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# New Features

## Music Search
- Improved search ranking to prioritize local library, then Spotify, Qobuz, Tidal.
- Added settings to sort categories and customize the list style of search results.
- Added source icons in grid-view search results.
- Redesigned the search results page with the unified xTune style.
- Playlist search now supports case-insensitive matching.
- Fixed an issue where works could not be found via search.

## Built-in Player
- Added full gapless playback support (with no sample rate change).
- Improved audio format switching by briefly muting audio to prevent pops/clicks.

## Now Playing & Current Playlist
- Added a grouped playlist view (by Work, Disc, GROUPING, Album) with a toggle button at the top.
- Added Work information display to the Now Playing page (requires MAI 1.22.0 or higher).
- Redesigned Artist tab: shows composer by default for classical music and supports multiple artists.

## Other
- Added a new toggle in the Release Appearance settings to control whether to group tracks using the GROUPING tag.
- Added a progress bar to the iPad mini player (can be enabled in settings).
- Added a Work Review section to the Work detail page (requires MAI 1.22.0+).


# Optimizations
- Redesigned the theme switch button icon to preview the next theme.
- Added a link from the Album's Work grouping menu to the corresponding Recording.
- Added links from Recording details to its Work and Album.
- Improved year display in artist album lists based on the focused artist.
- Various UI, style, and text size refinements.


# Issues Fixed
- Fixed erratic volume display during adjustment.
- Fixed hardware volume keys not controlling player group volume.
- Fixed incorrect progress text display in Now Playing.

This is a maintenance update for xTune 3.0.0. While retaining the new features introduced in version 3.0.0—such as Release Type Grouping and One‑Tap Search—this release addresses the following issues:

- Fixed a crash that occurred when the number of Release Types exceeded 18
- Fixed an issue where the CarPlay interface would unexpectedly refresh and return to the Home screen
- Fixed an anomaly with Qobuz search in the One‑Tap Search feature
- Restricted the scope of One‑Tap Search to Local, Spotify, Qobuz, and Tidal

# New Features

## Release Types and Compilations
- Renamed "Albums Appearance" to "Releases Appearance", adding a toggle between Compact and Expert modes, plus settings for release types and grouping.
- In Compact mode, "Albums" is used for all navigation and menus. In Expert mode, "Releases" is used, with advanced features like grouping by release type.
- Enhanced the release categorization algorithm. Supports both standard categories and custom release type tags.
- Added an option for a separate Compilations menu (with quick-access buttons), offering both LMS and MusicBrainz classification standards.

## Song Grouping and Subtitles
- Enhanced the album songs grouping feature. Supports grouping by Work ID, GROUPING tag, and disc number.
- The Now Playing screen now shows the work title, GROUPING info, or disc subtitle next to the album title.
- Added display and navigation for work information in the Now Playing screen's song information tab.

## One-Tap Search
- Added one-tap search for the local library and streaming services (supports Qobuz, Tidal, and Spotify).
- Features automatic Simplified/Traditional Chinese conversion (when iOS is set to Chinese and the keyword is Chinese).
- Also searches within local playlist titles.
- Added local search history for quick repeats.
- Redesigned interface: replaced tabs with a categorized list and detail pages.
- Uses concurrent API calls for faster searches.
- Added an advanced search settings page.

## Volume Buttons
- Added support for using iOS hardware volume buttons to control player volume.
- Configurable to adjust either system volume or xTune's internal player volume.
- Shows an OSD when adjusting (with a percentage display option).
- Added related settings in Advanced Settings.

## CarPlay
- Added "Now Playing/Resume," "My Playlists," and "My Radios" to the CarPlay home screen.
- Added a Favorites (Like) button to the CarPlay Now Playing screen.

## Other
- Added Genre and Year to album detail pages, with click-to-navigate.
- Added Year and Genre info/links to the album action dialog.
- Added option to show release year in album lists (can be disabled in settings).
- Added "Enable Half-Star Ratings" option in Advanced Settings.


# Optimizations

- Enhanced artist roles, adding "Performer" to the defaults.
- Changed artist role display order to: Performer/Composer/Conductor.
- The built-in player settings page now hides the Now Playing card if the player is not purchased.
- Optimized components and layouts in several settings screens.


# Bug Fixes

- Fixed incorrect artist info in song lists caused by wrong song.artist data from LMS.
- Fixed incorrect parsing of commas within artist names.
- Artist detail page now uses cropped background images to prevent UI issues.
- Fixed non-half-star ratings not working and updates not appearing promptly.
- Resolved playback failures for some recordings (caused by using performanceId from song data).
- Fixed playback control issues and empty Now Playing lists after Comet long-connection interruptions.

# New Features

## Built-in Player
- Added Bit-Perfect mode support when connected to USB DAC
- Added DoP output mode support via USB DAC
- Added Loudness volume adjustment support when connected to USB DAC
- Added PCM upsampling support when connected to USB DAC
- Implemented advanced audio settings interface for built-in player

## Release Type Grouping
- Added release type grouping support in album lists on Album, Artist, Year, and Genre pages
- Added release type grouping support on Artist Detail page
- Added Release Type Grouping option in Settings (Appearance → Albums)

## Other
- Added third-party application support (with independent Third-Party Apps menu)
- Extended support for more radio stations via SlimBrowse protocol
- Added new player icons for various room types (living room, bedroom, kitchen, etc.)


