Rhythm 5.4 - Feature Update

What's New:

Added: Docked navigation bar mode option alongside floating navigation bar
Added: Ambient infinite background zoom animation toggle in Player Customization
Added: On-demand Coil AudioArtworkFetcher and AudioArtworkKeyer for efficient cover art decoding
Added: Lossless embedded artwork extraction and folder cover reconciliation pipeline
Added: Direct audio file artwork embedding dialog for fetched covers
Changed: Refined synchronized lyrics background gradient in accent color mode
Fixed: Fix OutOfMemoryError during Room playlist transactions and Canvas ExoPlayer playback
Fixed: Fix controller player commands permission mask in MediaPlaybackService restricting external controls
Fixed: Fix storage write permission handling when embedding artwork from the player
Fixed: Resolve compiler deprecations and Jetpack Compose lint warnings
Performance: Optimize cold startup performance for large libraries by eliminating blocking disk I/O
Performance: Optimize media scanning and artwork extraction with native TagLib routines and folder cover caching
Performance: Stabilize Discover carousel state across background metadata emissions
Added: Updated translations
Many more reported Bug Fixes, UI & Performance Improvements.

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Note

Important Update Notes

The app is in active development, so many features might be missing compared to other FOSS players.
You will find several improvements and changes with each release, so please stay up to date.

Tip

Turn on Auto-Backup so that no matter what happens, you can always recover your data.
You can turn off/on/manage APIs based on your needs from Settings.

If you enjoy Rhythm and want to support open-source development:

cromaguy/Rhythm v5.4.466.1229-stable 5.4.466.1229 Stable on GitHub