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@vortexapps67 vortexapps67 released this 04 Oct 05:22
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🌊 BeatWave v6.1.0 Release Notes

BeatWave 6.1.0 is here! This release brings immersive 8D Spatial Audio, Always-On Display (AOD) Mode, Fluid Glow V2, blazing-fast load times with Android Baseline Profiles, and key stability fixes.


🎧 What's New

🌌 8D Spatial Audio

  • 3D Binaural Sound Stage: Experience tracks rotating smoothly around your head with realistic depth, binaural panning, and acoustic space.
  • Dedicated Audio Controls: Easily toggle and tune 8D audio right from the Player Menu.

🌙 Always-On Display (AOD / Standby Mode)

  • AMOLED-Optimized Standby: Pure black #000000 screen with dimmed digital clock, date, and live battery status.
  • Breathing Artwork Halo: Floating album cover with ambient breathing light.
  • Anti-Burn-In Pixel Shift: Built-in protection that periodically drifts UI coordinates to prevent image retention on OLED displays.
  • Intuitive Gestures: Double-tap to Play/Pause, swipe left/right to skip tracks, and tap for options.

🌈 Fluid Glow V2 (Ambient Screen Edge Lighting)

  • Dynamic Perimeter Glow: Screen edges now illuminate and pulse in sync with the song's beat drops and rhythm.
  • Harmonic Palette Sampling: Edge lighting blends seamlessly with your current album art colors.

⚡ Performance & Speed

  • 🚀 Instant App Startup (Baseline Profile): Implemented AOT (Ahead-of-Time) compilation baseline profiles for snappy app launch and buttery-smooth 120Hz scrolling.
  • ⚡ Faster Playlist & Track Loading: Optimized concurrency during Spotify and YouTube Music playlist syncing.
  • 📥 Quick Local Download Access: Streamlined access to your offline library and downloaded tracks.

🎨 UI & Design Polishing

  • Refreshed Typography: Clean, updated modern typography across the entire app.
  • Enhanced Glassmorphism: Rendered cleaner vector tile outlines and improved Liquid Glass specular highlights.
  • Universal Player Menus: Audio tools, tempo/pitch shifters, and 8D audio switches are now unified across both Classic and V2 player designs.

🐛 Bug Fixes & Stability

  • Fixed Android 16 (SDK 36) Crash: Resolved static initializer NPE during playlist and track imports.
  • 8D Audio Buffer Fix: Resolved audio buzzing on specific bitrates and buffer sizes.
  • Thread-Safe Normalization: Implemented atomic caching in SpotifyMapper to eliminate race conditions.
  • General performance improvements and minor UI alignment fixes.

Full Changelog: v6.0.0...v6.1.0