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ChangeLog for OwnTone
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version 28.1
- fix incompability in 28.0 with Debian Buster's libwebsockets 2.0
version 28.0
- rename forked-daapd to OwnTone + new logo
- fix web UI slow updates due to websockets 3.x changes
- support for ALAC sort tags
- support for remote pls/m3u with https streams
- add /api/queue?id=now_playing json API shortcut
- fix possible crash on Pulseaudio error callback
- fix possible segfault-on-exit
- fix websockets not working on FreeBSD
- refactor how the server binds to sockets (use dual stack ipv4/6)
- configurable interface/address binding
version 27.4
- fix web server path traversal vulnerability
version 27.3
- support for AirPlay 2 speakers, incl. compressed ALAC
- web UI upgraded, now v0.8.5:
new design/layout
optimize "Recently added"
Spotify search dialogue improvements
drop separate admin web page, now integrated in main web
podcast deletion
make Radio a top level item
show release dates
new sorting options
prevent browser caching of playlists
additional settings
- improved Chromecast streaming (retransmisson, adaptive etc.)
- JSON api support for updating metadata of queue items
- JSON api new fields, e.g. time_added, time_played and seek
- fix for some Chromecasts disconnecting
- new algorithm for more natural ALSA volume adjustments
- new nickname option for AirPlay and Chromecast
- mpd fixes (nextsong, multiple commands)
- charset flexibility when getting ICY metadata from streams
- adaptive probing of radio streams
- libplist and libsodium now required
- fixes for library update events
- fixes to speaker selection and unintentional volume changes
- fix some minor memleaks
- support shairport-sync metadata pipe flush event
- misc logging fixup
version 27.2
- web UI upgraded to v0.7.2:
show cover artwork in album pages and lazy loading of artwork
show playlist folders
use sass/scss for css files
add "Radio" tab to the music section
add settings for artwork sources
add pop up dialog for Remote pairing requests
support adding/removing podcast subscriptions
support marking all new podcast episodes/all episodes as played
support searching by smart pl queries
skip buttons for audiobooks and podcasts
show localized times/dates
generate colored placeholder image if cover artwork is missing
show "cast" icon for Chromecast outputs
styling changes of the navbars and moving the volume controls
- new speaker selection logic (persist user choice even after failure)
- speaker autoselect no longer enabled by default
- removed old admin page, not necessary any more
- fix/workaround for Apple TV's and HomePods that disconnect
- support for RSS feeds
- support for nested smart playlists (playlist folders)
- support for online artwork sources e.g. Discogs, Coverartarchive
- support for radio StreamUrl's that point to json with metadata
- fix incorrect artwork shown for unknown album/artists
- fix issue parsing shairport-sync progress metadata
- fix missing Spofity logout option
- fix for embedded artwork not working with ffmpeg 4.3+
- some smart PL improvements, e.g. support for more tags
- config option for Airplay timing/control ports (eases firewalling)
- quicker loading of radio streams (smaller probing)
- workaround for mxml 2.10 significant memleak
- some fixes for Roku (RSP)
- drop libspotify for artwork, doesn't work any more
- documentation improvements
version 27.1
- web UI upgraded to v0.6.0: settings page, display more Spotify data
- support for volumeup, volumedown and mutetoggle DACP commands
- support for multiple ALSA devices
- suppress repeated logging of same message to avoid log file bloat
- fix opening too many files due to looping with shairport-sync
- fix for genres with single quotes in name
- fix for incorrect update of time_added metadata
- fix some small memleaks and missing cleanup
version 27.0
- no fixed resampling to 44100/16, play source quality if possible
- Chromecast: quick start, better quality (48000/16 Opus encoded)
- performance enhancements: Remote and iTunes will load quicker
- alsa sync with variable sample rate, avoiding audible "clicks"
- web UI upgraded to v0.5.6, e.g. play non-library tracks, saving queue
- fix for Pebble mpd client (and possibly others)
- fix issue with some HLS radio stations
- support for https streams
- fix for artwork showing dithered
- ICY metadata in forked-daapd's mp3 stream
- support for Spotify collaborative playlists
- support for Shairport artwork via pipe
- configurable mp3 streaming quality
- json api improvements, e.g. for toggling speakers
- json api/web ui: Relative seeking
- support for some http seeking
- fix for macOS Catalinas Apple Music
version 26.5
- json api/web ui: file view
- web ui: artwork support
- web ui: "Add next" and genre tab
- Airplay connection test improvements
- support for https streams in m3u's
- use Spotify web api for artwork instead of libspotify
- option to make Airplay devices permanent or excluded
- support for tracks and disc items in smart playlists
- db refactor, fix issues with play count, time played etc
