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New title bar added (0.27.2)

I've had requests for awhile for a way to hide the quicknavbar.  Well you are now able to do that with the new title bar.  Screenshots are at the bottom. Changelog: 0.27.2 (09/27/2011): -Added new title bar with a button to toggle on/off the quick nav bar. -More widget loading optimizations fixes: -Fixed crash on startup when trying to read invalid dsp presets -Added extra exception handling for unsupported parameters in the android eq -Added recursion limit to the filescanner to prevent infinite recursion -Fixed album art in widget and song view from loading full size instead of     scaled down thumbnail size

New widget added plus other fixes (0.27.1)

I just pushed updates to both markets.  It is mostly fixes/improvements but I added a few new things.  There is now a 4x2 widget and pressing the album art (or gmmp icon) on the widget will launch gmmp.  I also added an option for headset controls that only have one button (Preferences -> General -> Single Button Support under Headset Controls).  A single press will pause/play, a double press will advance to the next track and a triple press will go back to the previous track. I personally do not really use widgets or headset controls so please feel free to email me if you think things need to be tweaked. Changelog: 0.27.1 (09/25/2011): -Added 4x2 widget and adjusted font color of existing widgets -Pressing the album art on 4x2 and 2x2 widgets will launch gmmp -Renamed "Enable Bluetooth Controls" to "Enable Headset Controls" -Single Button Support option added to headset controls which does the following:     Pause/Play on single press,...

UI Improvements - 0.27.x

I pushed out a UI update as soon as I could.  Everything should be standard across all devices now.. hopefully.  I will do a few more updates in the coming days adding a new media control for the now playing screen, some larger widgets, a new title bar, and other various fixes.

0.26.2 - 0.26.4

I have been doing a lot more quick fixes/updates in the last few days .  The changelog is underneath.  I have posted gmmp on both the android market and on appslib (which is mainly meant for tablets).  Be sure to give my app a rating on whichever market you used to download it. All the major issues seem to be fixed so I am going to  concentrate on making the user interface much better looking. Changelog: 0.26.4 (09/21/2011): -Exit option will no longer prompt you to confirm -Reset option added to EQ view -Added "ignore albumartist tag" to the scanner fixes: -Fixed music service from reverting to a background service after an orientation change -Clearing the playlist will now properly clear the now playing screen if needed -Music service should now always properly shutdown when exiting -Fixed WidgetUpdateService from starting when it shouldnt 0.26.3 (09/20/2011): -Added preference to keep notification up when paused.     Preferences->General-...

0.26.1

I woke up to find many bug reports send in.  I pushed an update to the market with fixes for the bug reports. Also I forgot to mention that you must uninstall the alpha first before trying to install the beta from the market.  So if you rated me 1 star for it not installing properly, please adjust that rating accordingly (I'm fine with 1 stars if you don't like the app) 0.26.1 (09/18/11): -EQ button will now only show up if eq is supported -Tag editor context menu option now only shows up for valid audio files fixes: -Fixed crash on startup if eq is not supported -Compatibility view now correctly shows if eq is supported -Fixed nullpointer exception in file browser -Properly handle invalid input into the time select dialog -Fixed crash when closing the main view -Fixed crash in tag editor -Fixed other various crashes

FAQ

NOTE: FAQ is horribly outdated and will be updated for GMMP 3.0 when that is released. This is a work in progress Q: GMMP won't install.  I get an invalid signature error. A: Uninstall the alpha before trying to install it from the market Q: How can I fix GMMP when I get crashes / weird issues after an update. A: Once in awhile when updating from google play, the android installer does not correctly apply a new update and this can cause issues.  If you start to experience weird issues after an update, it is recommended to uninstall and then reinstall GMMP.  GMMP settings and play stats can be saved and restored using Prefs -> General -> Backup Q: Why can't it find my music? A: The default directory is sdcard/Music/  If your collection is in other folders you can simply add the paths to the scanner.  (The sdcard on some devices is actually located at /sdcard-ext/ so try that as well) Q: Why are all these ringtones and soundclips showing up in ...

