Music Playlist Manager 3098

version 3098

revisit of "smart" queries when using multiple "contain" clauses

version 3097

Given Google no longer support playlists and have locked down the media database since
V29 the following changes have been applied:
a) poweramp installed AND android larger than version Q : no android tab
b) poweramp installed AND android version less than version Q : android tab showing
c) no poweramp installed AND android > version Q : no android tab, just m3u and smb
d) no poweramp installed AND android version less than version Q : android tab showing

version 3096

fix when trying to update rating tags

version 3095

update to target api34

version 3094

- Bug fix for text colours in Themes

version 3093

Bug fix and additional Dark theme
Let me know by email if any of the dark colours obscure other elements such as text etc

version 3092

- User request to preserve the playlist id when updating smart playlists

version 3072

Additional checks and logging for ID3V1, ID3V2 and IDV4 mp3 tag formats

version 3069

Ratings can be changed when viewing a Poweramp playlist detail by
swiping the stars. This is instantly reflected in Poweramp.

Average Poweramp Playlist rating now show as rating stars

Average Album rating now shows as rating stars in Poweramp Library Album View
(sum of ratings / album tracks count)

Album Sort options added to menu so you can list your most
popular albums first

version 3066

- Further Poweramp Integration
* Play a track, album, artist, genre in the library views directly in Poweramp
much in the same way Poweramp does

version 3065

- Further Poweramp Integration
* fixed bug where playlist did not play correctly when "play" selected
* Poweramp will now immediately reflect any changes made to playlists
* Play a track on the playlist directly in Poweramp

version 3062

jaudiotagger included in project code
Hide Save button in flac and mp4 tag editor for android 10+
New options to add to playlist at end, start or at random
for both poweramp and android playlists
Additional option to reverse android playlists (new approach by
updating play order)

version 3061

rewrite of the routine to set folder permissions.
Added "file path" to selection criteria for smart playlists

version 3057

When poweramp installed:
- Further enhancements to Library Albums and Artists.
- Removed all references to android media database
so now extracting all data from the Poweramp database.
Improved behaviour with incomplete mp3 tags

version 3056

Some small adjustments

version 3055

Still seeing crashes, particularly from devices running android 8n
in particular from a Nexus 5X
This release is another attempt to fix those issues

version 3054

Hopefully fixed some crashes that have been reported.
Please get in touch by email if you have issues.

version 3053

Major update to the app for Poweramp users. All queries and albumart will now come directly
from the Poweramp media database. Earlier versions initially queried the android media
database and subsequently selected the equivalent record from the Poweramp database which was process
intensive. Although you may not see the difference, in terms of performance, there has been a significant
improvement.

version 3052

Fix for issue with incorrect playlists under android 11

version 3051

Themed Settings screens and Color Picker screen
Removed the android:textAllCaps="true" from all dialog layouts as
this was causing crashes on older android version.

version 3050

Themed Dialogs and buttons
New default album art icon
Fixed the cause of crash when clicking the "Permissions Granted" button on older devices

version 3049

Essential update to fix bug introduced with V3048
Added new amber theme colour
UI improvements for a better ui experience
Layout improvements for list and grid views
Streamlining of code

version 3048

Bug fixes.
Added an option to change the size of albumart in playlist list views
Unsuccessful attempt to fix the issue with drop down on an android playlist
Fixed the "On which Playlist" option. It now will take the type of playlist set in Settings, into account

version 3047

Bug fixes. Improved the "smart playlist" automatic playlist update feature.
Note that for Android 10 and above, the app will create .m3u playlists as internal android playlist creation for tracks on external sdcards is prevented by security restrictions (aka a google bug).
Please get in touch by email if you have any queries

version 3046

fix to resolve crashing of app when selecting criteria results

version 3044

Further development of the Criteria and Smart Playlist Code
For android V10 (Q) and V11 (R), creation of android playlists will default to .m3u.
The RecyclerView animation (Wasabeef) was removed as it has changed and made it incompatible

version 3043

Ongoing code revision of "smart playlist" feature
Introduction of a new "update smart playlists" feature (Experimental)
Additional purple theme colour
Improvements to the Settings screens
Expansion of the changelog feature on the navigation drawer