- json api: more options available when adding items to the queue
- json api: player/toggle
- mpd version 0.20 support + support for "listfiles" command
- fix double http auth decline issue
version 26.4:
- automatic rating
- fix issue in 26.3 causing invalid time_skipped values in the db
- improved fallback to ipv4 if ipv6 fails
- fix issue returning too many queue items to clients
- fix missing prompt for library password
version 26.3:
- fix AirPlay 2 devices (e.g. Sonos Beam and Airport Express)
- fix mdns problems with ATV4 and ipv6
- fix possible segfault if null user-agent
- new metadata: Skip Count and Times Skipped (incl iTunes XML mapping)
- iTunes XML mapping of Play Count and Play Date
- fix for crashes when client provides no User-Agent
- logging improvements
version 26.2:
- fix for db indexes not being used on fresh installs
version 26.1:
- player web interface
- support for Airplay speaker control commands
- add non-library items (e.g. radio stations) to the queue
- fix for keeping connection alive towards some devices e.g. old ApEx's
- extension of the JSON API
- under-the-hood improvements of Spotify integration
- fix for Android "Remote for iTunes"
- fix ffmpeg segfault when jpeg encoding
- performance improvements + misc
version 26.0:
- added web interface
- added JSON API
- new mpd commands (e.g. sticker, urlhandlers, playlistfind)
- support for adding non-library urls to the playback queue
- support for id3 grouping tags
- support for filesystems with ACL's
- use Spotify web api to load all playlists
- improved client authentication options
- only rescan playlists if changed -> faster startup
- fix bug related to dacp/daap client revision number handling
- fix bugs related to import of iTunes XML playlists
- restore ATV4/tvOS11 support by removing requirement for timing_port
- fixes for Hyperfine Remote
- improve database performance
- make sure daemons listen on both ipv4 and ipv6 (for BSD)
- ffmpeg/transcoding refactored for new ffmpeg API
- and more...
version 25.0:
- improved playback resilience
- substitute packet skipping (producing audio "clicks") with start/stop
- support for MacOSX with macports and Bonjour mDNS
- Airplay device verification for Apple TV 4 w/tvOS 10.2 (uses libsodium)
- support for Spotify web api (saved tracks/albums + Discover Weekly)
- automatic playback of pipes + support for Shairport metadata pipes
- added pipe audio output (fifo)
- persistent queues (queue remains across server restart)
- support for browser based clients
- mpd sendmessage: set individual speaker volume, remote pairing
- mpd add http://path-to-radiostream (i.e. add non-library items)
- new options, e.g. exclude speakers from list
- fix for shuffle mode
- fix broken PNG artwork rescaling
- use friendly Chromecast name in speaker list
- support for libav/ffmpeg dual installs
- refactoring - added the input and library interface
- performance improvements
- and other fixing up...
version 24.2:
- Pulseaudio support (can be used for Bluetooth speakers)
- new pipe/"fifo" audio output
- fix misc Chromecast audio bugs
- fix for Apple tvOS10 disconnecting after some minutes
- enable CORS headers
- LastFM scrobbling during regular DAAP streaming
- smart playlist support for file modification time
- misc MPD improvements, e.g. new outputsvolume command
- ignore ipv6 link-local addresses (announced by e.g. ATV4)
- better inter-thread command handling
- improved cache performance and use of gzip
- fix possible segfault on http timeouts
- fix possible segfault when adding items during playback
version 24.1:
- support for Monkey's audio
- fix build problems on some platforms (e.g. OpenWrt)
version 24.0:
- support for Chromecast audio
- support more idv3 tags (eg. date released)
- support more DAAP tags (eg. datereleased, hasbeenplayed)
- fix problem with playlists not shown in correct order in Remote
- autoselect devices based on priorities + keep devices selected
- fix multiple FreeBSD filescanner bugs (like too many open files)
- ALSA audio refurbished (prevent underrun/overrun, better AirPlay sync)
- improved mpd command support (eg. lsinfo, move, queue autoplay start)
- better mpd performance
- timing changes to keep input and output in sync with player timer
- prevent cache bloat (unscaled artwork or artwork for deleted tracks)
- more intelligent Spotify artwork retrieval
- artwork handling refactored
- add generic output interface
- add systemd service file
- support for OSS4 dropped
- support for old ffmpeg dropped
- misc minor bugfixing
version 23.4:
- fix freeze problem on network stream disconnects
- support for mp3 streaming
- better ipv6 handling
- option to hide singles from album/artist lists
- misc MPD improvements, incl. new commands and zeroconf support
- queue handling and transcoding refactored
- libavresample/libswresample dependency changed to libavfilter
- improved pairinghelper.sh script
version 23.3:
- fix issue where volume gets set to -1 on startup of raop devices
- plug various minor memleaks
- audiobook improvements, eg resuming playback from saved position
- live icy metadata
- libevent 1 support removed
- LastFM performance improvement
- drop legacy ffmpeg stuff
