Version 4.4.41 Released 7/20/2014
• Fixed FREE version application crashing because of AdMob Advertisement framework. Replaced with another ad provider.
Version 4.4.4 Released 7/7/2014
• Moving to next song without retrying if file not found.
Version 4.4.2 Released 7/4/2014
• Just an update to a FREE version with latest Amazon Ad SDK;
Version 4.4.1 Released 6/25/2014
• Implemented support for handling seek commands from Remote Controls, such as Android standard Lock Screen Widget;
• Refinement of Player screen;
• Fixed issues with font scaling;
• Fixed minor reported errors;
Version 4.4.0 Released 6/8/2014
- New feature to add users to access single music library from Settings->Security;- Redesigned sign in screen;
- Initial auto sign-in as DEMO USER after new installation;
- Fixed crash in Settings screen while changing URL;
Version 4.3.3. Released 5/10/2014
• Fixed inconsistency of sound volume between songs in Shuffle and Mix Modes;
• Fixed stuttering playback, which was detected for "Galaxy Note 3";
• Fixed occasional crashes during application startup initialization;
• Added user configurable sound volume crossfade in manual song change;
Version 4.3.2. Released 5/1/2014
• Fixed reported errors;
• Some fixes to screen layouts;
Version 4.3.1. Released 4/25/2014
• Fixed error detecting SD Card on some devices with KitKat;
Version 4.3.0. Released 4/25/2014
• Fixed minor errors;
• New: Display Replay Gain in dB in LED status bar. Requires HomeDJ Server version 4.1.0
Version 4.2.5. Released 4/21/2014
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FIX: Occasional crashing during application startup;
Version 4.2.4. Released 4/19/2014
• Fixed issue of stuttering playback while screen is OFF.
• Minor bugs fixed;
Version 4.2.2 - 4.2.3. Released 4/12/2014
• Resolved freezing on Samsung Note 3 AT&T variant.
• Reduced Power consumption by 3 folds;
• Added "Add to Playlist" option in the Player screen to add currently playing song to any or new playlist;
• Moved "Create New Playlist" option in "Add to Playlist" dialog as a separate button.
• Fixed issue of music playback volume is not reduced while Navigation is speaking directions;
• Smoother UI with a lot of work moved to background threads.
• 4.2.3 - minor bugs fixed.
Version 4.2.1. Released 3/25/2014
• Fixed crash in Airplane mode;
• Fixed minor error for Gingerbread Android OS;
Version 4.2.0. Released 3/24/2014
• Implemented user configurable audio fade-in and fade-out for functions, such as Play, Pause, Next Song, Previous Song;
• Improved navigation between screens;
• Fixed external SD card detection under KitKat;
• Improved default media button handling;
• Fixed “Shuffle All” for folders when Folder List is displayed after the Search;
• Changed “Shuffle” functionality of Favorite Album, Folders, and Artist to include all songs of Favorite item displayed instead of Favorite Song;
• Implemented "Long Click" on HomeDJ Wall Recent items to display list ordered by Recent Item Type. For example if you long click on Latest Albums, list of Albums will be displayed ordered by last played date;
• Minor reported errors are fixed;
Version 4.1.4. Released 3/15/2014
• FIX: Playback volume was not restored after notification sound played.
Version 4.1.3. Released 3/15/2014
• FIX: Long click on Song or Album not only switches on for multi-selection mode, but also selects that item.
• FIX: Faster start-up of song preview playback.
• FIX: Restored playback controls for mini-player in title bar for Tablet landscape orientation.
• FIX: Minor bug fixes.
Version 4.1.2. Released 3/8/2014
• FIX: Minor bug fixes.
Version 4.1.0 - 4.1.1. Released 2/26/2014
• NEW: One or more Songs and Albums can be selected at the same time. Selected songs or albums can be added to playlist, queue, or played, or downloaded. Multi-select actions are in the header tri-dot menu;
• NEW: Create Playlist menu item in Popup Menus for Songs and Albums;
• NEW: Add To Playlist menu item in Popup Menus for Songs and Albums;
• NEW: When search text box drop down song or file are selected, list of songs is showing, which matches selected item;
• FIX: Login screen layout fixed for small screen in landscape mode;
• FIX: Minor layout and bug fixes.
