OpenBlast v1.0.5

OpenBlast 1.0.5 Release Notes

OpenBlast 1.0.5 introduces a brand-new 4-widget pack, complete notification icon and About/Updates logo refresh, full application brand cleanup, floating synced lyrics bubble, and audio engine enhancements.

✨ Highlights & New Features

• Expanded Home-Screen Widgets Pack:

  • Compact Player Pill (2x1 / 3x1): Sleek single-row floating pill with album thumbnail, marquee title, and playback controls.
  • Retro Vinyl Turntable (2x2 / 3x3): Vintage vinyl record disc with circular rotating cover art, grooved texture, and center spindle play/pause.
  • Live Synced Lyrics Widget (4x2 / 4x3): Real-time synchronized lyrics and playback dock right on your home screen.
  • Speed Dial & Quick Favorites (4x2): Instant-tap launcher tiles for Liked Songs, Recents, Offline Downloads, and Supermix with a mini-player bar.

• Notification & Visual Polish:

  • Replaced legacy status bar and notification shade vectors with the crisp white OpenBlast mark.
  • Updated the Settings → About → Updates dialog hero logo and canvas visuals.
  • Swept and updated all remaining user-facing "OpenTune" references across Settings, Support, Sharing Cards, Modals, and Car Mode.

• Multitasking & Floating Lyrics Bubble:

  • Floating lyrics overlay (FloatingLyricsService) displays synchronized lyrics and play/pause controls over other apps and games.

• Audio Engine Upgrades:

  • Proactive 3-track queue lookahead pre-caching (WARM_AHEAD = 3) for instantaneous, zero-gap track transitions.
  • Mono audio channel mixing in Audio DSP for single-earbud listening.
  • Decoupled update checking and release channels directly to Masthan008/OpenBeat.

📦 Installation

Install over existing versions to preserve your library and preferences. Choose arm64-v8a for most modern phones or universal if unsure.