github pounat/absorb v1.9.2

6 hours ago

v1.9.2

New

  • Read ebooks right in the app, download them for offline reading, and turn pages with your volume buttons
  • A dedicated Podcasts tab with an Episodes view, new-episode notifications, and admin tools to edit shows and bulk-download episodes
  • The Android home screen widget resizes from a tile to a full player with live progress; iOS gets a new widget too
  • Pick your own app color, or match the book cover, with flat light and dark themes
  • A customizable stats page with Year in Review
  • In-app admin area for libraries, server settings, stats, uploads, and cleaning up missing items
  • Set cover shape and skip amounts per library, with optional long-skip buttons
  • Collections and playlists get their own Lists tab, with bulk-add and inline playback
  • Export a bookmark as an audio clip
  • AirPlay button on iPhone and iPad
  • Custom download folder picker on Android, for play store release
  • Long-press shortcuts on the bottom bar
  • See your listening sessions for any book or podcast
  • Lock the screen in portrait from Settings

Improved

  • Search is more forgiving of typos, word order, and punctuation
  • Now playing shows the chapter as the title everywhere - lock screen, notification, Android Auto, CarPlay, and widgets
  • Android Auto's Continue tab shows your downloaded books right away, in listening order, even offline
  • Backups now include ebook highlights and notes

Fix

  • Heavy battery use while paused
  • SSO login behind a proxy that needs custom headers
  • Falls back to the remote server when the local address stops answering
  • The equalizer no longer goes silent after switching books or updating the app
  • The app no longer opens a second time in your recent apps when you tap the notification
  • Downloads are more reliable and no longer get stuck in the queue
  • Multi-file downloaded audiobooks no longer reset to the start or block seeking
  • The library fills the whole screen on tablets now
  • Lockscreen, notification, and headset controls no longer stop responding after background playback finishes
  • The progress bar no longer overshoots your actual position while paused
  • Installing an update while listening no longer freezes the app on launch or leaves the widget stuck on playing

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