Changelog

In this page, you can find a record of all the changes made to this project such as bug fixes, new features and improvements, etc.

Version 1.12.5 Feb 23, 2024

Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.

Version 1.12.4 Feb 9, 2024

Show albums under artist on Android Auto.
Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.

Version 1.12.3 Dec 12, 2023

Fixed SystemUI crash on some Android 12.1 devices.

Version 1.12.2 Nov 12, 2023

Target latest Android 13 SDK (API level 33).
Fixed SystemUI crash on Motorola and Nokia devices.

Version 1.12.1 Jun 17, 2023

Bluetooth autoplay will only be triggered by audio devices.
Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.

Version 1.12.0 Jun 10, 2023

Support latest Android versions.
Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.

Version 1.11.5 Nov 14, 2022

Fix notification bar album artwork issue on some devices.

Version 1.11.4 Nov 10, 2022

Support themed app icon on Android 13.
Fix artwork error on Android 13.

Version 1.11.3 Aug 19, 2022

Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.

Version 1.11.2 Jul 9, 2022

Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.

Version 1.11.1 Jul 2, 2022

Fix gapless playback on Android 12 and above.
Fix Android Auto grid view on Android 12 and above.

Version 1.11.0 Nov 27, 2021

Fix compatibility problems on Android 11 & 12.

Version 1.10.8 Sep 1, 2021

Support app shortcuts.

Version 1.10.7 May 1, 2021

Fixed a bug when creating playlist.

Version 1.10.6 Feb 12, 2021

Support song genres with number names.
Backup playlists to different folder on Android 11.
Hide empty playlists with zero songs.

Version 1.10.5 Jan 20, 2021

Added an audio focus setting - whether to reduce playback volume on notification and navigation.

Version 1.10.4 Jan 8, 2021

Enhanced Android Auto support, including:
✓ Display album and artist artworks on Android Auto.
✓ Add shuffle and repeat buttons in playing page on Android Auto.
✓ Add folders view on Android Auto.
✓ Other UI improvements and tweaks.
Fixed a synchronized lyrics timestamp bug.

Version 1.10.3 Dec 5, 2020

Fixed playback resume problem after phone call.
Fixed bug when editing artwork image for flac files.

Version 1.10.2 Nov 14, 2020

Ignore songs from excluded folders in newly added page.

Version 1.10.1 Nov 9, 2020

Add option to ignore articles while sorting.

Version 1.10.0 Sep 24, 2020

Be able to edit album artwork for single song file.
Fixed local artwork display problem on Android 10.
Fixed compatible problems on Android 11.

Version 1.9.9 Sep 8, 2020

Split album and artist artwork download. You can now choose to download artist artwork without downloading album artwork.
Support sorting by file name in album page.
Add composer field when editing song tags.

Version 1.9.8 Aug 3, 2020

Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.

Version 1.9.7 May 24, 2020

Support pitch adjustment while changing playback speed.
Fixed song sorting bug by track numbers in album page.
Fixed a bug when saving and restore playback position.
Fixed new songs not detected bug on some devices with Android 10.

Version 1.9.6 April 28, 2020

Fixed an album artwork editing bug on Android 10.
Fixed a sorting bug for albums and songs.

Version 1.9.5 April 20, 2020

Fixed an artwork display bug while playing.
Fixed an SD card bug on Android 10.
Fixed a tag editing bug.
Other minor bug fixes.

Version 1.9.4 January 9, 2020

Fast-forward/backward in slide up playback panel.
Remember location in folder hierarchy mode.
Fixed SD card access problem on Android 10.

Version 1.9.3 October 3, 2019

Support "play next" for album, artist, selection, etc.
Support sorting songs by duration.
Better accessibility support.
Targeting Android API 28.
Fixed headset double/triple click on some devices.

Version 1.9.2 September 11, 2019

Save and restore playback position for long tracks.
(Can be configured in settings page, useful for podcast and audiobooks)
Image loading speed for artworks is improved.
Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.

Version 1.9.1 June 29, 2019

Support both ascending and descending sorting.
Traditional Chinese translation is improved.
Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.

Version 1.9.0 May 4, 2019

Tint navigation bar color based on theme.
Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.

Version 1.8.13 March 17, 2019

Fixed playback error when opening from other apps.
Fixed lock screen notification problem for MIUI 10.

Version 1.8.12 February 27, 2019

Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.

Version 1.8.11 January 26, 2019

Album artwork can now be saved to song files when editing tags.
Slovak translation is supported.
Welsh translation is supported.
Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.

Version 1.8.10 November 5, 2018

Better alphabetical sorting for songs with number in their names.
Fixed position not remembered bug when playback is interrupted.

Version 1.8.9 October 21, 2018

Improved performance in artist, genre and search page.
Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.

Version 1.8.8 October 1, 2018

Minor fixes and improvements.

Version 1.8.7 September 28, 2018

New option to autoplay music when Bluetooth is connected.
Sort songs and remove duplicate songs from playlist.
New select all button in selection mode.
Be able to share multiple songs at once.
Improved image loading mechanism.

