The last update I showed off the new queue ui which did involve a complete rewrite of the underlying queue backend code. Due to that and switching to the new data model (Room-based), I ended up taking the plunge and rewriting the MusicService. It seemed like a waste to try to hack it up to use all the new stuff I added when I eventually planned on rewriting it anyway. Due to that I dont have too much to show UI wise, but I did make some queue improvements and redid how shuffle works.
One of the largest complaints I've gotten over the years was the inability to skip back/forward while shuffled and get a consistent track order. Once you skipped back, the next track would be chosen at random. My response was always that I understood the frustration but without rewriting shuffle / music service entirely there was not much i could do. Since I am rewriting the music service and queue, this seemed like the perfect opportunity to fix this issue.
In the video below, it shows off the new shuffle queue. It essentially works like the "randomize" option in the queue. Turning it on will put your current playing song at position 1 and shuffle the order of the rest. Pressing next track will simply just go to the next track in the queue. This allows you to go back and forth and maintain the same order. This also greatly simplifies the code on the backend. Next track doesnt care if its in shuffle or not.. it just goes to the next track listed in the queue. When shuffle is turned off it will return to the previous order. Any new tracks added while in shuffle will just be placed at the end when shuffle is turned off. Note: For this video and testing i added a shuffle button to the min player at the bottom. This was just so i could keep the queue up and change the mode back and forth.
Notifications were managed by the MusicService, so I gave them a rewrite as well. Google has added a lot API since I originally created these notifications, so this time around I will just leverage what they provide instead of doing a custom view for it. These newer notification apis will also allow album art to play on your lockscreen on devices that it didnt work before (most phones would already show the album art on the lockscreen but a select few would not).
Plans for the notifications will be 5 customizable button slots (most likely just the common actions like next / prev / play/pause / exit / toggle shuffle) and 2 (maybe 3?) metadata lines that are customizable like the other metadata views I've shown in previous updates. The images below just show off the standard next play/pause and prev buttons.
I was not planning on putting out any more 3.4.x updates, however google refused to approve the 3.5 beta due to some policy updates that caused the existing 3.4.x version already released to no longer be compliant. Therefore 3.4.15-3.4.17 are basically the work I've been doing on 3.5 for the last 16 months, but with all the new features disabled. I would like to put them through more testing before enabling to the public, hence the beta. 3.4.17 (2024-10-25): Fixed crash on android 14+ trying to verify the unlocker 3.4.16 (2024-10-24): Fixed multi select in album details highlighting the wrong item 3.4.15 (2024-10-23): Update target api level to 34 Updated dependencies Manual scans are no longer ran in a foreground service due to google's new policies Last played time added to song info pop up Fixed issue where extra space was added in artists with numbers in name Increased full search limit from 100 to 10000 results Fixed issue with files missing tags showing up in the unkno...
GoneMAD Music Player 3.5 is finally here after about a year and a half of development. Most of the new additions are not enabled by default but I did include a new UI preset named 'bottom' that will use the new now playing layout and the new bottom navigation mode. Enjoy! See the Beta 1 post for more information on the new capabilities Also I recently created a Bluesky account if you want to follow to get updates: https://bsky.app/profile/gonemadsoftware.bsky.social 3.5.x: New: Added new bottom navigation mode Added new now playing layout 3 Added gradient background option to now playing layout 2 and 3 Added new details layout for artist/album/genre/etc(Change layout via: Customize -> Layout Menu -> Layout 2). Enabled by default Added bottom nav UI preset (named 'bottom') Updates / Improvements: Updated dependencies Tweaked existing UI presets Improved startup time Fixes: Queue should now focus on playing song when opening / returning to queue Fixed s...
GoneMAD Music Player 4.0 is now fully rolled out! After 14 years since initial release as being a paid app, I've decided to try something different and switch to being free with ads. The market is completely different nowadays compared to the early 2010s. Ads are everywhere and users typically do not want to pay for apps / games / etc. But don't worry, those users who previously purchased the unlocker or in app purchase unlock will continue to get an ad free experience. New users will also have the option to purchase an in app purchase to permanently remove ads. Note: There is a bug with 4.0 where users with the standalone unlocker may see ads when they first upgrade. You typically fix this by just force stopping the app and restarting. Ads should not come back after that. Alternatively you can contact gonemadsoftware@gmail.com and I can help you out as well. I have no intention on making users who already paid see ads. W...
