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Post by MikeMusic on Sept 23, 2023 14:46:05 GMT
This was mentioned when I turned on but went so quickly I couldn't even read it properly
Looks subtly different
Have I been updated ?
Still working !!!
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Post by MartinT on Sept 23, 2023 16:26:58 GMT
Just go to Settings and About to see what version you are on.
If it shows a list of updates, you have just been updated.
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Post by MikeMusic on Sept 23, 2023 18:42:45 GMT
Thanks
4.1.2
Update ... installing
4.1.3
I really appreciate good software
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Post by MartinT on Oct 20, 2023 10:08:00 GMT
4.2
global app wide hunt for UI freezes ("Android Not Responding" dialog), resulting in many of them being fixed in these areas: switching renderers, Chromecast, Local OpenHome renderer, Qobuz/TIDAL with OpenHome renderers managed by BubbleUPnP Server, sharing media to BubbleUPnP, app startup and exit (rare), and more
fixed sharing albums/tracks from the TIDAL app to BubbleUPnP not working anymore
fixed sharing from 'Movie HD' app to BubbleUPnP not working
fixed inability to scroll to display all media servers in Devices tab if many of them
fixed a few other minor issues and obscure crashes
updated some libraries used to build the app
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 30, 2023 11:12:58 GMT
Trying to put my paid for Bubble on my phone
Installed
Seemed to be happy as already on my tablet
Now the phone version is asking me if I want
Relevant ads
Less relevant ads
Pay for Bubble - Assume I can use the same Bubble I have on the tablet
Qobuz wants me to sign up again too ...
What do I do to get this working without paying twice ?
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Post by MartinT on Oct 30, 2023 11:15:47 GMT
You also need to install the Bubble licence file, which will know you have already paid for it.
EDIT: you will need to change some of the Bubble settings to match those on your tablet. I can run both together and they will both show what's playing.
You also need to sign-in once to Qobuz (within Bubble) to keep the phone happy.
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 30, 2023 14:41:58 GMT
Thanks Martin
Nothing obvious looking around
I plunged in and may be billed for Bubble, not yet though
Qobuz is playing through the phone speaker - horrid
Looking in Qobuz on the phone is not obvious and beyond me
I need a word to describe my attitude to tech and software.
Combo of irritation, laziness, boredom, bafflement, maybe other
Not technophobe. Just want it to work and already paid my dues on software and hardware over 40 years
The phone can wait until a grown up or intelligent kid visits - or a detailed 'how to' on YouTube
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Post by MartinT on Oct 30, 2023 15:41:43 GMT
Mike - look for BubbleUPnP Licence in the Play Store (it'll be next to the app itself). You just need to install that.
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 31, 2023 10:16:47 GMT
Thanks
It is on my phone, working to the phone speaker "Playing to local renderer"
Ah. Top left thing, press, Rendu is now there.... and working
Stupidity is *not* trying the same thing twice
<later>
Not only that
The Rendu is playing KC's Lizard directed from the phone and sounding very good
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Post by MartinT on Dec 3, 2023 18:57:30 GMT
4.3.1.2
hotfix for failure to play TIDAL for some users
4.3.1.1
fixed a few metadata cache issues
4.3.1
improved loading of some Library folders to be much faster, using a metadata cache stored on local storage. This applies mainly to folders part of a filesystem and containing media items, for which the app extracts metadata.
In particular, loading some subfolders of 'Internal Storage', 'Folders', SMB, WebDav and cloud storage will be much faster after the initial first load.
This cache can be optionnaly disabled in More > Settings > Library > ('Metadata cache' section) > Enable.
It can also be cleared in that section with 'Clear', which can be useful if you externally update the metadata of the files (with a tag editor for example for music files)
fixed playing videos to Chromecast whose audio is locally transcoded, possibly resulting in audio not playing in sync with video
improved video thumbnail extraction
Note that video thumbnail extraction is disabled while any video is playing, to prevent possible playback issues
fixed a few obscure crashes
4.3
TIDAL HiRes FLAC support
With a TIDAL HiFi Plus subscription, you can now enable HiRes FLAC playback in More > Settings > Local and Cloud > TIDAL > Audio Quality > Up to FLAC 192 kHz / 24-bit. If both HiRes FLAC is enabled and the 'Show HiRes indicator' setting is enabled, albums available in FLAC will be indicated with a 🅷 symbol appended to their title.
Hardware accelerated Chromecast local transcoding
Local video transcoding for playback to Chromecast is now hardware accelerated by your Android device, whenever possible This results in vastly more efficient transcoding, a tad less processor intensive with less heat and battery drain. It also makes possible to transcode videos that were too heavy previously (resulting in stutters). If hardware transcoding fails or is not possible, the app will gracefully fallback to software transcoding. Hardware transcoding can be disabled in More > Settings > Chromecast transcoding > Use hardware transcoding.
