Flick 0.11.0-beta.1

📦 Flick — 0.11.0-beta.1

🔢 Version Decision

You’re currently at 0.10.0-beta.1.

This update includes:

• Major new features (queue system, recap, USB DAC, gestures, dynamics processing)
• Large UI/UX redesigns
• Audio engine and architecture changes

👉 This is not a patch and not just a minor tweak.

Correct bump:

• 0.11.0-beta.1

Reason:

• Still in beta → keep beta
• Significant feature additions → bump minor version (0.10 → 0.11)

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🚀 Release Notes

✨ Highlights

• 🎶 Full queue system with gesture controls
• 🎧 USB DAC (UAC2) direct playback via native Rust integration
• 🎚️ New EQ with compressor & limiter (dynamics)
• 📊 Listening Recap (daily → yearly insights + shareable posters)
• 🎛️ Player layout modes (immersive / artwork card)
• 👆 Advanced gestures (favorite, queue, fine scrubbing)

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🎵 Playback & Audio

• Added direct USB DAC playback with intelligent routing to Rust backend
• Introduced UAC2 volume control + route status detection
• Added AIFF/AIF → WAV conversion for compatibility
• Implemented gapless improvements and better track synchronization
• Added playback position persistence across lifecycle changes
• Integrated ReplayPlayTracker for tracking listening behavior
• Vendored full cpal audio library for cross-platform support

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🎚️ Equalizer & Dynamics

• Complete EQ redesign

• Added Compressor

  • Threshold, ratio, attack, release

• Added Limiter

  • Input gain, ceiling

• Introduced dynamic processing pipeline (Rust)

• Added EQ presets + state persistence

• Improved band labeling (Sub, Bass, Mid, Presence, Air)

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📜 Queue System

• New QueueScreen for managing upcoming tracks
• Swipe left to add to queue
• Reorder, remove, and clear queue
• “Play next” controls
• Snackbar feedback for actions
• Queue integration inside player (gesture-based)

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👆 Gestures & Interaction

• Swipe right → Favorite
• Swipe left → Queue
• Dual progress gesture tracking
• Favorite animation with visual feedback
• Improved snackbar UX (optimistic + error handling)

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🎧 Player Experience

• Added fine scrubbing (long press waveform, ~2.6x zoom)
• Real-time position tracking during scrubbing
• Animated waveform expansion (glass UI)
• Directional song transition animations (slide + fade)
• Extracted animated UI into reusable components

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🎨 UI / UX

Player

• Added layout modes

  • immersive
  • artworkCard

• Persistent user preference

• Improved responsiveness for DAPs / small screens

Albums

• Redesigned album screen with:

  • Ambient backgrounds
  • Gradient overlays
  • Info chips

Navigation

• Replaced IndexedStack → PageView
• Smooth swipe navigation (360ms, easeOutCubic)

Home (Menu)

• Full redesign with:

  • Listening history
  • Recap integration
  • Time-based greeting
  • Pull-to-refresh

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📊 Listening Recap

• Daily / Weekly / Monthly / Yearly views
• Recently played tracking
• Shareable ranking posters
• Gallery export support
• Responsive poster rendering

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📁 Library & Metadata

• Added:

  • albumArtist
  • trackNumber
  • discNumber

• Improved album grouping logic

• Completed metadata extraction

• Optimized large library handling

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⚡ Performance

• Optimized batch querying in repository
• Added overlap detection in auto-sync
• Improved metadata processing (chunked + concurrent in Rust)
• Batched audio source building (prevents UI blocking)

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🧱 Architecture & Refactors

• Introduced reusable UI components (e.g., bottom sheet surface)
• Cleaner player sync logic (_syncInterfaceToCurrentSong)
• Better separation of concerns in services
• Deferred engine initialization for faster startup

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🛠️ Internal / Dev

• Added gallery save support (Android)
• Improved waveform caching (min 180 samples)
• Refactored bottom sheet system
• Added multiple helper utilities for player and library

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🧠 Summary

This release is a major step toward a complete audiophile-grade player:

• Stronger audio pipeline (Rust + USB DAC)
• Smarter interaction (gestures + scrubbing)
• Deeper insights (recap system)
• More control (queue + dynamics)