• FIX: AdBlocker limitation is removed.
Playlist Edit functionality will be added in a future releases.
Version 4.0.1. Released 2/9/2014
• FIX: "Download" mode was not recording track information and songs were not available in "Offline mode".
• FIX: "Offline mode" shuffle by genre was not enabled.
Version 4.0.0. Released 2/1/2014
• NEW: Sharing playlists between multiple Android devices. Playlist synchronization is disabled for DEMO account and Limited Accounts;
• NEW: User configurable maximum playlist size between 250 to 5000 songs;
• NEW: Offline mode Shuffle All;
• NEW: Additional settings for Playlist synchronization;
Please note that increasing playlist size to over 1000 songs is recommended for devices with 2 GB of RAM or more.
Version 3.12.5. Released 1/20/2014
FIX: Removed Start-up Ad;
FIX: Minor bug fixes;
!!!!
Free version will work in LIMITED mode if Ad Blocker is installed and active. If ad blocker is not active, FREE Version will work as normal just displaying Ads.
!!!!
Version 3.12.4. Released 1/11/2014
FIX: Favorite lists could not be played;
FIX: Some Ads were not placed properly (FREE VERSION);
FIX: Other minor fixes;
Version 3.12.3. Released 1/7/2014
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FIX: Fixed player window layout for 7/8 inch screens;
Version 3.12.2. Released 1/6/2014
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NEW: Settings in UI Section to turn off Controls in Notification;
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FIX: Fixed compatibility issues with
BlueStacks Android Environment. Turn off Notification Controls to make it compatible with
BlueStacks;
Bluestacks is Android Emulator, which allow you to use Android Applications on Windows and Mac Ooperating Systems. If you want to use HomeDJ on your desktop PC, you can download
Bluestacks.
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FIX: Other minor fixes;
Version 3.12.1. Released 1/2/2014
FIX: Fixed Bridged connection;
FIX: Fixed inconsistency of Artwork between different screens;
Version 3.12.0. Released 12/17/2013 (December release)
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NEW: New Streaming quality setting to stream original file;
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NEW: Lossless streaming as FLAC if original file is lossless;
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NEW: Separate Streaming quality settings for WiFi and Mobile Data;
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FIX: Removed Location services and Gender required for Amazon Ads;
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FIX: Minor bug fixes;
Please Note:1. FLAC Streaming might not be supported by some devices, such as Samsung. Such devices can only play FLAC file locally but not from Internet. You can still download FLAC file locally and play it. Most of the devices were tested for FLAC Streaming, such as Sony, LG, HTC, Samsung, Kindle. So far only Samsung device had to download FLAC file fully before it started to play it. If you experiencing issues streaming in FLAC, uncheck this option in Settings and let it stream as OGG. In that case it will stream at highest OGG quality 500 kbps which sounds amazing and no less than FLAC quality;
2. Original Quality settings for Mobile Data will require fast internet connected from your Home Computer as well as your Mobile Internet because it will stream at the rate of 1500 kbps. If you experiencing stutter playback, please reduce quality settings for Mobile Data.
3. New SD card recognition was implemented and was tested on most of the device manufactures. If you experiencing issues with SD card recognition, please report your device to us and we will provide full support and device specific implementation.
4. GPS and Gender have been removed from FREE version. Other version did not have it from the start. It was required for Amazon Ads to display location specific ads. Now it is removed.
