesign by @theovilardo in #1013
• fix: Prevent crash when no CastContext shared instance found by @LarveyOfficial in #1015
• Optim/unified player sheet arch redesign by @theovilardo in #1022
• Optim/general optimizations by @theovilardo in #1028
• feat: enhance player UI, library loading states, and performance conf… by @theovilardo in #1030
• Fix/queue issues by @theovilardo in #1033
• Fix/shuffle queue anchored algorithm by @theovilardo in #1036
• Optim/optimize resource consumption by @theovilardo in #1037
• Little fixes everywhere 5 by @theovilardo in #1038
• Implement a modernized, modular backup and restore system (v3) using … by @theovilardo in #1039
• perf: optimize playback state updates and recomposition frequency by @theovilardo in #1044
• Fix/release r8 build fix by @theovilardo in #1053
• Fix/ups view quality by @theovilardo in #1065
• feat(equalizer): stabilize audio effects and improve state persistence by @theovilardo in #1073
• feat: implement "start at zero" shuffle and refine playback logic by @theovilardo in #1075
• Added Haptics to Reorder Library Tabs sheet and to all the toggles in… by @Ayaanh001 in #1041
• Feature/telegram cloud sync by @Dv1101 in #1076
• Added BackHandler support to SettingsCategoryScreen by @lostf1sh in #1083
• Offline Connectivity Check, Misc DB Bug Fixes, Upstream Master Changes by @Dv1101 in #1091
• feat(netease): stabilize cloud sync, rebuild restore, and pre-push test regressions by @lostf1sh in #1104
• Test/telegram streaming integration by @theovilardo in #1107
• Impl/gdrive streaming by @theovilardo in #1115
• Impl/redesign artist detail screen by @theovilardo in #1117
• Fix/collapsible top bar colors by @theovilardo in #1124
• Feature: Improved Lyrics Animation (Experimental) by @Dv1101 in #1126
• feat: overhaul Telegram dashboard and Device Capabilities UI with exp… by @theovilardo in #1129
• Impl/artist screen improvements by @theovilardo in #1135
• feat: implement JAudioTagger fallback for improved metadata extraction by @theovilardo in #1141
• Impl/quick settings tiles by @theovilardo in #1145
• feat(telegram): refine dashboard empty state and FAB visibility by @theovilardo in #1146
• Changed the format from minutes to hh:mm:ss by @Ayaanh001 in #1150
• feat: implement customizable collage patterns for the Home screen by @theovilardo in #1154
• feat(Telegram): Improve channel search UX and state management by @Ayaanh001 in #1153
• fix: Restore search query on back navigation and show artist images in search results by @Ayaanh001 in #1157
• Impl/queue sheet dismiss gestures imprv by @theovilardo in #1158
• feat: centralize player sheet back handling and implement predictive … by @theovilardo in #1159
• refactor: replace navController.navigate with navigateSafely acro… by @theovilardo in #1160
• feat: Introduce new widget styles with dynamic theming by @adlifarizi in #1155
• fix: refine UI components and slider behavior by @theovilardo in #1161
• perf: improve artwork handling and adjust crossfade defaults by @theovilardo in #1163
• Impl/account management by @theovilardo in #1169
• refactor(ui): improve ExpressiveScrollBar indicator shape and anima… by @theovilardo in #1173
• feat: implement remote-controlled Play Store announcement dialog by @theovilardo in #1176
• feat(Telegram): Redesigned phone auth UI with smart country code input by @Ayaanh001 in #1177
• Optim/stablestate monolitic fix by @theovilardo in #1180
• feat: Sync Netease Cloud playlists to app playlists system by @serein-213 in #1182
• Telegram login screen merged with Theo's new changes by @Ayaanh001 in #1181
• fix: Correct song ID format in Netease playlist sync by @serein-213 in #1183
• refactor: replace blocking I/O with cached preference in MusicService by @theovilardo in #1184
• Batch playlist selection, NetEase sync de-dup, and source tagging by @serein-213 in #1186
• perf: migration to lifecycle-aware state collection in Compose by @theovilardo in #1192
• perf: optimize LibraryScreen state management and recompositions by @theovilardo in #1193
• Fix: Resolve ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException in MusicService by @serein-213 in #1198
• updated toggle design and row icons position in surface by @Ayaanh001 in #1196
• Add discrete steps to crossfade slider by @adlifarizi in https://github.com/theovilardo/PixelPlayer/pull/...