Version 1.8.6 September 12, 2018

Access favorites from now playing page.
Minor fixes and improvements.

Version 1.8.5 August 24, 2018

Support back key in hierarchy mode of folder page.
Artwork and avatar in navigation drawer is clickable.
Minor fixes and improvements.

Version 1.8.4 August 16, 2018

Support ReplayGain on Android 4.4 and above.

Version 1.8.3 August 3, 2018

Playlist backup and restore.
Minor fixes and improvements.

Version 1.8.2 July 27, 2018

New settings to change language from application level.
You can use language which is different from the system.

Version 1.8.1 July 18, 2018

Added sound balance adjustment in settings page.
Minor fixes and improvements.

Version 1.8.0 July 5, 2018

Music visualizer is added, can be enabled from toolbar of now playing page.
RECORD_AUDIO permission is needed to show music visualizer.
Fixed a crossfade bug on some devices.

Version 1.7.12 June 11, 2018

Fixed playback error when picked from some file manager apps.

Version 1.7.11 June 08, 2018

Fixed SD card access bug on Android 5.x and 6.x.

Version 1.7.10 May 21, 2018

Fixed a duration format bug.

Version 1.7.9 April 23, 2018

Fixed empty playlist error when it contains too many tracks.
Fixed garbled character bug when editing tags with wrong encoding.
Fixed device crash when customizing theme on Samsung devices.

Version 1.7.8 April 14, 2018

Better support for OTG USB flash drive.

Version 1.7.7 April 4, 2018

Crossfade is supported in settings page, fading from 500ms to 15000ms.
Crossfade works for local playback in normal speed only.
Crossfade works when gapless playback is enabled on Android 4.1+.

Version 1.7.6 March 27, 2018

Display total playback time in each detail page.
Minor fixes and improvements.

Version 1.7.5 March 23, 2018

Support playback speed adjustment on Android 6.0+, in now playing page.
If you do not need speed adjustment feature, you can hide it from action bar.
Keep screen on while casting to Chromecast. Fix the casting halt problem after some songs.
If you have casting halt problem, please do not turn the screen off while casting.

Version 1.7.4 March 17, 2018

New Pulsar Help Center is launched! You can access it from "user guide" item in navigation drawer.

Version 1.7.3 March 9, 2018

You can now turn on/off media format information from action bar in now playing page.
Better word wrap for synchronized lyrics display.
Fixed a search bug in some native languages, such as Korean.

Version 1.7.2 March 1, 2018

Lyrics tag editing is supported for songs.
Enhanced support for synced lyrics display in now playing page.
Fixed an artwork layout bug in now playing page on certain devices.
Fixed a dialog layout bug after screen rotation.

Version 1.7.1 February 22, 2018

Easily recommend this app to friends.
Fixed a notification long-lasting bug.
Fixed some dynamic theme color errors.

Version 1.7.0 February 18, 2018

Theme customization is supported!
New theme can be created based on 20 built-in themes, within one minute!
Current supported customization: primary color, accent color, background color, playback panel color, image background color and card background color.

Version 1.6.7 February 14, 2018

Upgraded to Google Cast SDK v3, which is more reliable.

Version 1.6.6 February 9, 2018

Smart playlists can be hidden in playlist page of main screen.
New cod gray theme is added.
Thai translation is supported.
Minor fixes and improvements.

Version 1.6.5 January 30, 2018

Support default folder customization in folder hierarchy view.
Fixed a search layout bug when using sliding panel.

Version 1.6.4 January 25, 2018

Support sliding up panel. Now you can slide up playback bar to a more functional panel, or click on it to now playing page.
Minor fixes and improvements.

Version 1.6.3 January 8, 2018

Better support for Google Voice Commands.

Version 1.6.2 January 6, 2018

Added "sync playlists" menu item to manually sync playlists with Android system.
Added adaptive launcher icon on Android Oreo, round icon was deprecated.
Added Hindi translation.
Solved a playlist song order bug.
Solved a notification style color bug on Android Oreo.

Version 1.6.1 December 26, 2017

Now we have internal playlist management system, playlists should never be lost.
Notifications will use dynamic color parsed from album artwork on Android 8.0+.
Image loading mechanism is improved, to make it faster and more accurate.
Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.

Version 1.6.0 November 6, 2017

Support *.lrc files, double tap album image or click lyrics button from action bar in now playing page to display lyrics when available.
Support Android Auto.
Add Danish translation.
Better sorting for album/artist/song name with "the" or "a" prefix.
Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.5.6 August 30, 2017

Display sample rate, music format and bit rate in now playing page.
Be able to access sleep timer in now playing page.
Be able to share song file in its popup menu.
Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.5.5 August 1, 2017

Play single song by click "play" item from song popup menu.
Support fast scroller in more places, including folder and playlist page.
Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.5.4 July 23, 2017

Songs in folder view can now be sorted by file name.
Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.5.3 July 21, 2017

Hotfix for widget problem on 1.5.2.

