v0.21.0

What's Changed

This release is more than a simple version update; it marks a significant architectural milestone. It finalizes the long-awaited migration to Native AOT, representing years of foundational work and extensive refactoring of the entire codebase. Other key new features include customizable frame-capture save folders and enhanced accessibility. The update also addresses issues related to navigation, selection, and cache management.

New Features

• major: Native AOT projects and solution by @huynhsontung in #767
• feat: rework SelectionViewModel to operate on ranges by @huynhsontung in #1007
• feat: allow users to set a custom save location for frame captures by @United600 in #1013
• feat: enable playback rate hold functionality via gamepad input by @United600 in #1014

Bug Fixes

• feat: ChapterPickerControl handles empty chapter name by @huynhsontung in #1002
• fix: glitches when moving selected item up/down in play queue by @huynhsontung in #1010
• fix: improve playlists page gamepad navigation by @United600 in #1012
• fix: clear stale media records from cache on library scan by @huynhsontung with @Copilot in #1018
• fix: unnecessary selection when using keyboard navigation on some ListViewBase controls by @huynhsontung in #1019
• fix: group headers item screen reader name by @United600 in #1031
• fix: selection bar shortcuts not working by @huynhsontung in #1043

Localization

• l10n: New Crowdin updates by @github-actions[bot] in #1003
• l10n: New Crowdin updates by @github-actions[bot] in #1025

User Experience

• style: add new SplitButtonEx templated control by @United600 in #1024

Other Improvements

• chore: normalize some Community Toolkit XAML namespace mappings by @United600 in #995
• refactor: notification view and view model by @United600 in #1005
• refactor: templated controls into standalone project by @United600 in #1008
• refactor: PlayerPageViewModel KeyDown handlers to void return pattern by @United600 in #1016
• refactor: register message handlers explicity in ObservableRecipients by @huynhsontung in #1020
• chore: bump nuget packages and reformat project files by @huynhsontung in #1028
• chore: update test project to use xunit v3 with MTP v2 and AOT by @huynhsontung in #1029
• chore: manually reference CsWinRT 2.3.1 by @huynhsontung in #1032
• chrore: remove redundant nullable directives by @United600 in #1034
• chore: move Core.Tests project from xUnit preview to TUnit by @huynhsontung in #1035
• refactor: remove TagLibSharp by @huynhsontung in #1039
• chore: run code cleanup on the entire solution by @huynhsontung in #1040
• ci: bundle msixupload files on release by @huynhsontung in #1042
• refactor: remove redundant using aliases by @United600 in #1045
• l10n: New Crowdin updates by @github-actions[bot] in #1044
• docs: refine Copilot instructions for persistence boundaries and validation commands by @huynhsontung with @Copilot in #1047

Full Changelog: v0.20.1...v0.21.0