v1.1.0

Changelog

All notable changes to CassetteCat are documented in this file.

[1.1.0] - Share Cards & UI Polish

Share & Social

• 1:1 Share Card Export: Exported posters for both Song and Lyrics cards now render identically to the in-app preview card.
• Ultra-HD Resolution: Exported cards render at 2160 × 2700 with subpixel antialiasing and lossless PNG output.
• Atmospheric Background Blur: Upgraded live backdrop shader to generate silk-smooth Gaussian blur directly from current song artwork with dark gradient scrims.
• Authentic Branding & Icons: Integrated Lucide quote marks, cassette tape glyphs, Space Grotesk Bold, and IBM Plex Mono fonts directly into the canvas rendering pipeline.
• Native App Launcher Icons: Share tray now dynamically queries and displays installed WhatsApp and Instagram launcher icons directly from device PackageManager.
• Now Playing Share Access: Connected the 3-dots Now Playing menu's Share option directly to the interactive screenshot and lyrics card sheet.

UI & Credits

• Refreshed Credits screen with official vector logos for Android, Internet Archive, Simple Icons, and GNU GPL v3.0.
• Scaled and balanced share action pill vectors for seamless visual padding.

[1.0.0] - Initial Release

Audio & Playback

• High-fidelity audio engine built on AndroidX Media3 (ExoPlayer).
• Hardware-accelerated DSP effects: parametric equalizer, bass boost, and spatial virtualizer.
• Real-time synchronized and plain lyrics via embedded LRC/ID3 tags and LRCLIB.
• Configurable sleep timer and precise playback speed adjustment.

Cloud & Streaming

• Native Subsonic API integration compatible with Navidrome, Gonic, and Airsonic.
• Jellyfin music library streaming with secure token authentication.
• Offline song downloads with dedicated cache management and background sync.
• User-owned scrobbling support for ListenBrainz and Libre.fm.

Companion Hardware

• Wireless pairing and sync for standalone ESP32 audio players over direct SoftAP hotspot or local Wi-Fi mDNS.
• Live hardware telemetry: battery level, charging status, SD card capacity, and firmware version.

Library & User Experience

• Fast local search across songs, artists, and albums with artist portraits.
• Custom playlist creation, cover art customization, and M3U/M3U8 import and export.
• Device-local listening stats: monthly playback time, top artists, and repeat metrics.
• Fine-grained folder scan filters (whitelist and blacklist modes).
• Full JSON backup and restore for playlists, favorites, and user settings.
• Credits and open-source attributions in Settings.

Privacy & Architecture

• 100% local-first: no tracking, no analytics, and zero Google Play Services dependencies.
• Server passwords encrypted with hardware-backed Android Keystore.
• Free and open-source software licensed under GPL-3.0.

Full Changelog: v1.0.0...v1.1.0

v1.0.0

Changelog

All notable changes to CassetteCat are documented in this file.

[1.0.0] - Initial Release

Audio & Playback

• High-fidelity audio engine built on AndroidX Media3 (ExoPlayer).
• Hardware-accelerated DSP effects: parametric equalizer, bass boost, and spatial virtualizer.
• Real-time synchronized and plain lyrics via embedded LRC/ID3 tags and LRCLIB.
• Configurable sleep timer and precise playback speed adjustment.

Cloud & Streaming

• Native Subsonic API integration compatible with Navidrome, Gonic, and Airsonic.
• Jellyfin music library streaming with secure token authentication.
• Offline song downloads with dedicated cache management and background sync.
• User-owned scrobbling support for ListenBrainz and Libre.fm.

Companion Hardware

• Wireless pairing and sync for standalone ESP32 audio players over direct SoftAP hotspot or local Wi-Fi mDNS.
• Live hardware telemetry: battery level, charging status, SD card capacity, and firmware version.

Library & User Experience

• Fast local search across songs, artists, and albums with artist portraits.
• Custom playlist creation, cover art customization, and M3U/M3U8 import and export.
• Device-local listening stats: monthly playback time, top artists, and repeat metrics.
• Fine-grained folder scan filters (whitelist and blacklist modes).
• Full JSON backup and restore for playlists, favorites, and user settings.
• Credits and open-source attributions in Settings.

Privacy & Architecture

• 100% local-first: no tracking, no analytics, and zero Google Play Services dependencies.
• Server passwords encrypted with hardware-backed Android Keystore.
• Free and open-source software licensed under GPL-3.0.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/samyyy2311/CassetteCat/commits/v1.0.0