What's Changed

• Switch to blacklist-based library scanning by @theovilardo in #539
• Respect manual playlist ordering priority by @theovilardo in #544
• Optimize multi-artist processing: cache split results and remove redundant operations by @Copilot in #549
• Multi artist support by @lostf1sh in #548
• Codex/add experimental loading tweaks option by @theovilardo in #559
• Align full player placeholder spacing by @theovilardo in #560
• Bckp/player UI optim by @theovilardo in #568
• Add experimental player UI loading tweaks by @theovilardo in #555
• Add compact library navigation option by @theovilardo in #570
• Fix repeat-one playback with crossfade enabled by @theovilardo in #573
• Fix cast disconnect freeze 8074422513415077628 by @theovilardo in #584
• Improve cast discovery and device switching by @theovilardo in #574
• Hide navigation bar when search is active by @theovilardo in #585
• Fix metadata edits to avoid clearing untouched fields by @theovilardo in #586
• Optimize shuffle performance for large queues by @theovilardo in #594
• Unify player bottom sheet dimming and scaling by @theovilardo in #595
• Update PixelPlayer features and fixes by @lostf1sh in #599
• Refactor: Apply gradient and adjust padding in QueueBottomSheet header by @theovilardo in #604
• Harden lyrics sheet state across automatic track changes by @theovilardo in #605
• Fix lyrics sheet cancellation and LRC timestamp parsing by @theovilardo in #606
• Bump version to 0.4.1-beta by @theovilardo in #607
• Optimize player sheet animations 2316053300601963138 by @theovilardo in #618
• Optimize player sheet animations 2316053300601963138 by @theovilardo in #619
• Bckp/player sheet optim by @theovilardo in #620
• Optimize UnifiedPlayerSheet animations by @google-labs-jules[bot] in #617
• Fix queue bottom sheet reorder behavior by @theovilardo in #621
• feat: Add Deezer API integration for artist artwork by @lostf1sh in #624
• Widget preview fix 4704854465524987041 by @theovilardo in #625
• Fix Glance widget placeholder and preview reliability by @theovilardo in #622
• Allow nested folder overrides in directory exclusion logic by @theovilardo in #633
• Enhance compact pill navigation by @theovilardo in #634
• Fix baseline profile generation 8630355174009459809 by @theovilardo in #640
• Improve baseline profile generation flow by @theovilardo in #635
• Improve Baseline Profile with enhanced scrolling and player scenarios by @google-labs-jules[bot] in #641
• Update BaselineProfileGenerator with extended interaction flows by @google-labs-jules[bot] in #649
• Refactor: Improve Baseline Profile generation and recovery by @theovilardo in #651
• Perf/baseline prof integration by @theovilardo in #652
• Add configurable full player delay threshold by @theovilardo in #653
• Codex/add configurable delay threshold in unifiedplayersheet by @theovilardo in #661
• Prevent queue sheet when player collapsed by @theovilardo in #662
• Improve cast server startup robustness by @theovilardo in #663
• Fix carousel no-peek snapping and playlist missing state by @theovilardo in #669
• Handle playlist load errors and fix player metadata layout by @theovilardo in #671
• Configure media exposure and stabilize cast progress by @theovilardo in #680
• Improve WAV/Opus scanning and metadata coverage by @theovilardo in #689
• Bckp/equalizer by @theovilardo in #724
• Holy refactor by @lostf1sh in #733
• Fix: Ensure up-to-date metadata is used after editing by @theovilardo in #748
• Add album size sort option by @jakobbekken in #755
• Changed repeat one, repeat all icons by @Ayaanh001 in #771

