Release Notes

Major Changes

Fix Duplicate Items on Home Screen
Fixed a critical bug causing duplicate entries in the "Highest Rated" section of the Home screen, which caused the app to crash.
Centralised User Profile State
Refactored the app to centralise the user's profile image URL into MainViewModel and MainUiState, removing redundant fetching and state management from multiple child ViewModels.
Player Controls Update
Player overlays now display logos with transparent backgrounds for both movies and series, resulting in a cleaner and visually integrated UI.
Use WebP Images by Default
Updated image loading to request WebP images by default for improved performance. Added a mechanism to request transparent logos in PNG format to render logos without solid backgrounds.

Dependencies and Build Enhancements
- Updated Kotlin, AGP, Compose BOM, Lifecycle, Navigation, Room, OkHttp, Material3, and other dependencies.
- Explicitly configured ABI splits for armeabi-v7a, arm64-v8a, x86, and x86_64, reducing the APK size by over 65%.
Hilt ViewModel Import Update
Updated hiltViewModel imports to the recommended path for better alignment with Hilt and Compose best practices.
Java 17 and Desugaring Upgrade
Updated project to Java 17 and enabled core library desugaring. Minor UI adjustment in player controls ensures episode titles and logos remain aligned.
Logo Transparency in Optimised Screens
Updated OptimizedHeroCarousel and ItemDetailScreen to use transparent logos where applicable.

UI Fixes
- Corrected the Dolby icon to use the proper vector logo.
- Adjusted metadata row styling and Dolby icon size for better theme consistency.
RTL Layout Support
Replaced Sort icon with its auto-mirrored variant in episode lists for proper right-to-left language support.
Cleanup
Removed unused imports for better code hygiene.

Full Changelog: v0.0.8-alpha...v0.0.9-alpha