Version History
Here you can find the changelog of BubbleUPnP for DLNA/Chromecast since it was posted on our website on 2014-06-14.
The latest version is 4.3.6 and it was updated on soft112.com on 22 April, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 4.3.6
posted on 2024-04-06
- fixed Fire TV detection, especially for TVs with Fire TV embedded
- added E-ink mode to optimize theming and animation for E-ink screen
- several bug fixes
Detailed changelog available in-app
version 4.3.5
posted on 2024-03-24
- bug fixes
Detailed changelog available in-app
version 4.3.4.1
posted on 2024-02-27
Bug fixes and improvements. Detailed changelog available in-app
version 4.3.3
posted on 2024-01-31
- Audio Cast improvements: added support for FLAC and and 48 kHz output
- other fixes and improvements
=> detailed changelog available in-app
version 4.3.2
posted on 2023-12-29
Detailed changelog available in-app
4.3.2
- a few bug fixes
4.3.1.2
- implemented metadata caching to make subsequent loading times of some filesystem based folders much faster (local storage, cloud services, SMB, ...)
- improved video thumbnail extraction
- a few bug fixes
4.3
- support for TIDAL HiRes FLAC
- support for hardware accelerated video transcoding for Chromecast and software transcoding improvements
- updated FFmpeg to v6.1
- a few bug fixes
version 4.3.1.2
posted on 2023-12-02
4.3.1.2
- implemented metadata caching to make subsequent loading times of some filesystem based folders much faster (local storage, cloud services, SMB, ...)
- improved video thumbnail extraction
- a few bug fixes
4.3
- support for TIDAL HiRes FLAC
- support for hardware accelerated video transcoding for Chromecast and software transcoding improvements
- updated FFmpeg to v6.1
- a few bug fixes
=> Detailed changelog available in-app
version 4.2.1
posted on 2023-10-22
4.2.1
- bug fixes
4.2
- fixed many app freezes
- fixed sharing from TIDAL app not working anymore
- fixed a few minor issues and obscure crashes
=> Detailed changelog available in-app
version 4.1.3
posted on 2023-09-21
- added compact list setting to increase list item density
- several bug fixes and improvements
=> Detailed changelog available in app
version 4.1.2
posted on 2023-09-05
4.1.2
- fixed Library Search not working anymore on Android < 10 devices
- fixed some Library Search UI issues
- notification tweaks
- fixed several obscure and rare crashes
4.0
- Material Design 3 user interface overhaul
version 4.1.1
posted on 2023-08-29
4.1.1
- thumbnail handling improvements: better image quality (especially in grids), better loading speed, less storage space used for cached files
4.1
- Search UI improvements
- theming fixes and tweaks
- layout improvements for smaller screen sizes
- fixed graphical glitches on Android 9 and below
- a few bug fixes
=> detailed changelog available in-app
4.0
Material Design 3 user interface overhaul
version 3.8.0.2
posted on 2023-03-18
3.8.0.2
- hotfix update
3.8
- update to targetSdkVersion 33 (Android 13), resulting in minor behavior changes when running the app on Android 13+
- improved permissions handling
- made back gesture/key handling compatible with Android 14's "predictive back gesture"
- several fixes and tweaks
Detailed changelog available in-app.
version 3.5.6
posted on 2021-10-04
- added Android 11+ media notification support
- improvements to TIDAL/Qobuz support for OpenHome renderers
- a few other fixes
version 3.5.5
posted on 2021-09-08
- fixed failure to play Qobuz/TIDAL on some renderers
- a few other fixes and improvements
version 3.5.4
posted on 2021-07-17
- Scoped Storage improvements on Android 11+
- a few fixes and tweaks
=> detailed changelog available in app
version 3.5.3.1
posted on 2021-07-10
3.5.3.1
- fixed Fire TV discovery not working on Android 11+
- minor tweaks
3.5.3
- added support for Scoped Storage on Android 11+
- updated to targetSdkVersion 30 (Android 11)
- bug fixes and improvements
=> detailed changelog available in app
version 3.5.2.2
posted on 2021-06-03
3.5.2.2
Hotfixes
3.5.2
Bug fixes and improvements.
Detailed changelog in app.
version 3.5.2.1
posted on 2021-06-01
Bug fixes and improvements.
