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ABS-DA 2.5.9 — full check-up (about 40 fixes) and updates in TV mode

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@Farathim89 Farathim89 released this 23 Oct 11:18
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A big check-up of the whole app: about 40 fixes, plus updates in TV mode. 🔧📺

New

  • Updates in TV mode: TV mode runs full screen, which hides the title bar and its Update button. Now a notice at the top and an orange ⬆ Update item in the side menu tell you a new version is out, and you install it with the controller (Install now / Later). The new version opens in TV mode again.

Fixed (after a full audit of the app)

  • Safer settings: your settings are saved so that a crash or power cut in the middle of a save can’t wipe them; the copy from before is kept as a backup.
  • Updates: a full disk or a stalled download no longer crashes the app or freezes the Update button. The portable version only removes the old file once the new one is in place, otherwise it starts the old one again. The app only installs updates it can verify with a checksum.
  • Offline listening:
    • A download that hits a full disk, a stalled connection or a network blip no longer freezes the queue: each file gets up to 3 tries, and leftovers of cut-short downloads are cleaned up.
    • Your offline listening only goes back to the account that downloaded the book (no mix-ups on a shared PC or after changing server).
    • Listening that the server keeps refusing no longer stays “waiting” forever, and your listening stats use your own time zone.
    • A finished book starts from the beginning again, a book you’re listening to again isn’t auto-deleted, and the “End of chapter” sleep timer follows when you jump to another chapter.
  • TV mode:
    • Holding OK or Back on a TV remote no longer clicks through several screens, which could start a book.
    • A screen that finishes loading no longer takes the highlight away from an open pop-up.
    • A mood theme’s effects no longer show through TV mode or its screen saver.
    • Back stays short after many rounds of Now Playing → More.
    • Lists and search results never mix with old ones.
  • Connecting: servers that redirect from http:// to https://, or use a certificate trusted in Windows, now connect properly.
  • Also: safer handling of pop-up windows and links, saving before a restart or a Windows sign-out, a smoother mood-sound volume slider, and an up-to-date README.

Updating

On 2.3.0 or newer? Click the Update button in the title bar, then Install now. 🚀 (Installer → installer, portable → portable, folder → folder.)

Download

File For
ABS-DA-Setup-2.5.9.exe Installer: updates older versions in place, your settings and login are kept
ABS-DA-Portable-2.5.9.exe Single file, no install (see the tip below)
ABS-DA-Folder-2.5.9.zip Folder version, no install: unzip into its own folder and run ABS Desktop App.exe

📁 Portable tip: make a folder for it first, for example C:\Tools\ABS-DA or Documents\ABS-DA, put the .exe in it and start it from there. The app keeps its settings, login and offline downloads in an abs-da-data folder next to the .exe. Then use App → Create Desktop Shortcut or pin it to the taskbar; updates keep the shortcut working. Don't run it straight from Downloads, the Desktop, or a OneDrive/Dropbox folder.

Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit).

"Windows protected your PC"? The app isn't code-signed yet. Click More info → Run anyway.

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