version 3042

Revised the Store Listing text and artifacts after Google's release rejection
major rewrite of code relating to "smart playlists".
New app icon
General maintenance fixes
Any issues, please get in touch by email

version 3034

Lots of code improvements and changes to the way permissions are handled. The app is still unable to create android playlists on the
external sdcard
for Android 11.
Any issues etc, contact the developer by email

version 3032

Additional grey theme.
some Bug fixes

version 3031

Finishing touches to last week's update

version 3030

Major overhaul of the user interface. Introduction of 4 colour schemes.
Also bug fixed and general improvements

version 3029

Maintenance update

version 3028

Changed the way in which "copy playlist to folder" worked as it appeared to fail for android 10.

version 3025

Overhaul of code handling the "smart queries". Option added for background processing
If there are any issues , please get in touch by email

version 3024

Implemented user request:
- pressing back key when browsing files takes you back up the folder structure
- deduplication options for both .m3u and smb playlists

version 3023

Some small change to allow those devices that have no external sdcard, to create android playlists
The permission restrictions only apply for those devices with android 10 AND an external sdcard

version 3022

Revised the way in which relative paths are set for .m3u playlists

version 3021

Polish Language added. Thanks to Gerard for translating.
Anyone who wants to see their own language, get in touch

version 3020

Some Bug fixes
User Request:
Additional option to reverse the play order of a playlist
(on the context menu of the playlist)

version 3018

Some major changes to target the latest Android release (Q or api 29)
Added the ability to create .m3u playlists independently as security restrictions (or bug?) prevent to creation of android playlists.
If you have Pwramp installed then everything behaves as expected.
The .m3u playlists support the latest Pwramp rating approach so your ratings are saved to the playlists and are compatible with Pwramp

version 3017

Improved permission routine on first install
Reverted back to api28 as api29 (android Q) permission requirements caused issues

version 3016

Bug fixes mainly to do with impot/export of P*weramp ratings . Added logging to the import process too.

version 3015

Some general improvements.
Improved logic when setting default folders.
Fixed setting Default folders as this ws not working properly.
NOTE:
If you have android 10 AND your music on an external SDcard, ceating android playlists will not work.
Creating Poweramp playlists works fine as it does not rely on android security restrictions for sdcards

version 3013

V3013
I was made aware of a bug when setting background colours. This version has fixed that. Try it out!
Additional bug fixes
v3012
Added the ability to set your ownimages for a playlist.
Have a look here:
http://www.theo.klinkweb.nl/customize.html
Thank you Chris for the idea.

version 3011

Further refinements and bug fixes
Revised processes when dealing with Criteria and Smart Playlist results. You are now able to view selected tracks before deciding which to include on a playlist

version 3010

Revised processes when dealing with cuiteria results. You are now able to view selected tracks before deciding which to include on a playlist

version 3009

Improved the fetching of albumart to display above a playlist. Also showing album title

version 3008

Some User Interface enhancements.

version 3007

Second phase of moving towards readiness for Android Q. Significant changes in the underlying code. Some small improvements to the User interface.

version 3006

Maintenance release, some bug fixes

version 3005

Add multiple tracks to multiple playlists in one go. For P*amp users the drag and drop on a p*mp playlist is working. There are still issues on an android playlist.

version 3004

Further enhancements to the im/exporting of ratings and improved notifications

I have posted a clip to provide some help
https://youtu.be/G6xp9qhGvIQ

Note: Pamp v2 is no longer supported. I have noticed there are still some users running the legacy version of pamp

version 3000

Major upgrade under the hood to allow permissions required for android Q (api29)
I have posted a clip to provide some help
https://youtu.be/G6xp9qhGvIQ

version 2.64

When sorting a playlist, when the next action is export to .m3u, the resulting playlist will also be sorted.

version 72

Added validation for mp3 files when using the Tag Editor. Fix for bug when merging playlists.,If you get an error please send the bug report and contact me at theo.klink@gmail.com so that I can fix the issue.

version 72