5. Second number in version represents month when major changes to HomeDJ software were released.
Version 3.9.6. Released 10/11/2013
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FIX: Fixed playback issues when song started download but did not play and moved to the next one;
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FIX: Fixed Settings screen theme for Android 2.3.3 where initial Settings screen was displayed in White background and child Settings screens were in black background, but also black letters;
Version 3.9.5. Released 10/7/2013
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FIX: Artist search and filter by letter excludes leading "The", "An" and "A";
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FIX: Reported crashes fixed;
Version 3.9.4. Released 10/4/2013
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FIX: Crash on Android 2.1 when clicking Star Icon;
Version 3.9.3. Released 10/2/2013
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NEW: Show favorite Artists, Albums, Genres, Songs, Folders. Just click "star" icon on the Titlebar to turn it Orange to display Favorites. Touch star icon again to "Show All";
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NEW: Support for AVRCP 1.3 on Android 4.3 and above to display Song Information and Playback Progress on compatible Bluetooth receivers;
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FIX: Minor bug fixes;
Version 3.9.1. Released 9/7/2013
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NEW: Error Log Screen Title bar popup menu item to clear the Error Log;
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FIX: Fixed download functionality broken by prior release;
Version 3.9.0. Released 9/5/2013
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NEW: Feature to share song via Android Sharing functionality. Shared song will expire based on Shared Content Settings you can find under HomeDJ Settings;
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NEW: Settings has new options to turn Bluetooth controls off if you have issues with Bluetooth or regular Headsets;
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FIX: Replaced slider in Settings for Download space limit to standard Android Radio Button List due to issues with HTC One not able to display slider;
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FIX: Minor bug fixes;
Version 3.8.4. Released 8/31/2013
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NEW: Support for bridged connection over port 80 when server can connect over not well known port, but phone is blocked by ISP or Internet Security Android Software.
Version 3.8.3. Released 8/28/2013
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FIX: Tablet large screen layout fixes;
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FIX: A few reported crashes;
Version 3.8.2. Released 8/24/2013
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NEW: Feature to download songs for offline playback. Explicitly downloaded songs will not be deleted if more space is needed to cache another song. Downloaded songs are pined and can only be deleted in Offline mode. Free version has limit to download one song at the time from Songs Screen or from Album or Playlist Details screen, while Pro version download can be requested for all songs of Artist, Album, Playlist, and Folder.
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FIX: Tablet large screen layout fixes;
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FIX: A few reported crashes;
Version 3.8.0 - 3.8.1. Released 8/3/2013
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NEW: Audio Song preview while in "Create Mix" dialog;
See this for Create Mix instructions. •
NEW: "Create Mix" dialog, while opened can be operated via Bluetooth controls - Next/Prev/Pause/Play where Pause or Play Bluetooth control will execute function to Create Mix. Currently previewed song is displayed in Bluetooth device;
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FIX: Add to Queue is enabled all the time except when Queue has more than 1000 songs;
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FIX: A few reported crashes;
Version 3.7.4. Released 7/24/2013
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FIX: Different way to get list of SD Cards on device. This is an attempt to fix issues with RAZR-I;
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FIX: Fixed Background of Now Playing Queue drawer;
Version 3.7.3. Released 7/23/2013
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NEW: Option to turn OFF lock screen playback controls. Settings->Widgets; NOTE: Restart HomeDJ Player after this option is changed.
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NEW: Player screen has 2 more buttons: Cross-fade Mode, and Equalizer;
Cross-fade modes are:
Auto - Will cross-fade between songs in Shuffle or MIX modes; (button color is WHITE)
Force - Will cross-fade all the time; (button color is GREEN)
Disable - Will NOT cross-fade for any type of playlists. (button color is RED)
Equalizer button is visible for Android 2.3 and up.
Version 3.7.2. Released 7/21/2013
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FIX: Fixed crash introduced by version 3.7.1;
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FIX: Reduced size of Widget Previews to prevent Android launcher from crashing on devices with low memory;
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FIX: Reduced minimum width for all widgets to fix correctly on most of the devices;
Version 3.7.1. Released 7/20/2013
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NEW: Added more Home Screen Widgets.
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NEW: Any widget can be placed on Lock Screen of devices with Android 4.2 and up.
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NEW: Only Small Widget can be configured with button visibility. All other widgets do not require these Settings.
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NEW: FREE Version: removed references to Leadbolt SDK, which caused some Antivirus application flag HomeDJ as AdAware. Leadbolt still are going to be displayed, but using Standard Android Web View;
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NEW: FREE Version: Added Amazon Ad Network.