New Contributors

• @jakobbekken made their first contribution in #755
• @Ayaanh001 made their first contribution in #771

Full Changelog: 0.4.0-beta...0.5.0-beta

What's Changed

• Improve Gemini playlist response parsing by @theovilardo in #324
• Implement wheel picker behavior for synced lyrics by @theovilardo in #326
• Improve metadata handling for diverse audio formats by @theovilardo in #328
• Fix stats screen unknown songs and maintain song selection highlight by @theovilardo in #330
• Fix back navigation in folder breadcrumbs by @theovilardo in #331
• Handle ImageVector models in SmartImage by @theovilardo in #332
• Guard Coil consumers against vector album art by @theovilardo in #336
• Fix parsing of LRC files with BOM characters by @theovilardo in #345
• Android Auto-bug fix by @BeanVortex in #352
• Features/bugs by @BeanVortex in #364
• Fix bottom bars layout with navigation insets by @theovilardo in #365
• Improve light theme contrast and add theme selector by @theovilardo in #368
• Refine full player gesture and animation handling by @theovilardo in #369
• Smooth WavyMusicSlider transition on player expansion by @theovilardo in #371
• Features bugs by @BeanVortex in #374
• Redesign save queue sheet by @theovilardo in #384
• Implement custom queue bottom sheet gesture by @theovilardo in #372
• Associate the lines without timestamps that immediately follow the la… by @luis10159 in #379
• Added background playback configuration, tried to fix player sheet lag by @lostf1sh in #383
• Add play-next queue action from song info sheet by @theovilardo in #385
• Fix save playlist sheet glitch by @theovilardo in #391
• Improve save queue playlist sheet focus handling by @theovilardo in #388
• Enhance AI playlist tools and secure Gemini key by @theovilardo in #392
• Fix playlist item layout: Move 'more options' button to end of row by @google-labs-jules[bot] in #393
• Add GitHubContributorService to fetch and display contributors on AboutScreen by @lostf1sh in #395
• Fix NullPointerException crash when lyrics end by @lostf1sh in #400
• Move playlist detail actions into menu bottom sheet by @theovilardo in #396
• Feature/configurable crossfade duration by @theovilardo in #427
• Add configurable playlist transitions by @theovilardo in #405
• Use auto-mirrored icons by @theovilardo in #429
• fix(player): improve navigation and image handling by @lostf1sh in #406
• Annotate MediaFileHttpServerService with Tiramisu API requirement by @theovilardo in #450
• Improve cast queue display and add cast connecting state by @theovilardo in #451
• Fix local player state after cast disconnect by @theovilardo in #453
• Redesign cast bottom sheet by @theovilardo in #459
• Fix player UI disappearing during Cast transition by @google-labs-jules[bot] in #466
• Enhance cast sheet connectivity info 15220278969080433240 by @theovilardo in #473
• Codex/fix bluetooth and wi fi tiles updates by @theovilardo in #476
• Fix CastBottomSheet Wi-Fi and Bluetooth info display by @google-labs-jules[bot] in #474
• Add cast connecting animations and refresh indicator by @theovilardo in #477
• Add Bluetooth device UI and cast autoplay toggle by @theovilardo in #480
• Adjust cast sheet connectivity placeholder by @theovilardo in #482
• Bckp/cast currently by @theovilardo in #483
• Add expressive cast control sheet and replace volume panel by @theovilardo in #437
• Landscape for Player by @hesCalledAJ in #485
• Add hierarchical file explorer for directory selection by @theovilardo in #487
• Optimize player sheet animations for smoother transitions by @theovilardo in #488
• Fix directory permission flow and filtering by @theovilardo in #489
• Enhanced file explorer performance fix 4216163802957571506 by @theovilardo in #495
• Codex/optimize allowed directories functionality by @theovilardo in #497
• Fix allowed directory handling and add smart view by @theovilardo in #490
• Codex/add easter egg minigame to aboutscreen by @theovilardo in #500
• Codex/arreglar cambio de vista en file explorer by @theovilardo in #506
• Replace file explorer bottom sheet with animated dialog and refreshed directory logic by @theovilardo in #502
• Collapse player before navigating to artist detail by @theovilardo in #508
• Polish beta UI and add beta info sheet by @theovilardo in #509
• feat(library): Enable on-demand marquee for song titles on long press by @ColbyCabrera in #507
• Improve cast server startup reliability by @theovilardo in #513
• Fix default tab start destination handling by @theovilardo in #514
• Improve allowed directories performance and reactivity by @theovilardo in #527
• Polish cast bottom sheet UI 10156410954991940331 by @theovilardo in #532
• Refactor cast bottom sheet UI with custom container by @theovilardo in #528
• Fix Light Mode Player UI Contrast & Backgrounds by @google-labs-jules[bot] in #535

