Changelog

Fixes

– Fix crash when importing files due to a temporary directory on iOS 17
– Fix sleep timer End-of-Chapter option sometimes not stopping at the end of a file

Improvements

– Add support for lpf files
– Add support for Apple's required privacy manifests
– Update Italian translation

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Fixes

– Fix crash that occurs right after launching the app (this also fixes some issues with the folder's artwork not rendering properly)

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Fixes

– Catch error when downloading a file, and avoid storing the failed response
– Fix crash when showing alerts on app launch when it fails to initialize the database and on the storage management screen

Improvements

– Update Sentry and RevenueCat third-party dependencies

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Fixes

– Fix auto sleep timer being reset when a new file is autoplayed on the player
– Fix crash when migrating queued tasks with invalid value types on launch

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Hotfix

– Fix crash when resetting the last play date of items

Please check out what we introduced in the previous version as well:

Fixes

– Under the hood memory-usage improvements so the app doesn't crash on launch
– Fix crash when updating chapters info
– Fix crash on widgets when progress is nil
– Fix crash when time skipping and progress is nil
– Fix crash when trying to update views not available yet when launching the app via an URL action
– Fix trash folder being shown in the import operation
– Fix fetching the last played item on app launch

Improvements

– Show warning when offloading an item that has a queued upload task
– Add support for background tasks that will work on any sync-related queued task

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Fixes

– Under the hood memory-usage improvements so the app doesn't crash on launch
– Fix crash when updating chapters info
– Fix crash on widgets when progress is nil
– Fix crash when time skipping and progress is nil
– Fix crash when trying to update views not available yet when launching the app via an URL action
– Fix trash folder being shown in the import operation
– Fix fetching the last played item on app launch

Improvements

– Show warning when offloading an item that has a queued upload task
– Add support for background tasks that will work on any sync-related queued task

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Improvements:

– Add new Data Usage section in settings, to limit or allow cellular data usage when uploading books
– Fix showing the import modal on launch for the latest phone models when required

Please check out what we introduced in the previous version as well:

Cloud sync fixes:

– Fix queued tasks order of execution between app launches

Improvements:

– Pull down to refresh data (and scan files pending to import)
– New auto sleep timer feature (thanks @cvakiitho!)
– Use image files within folders to render the artwork for Volumes
– Rework settings sections: Autoplay and Autolock

Fixes:

– Fix folder creation bug, that allowed multiple folders with the same name
– Fix sharing debug information on Apple Silicon Macs

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Cloud sync fixes:

– Fix queued tasks order of execution between app launches

Improvements:

– Pull down to refresh data (and scan files pending to import)
– New auto sleep timer feature (thanks @cvakiitho!)
– Rework settings sections: Autoplay and Autolock

Fixes:

– Fix folder creation bug, that allowed multiple folders with the same name
– Fix sharing debug information on Apple Silicon Macs

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Improvements:

– Enable interactive widgets for Last played and Recent books widgets
– Add option to export debug information from Settings → Support section
– Show artwork cache size in storage management screen
– Update formatting when exporting bookmarks

Fixes:

– Fix sync issue where playing the book before the remote fetch is finished, may override the synced progress
– Fix refreshing the URL for streaming a book when the URL access is expired
– Fix 'Add' button being hidden behind mini player on Mac (and some iPads) when viewing an empty folder
– Remove caching the default artwork for folders
– Fix translations inside the Shortcuts app
– Fix for the crash when trying to play an item with an associated error

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Improvements:

– Lock screen widgets
– Further improvements on folder's progress calculation for improved battery life
– App shortcuts support
– Revamped watch app Complications for all the Watch faces
– Optimize artwork fetching on the library list
– Updated Slovak translation
– Add support for Portuguese (Portugal) language

Fixes:

– Possible fix to player wrongly resuming playback after a call when it wasn't playing before
– Fix flashing artwork on the player screen when changing chapters
– Fix showing the chapter info when skipping through chapters on a volume while playback is paused
- Fix import observers sometimes not prompting and showing the import screen

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Improvements:

– Optimize how the folder's progress is calculated for improved battery life
– Add filename label in the item details screen

Fixes:

– Fix updating the synced time of the last played book
– Fix removing from device and redownloading synced folders

Please check out what we introduced in the previous version v5.0.0:

– Cloud sync between devices
– iPad support
– Search support (local)
– Edit the item details (title, author, artwork)
– Shake-to-snooze for the sleep timer

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Improvements:

– New Privacy section in Settings

Fixes:

– Fix autoplay for Volume books
– Fix folder artwork being replaced when reordering the contents or when adding new items to it
– Fix keyboard media keys on Mac (F7, F8, F9)
– Fix filenames when importing files via drag and drop (iPad / Mac)
– Fix spacing and text alignment on Recent-Books Widget (thanks @thai-d-v !)