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NEW: FREE Version: Use Location (GPS) Services for Amazon Ad Network. Location Services used to provide better Ad selection based on your location. It can be turned off in Settings: Advertisement Preferences;
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NEW: FREE Version: User can set their Gender for Amazon Ad Network to let Amazon provide better Ad selection based on user Gender. Default is: Gender is not set;
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FIX: Playlist details view did not open when playlist item was clicked in the list.
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FIX: Minor connectivity issues when connection is weak.
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FIX: Improved battery life during playback when screen is OFF. This required to add RECEIVE BOOT COMPLETED permissions.
Version 3.7.0. Released 7/10/2013
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NEW: Playback controls in Notification. Only available for Android 3.0 and above. Artwork in Notification is displayed in Android 3.0 and above.
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FIX: Playlist search only searched in one type of playlists. Now search will display search result for all type of playlists: Playlist/Mixes/Imported.
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FIX: Add to Queue from Album Details screen did not function properly and was starting a new Queue instead.
Version 3.6.10. Released 7/6/2013
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FIX: Folder screen did not paint properly after Popup Menu was opened.
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FIX: Folder screen Menu items were moved to title bar popup menu.
Version 3.6.9. Released 6/30/2013
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FIX: Fixed reported crashes.
Version 3.6.8. Released 6/29/2013
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NEW: Use of Popup Menus in the Lists, Header and Song Information of the Player;
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FIX: Minor bug fixes.
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FIX: Removed Notification Ads.
Version 3.6.7. Released 6/23/2013
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NEW: Create Random mix dialog has a slider to pick a song. Song audio 30 seconds preview will come in one of the next releases;
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NEW: Restored Status LEDs in the Player screen. Can be turned ON or OFF in Settings->User Interface->Player Screen;
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FIX: Fixed screen freezes of the player screen caused by too may threads to be started.
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FIX: Fixed slow download caused by more than one download started for the same song.
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FIX: Better layouts of Player Windows for all screen sizes.
Version 3.6.61. Released 6/19/2013 APPLIES ONLY TO A FREE VERSION
• FIX: Fixed Ad framework configuration.
• FIX: Restored Notification Ads. top opt-out visit:
http://opt.leadbolt.com/
Version 3.6.6. Released 6/17/2013
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FIX: Paid version did not update song metadata information on Bluetooth receiver.
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FIX: Removed Notification and Audio Ad from FREE Version.
Version 3.6.5. Released 6/17/2013
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FIX: Sometimes next song did not play after sliding between songs using Artwork slide to the right..
Version 3.6.4. Released 6/16/2013
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FIX: Fixed a couple of reported crashes.
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FIX: Fixed memory leak of Ad WebView.
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FIX: Fixed artwork layout on Tablets.
Version 3.6.3. Released 6/16/2013
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FIX: Fixed a couple of reported crashes.
Version 3.6.2. Released 6/14/2013
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NEW: New Player Screen with sliding artwork to switch songs. Tap on Artwork to start/stop playback.
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NEW: Free version new Ad framework using LeadBolt.
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NEW: Free version new Exit Audio Ad.
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FIX: Fixed a couple of reported crashes.
Version 3.6.1. Released 6/7/2013
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NEW: Ability to view favorite songs (thumbed up) and create playlist out of favorite songs. Favorite songs can be shown ALL, by Artist, by Genre. Look up for a "Star" icon in the Title Bar. To mark song as favorite, click "Thumb Up" button while it is playing.
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NEW: Free version does not expire anymore, instead it shows ads.
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NEW: Option in Settings Streaming section "Stream original MP3" to force streaming all source file formats as OGG except MP3 files. When this option is turned off all media formats will be streamed as OGG if option "Stream as Vorbis (OGG) is selected. Option "Stream original MP3" is inactive of option "Stream as Vorbis" is unchecked.
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NEW: HomeDJ WALL widget, which shows Random Picks will show dialog to create a MIX with button: "Pick Another" if pick another random song.
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FIX: Fixed a couple of reported crashes.
