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3.3 Full Release

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3.3 is not the most glamourous update, but it should still be a significant improvement over 3.2.x.  For this release I had 3 main focuses.  Updating to target android 12 (play store requirement), update the audioengine with the latest ffmpeg version, and bug fixes.  GMMP was fortunately approved by google to be able to use the newer "Manage External Storage" permission, so this update completely avoids scoped storage. More info on the permission here.  Once updated to android 12 and the engine updated to ffmpeg 5.0, my focus turned to fixing the long list of issues that have built up over the last few years on trello.  3.3 includes roughly 50 fixes (many very significant for some users).  

I will likely still focus on mostly fixing bugs / stability for the time being while I also work on some other projects (the new audioengine, my Android TV app QuasiTV, and another currently undisclosed project).

The rollout on google play will take a day or 2.  3.3 will be uploaded to amazon and put on our website once fully rolled out on google play.

3.3 Changelog (2022/07/22):

New: 

  • Updated target sdk to Android 12
  • Updated ffmpeg to 5.0
  • Updated other dependencies
  • Added MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission and prompt for android 11+ (required for all of gmmp's functionality to work)
  • Optimized x86 and x86_64 ffmpeg builds
  • Added media actions to Year Details View toolbar menu
  • Reshuffle queue after completion if 'loop queue' or 'repeat queue' is enabled with shuffle
  • Adjusted location of toolbar in fullscreen mode
  • Improved folder view list positioning when using jump to folder
  • Updated translations

Fixes:

  • Tags with ratings > 5 are capped at 5
  • Fixed issue where albums with the same name in diff folders with diff years would get grouped together
  • Fixed issue where notification / mediasession would show the wrong playing info
  • Fixed gapless playback for some files that previously had issues
  • Fixed reading tags in wav files
  • Fixed issue where now playing would not display the playing song if it contained 2 empty genre tags
  • Ignore duplicate empty mp4 tags
  • Prevent music from being added to library with no associated genre (Defaults to 'Unknown' if no tag)
  • Renamed 'Backup Settings' to 'Back Up Settings'
  • Changed 'Backup Stats' to 'Back Up Stats'
  • Format artist/album tags scanner setting now works correctly for multi artist tags
  • Fixed 'Add to playlist' for playlist files
  • Physical volume buttons can now control casting volume (except in android 12 due to android bug)
  • Fixed some tag writing issues on Android 11+
  • Fixed rule groups in the smart playlist editor
  • Artist art search should now correctly find artist images in album folders
  • Set allowBackup to false due to it causing crashing
  • Show Info will not work on files not scanned into database
  • Potential fix for crash when batch tagging large numbers of files
  • Folder view should now refresh correctly after tag edits
  • Fixed extra unneeded folder from being created on storage
  • Scanner will now correctly populate Date Added for files with no tags
  • Fixed On Queue Completion when last track is part of a cue
  • Fixed On Queue Completion -> Auto DJ and Album Shuffle options
  • Fixed status bar size on some devices with notches
  • Fixed now playing layout changes not applying immediately
  • Case only tag changes are now reflected in genre, artist, albumartist, and composer view
  • Fixed 'artist - album year' track sorting order when albums have the same year
  • Custom metadata creator lines will now refresh correctly after editing
  • Handle case where playing info doesnt update on tracks with no genre
  • Multiple selection media action sort order should now match single selection
  • Genre details media actions should now mach sort order of the genre list
  • Sort Modifiers are now used for genre, artist, albumartist, composer, and year actions
  • Multi-select from search view should use correct sort order for actions
  • 'Stop after current' should now correctly loop back to the beginning of the queue when repeat queue / loop queue is enabled
  • Fixed transition crash when tabs are arranged in a certain order
  • Fixed AutoDJ 'Different Artists' selection mode from selecting the same tracks every time
  • OpenSL decoder is now used as a fallback when main decoder fails to open a file
  • Finally fixed android 11+ media notifications showing the previous track info on some devices
  • Fixed some smart playlist issues with files with multiple genres or multiple artists
  • Reduce number of extra db queries in some views
  • List items now display correctly after custom metadata is changed without having to reload the UI
  • Only first artist of a multi artist track will now be used for scrobbling
  • Fixed now playing layout 1 status bar color in landscape
  • Fixed now playing album art / blur background not taking up the full screen on some devices
  • Fixed rare fdsan crash
  • Fix multiple issues with tab version of now playing if "layout 1" was previously selected in drawer nav mode
  • Catch exception on cheap devices where android.settings.MANAGE_APP_ALL_FILES_ACCESS_PERMISSION activity does not exist
  • Other various fixes

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