Please check out what we introduced in the previous version v5.0.0:

– Cloud sync between devices
– iPad support
– Search support (local)
– Edit the item details (title, author, artwork)
– Shake-to-snooze for the sleep timer

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Cloud sync fixes:

– Fix queued upload-file tasks getting stuck after sending the app to the background

Improvements:

– Add support for loading the artwork of each chapter on a Volume on the Player screen and control center
– Skip unplayable items when they are autoplayed (like images, or metadata files)
– Improve VoiceOver interaction on the playback controls screen
– Update Polish translation

Please check out what we introduced in the previous version v5.0.0:

– Cloud sync between devices
– iPad support
– Search support (local)
– Edit the item details (title, author, artwork)
– Shake-to-snooze for the sleep timer

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Fixes:

– Fix random crash after playback during a short time
– Fix 'Mark as completed' button from the Player screen
– Set audio session category before each playback

Improvements:

– Update Slovak translation

Please check out what we introduced in the previous version v5.0.0:

– Cloud sync between devices
– iPad support
– Search support (local)
– Edit the item details (title, author, artwork)
– Shake-to-snooze for the sleep timer

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Fixes:

– Hot-fix for crash on launch when the book progress is nil or infinite

Please check out what we introduced in the previous version v5.0.0:

– Cloud sync between devices
– iPad support
– Search support (local)
– Edit the item details (title, author, artwork)
– Shake-to-snooze for the sleep timer

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Improvements:

– Add shake-to-snooze sleep timer
– Remember last used custom sleep timer for next time
– Norwegian translation
– VoiceOver: book duration is now included on the list item screen

Fixes:

– Fix artwork on iPad landscape
– Fix sleep timer fade-out, it now occurs previous to the timer ending (it will no longer go over 5 secs into the next chapter)
– Fix time-remaining formatting when it's under a minute

Please check out what we introduced in the previous version v5.0.0:

– Cloud sync between devices
– iPad support
– Search support (local)
– Edit the item details (title, author, artwork)

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Cloud sync improvements:

– Optimize resuming upload-tasks after an app launch
– Add better identification for items that haven't been synced
– When signing out and back in, items will no longer incorrectly be removed by a sync operation

General improvements:

– Add proper VoiceOver support for the Account-related screens
– The existing storage management screen now has an option to sort the files by either size or title (thanks @Jeepston!)
– New storage screen in settings for books that were removed by a sync operation, for recovery purposes

Fixes:

– Gracefully recover when iOS resets the media services
– Fix 'Combine into Volume' option being wrongly disabled when importing multiple books
– Fix the file count shown on the alert title presented after importing multiple files

Please check out what we introduced in the previous version v5.0.0:

– Cloud sync between devices
– iPad support
– Search support (local)
– Edit the item details (title, author, artwork)

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Cloud sync fixes:

– Fix uploads being terminated by renaming the containing folder
– Fix last played item progress not syncing correctly to the cloud
– Fix refreshing the book URL when it expires for playback streaming
– Fix possible duplication of items when signing in
– Under the hood performance improvements when storing synced information from uploaded items

General fixes:

– Fix tab bar and navigation title theming

Improvements:

– Set displaying remaining-time of the book as default (thanks @Jeepston!)