Version 3.5.5. Released 5/31/2013
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NEW: Option in Settings to keep Player Screen ON while song is playing.
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FIX: Fixed a couple of reported crashes.
Version 3.5.4. Released 5/28/2013
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FIX: Fixed a couple of reported crashes.
Version 3.5.3. Released 5/27/2013
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NEW: User configurable Cache PreLoad buffer size to download songs ahead by selectable number of songs: 1, 3, 5, 10, 15. To change go to: Settings->Cache
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NEW: New UI theme except player screen. Player Screen facelift will come next.
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NEW: Search All screen is removed. Instead search box will appear on HomeDJ Wall screen with updatable counts next to buttons: Artists, Albums, Songs, Genres, Playlists, Folders.
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NEW: Create Random Mix button has been replaced with Shuffle All.
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FIX: Application crashes.
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FIX: Fixed Exit Button behavior for cleaner Exit.
Version 3.5.2. Released 5/13/2013
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NEW: Automatically switch to STREAM ONLY mode when SDCard is not present or used by USB connection or when there is not enough space to store file on SDCARD.
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NEW: Extra action in Settings for Cache to clear Artwork Cache.
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NEW: Extra menu item in Player Windows to Close HomeDJ application.
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FIX: Displaying individual artwork per song based on Song file TAG.
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FIX: Open Connection leak is detected and fixed.
Version 3.5.0. Released 5/10/2013
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NEW: Showing Artwork for song not per Album, but per ID3TAG if each song in the Album has different Artwork.
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NEW: Access to IMPORTED playlists. To import playlists located on Home Computer, just add folder(s) where M3U files are located and Run "Folder Scan". Imported playlists will appear in Playlist screen.
Version 3.4.7. Released 4/25/13
• Fix: Playback start-up time.
• NEW: Stream only option. (Go to Settings->Cache, and check "Disabled Cache" box ON).
• NEW: 30 days evaluation version of Player on Google Play instead of version with Ads, because Google has disabled my AdMob account.
Version 3.4.6. Released 4/11/13
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Fix: Fixed Power drain.• Fix: Application crashed when trying to display recycled bitmap.
• Fix: Application crashed on some clicks on Home Screen.
• Fix: Application crashed on some clicks on Server Status Screen.
Version 3.4.5. Released 4/10/13
• Fix: Minor bugs fixed.
Version 3.4.4. Released 4/7/13
• New: Customizable Home Screen with Settings to turn ON/OFF Random Picks Widget and Recent Items Widget.
• Fix: Streaming on older devices is fixed.
Version 3.4.3. Released 4/4/13
• Fix: Long delay before playback starts. Playback was starting way late (after about 50% of the song is downloaded). Now it starts much quicker after about 200KB of data is downloaded). There are more enhancements will come in a future for even faster playback startup;
• Fix: Fully support for OGG Streaming for all devices. If your device switched to stream in MP3 format before due to errors while streaming in OGG, and your device can support OGG streaming, check the settings and check the box ON "Stream in OGG Format" to restore OGG Streaming;
• Fix: Force Close issue for Android 1.6 during startup and Widget present on a Home Screen;
Version 3.4.2. Released 3/27/13
• Fix: Setting: Stream on Wi-Fi Only was blocking streaming even when Wi-Fi was ON;
• Fix: Sometimes when clicking Exit button, player restarted itself instead of closing;
• Fix: Timing between for connection retries was set to low, causing streaming to stop. Interval is increased;
Version 3.4.1. Released 3/19/13
• New: User can override Service URL and provide their own Internet Public Name or Public IP of their Home Computer instead of HomeDJ Service trying to resolve it (Recommended only for Advanced users because it requires Port Forward Setup of the Firewall);
• Fix: When Album List is showing for a Genre, Shuffle All did not shuffle based on selected Genre;