Detailed changelog in app.
version 3.5.1.1
posted on 2021-04-25
3.5.1.1
- hotfix
3.5.1
- fixed failure to browse some TIDAL categories
- other bug fixes and improvements
=> Detailed changelog in app
version 3.5.0.1
posted on 2021-04-11
3.5.0.1
hotfix for broken subtitle extraction
3.5
bug fixes and improvements
=> Detailed changelog in app
version 3.4.18
posted on 2021-02-11
3.4.18
Bug fixes and improvements
=> Detailed changelog available in app
version 3.4.15.1
posted on 2020-11-20
3.4.15.1
- Chromecast local transcoding hotfixes
3.4.15
- several obscure fixes and minor tweaks
version 3.4.15
posted on 2020-11-18
- several obscure fixes and minor tweaks
version 3.4.14
posted on 2020-10-20
several fixes and small tweaks
=> Detailed changelog available in-app
version 3.4.13
posted on 2020-09-29
- fixed failure to detect devices if system language is set to Turkish
- fixed crash on licensed app startup on Sony devices running Android 5.1.1
- TIDAL: added 'Master' indicator for albums and tracks
- TIDAL: show favorite tracks of artist in artist folders
- Library search exact matches are surfaced on top of results
version 3.4.12.1
posted on 2020-09-21
3.4.12.1
- hotfixes
3.4.12
- added Spanish translation
- minor fixes and tweaks
version 3.4.10.1
posted on 2020-08-09
- fixed crash on app startup on Xiaomi devices running MIUI 12 (Android 10)
- other minor fixes and tweaks
=> Detailed changelog available in app
version 3.4.10
posted on 2020-07-31
- preserve browsed folder hierarchy when switching Libraries
- several fixes and tweaks
=> detailed changelog available in app
version 3.4.9.1
posted on 2020-07-15
3.4.9.1
- hotfixes
3.4.9
- TIDAL improvements: new login screen, simplified browse tree and more
- ReplayGain support for TIDAL and Qobuz
- Album derived background color is applied to full Now Playing tab
- added ability to show track position in Playlist as part of title
- fixed failure to stream from Box after a while
- many other fixes and tweaks
=> Detailed changelog in-app
version 3.4.9
posted on 2020-07-13
- TIDAL improvements: new login screen, simplified browse tree and more
- ReplayGain support for TIDAL and Qobuz
- Album derived background color is applied to full Now Playing tab
- added ability to show track position in Playlist as part of title
- fixed failure to stream from Box after a while
- many other fixes and tweaks
=> Detailed changelog in-app
version 3.4.7
posted on 2020-05-27
- updated to targetSdkVersion 29 (Android 10)
- added Google Drive shortcut support for folder and file shortcuts
- improved metadata extraction for local and cloud filesystem based browsing, supporting more formats
- fixed PS4 not listing AAC tracks in its Media Player app
- fixed failure to login to TIDAL on some upmpdcli based OpenHome renderers
- many fixes and tweaks
=> Full detailed changelog available in-app
version 3.4.6
posted on 2020-04-30
- Internet Radio playback improvements
- fixed recent failure to login to TIDAL for some users
- fixed tapping 3-dot menu on items sometimes triggering unwanted fast scroll
- several other fixes
=> Detailed changelog available in-app
version 3.4.5.1
posted on 2020-04-21
3.4.5.1
- fixed inability to pick srt subtitle file in file picker screen
- other minor fixes
=> detailed changelog in-app
3.4.5
- Google Photos improvements
- Image Viewer slideshow improvement
- added ability to associate local srt subtitle file to any video
version 3.4.5
posted on 2020-04-17
- Google Photos improvements
- Image Viewer slideshow improvement
- added ability to associate local srt subtitle file to any video
- local Chromecast transcoding improvements
- fixed no thumbnails browsing local videos and images on Android 10
- many other fixes
=> detailed changelog in-app
version N/A
posted on 2020-03-28
- added ability to change the app language independently of system language
- fixed inability to browse USB OTG storage on Android 10 devices and Android TV devices
- other minor fixes
=> detailed changelog in-app
version 3.4.3
posted on 2020-02-27
- added German translation
- fixed crashes on Android 4.x
- minor fixes and improvements
=> detailed changelog in-app
version 3.4.2
posted on 2020-02-07
- added ability to export/import app data (settings, Saved Playlists, bookmarks) to/from local storage and Google Drive. Ability to import from another running BubbleUPnP instance on the local network
- fixed Google Drive streaming not working anymore
- fixed failure to stream local and cloud media on ChromeOS
- many other fixes, including UPnP/DLNA devices specific fixes
=> detailed changelog in-app !
