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Preview of foobar2000 mobile v1.4

Currently available as standalone Android APK only:

foobar2000 mobile v1.4 build 749
https://www.foobar2000.org/downloads/Android-749.zip

Will be made available via Google Play beta soon.

Most notable changes:
  • Revised Android TV support. Defaults to dim screen with current system time and subtle now-playing-track info instead of glaring skinned playback controls that don't work with TV remote anyway.
  • REMOVED support for Android's sandboxed filesystem
  • Latest revision of HTTP & FTP code, improved use of persistent connections. I hope this addresses FTP server hammering issues some have been suffering from.
  • Added WebDAV share support in Media Library / Media Servers, add as http:// or https:// URL.
  • Codec tech updates.
  • Browsing by folder now lists archives & lets you browse their contents.
  • Lots of bugs fixed.

Details about Android filesystem changes
Support for Android sandboxed filesystem, also known as "Storage Access Framework", or "DocumentFile API", has been removed.
I'm sorry. Some will hate it. I also hate axing something I spent months working on. It's simply broken. It was responsible for fun issues such as "loading list of playlists takes over 10 seconds". I can't go around yelling at users to stop using it, because that's not how software is supposed to work.
Please either use "foobar2000 music folder", or give foobar2000 full disk access permissions if you wish to access normal SD card folders.
You might have to remove & re-add your music folders for new foobar2000 to pick them up.
Thanks for understanding.
We are the bork. Your software bugs will be added to our own. Resistance is futile.

Re: Preview of foobar2000 mobile v1.4

Reply #1 –
thx for the new beta Peter,
will this effect my Samsung Galaxy S21+?
I found using folder viewing method easiest instead if trying to create playlists...
you mentioned above  filesystem changes.. O_o

Re: Preview of foobar2000 mobile v1.4

Reply #2 –
If you only use "foobar2000 music folder", you're not affected.
If you use SD card folders on some new-enough phone, you might have to remove folders from foobar2000 media library and add them again, at which point you will be asked to grant foobar2000 full disk access permissions.
We are the bork. Your software bugs will be added to our own. Resistance is futile.

Re: Preview of foobar2000 mobile v1.4

Reply #3 –
I do not use the Foobar2000 music folder.. I don't even know where it is located on the phone's file system.. lol
I use [ JoeMusic ] folder in the root of my android phone's internal storage...
as the Samsung Galaxy S21+ does not have an SD card slot...

Re: Preview of foobar2000 mobile v1.4

Reply #4 –
Quote from: Peter on
I hope this addresses FTP server hammering issues some have been suffering from.
The new release was like Christmas for me, but I'm afraid to report: the problem with "421 Unauthorized client limit reached" still exists.
What did you change? Is there a hardcoded "x connections per minute" or "sleep x seconds" value, that could be made configureable via the options?
I don't mind waiting for 30-60mins to get the indexing done, as long as it succeeds.

The new beta is still only able to index about 1/3 of my whole song library.

Edit: There seem to be additional new entries in the indexing error log saying "225 ABOR command successful", which I don't remember to be there before.
They also sometimes popup when trying to play a file.
Towards the end of the indexing error log, the messages change to "network error".

Re: Preview of foobar2000 mobile v1.4

Reply #5 –
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Browsing by folder now lists archives & lets you browse their contents.
On a related sidenote:
shouldn't fb2k display embedded cover art when playing a file?
At the moment I only see a cover displayed when there's a cover.jpg in the same folder.
For files with embedded cover art it's neither indexed nor extracted & shown when played.

Re: Preview of foobar2000 mobile v1.4

Reply #6 –
Additional observation:
I seem to be only able to play FLAC files via FTP with the new version.
OGG and MP3 files don't play at all: "Playback error: 225 ABOR command successful" comes up and  the next file is tried with the same result.
This procedure doesn't stop before a FLAC file is in the list, which then plays.

OGG and MP3 playback via FTP works when I go back to the previous version.

Edit: Managed to play a MP3 file (320Kbps CBR, 12.5MB) via FTP.
A Podcast file in the same folder with 64 Kbps CBR (12.2MB) doesn't play ("225 ABOR").
When I download the podcast file to the fb2k music folder, the file plays there.
Confusing...

Re: Preview of foobar2000 mobile v1.4

Reply #7 –
Is there any chance I can try this FTP server software myself? What device/software is it exactly?
We are the bork. Your software bugs will be added to our own. Resistance is futile.
 

Re: Preview of foobar2000 mobile v1.4

Reply #8 –
Quote from: Peter on
Is there any chance I can try this FTP server software myself? What device/software is it exactly?
Basically any AVM Fritzbox router (70% market share in DE/AT/CH) with its integrated NAS function.
They run  this FTP daemon.