Software transcoding has also been improved, made less processor intensive at the expense of using more network bandwidth (which is usually not a problem). Moreover, a new 'Faster software encoding' setting has been added to make it even faster (requiring even more network bandwidth for good quality).
With this overhaul, there is a new video quality setting ('Video encode quality') characterized by a max bitrate for the encode (40, 20, 10, 5 Mbits/s choices) that applies to both hardware and software encoding. In practice the encoding can be much lower than this maximum, depending on video. The default is set to 10 Mbits/s which should give good results in most cases, but 20 Mbits/s is advised if the network bandwidth is available for it (there is no stutter).
Refer to the Help section of the 'More > Settings > Chromecast Transcoding' screen for more tips, in particular how to troubleshoot stuttering videos.
New ad consent screen in European Economic Area (EEA)
Users of the free version of the app located in the EEA (including UK) will see a new GDPR compliant screen for showing ads, with tweakable settings.
Other
updated FFmpeg to v6.1
faster video thumbnail generation
fixed some local storage folders possibly failing to load (especially if containing videos)
fixed some videos in mov container and videos with mpeg4 codec and mp3 audio (usually in avi container) not playing to Chromecast
fixed failure to login to TIDAL when the Local OpenHome Renderer is the active renderer
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Post by MartinT on Dec 3, 2023 18:59:34 GMT
Virtually all of the above seems intended to fix Tidal now that it has discarded the useless MQA and gone to FLAC like Qobuz.
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Post by MikeMusic on Dec 3, 2023 19:01:58 GMT
I saw something about that
To my relief it still works !
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 19, 2024 16:21:04 GMT
Is there a setting in Bubble for
Always having
that little Now Playing icon without having to log in and start Bubble again ?
Puzzling that it is there sometimes but usually not
Usually I have to
Turn on
Password
Click on Bubble, wait
before I can play music
Could it be an Android setting I may have disabled when warned I was burning through battery ?
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Post by MartinT on Jan 19, 2024 17:24:32 GMT
Go to Settings / Disable system battery optimisation to stop Bubble from hibernating.
Also turn off battery saving mode.
Also Control / Kill on inactivity / Disabled to stop it closing after disuse.
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Post by MartinT on Jan 19, 2024 17:26:14 GMT
4.3.2
remove unplayable Qobuz tracks at browse time (tracks that do not exist anymore, mostly found in user public playlists) to prevent them from stopping playback track advance
enable local hardware Chromecast transcoding for some Android devices running Android 10 and below
fixed intermittent System UI crash on some Motorola devices running Android 12 (was caused by notification)
if a downloaded subtitle cannot be written to local storage because of an existing filename, a message is displayed about removing it manually in a file manager app
if browsing Synology NAS root fails with error "Action Failed", a help message is displayed about going into its web config to allow the app to browse
removed 'Proxy TIDAL tracks' setting as proxying is always enabled for playback reliability
fixed possible failure to play to an audio-only renderer only the audio track of a video
fixed failure to play Audio Cast to OpenHome renderer in free version of the app if Playlist tab has 16 items
fixed failure to download files from Technisat media server (recordings)
fixed Qobuz favorite folders limited to 2000 items
fixed subtitles on chromecast possibly showing unwanted garbage tags
fixed a few obscure and rare crashes
updated some libraries used to build the app
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 20, 2024 9:49:21 GMT
Go to Settings / Disable system battery optimisation to stop Bubble from hibernating. Also turn off battery saving mode. Also Control / Kill on inactivity / Disabled to stop it closing after disuse. Thanks very much Left as was overnight and there it was first thing Turn on, press play, music Oddly just returning from breakfast and dog walk Not the same Turn on, password and then press play Big step up and very useful Does it make a difference leaving on Now playing or Playlist ? |
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Post by MartinT on Jan 20, 2024 10:07:00 GMT
Do you mean the device's PIN? That's not related to Bubble.
Or do you mean it asks for the Qobuz password?
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 20, 2024 10:16:23 GMT
Device Pin
Didn't want it first thing
Had to do it again just now after half an hour of listening
Rebooted tablet in case that helps
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Post by MartinT on Jan 20, 2024 10:28:29 GMT
Device PIN options are in Android settings. Nothing to do with Bubble.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 20, 2024 10:34:38 GMT
What I want is
Turn on tablet
See small Bubble popup and have access to Track back / Pause / track forward
without Pin for Android
All fine at the moment
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