github CollotsSpot/Ensemble v1.5.0-beta
v1.5.0-beta - Local Playback & Polish

latest release: v1.6.0
one day ago

v1.5.0-beta - Local Playback & Polish

New Features

Local Playback

  • Stream music directly to your phone from your Music Assistant library
  • Background playback continues when app is minimized
  • Media notifications with album art and playback controls

UI Improvements

  • Improved hero animations for smoother transitions between screens
  • Persistent bottom navigation across all screens
  • Slide-over queue panel
  • Improved adaptive theming with better color extraction
  • Android 12+ stretch overscroll effect

Performance

  • Home screen, detail screens, and search results are now cached
  • Faster navigation with cached images
  • Optimized animations and widget rebuilds

Bug Fixes

  • Player filtering - Only see your own device in player list, not other phones running Ensemble
  • MA Web UI filter - "This Device" players from web UI are hidden
  • Stay on album - After playing a track, stays on album page instead of popping back
  • Copy logs button - Actually copies logs to clipboard now
  • Keyboard focus - Login screen auth fields work correctly

Other Changes

  • Player selector sheet reduced to 60% height
  • Home screen spacing adjusted to eliminate scroll
  • Debug logs cleaned up for user-friendly reporting
  • APK builds can now update in-place without uninstalling

Authentication

Method Status
Music Assistant native auth Tested
No authentication Tested
Authelia Implemented, not recently tested
HTTP Basic Auth Implemented, not recently tested

This is BETA software. Report issues on GitHub with debug logs.

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