github pounat/absorb v1.8.60

latest release: v1.8.61
pre-release10 hours ago

Chromecast

  • Fix empty/black progress bar when casting multi-file books that fall back to single-track loading
  • Debounce transient cast idle and disconnect events so the now-playing card no longer disappears on brief network or stream hiccups while the Chromecast keeps playing
  • Rehydrate casting metadata on session reconnect so the card comes back instead of staying blank

Offline

  • Fix offline book-finish state being clobbered on reconnect

UI

  • Fix light mode progress time labels on absorbing card being hard to read
  • Square covers now show a blurred background instead of cropping rectangular cover art (library, home, absorbing, and expanded views) (#150)
  • Playback history in expanded card now shows date-grouped timestamps matching the regular card
  • Fix stale cover art caching in book detail sheet and home widget
  • Show server file path in book detail sheet (#151)
  • Fix nav bar race condition on absorbing screen

Android Auto

  • Fix swapped skip forward/back controls on OnePlus, Oppo, and Realme devices (#149)

Series

  • Find Missing Books - discover books missing from your series via Audible, with filter for missing-only or all books, owned/upcoming badges, and fuzzy title matching

Playback

  • Fix bluetooth, notification, and widget controls going dead after the app sits in background overnight without playing
  • Refresh media session on app foreground to recover stale system controls

Bug Fixes

  • Fix bookmark sync crash when server returns unexpected data types
  • Fix card overflow in Find Missing Books when all metadata fields are populated

Updates

  • Add pre-release update toggle in Advanced settings (GitHub build only) - opt in to alpha/pre-release builds from the update checker

Internal

  • Deduplicate button and sheet logic between absorbing card and expanded card into shared CardActionDelegate

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