0.26 Beta now available on the android market

With the addition of widgets, I have decided my app is ready for the masses.  I will be doing a free beta period of roughly one month I discussed the improvements to now playing in this post .  The other change I wanted to discuss was the improved playlist management.  Playlist files are now scanned in along with your music files.  A list of every playlist file is available through Playlist View -> Menu -> Manage Playlists.  Loading and deleting playlists is now done here.  Long press will give you a list of options you can do for each file (Play, Play Next, Enqueue, Save To, and Delete).  "Save to" essentially takes your active playlist and saves it to the selected file. Screenshots are at the bottom. Market Link NOTE: You must uninstall the alpha first before trying to install the beta from the market.  So if you rated me 1 star for it not installing properly, please adjust that rating accordingly (I'm fine with 1 stars if you d...

Preview: Now Playing Improvements (0.26)

I'm hoping to get 0.26 completed by the end of this week.  I have another widget or 2 to create and a few bugs to fix but the rest is done.  This update is mainly focused on improving the now playing view, the playlist management and the file scanning/database.  I also am adding some basic widgets.  Now lets take a look at what has been added/changed to the now playing view. Album art scaling/positioning options:   Included a new option that lets you choose from 5 different settings.  You can access this in Preferences -> Now Playing -> Album Art Scale Type Fit End: Fit Center: (How it used to be in older versions) Stretch: Center Crop: Matrix:  (no images) Also as you can see in the image above,  the track info does not make a bar across the screen anymore. Gestures: There is now an option to change tracks via gestures.  Swipe left to go to the next track, or swipe right to go to the pre...

0.25.1

0.25 had a bug that would disable the preferences to change the EQ band count and quality setting and since I already had a build ready there is no reason to delay releasing a patch.  This contains some fixes and a few minor new features including support for pls and wpl playlist files Download 0.25.1 alpha here Changelog 0.25.1: (09/06/11) -Moved File Browser preferences to a subcategory of Library preferences -Added "Quick Return" option that turns the quicknavbar button of the active view into a shortcut     to return to the root list (ie: in Genre view if you are navigated to Genre->Artist->Album, the     genre button returns back to the root Genre list).  This works for the artist, album, genre, and browser     view. -Shuffle selection dialog now shows current shuffle mode -Added support for loading .pls playlist files -Added support for loading .wpl playlist files fixes: -Renaming a genre to an already ex...

0.25 Released - Drag and drop playlist editing, tag editor, scanning improvements, and more

Here is the next update.  I discussed some of the new features already in previous posts ( tag editor , playlist drag and drop ).  Here are some of the other additions and improvements Auto Volume Adjustments This feature, accessible in Preferences -> Audio -> Auto Volume Adjust, will allow you to automatically adjust the volume when you connect/disconnect BT audio or plug/unplug headphones.  There are 2 different modes you can use.  "Use Defaults" will set the volumes to a default value which you can set yourself in the preferences.  "Restore Last Used" will remember the last volume you had and restore it.  Example: the speakers are on and the volume is set to 90.  You plug in headphones and turn down the volume to 10.  When you unplug the headphones the volume will be restored to 90 and when you plug them back in the volume will go back to 10. NOTE: Neither of my devices had working bluetooth audio so I was unable to test if the volum...

Tag Editor Preview

0.25 will add the ability to edit the tags of your music from within gmmp.  The tag editor can edit individual tags or do mass tagging for certain fields like genre, artist and album artist.  You will be able to access the tag editor from the following views: playlist, artist, album, genre, song, and browser. Using the tag editor is fairly straight forward.  Check the boxes you want to edit and the text box will become enabled.  Any tags that are not checked will be untouched. This release is taking a bit longer than I wanted it to but if all goes as planned I'll have it up for download tomorrow.

Note: x86 devices

I have been getting some error reports from devices running an x86 processor.  Right now GMMP will only run on devices with ARM chips (nearly all mobile devices are ARM).  Once I put it out on the android market I will look into doing an x86 compatible build since the market lets you upload multiple apks for the same app.