New Contributors

• @BeanVortex made their first contribution in #352
• @luis10159 made their first contribution in #379
• @lostf1sh made their first contribution in #383
• @hesCalledAJ made their first contribution in #485

Full Changelog: 0.3.0-beta...0.4.0-beta

HOTFIX:

• Fixed crashing for some users
• Improved lyrics recognition
• minor bugfixes

What's Changed

• Fix/player desync on lyrics update by @theovilardo in #237
• Fix: Prevent crash in SearchScreen due to duplicate genre keys by @theovilardo in #238
• Fix: Update LibraryActionRow based on tab identity, not index by @theovilardo in #240
• fix: canciones instead of songs on artist page by @sungsphinx in #243
• fix: sorting albums by release year by @sungsphinx in #244
• Feature/folders tab by @theovilardo in #247
• fix(player): Restart progress updates when player is ready by @theovilardo in #248
• fix: No se encontraron álbumes -> No albums found by @sungsphinx in #255
• Feat/perf player UI optimizations by @theovilardo in #259
• Feat/perf player UI optimizations by @theovilardo in #260
• implementation of issue #257 - support for user-selectable Gemini AI models and customizable system prompts by @Natour-Mazen in #258
• Handle Back Navigation in Permission Screen Flow by @orispok in #274
• Fix: Prevent carousel from peeking when only one item exists by @ColbyCabrera in #275
• Fix: Player progress bar freezes on Bluetooth by @theovilardo in #278
• Refactor library tab state handling by @theovilardo in #279
• Replace library sort dropdown with bottom sheet by @theovilardo in #281
• Revert "Replace library sort dropdown with bottom sheet" by @theovilardo in #282
• Refactor: Decouple Library tab management from enum by @theovilardo in #283
• Refactor(Library): Replace sort dropdown with bottom sheet by @theovilardo in #286
• Fix WavyMusicSlider progress updates while playing by @theovilardo in #287
• Add playlist view toggle to library folders by @theovilardo in #289
• Fix added for filtering music with date_added from media store by @goonerDroid in #263
• Hide folder containers without songs from playlist view by @theovilardo in #291
• Fix notification custom actions for music service by @theovilardo in #292
• Ensure WavyMusicSlider wavelength uses dp by @theovilardo in #293
• Improve personalization for DailyMix and YourMix playlists by @theovilardo in #294
• Replace deprecated Capturable usage in cover art cropper by @theovilardo in #298
• Harden Daily Mix engagement parsing by @theovilardo in #300
• Codex/improve statsscreen UI and metrics by @theovilardo in #309
• Add listening stats experience by @theovilardo in #301
• Align playback stats timestamps and refresh search results by @theovilardo in #311
• Codex/add floating music player as bottom sheet by @theovilardo in #313
• Codex/fix song info display issues l5kval by @theovilardo in #315
• Update changelog bottom sheet for 0.3.0-beta by @theovilardo in #316
• Sort album playback queue by track number by @theovilardo in #317

