0.7.2

🚀 Meld v0.7.2

This release introduces the first iteration of Qobuz integration, alongside a range of improvements to the Spotify and YouTube backends, the player UI, and
overall stability.

⚠️ Experimental Qobuz Support

Meld now includes an experimental Qobuz backend, available under Settings → Integrations → Qobuz.

Before you get too excited: this integration is currently very unstable and should be considered a preview rather than a finished feature. Some functionality may
not work as expected, playback may fail, and parts of the integration are still incomplete.

If you decide to try it, please expect bugs.

🎵 Why Qobuz?

For those unfamiliar with it, Qobuz is a music streaming service focused on high-fidelity audio quality.

Compared to YouTube Music, Qobuz offers:

• Lossless FLAC streaming
• High-resolution audio (up to 24-bit / 192 kHz where available)
• Rich album metadata and credits
• A catalog oriented toward audiophile listening

The long-term goal is to make Qobuz available as an alternative playback backend, allowing users to benefit from higher-quality audio sources within Meld.

🧪 Current Status

The integration is still in its early stages:

• Basic Qobuz support has been added
• Stability is currently poor
• Playback reliability varies
• Some content may fail to load or resolve correctly
• Expect regressions and edge cases

For this reason, the feature should be considered experimental for now.

✨ Also in This Release

Beyond Qobuz, v0.7.2 brings a number of fixes and improvements across the app.

Spotify

• Improved queue handling
• Liked Songs support
• Playlist pagination fixes
• Android Auto authentication

YouTube

• Thumbnail fallback with high-resolution artwork
• Better handling of playlist fetch timeouts

Interface

• High-resolution artwork in the player
• Improved rendering for complex-script lyrics
• MiniPlayer refinements
• New toggles to hide the "Recognize Music" and "Play Random" buttons on the Home screen (#135)

Stability

• Benign crash reports are now suppressed
• More reliable queue persistence

💬 Feedback Needed

If you encounter issues, please open a GitHub issue and include as much information as possible:

• Steps to reproduce
• Expected behavior
• Actual behavior
• Logs (if available)

Detailed reports dramatically reduce the time required to track down and fix problems.

❤️ Open Source Reminder

Meld is developed and maintained by a single person in their spare time. Between work, testing, bug fixing, and life outside of software, development time is
limited.

If you have ideas, improvements, or fixes, pull requests are always welcome. Every contribution helps make Meld better for everyone.