Please check out what we introduced in the previous version v5.0.0:

– Cloud sync between devices
– iPad support
– Search support (local)
– Edit the item details (title, author, artwork)

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Fixes:

– Fix for the import screen not showing inside the app
– Fix crash when opening the app via a widget
– Fix crash when signing out and back in again
– Fix uploading artwork for synced items

Improvements:

– New app icons

Please check out what we introduced in the previous version v5.0.0:

– Cloud sync between devices
– iPad support
– Search support (local)
– Edit the item details (title, author, artwork)

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Fixes:

– Fix for users that see an empty library and / or duplicated items
– Add restore-purchases button to the Themes and Icons screens
– Possible fix for users that are stuck at app launch

Please check out what we introduced in the previous version

Improvements:

– Cloud sync between devices
– iPad support
– Search support (local)
– Edit the item details (title, author, artwork)
– Share extension support, for receiving multiple files from the share sheet
– New sort and selection controls
– Improve folder suggested name when importing a zip archive

Fixes:

– Prevent importing files that are already in the library
– Fix drag and drop support for users on Apple Silicon Macs
– Fix off-center progress thumbnail

We also added a new Privacy policy and Terms of use, please review them in the following links:

– https://github.com/TortugaPower/BookPlayer/blob/main/PRIVACY_POLICY.md
– https://github.com/TortugaPower/BookPlayer/blob/main/TERMS_CONDITIONS.md

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Improvements:

– Cloud sync between devices
– iPad support
– Search support (local)
– Edit the item details (title, author, artwork)
– Share extension support, for receiving multiple files from the share sheet
– New sort and selection controls
– Improve folder suggested name when importing a zip archive

Fixes:

– Prevent importing files that are already in the library
– Fix drag and drop support for users on Apple Silicon Macs
– Fix off-center progress thumbnail

We also added a new Privacy policy and Terms of use, please review them in the following links:

– https://github.com/TortugaPower/BookPlayer/blob/main/PRIVACY_POLICY.md
– https://github.com/TortugaPower/BookPlayer/blob/main/TERMS_CONDITIONS.md

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Improvements:

– Definite fix for playback stopping after finishing a chapter on mp3 volumes

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Improvements:

– Possible fix for playback stopping after finishing a chapter on mp3 volumes
– Fix WatchOS corner complications
– Fix CarPlay icons in the Now Playing screen
– Fix disabling Autolock for the button-free screen

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Improvements

– You can now export and share your bookmarks and notes from within the Bookmarks screen
– There is a new gesture-based screen accessed via the Player, that allows you to control playback by tapping or swiping anywhere on that screen
– Fix the themes list not showing properly the last item after making a donation

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Improvements

– New setting to enable or disable restarting a finished book if it was autoplayed

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Improvements

– Add Library tab for CarPlay.
– Fix playback starting ahead of chapter in volume books.
– Autoplay in settings now controls folders behavior too.
– Improved performance when searching next item to play (this is a potential fix for heavy battery drain when autoplaying small files).
– Update translations.

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Bugfixes

– Fix CarPlay not autoplaying the most recent item when selected
– Fix crash on app start for some users
– Fix theme not changing with the system theme (light / dark)
– Update translations

Please check out what we introduced in the previous version as well:

Improvements

– Update CarPlay support for more stability and additional functionality to the Now Playing screen
– Add more settings for player controls that modifies the player screen:
– Toggle between showing bookmarks or chapters with the list button
– Toggle between showing the remaining time or the total duration of a book
– Toggle between using the times of the current chapter, or the entire book
– Update translations

Bugfixes

– Fix alerts not following the dark theme when the OS theme is light and BookPlayer is dark
– Fix a crash when importing files from within a folder
– Fix a bug reporting the file missing the link to the book in the storage management screen due to not recognizing UTF-8 characters properly

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Improvements

– Update CarPlay support for more stability and additional functionality to the Now Playing screen
– Add more settings for player controls that modifies the player screen:
– Toggle between showing bookmarks or chapters with the list button
– Toggle between showing the remaining time or the total duration of a book
– Toggle between using the times of the current chapter, or the entire book
– Update translations

Bugfixes

– Fix alerts not following the dark theme when the OS theme is light and BookPlayer is dark
– Fix a crash when importing files from within a folder
– Fix a bug reporting the file missing the link to the book in the storage management screen due to not recognizing UTF-8 characters properly

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Improvements

– The Watch app has been rewritten, with a new Now Playing view, and playback controls
– Support for rectangular complications in the Watch to provide info of the current book
– Pausing no longer has a 1-sec delay
– Disk access is optimized, resulting in better battery life
– Fix for the speed label being truncated in some translations
– Update translations

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app

Improvements

– Adjust playback remaining time based on the playback speed
– Add custom sleep timer option
– Fix chapter title not updating in the control center for m4b files
– Fix crash when loading the last played book's chapters

If you'd like to contribute with translations to other languages, please reach us at support@bookplayer.app