v0.5.3

Important

Upgrade notes. v0.5.3 adds no numbered database migration. Existing
databases remain on schema 032, and fresh installations continue using
baseline/032_v0.5.0.sql. An upgrade from v0.5.2 can start normally. When
upgrading directly from a release older than v0.5.0, run the complete
Sync work metadata workflow after startup so existing works receive the
current multilingual metadata projection.

Kikoto v0.5.3 improves seekable video playback, Android range handling, local
library responsiveness, and Android release validation.

Library And Work Detail

• Re-selecting the current default folder now reliably requests the folder
  again, including when the route path itself has not changed.
• Library browse state restores its saved scroll position before the first
  frame after returning, reducing visible layout jumps on mobile and desktop.
• Mobile retains the two most recently used browse workspaces while desktop can
  retain all four, bounding hidden DOM and unfinished request work without
  losing recent navigation state.
• Lazy local-folder indexing preserves a completed file-tree index when the
  folder is unchanged, reconciles missing locations more carefully, and keeps
  work-detail playback state stable while indexing is in progress.
• Voice detail metadata is displayed as soon as it is available instead of
  waiting for the associated works list to finish loading.

Playback

• Incompatible local and cached video now uses a complete seekable HLS VOD
  timeline. Six-second H.264/AAC segments are generated on demand under the
  rebuildable transcode cache, allowing a later seek without transcoding every
  preceding segment.
• HLS generation is bounded by segment size, duration, concurrency, and an
  independent LRU quota that can be inspected, limited, or cleared from
  Maintenance. Audio conversion remains a direct MP3 response stream.
• Android media requests now validate requested and returned byte ranges,
  disable transparent compression for ranged responses, and avoid duplicate
  seeks. Native playback also handles HLS segments with an appropriate timeout
  and more stable queue and position updates.

Operations And Reliability

• The CI and release workflows use the complete Temurin LTS build identifier,
  so Android jobs can resolve Java correctly on runners without a warm tool
  cache.
• Playback and transcode cache cleanup now reports its usage and protects
  active generated data while bounded maintenance work runs.

Development And Docs

• Playback, cache, architecture, and settings documentation now describe the
  seekable HLS path and its independent cache policy. The README also includes
  an updated project showcase image.

Known Issue

• Android 10 APK builds remain affected by the upstream Capacitor keyboard
  insets issue. Browser use on Android 10 is not affected.