# Optimizations
- Added streaming service icon display in recently added albums list
- Moved Virtual Library feature option from Experimental Features to Features Settings
- Optimized LMS Comet Connection subscription and cleanup logic for subscribed players
- Optimized logo icons for some radio plugins
- Optimized styling, layout, and information display in built-in player status dialog
- Optimized built-in player decode buffer size (8M for non-mobile, limited to 64M for mobile)

# Bug Fixes
- Fixed issue where server connection could get stuck on connecting screen (easily triggered when changing server IP or switching servers)
- Resolved issue where Alphabet Index UI didn't update promptly when data changed
- Resolved issue where digital volume adjustment was incorrectly shown for non-PCM formats in audio output path dialog
- Fixed missing 64-bit to 16/24-bit conversion information in audio output path dialog
- Resolved issue where bitrate wasn't prioritized in radio station playback interface
- Fixed incorrect Power field in player status
- Resolved incorrect "Add to Queue" action in streaming service action dialog

# New Features
- Added decoding support for FLAC audio in Ogg container format (for high-bitrate FLAC radio streams).
- Added metadata parsing support for Ogg format streams.

# Improvements
- Optimized the built-in player's caching strategy to improve playback continuity when network stream fluctuations cause audio underruns.
- Enhanced the radio playback interface to display the current stream's bitrate instead of the sample rate.

# Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where the built-in player could unexpectedly stop during AAC format radio playback.
- Resolved a connection screen hang that occurred when the LMS server (with Ratings Light plugin installed) was on a different subnet from xTune.
- Fixed playback history not updating when selecting and playing radio stations from history.

# New Features

## Enhanced Artist Information and User-Defined Roles (Configurable in "Appearance Settings")
- Added "Custom Artist Roles" tab on artist pages
- Added highlight feature for focus artist tracks in album and work views
- Support for displaying artist role labels in song lists and now playing interface
- Custom artist roles support in song action dialogs

## Player Group Volume Control and Volume Slider
- Volume control via slider (can be enabled in "Advanced Settings")
- Support for group volume control in player management page
- Support for both group volume and individual player volume in player selection dialog (default behavior configurable in "Advanced Settings")

## Redesigned "My Radios" and Radio Playback
- Completely redesigned "My Radios" page integrating favorite radios and radio browsing
- Enhanced support for Radio Now Playing plugin with new radio search functionality
- Improved Icy Meta format parsing capability for smoother internet radio playback
- Replaced default radio tower icon with colorful radio icon

## Half-Star Rating Precision
- Rating system now supports half-star precision for more granular rating experience


# Optimizations and Improvements

- Enhanced built-in player network reconnection mechanism - continues playing cached audio during network interruptions with automatic server reconnection upon network recovery
- Improved USB DAC detection mechanism for built-in player, now supporting USB Audio and headphone outputs
- Optimized built-in player settings page with new playback status card for easy monitoring of hardware output parameters like sample rate
- Snackbar notification when long-pressing pause button to stop player
- Refactored background Comet long connection for improved stability and real-time playback information synchronization
- Optimized liquid glass circular button sizing for iOS 26
- Improved layout and visual styling across multiple pages


# Bug Fixes

- Fixed mini player bar layout issues on iPads with Home button
- Resolved bottom layout overlap issue in vinyl playback theme on iPads with Home button
- Fixed DSP display showing incorrect value (not "N/A") when built-in player stops playback

Bug Fixed
- Fixed an issue where xTune's built-in player could not play FLAC/PCM/WAV files when using Daphile as the LMS server.
- Fixed incorrect display of Audio Data and DSP information in the audio output path dialog.
- Fixed abnormal display of Decode and DSP information in the built-in player status dialog.

New Features
- Added a playback buffer that caches up to 2 songs when bandwidth optimization is active
- Implemented grouped song list display for multi-disc albums on the album detail page
- Added long-press gesture on pause button to stop playback

Improvements
- Optimized audio processing logic to reduce memory usage during decoding
- Enhanced MP3 decoding compatibility for files with incomplete headers
- Improved song list layout and spacing for better visual appearance
- Refined search results page layout and bottom spacing for improved browsing experience

Bug Fixes
- Fixed abnormal playback interruption caused by insufficient MP3 decode buffer space
- Resolved issue where AudioUnit could be closed multiple times, causing resource anomalies
- Fixed search returning no results with specific iOS and LMS version combinations
- Corrected missing artist avatars in search results
- Fixed lock screen controls (play/pause/next/previous) not affecting built-in player
- Resolved issue where favorited artists' avatars were not displayed on home screen and related pages

## New Features
- Built-in player xPlay now supports AAC and OGG audio format decoding
- Added activation status card in bandwidth optimization settings for real-time status monitoring
- Implemented CarPlay connection detection and added CarPlay connectivity as an activation condition for bandwidth optimization

## Improvements
- Refactored bandwidth optimization logic and improved settings page layout for better usability
- Enhanced JSON matching and parsing algorithms for Comet connections to improve stability
- Optimized Artflow Now Playing Theme for better visual consistency and interactive experience

## Bug Fixes
- Fixed incorrect display of artist's first local image in MAI plugin
- Resolved issue where Artwork view was incorrectly displayed in Folders view
- Solved issue where embedded lyrics failed to display in certain scenarios

## New Features
- Built-in player now supports Opus audio format (requires custom-convert.conf configuration)

## Improvements
- Optimized MP3 decoder output buffer size for improved playback stability
- Redesigned built-in player settings and bandwidth optimization interface (added advanced mode for bandwidth optimization)
- Refined iPhone ArtFlow theme layout to prevent accidental taps
- Expanded song info text width in iPhone mini player for better content display
- Enhanced network transfer rate display in built-in player status dialog

## Bug Fixes
- Fixed JSON parsing issues in Comet long connections (ensures real-time sync of playback progress and info)
- Resolved missing album covers and artist images on password-protected server
- Fixed authentication failure not returning unauthorized status, preventing redirect to login page