Version 1.5.2 July 13, 2017

Multiple selection support for songs.
Better activity transition animations.
Minor bug and ANR fixes.

Version 1.5.1 July 2, 2017

New notification accent color now based on theme.
Bug fixes for 1.5.0.

Version 1.5.0 June 25, 2017

Added round icon for supported device such as Google Pixel.
Supported new notification style on Android 7.0 and above.
Action bar in main screen can now be hidden when scrolling.
Added animation when changing between play and pause button.
Added a new icon for play queue to distinguish with playlist.
Added Vietnamese translation.
Swipe up gesture on playback bar can now lead to player page.
Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.4.7 June 21, 2017

Add Catalan translation.
Support widescreen devices like Galaxy S8 and LG G6.
Fix Traditional Chinese support on Android 7.0.

Version 1.4.6 April 16, 2017

Be able to load cover image file from album folder.
Better support for playback position persistence after stop/close.

Version 1.4.5 March 31, 2017

Swipe support to dismiss notification when music playback is paused/stopped.
Add an option to turn off autoplay when connecting to car by Bluetooth.
Ukrainian translation is added.
Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.4.4 November 18, 2016

Ogg files are supported for Chromecast.
Hebrew translation is added.
Chromecast playback issue is fixed when switching songs.

Version 1.4.3 September 12, 2016

Support multiple sort methods in hierarchy folder mode.
Add Greek translation.
Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.4.2 August 29, 2016

Add hierarchy mode for folder fragment, which can be enabled from view mode menu in action bar.
Smart playlists can be directly accessed from main screen playlist fragment.
Menu items in navigation drawer will be reordered if related tab sequence changed.
Add preview for Pulsar+ themes before upgrade.
Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.4.1 August 18, 2016

Add Czech translation.
Black notification for Huawei EMUI and Xiaomi MIUI.
Fix lock screen playback time bug.
Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.4.0 July 30, 2016

Current playing track can be deleted or added into playlist directly from now playing page.
Albums can now be sorted by release date.
Html tags can be supported inside lyrics window.
Persian translation is added.
Shuffle mode by default will be retained when switching songs.
Activity transition animations are refined for pre-Lollipop devices.
Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.3.10 July 2, 2016

Support file deletion from external SD card on Android 6.0.
Fixed widget disappear problem.

Version 1.3.9 May 29, 2016

New volume button is added to equalizer toolbar.
Image loading performance is enhanced.
Fixed a time display bug on Bluetooth devices after seeking.

Version 1.3.8 May 1, 2016

Songs can be sorted in playlist by drag and drop.
Sort by "Date added" supported in song, artist, genre and folder page.
Play queue can now be cleared.
Add Romanian translation
Slight change on notification UI.
Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.3.7 March 30, 2016

Support list view for album and artist fragments, choose from action bar.
Add Bosnian and Croatian translations.
Adjust layout for Arabic language.
Refined Italian translation.
Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.3.6 March 10, 2016

Support embedded artworks while playing.
Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.3.5 March 4, 2016

Support embedded artworks while playing.
Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.3.4.1 March 4, 2016

Refined Japanese translation.
Fix share icon error in player page.

Version 1.3.4 March 3, 2016

Support Google Now voice commands.
Update to new app icon.
Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.3.3 February 11, 2016

Support scrobbling using Last.fm client or simple Last.fm scrobbler.
Add Serbian translation.
Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.3.2 January 29, 2016

Fast-forward or rewind when long click next/previous button in player page.
Album/artist cover can be removed if defined.
Finnish translation support.
Fix lock screen controls disappear bug after music pause.
Excluded album and artist will never be shown.

Version 1.3.1 January 12, 2016

Performance improvement for scrolling, animation, search, etc.
Update German translations.

Version 1.3.0 January 1, 2016

Support song tag editing.
Song tags can be edited by album or artist, album/artist images can also be picked from local gallery.
Songs on Android 4.4 external SD card are not editable due to system limitation. Updating to Lollipop(5.0) will solve this problem.

Version 1.2.2 December 13, 2015

Support widget re-size on Android 4.1 and above.
Songs in folder can be sorted by name, album or artist.
Full accessibility support.
Refined Russian translation

Version 1.2.1 December 11, 2015

Add Chromecast support!
Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.2.0 November 6, 2015

More artwork download settings.
More headset button control, double tap to next, triple tap to previous.
Exclude folders to filter folders and songs.
In player page, you can share song to others, add song to favorites and set song as ringtone.
Be able to add playlists as tab in main page.
More sort methods for albums and songs in album.
Add Dutch and Polish translation.
Better artist listing.
Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.1.2 October 6, 2015

Add Arabic, Hungarian and Turkish translations.
App size reduced to 2.3 MB.
Fixed a reorder bug in playing queue page.
Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.1.1 September 23, 2015

Use default sequence for album songs instead of alphabetical order.
Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.1.0 September 13, 2015

Add home screen widget support.
Choose sort type in song fragment.
Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.0.1 September 10, 2015

Add French translation.
Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.0.0 September 09, 2015

Initial release.