v1.9.0
Editing tools for your books, more controls in the car, and a native engine on iOS.
Books
- New - A new Edit page brings all the book tools together: metadata, cover, chapters, match, Encode, and Embed.
- New - Chapter editor to rename chapters and set their times, with play-preview to set starts by ear.
- New - Embed Metadata tool (admin) writes tags, chapters, and cover art into your audio files.
- New - Pick which fields to apply when matching a book to server metadata.
- New - Remove a book from Continue Listening, or a series from Continue Series.
- New - Long-press a cover for a quick menu with Play, Download, and more, without opening the full page.
Android Auto & CarPlay
- New - Chapter skip, playback speed, and one-tap bookmark controls. The speed button shows your current rate and cycles your presets.
- New - Browse big libraries by letter, and tap a book to jump straight to Now Playing.
Playback
- New - Sleep timer option to stop at the end of the current podcast episode.
- New - Lock the seek bar so you can't scrub by accident from the notification, lockscreen, or car.
- Fix - Podcast queue Up Next now works, and a podcast no longer switches to an audiobook when an episode ends.
Player
- New - Card background: show the cover art blurred or as a gradient behind the player, or turn it off.
iOS
- New - Native audio engine, with a properly advancing background queue.
Bookmarks
- New - Roomier editor with a bigger note field, fine time nudging, and a Listen button to hear the spot without jumping to that position.
Admin
- New - API Keys to create, view, and revoke keys
Translations
- New - Absorb is now open for community translation on Crowdin
Also in this release
- Local overrides now show everywhere, a Progress text-size setting, blue/green connection icons, in-place server-address editing, a tidier admin Users page, plus smaller fixes and polish throughout.