• Fix: In Offline mode some playlist were showing songs, which were not fully downloaded;
Version 3.4.0. Released 3/17/2013
• New: Added Mini player view to all screens for quick playback manipulation or access player by just clicking on mini player;
• New: Added actions to Genre List Item: Create Mix By Genre, Add Genre to Queue, Shuffle Genre;
• New: Genre List item simplified to display total number of items based on Sort Criteria. For example of sorting by Most Albums, then Genre List Item will show only total number of Albums for a Genre. If sorted by Most Songs, Genre List item will show total number of songs for a Genre;
• New: Based on Genre sorting selected, navigation will show either list of Artist or Albums for a clicked Genre;
• New: List of Albums by Genre;
• New: Can view Release notes from Settings->About->Release Notes;
• New: Removed buttons in Folder view. All actions (Create Mix, Play, Shuffle, and Add to Queue) in Folder view can be accessed via Standard Android Menu button;
• New: Added actions to Folder List item;
• Fix: Preventing Adding songs to a Queue while Player is already busy adding songs from previous action;
• Fix: Lists are simplified with less graphics around Artwork;
• Fix: Drill down Lists are simplified with less graphics in the list Header;
• Fix: Better look for Drill Down Lists in Landscape mode with detailed information placed on the left of the list instead of top;
• Fix: Letters placed on the right side of the lists;
Version 3.3.0. Released 3/9/2013
• New: Alphabetize lists with filter by first letters;
• New: Prevent playlist growing beyond 1000 items to prevent Out Of Memory Crashes;
• Fix: Better support when moving between wireless extenders like in Hotels or Work places;
Version 3.2.4. Released 3/3/2013
• New: Player Notification when cannot connect to Home Computer;
Version 3.2.2. Released 3/3/2013
• New: Added shuffle if list is too big for artist and folders;
• New: Implemented Random (shuffle) for Folder;
• Fix: Track not played when switching between offline/online mode;
Version 3.1.93. Released 2/11/2013
• New: Some code reorganization with Licensing implementation, preparing for Paid version;
• New: Implemented DNS caching for faster IP resolution;
• New: Removed option menu from home screen and replaced it with context menu for exit/offline/online for power button;
• New: Added settings button to home screen title;
• New: Implemented handling Android Standard Search button;
• Fix: Better (more stable) OGG Streaming;
• Fix: Removing \0 character in all names (Album, Artist, Song, Genre);
• Fix: Cleanup unnecessary LogCat messages;
Version 3.1.6. Released 2/1/2013
• New: Implemented Fallback to MP3 streaming (user configurable) if OGG Streaming fails;
• New: UI Styled using Device default styles for Activities and Dialogs;
• Fix: New Advertizing framework;
• Fix: Dialog button placement based on Android version because positive and negative changed places starting with ICS version of Android. Not good for wizard;
• Fix: Default for OGG Streaming of Gingerbread Android Version or higher;
• Fix: Removed Flip from Http Streaming to Local File playback when download is complete because it was causing song to stutter on slow phones;
Version 3.1.0. Released 1/23/2013
• New: Added Grid View for larger Screens;
• New: Implemented Paged View on Home Screen for Top/Recently Used/Recently Picked and Most Played Songs/Albums/Artists;
• New: Implemented Animations for all screens except Search Screen;
• Fix: Cleanup of Ad when screen is paused;
• Fix: Folder Search for UTF-8;
• Fix: Fixed Auto-scroll for scroll views to the bottom when new view is added;
• Fix: Playlist item "Added More" (+) is only showing when more songs were added based on this song. In case if no more songs were found or failure to add (+) is not displayed;
Version 3.0.0. Released 1/5/2013
• New: Added Error Log Viewer;
• New: Added option not to display Artwork in Notification and/or Widget and/or Lock Screen;
• New: Added option to automatically block Artist or Genre from been added to playlist too many songs with Artist or Genre were thumbed down;
• New: Added option to force blockage of Artist or Genre from been added to playlist;
• New: Separated Setting screen on multiple screens;
• Fix: Removed explicit Garbage collection to prevent high CPU usage at unexpected times. Let Android to handle garbage when it feels it can do it;
• Fix: REMOVED MEMORY LEAK;
Edited by user Sunday, July 20, 2014 5:11:26 PM(UTC)
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