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v2.14.0 — Open Media Player & UI updates Latest

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unchihugo released this 12 Aug 18:07

v2.14.0

4a8b696

v2.14 update banner, displaying volume mixer with mouse hovered over it

Introducing FluentFlyout v2.13: jump straight to your active media player from the Media Flyout, improved UI throughout the app, better Firefox browser app name detection, better settings saving reliability, and other improvements! 🎉 Thanks to everyone for the continued support and feedback! <3

📝 Changelog

🎵 Clickable Media Player Header

You can now click directly on the media player name in the Media Flyout to bring your active media player application straight to the foreground! We've updated the media player name section into a clickable button so switching to your playing media app (like Spotify, Chrome, or other players) is seamless. On Chrome and Edge, you also automatically navigate to the exact browser tab playing media!

To try this out, turn on "Show Media Player name" in Media Flyout settings. by @TeKa0 in #965

🎨 UI Improvements & Polish

We've polished the interface throughout the settings and flyouts!

Firstly, the search box experience has been improved: We've updated the user experience regarding focusing and un-focusing from the search box resulting in a much better search experience, and polished the UI to match Windows 11 more closely.

We’ve also added smooth scrolling to the app, so when you navigate through the settings or the volume mixer UI, you’ll experience a sleek, modern scroll instead of abrupt jumps.

Sliders throughout the app have received updates as well: The hover, drag and click animations have been improved, visual inconsistencies (like the small gap at 0% and 100%) have been fixed, and clicking on a slider now brings the thumb to the pointer, allowing for continuous dragging. For the volume slider for example, this would previously have increased/decreased the volume by only 1.

The toggle switches and expandable cards throughout the settings window have also received hover and click animation improvements. by @unchihugo in #969

🌐 Firefox-based Browser App Recognition

Fixed app name detection for Firefox and Firefox-based browsers! Playing media from Firefox-based browsers will now properly resolve and display the correct browser or application name in the flyout instead of a string of random numbers and letters. by @zen1337th in #951

Before	After

Other updates:

💾 Settings Save Reliability: Resolved an issue where saving settings could occasionally fail by adding automatic retry logic during file replacement. by @unchihugo in #964
🎨 Updated Acrylic fallback window colors (when battery saver is turned on) to match native Windows theme guidelines even more accurately. by @Prakhar54-byte in #975
Fixed a rare bug causing crashes in the taskbar widget from frequently pausing/playing active media. by @frans15-2006 in #995
Updated About page translator credits. by @zen1337th in #943
Other bug fixes and changes

Language updates:

Updated translations across various languages (Thanks to @naturbrilian @zen1337th @adrmnq @s12kuma01 @Zeyrox77 @topusuke @RizWithYa @ckyb63 @PiZZATiME69 @mustafapekacar @Ahemetgul @yusifaliyevpro and others on Weblate ❤️). by @weblate in #953

Code updates (for open source contributors):

Switched the UI framework dependency to our custom unchihugo.WPF-UI fork to enable faster fixes and UI updates across the codebase. All UI improvements in this update come from the fork: https://github.com/unchihugo/wpfui
GitHub Commits Changelog: v2.13.1...v2.14.0

Version	SHA-256 hash
GitHub Release x64	702dbca1ffbc484d01e5fc9a094c3821e45b9abfcca4153c5cd31b4302c238e1

New Contributors

@Prakhar54-byte made their first contribution in #975
@frans15-2006 made their first contribution in #995
@TeKa0 made their first contribution in #965

📦 How to install

⬆️ The update is live on the Microsoft Store.
📦 Visit our download page to get the latest version, or install directly from the Microsoft Store for automatic updates. If you're on ARM64, you can install and use the x64 version.

Contributors

weblate, naturbrilian, and 15 other contributors

Assets 2

v2.13.1 — Bug Fixes

unchihugo released this 12 Jul 16:34

v2.13.1

09e1d37

This minor update focuses on fixing issues for first-time users. Thanks to everyone, especially our code contributors and translators, for the continued support!

📝 Changelog

Updates & fixes:

Fixed an issue where the taskbar widget pause icon overlay does not display when the media controls are enabled, even if the setting to show the overlay is explicitly enabled by @unchihugo in #941
Fixed first-time onboarding steps not showing for new users.
Fixed an issue where anonymous usage data was not being sent for new users.
Update translator contributors list on the About page by @zen1337th in #931
Update translations of 14 languages (By @huntersun @mak7im01 @oski165 @Self4215 @xsm2 @junior0liveira @mlynado @Ste3798 @KorvusDev @D4NA-DANA @zen1337th @3mr9 and others ❤️) from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in #927
Other bug fixes & changes.

Code updates (for open source contributors):

GitHub Commits Changelog: v2.13.0...v2.13.1

Version	SHA-256 hash
GitHub Release x64	9fc252972920ed0f11af18118705402cab36a66ecf8c7563a091908a8587343c

📦 How to install

⬆️ The update is live on the Microsoft Store.
📦 Install directly from the Microsoft Store for automatic updates or visit our download page to get the latest GitHub release. If you're on ARM64, you can install and use the x64 version.

Contributors

weblate, huntersun, and 12 other contributors

Assets 2

v2.13.0 — Scrolling Text, Search & More!

unchihugo released this 05 Jul 14:50

v2.13.0

aaa334f

Introducing FluentFlyout v2.13: dynamic scrolling text on the taskbar widget, a global search to easily navigate settings, visual refinements that align the UI even closer to Windows, and a bunch of improvements to stability! 🎉 As always, thanks to everyone for the continued support and feedback, we really appreciate it! ❤️

📝 Changelog

📜 Scrolling Text for Taskbar Widget

Added a brand-new option to enable scrolling text on the taskbar widget! When track titles and artist names are too long, they usually get cut off with an ellipsis. This feature ensures that longer text are always fully readable by automatically scrolling them! We've also included some customization options for you to experiment with:

The text bounces left and right by default. You can change this to infinitely loop with the "Continuous Scroll" option.
Scrolling happens at a normal speed by default. You can change the text scrolling speed if you prefer a slower/faster scroll with the "Scroll Speed" option.

We're already looking into expanding this feature to other areas like the Media Flyout. Stay tuned! by @galagyy in #874

The Taskbar Widget with scrolling text enabled, scrolling title

🔍 Global Settings Search

FluentFlyout now has a new global search bar in your settings! As the app grows and more features roll out, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all the options. The new search bar allows you to quickly search for, find, and jump straight to the options you need. Try this out by finding the new Scrolling Text setting! by @Yasinnet0 in #914

🔊 Autohide Taskbar Visualizer Baseline

Added a new toggle to automatically hide the visualizer, even if the baseline is enabled! Previously, turning on the baseline would always leave lines on the taskbar, even if audio is absent. We've listened and added a toggle to hide the baseline when no audio is playing—try it out!

The default behavior remains unchanged: The Taskbar Visualizer always autohides if baseline is turned off. by @unchihugo in #571

Baseline option with autohide underneath enabled