version 3.4.1
posted on 2019-12-18
- added ability to sort local photos from newest to oldest in Library
fixed:
- failure to play to Chromecast some HLS streams as well as Radio Paradise Ogg-FLAC stream
- 'Qobuz Playlists' folder not listing playlists for just the selected genre
- possible failure to play some media on certain rare network setups
- clearing Playlist tab not stopping playback on Chromecast/FireTV
- subtitle dialogs sometimes not showing all content
- other fixes and tweaks
=> Full detailed changelog in-app
version 3.4
posted on 2019-11-30
- added ability to extract embedded subtitles from videos
- added 'Shared Drives' support to Google Drive
- added 'TIDAL > Artists > (artist) > My Albums' section, listing favourited albums for the selected artist
- improved compatibility with Radio Paradise streams
- fixed issue where seeking in some transcoded Chromecast videos did not work
- fixed Android 10 issues streaming to Chromecast
- fixed low resolution album art in 4x4 widget
- other bug fixes and tweaks => Full changelog in-app
version 3.3.5.1
posted on 2019-10-15
3.3.5.1
hotfixed crashes
fixed Chromecast music transcoding not working anymore
3.3.5
added Library Search support for cloud storage services
fixed 'Music > Artists' subfolders showing empty album folders on Android 10
fixed a few corner-case issues sharing media from third party apps to BubbleUPnP that resulted in media not playing
fixed playing Qobuz to upmpdcli OpenHome based renderers not working anymore.
many other small fixes and tweaks
fixed image sharing
=> Detailed changelog in-app
version 3.3.4
posted on 2019-10-03
- added Portuguese translation
- 'Audio Cast' fixes, now compatible with Android Pie
- fixed local music album folders not showing thumbnails on Android 10
- fixed theming issues
- many small tweaks
- stability fixes
=> detailed changelog available in-app
version 3.3.3
posted on 2019-09-10
- Qobuz improvements mainly for classical music
- added ability to disable notification sounds when playing audio locally
- re-added 'Preserve multi-channel audio' for Chromecast
- fixed 'failed to convert subtitle' error on Android 10
- various stability fixes and other minor fixes and tweaks
=> more detailed changelog in-app
version 5,000,000+
posted on 2019-08-28
- added alphabetic sections to fast scroll in relevant Library folders
- external SD card fixes
- Qobuz fixes
- notification fixes
- many other minor tweaks and fixes, including stability fixes (crashes and freezes)
=> detailed changelog in-app
version 5,000,000+
posted on 2019-07-18
- adaptive icon
- removed GET_ACCOUNTS and MANAGE_ACCOUNTS permissions not needed anymore
- focus on stability fixes
- fixed issues when screen if off on Huawei devices
- display proper license whitelisting instructions on Samsung devices running Android Pie
- fixed resuming video/track not working if app is not in the foreground
- updated libraries used to build the app
version 3.2.5
posted on 2019-06-16
- fixed Android Q issues (a fix requires new permission SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW on Q, prompted only if used)
- fixed issues when app is resuming from deep sleep
- fixed widgets not resizable full width on some devices
- fixed Google Photos not working on Android 4.x
- added 'Play Next' action to items in Playlist tab
- added ability to rename bookmarks
- updated many libraries used to build the app
- other small tweaks and fixes
version N/A
posted on 2018-03-06
- added a separate setting for E-AC-3 passthrough for Chromecast transcoding
- fixed seeking not available when playing some videos to Chromecast
- fixed failure to play local files whose path contained unicode supplementary characters (Emoji, mostly)
- fixed failure to play DSD on some renderers
- fixed issue playing to Neutron renderer
- fixed a few rare and obscure issues and crashes
version 2.8.15
posted on 2017-12-24
- fixed stutter playing some videos to Chromecast
- fixed Audio Cast not working on Android 7.1.x and improved Audio Cast app support
- changed default behavior of the local media server for remote browsing
- other smaller fixes
more details in the in-app changelog
version 2.8.4
posted on 2016-12-07
- added ability to adjust Chromecast subtitle timings: subtitle dialog > Adjust timings,- added ability to search opensubtitles.org manually
version 1.6.11.1
posted on 2013-06-27
Several fixes and updates
