github pounat/absorb v1.8.40

10 hours ago

What's New

  • Fine-grained scrubbing - drag away from the progress bar for precision control (half speed, quarter speed, fine scrubbing)
  • Stackable sheet navigation - back button returns to previous sheet, drag down closes all
  • Responsive grid columns for large screens (iPad, tablets)
  • Queue mode indicator and toggle on the Absorbed page
  • Episode finished/progress/downloaded badges on Discover screen podcast cards
  • Podcast subscription auto-download now detects episodes added while app was closed
  • Press feedback on all card and playback buttons
  • Toggleable explicit badge setting in Library settings
  • Keep screen awake toggle in Playback settings (resets on app restart)
  • In-app update checker for GitHub builds

Podcast Improvements

  • Episode chapters now load correctly for inactive podcast cards
  • Episode detail sheet shows full data (description, chapters, date) when opened from active player
  • Stats row on chapter-less podcast cards no longer shows duplicate timestamps

Offline & Downloads

  • iOS downloads now survive TestFlight and App Store updates (sandbox path migration)
  • Library screen shows downloaded items when offline instead of empty grid
  • Home screen shows correct progress when offline instead of 0%

Performance

  • Faster queue auto-advance - finished book cleanup no longer blocks next item from starting
  • Streaming cache now works on iOS - cached audio served from disk on repeat plays/seeks, reducing network overhead and battery usage

UX Improvements

  • Swipe-to-absorb and mark as finished now show overlay toasts above sheets instead of hidden SnackBars
  • Haptic feedback on swipe-to-absorb actions
  • Continue listening card timestamps are more legible
  • Server version now displays reliably in settings and admin panel

Fixes

  • Finished books not auto-removing from absorbing cards, stale progress overrides, continue-series not adding next book
  • Casting card not moving to front on reconnect
  • Offline sync pulling stale position (#136)
  • Swap card and play bug - old audio now pauses, loading state shown
  • Series list view not showing covers (#134)
  • Author series sheets not opening when seriesId is null
  • Local server setting no longer shared across accounts (#137)
  • Crash when accessing context on unmounted widgets during login/navigation
  • Google Assistant voice query leaking into app search field on Android Auto
  • Podcast episodes no longer appearing in audiobook library cards
  • Uniform header button heights across all screens
  • Fixed crash when clearing streaming cache on iOS
  • Fixed rare proxy crash ("Headers already sent") during playback interruptions

Logging & Diagnostics

  • Log file now sanitizes URLs, tokens, and sensitive query params at write time (not just when sharing)
  • Bare auth keys and credentials masked in log output
  • Reduced progress override cleanup log noise

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