New Contributors

• @sungsphinx made their first contribution in #243
• @Natour-Mazen made their first contribution in #258
• @orispok made their first contribution in #274
• @goonerDroid made their first contribution in #263

Full Changelog: 0.2.0-beta...0.3.0-beta

What's Changed

• Feat/add assets directory by @theovilardo in #88
• Feat/add download badges by @theovilardo in #89
• Feat/navbar styling updates by @theovilardo in #106
• Feature/playback queue improvements by @theovilardo in #108
• Feature/global favorites by @theovilardo in #112
• Feature/global favorites by @theovilardo in #113
• Changed "your_username" to "theovilardo" in README by @os-guy-original in #117
• Fix/bottom padding bug by @theovilardo in #126
• Fix crash on search with duplicate playlist keys by @theovilardo in #127
• Fix/player sheet height by @theovilardo in #131
• Improve shuffle function when no songs are playing or displayed by @ColbyCabrera in #129
• fix(animation): Synchronize player and navbar animations by @theovilardo in #132
• Feat/about screen by @theovilardo in #134
• Feature/nav padding improvement by @theovilardo in #135
• refactor: Optimize navigation bar padding calculation by @theovilardo in #136
• Fix navbar height by @theovilardo in #137
• Feature/animate miniplayer corners by @theovilardo in #139
• Feat/miniplayer rubber band swipe by @theovilardo in #140
• Fix shuffle queue not being full length and not random. by @ColbyCabrera in #133
• Fix widget album art warping due to manual image resize by @ColbyCabrera in #130
• Feature/player enhancements by @theovilardo in #142
• Improve widget responsive design and add glance previews by @ColbyCabrera in #143
• Feature/premium transitions by @theovilardo in #144
• Revert "Improve widget responsive design and add glance previews" by @theovilardo in #145
• Add reset button to navbar corner radius slider by @ColbyCabrera in #160
• Feature/add audio format support by @theovilardo in #175
• Feature/enhanced lyrics support by @theovilardo in #176
• Feat: Improve player UI transition animation by @theovilardo in #177
• Fix/reorder queue transition by @theovilardo in #179
• Fix: Liked songs not playing as a playlist by @theovilardo in #181
• Fix/navbar transparency glitch by @theovilardo in #182
• Fix: Adjust full player layout for tall screens by @theovilardo in #183
• Fix/player queue carousel sync by @theovilardo in #187
• feat: Add haptic feedback to album carousel by @theovilardo in #188
• Cache lyrics fetched from internet by @thequantum-r in #184
• Added more informative error message when lrclib returns a 404. by @SjVer in #203
• Feat/reimplement cast continuity by @theovilardo in #204
• Feat/track volume control by @theovilardo in #205
• Feat/album carousel style setting by @theovilardo in #206
• Feat/carousel improvements by @theovilardo in #207
• Feat/marquee text effect by @theovilardo in #209
• feat: Implement marquee text and apply to all players by @theovilardo in #210
• refactor(animations): Optimize UnifiedPlayerSheet animations by @theovilardo in #211
• feat(compose): Add keys to all LazyColumn and LazyVerticalGrid instances by @theovilardo in #212
• Change model to gemini 2.5 flash by @thequantum-r in #195
• Added improved lyrics search by @SjVer in #213
• feat: Add haptic feedback to UI controls by @theovilardo in #214
• Feat/reorder library tabs by @theovilardo in #217
• Fix: Load library tabs by identifier and add missing import by @theovilardo in #218
• Feature/date added sorting fix by @theovilardo in #219
• fix(player): Show lyrics dialog when song without lyrics starts by @theovilardo in #220
• Feat/update version and changelog by @theovilardo in #221

New Contributors

• @os-guy-original made their first contribution in #117
• @ColbyCabrera made their first contribution in #129
• @thequantum-r made their first contribution in #184
• @SjVer made their first contribution in #203

Full Changelog: 0.1.0-beta...0.2.0-beta

• Initial Public Beta Release