- drop legacy flac, musepack and wma scanner
version 23.2:
- fix db lock, m3u and Windows Phone bugs
- improvements for Spotify and mpd
- fixing bugs as always
- sorting of genres and composers
version 23.1:
- support for more mpd commands
version 23.0:
- add support for the mpd protocol
- add support for smart playlists
- playlist and internet stream overhaul
version 22.2:
- fix for iTunes 12.1
- fix misc bugs
version 22.1:
- artwork cache
- some Spotify fixing up
version 22.0:
- queue handling improvements
- added DAAP cache, good for low-power devices like the RPi
- support for LastFM scrobbling
- support for .pls playlists
- added compability with ffmpeg libswresample
- added options to modify the operation of the SQLite database
- stop init-rescan/full-rescan from running twice
- fix misc local audio problems
- fix some FreeBSD sound timing problems
- fix segfault on invalid utf8 while sorting
- fix misc bugs
version 21.0:
- filescanner performance enhancements (db transactions)
- support for queue editing
- support for showing history
- compability with libevent 2
- compability with libav 10
- support for Spotify
- fix for Seafile libraries
- support for permission changes in a library (IN_ATTRIB)
- some DAAP changes to align with iTunes
- properly show media kind shares in iTunes
- support for named pipes/fifos
- natural sorting and better handling of capitalization
- introduce .init-rescan and .full-rescan triggers
- fix for XBMC (libshairplay) crash
- fix missing songartistid (fixes some remotes)
- fix bug in m3u scanner
- ICY metadata fixes
version 20.0:
- includes patch against timeouts
- configurable artwork file names
- support for Remote 3 and 4
- preference for album artist if it is available
- bug fix for certain Airport Express models
- bug fix for AirFoil Speakers
- added support for internet radio with m3u
- fixed fatal error when stopping player
- m3u and iTunes playlist scanner improvements
- improved compability with Hyperfine Remote for Android
- speaker selection and m3u bug fixes
- Shoutcast (icy) metadata support for internet radio
- fix for Apple TV update 6.0
- fix artwork memory leak
- basic support for podcasts, compilations and audiobooks
- user can tell file scanner to ignore certain file types
- fix for metadata on non-Apple airplay devices
- configurable library names
- sorting changes, ignore The/A/An
- fix for TunesRemote SE
- force library rescan with .force-rescan
- fix for the Retune remote on Android
- fix for AirBubble speakers (shairport)
- support for artwork in iTunes
- fixed ffmpeg/libav logging
- logging and documentation adjustments
- autoselect AirPlay device if none selected
- support for embedded artwork
- config option to disable startup scan
- config option for max volume for AirPlay devices
- support for embedded platforms without hi-res timers
- fix for WMA files
- fixes for video playback
- other fixes: non apple players, ffmpeg/libav updates...
version 0.19:
- more libav 0.7 updates.
- database speedups.
- fix for iTunes 30-minute timeout.
- fixes, big and small.
version 0.18:
- add config knob for ALSA mixer channel name.
- do not elevate privileges for reopening the log file; log file
will now be owned by the user forked-daapd runs as.
- fixes, big and small.
version 0.17:
- support for libav 0.7
- fixes, big and small.
version 0.16:
- fix issue with non-UTF-8 metadata while scanning.
- use proper file size in HTTP streaming code.
- fix DAAP songlist bug with sort tags.
- small code fixes.
version 0.15:
- add support for sending metadata to AppleTV during AirTunes streaming.
- support DOS-encoded Remote pairing files.
- rework album_artist_sort handling.
- enable RAOP to queue RTSP requests.
- speedup DAAP & RSP filters processing.
- speedup DAAP songlist generation.
- artwork can handle and send out both PNG and JPEG.
- fixes, big and small.
version 0.14:
- sort headers/tags handling improvements.
- better handling of tags for TV shows.
- better handling of DRM-afflicted files.
- configurable IPv6 support.
- fix scanning of URL files.
- fixes, big and small.
version 0.13:
- add Remote v2 support; Remote v1 is not supported anymore.
- add per-speaker volume support.
- implement RAOP retransmission.
- implement per-device quirks in RAOP.
- improve compatibility with 802.11g AirPort Express.
- improve mDNS address resolution, making IPv4 usable again.
- fix Murmur Hash bug on 32bit platforms.
- add support for JPEG artwork and alternative filenames.
- disable session expiration that was causing issues.
- FFmpeg 0.6 support.
- fixes, big and small.
version 0.12:
- add AirTunes v2 streaming.
- add Remote support.
- add gzipped replies.
- add IPv6 support.
- check for UTF-8 correctness of metadata.
- fixes, big and small.
version 0.11:
- support iTunes 9.
- add iTunes XML playlist scanner.
- add support for TV shows.
- add FreeBSD and GNU/kFreeBSD support.
- add support for DAAP groups.
- add support for artwork.
- rework metdata extraction, better support for ID3 tags.
- database code rework.
- preliminary support for Remote (pairing, browsing).
- fixes, big and small.
version 0.10:
- initial release.