Cloud sync & iPad support

Improvements

• Cloud sync between devices
• iPad support
• Search support (local)
• Edit the item details (title, author, artwork)
• Share extension support, for receiving multiple files from the share sheet
• New sort and selection controls
• Improve folder suggested name when importing a zip archive
• New Privacy Policy (Link)
• New Terms of use (Link)

Fixes

• Prevent importing files that are already in the library
• Fix drag and drop support for users on Apple Silicon Macs
• Fix off-center progress thumbnail

Support

For help and ways to contribute to the project, see the support section in the Settings screen of BookPlayer or visit www.bookplayer.app

Bugfix for playback stopping with mp3s

Improvements

• Definite fix for playback stopping after finishing a chapter on mp3 volumes

Support

For help and ways to contribute to the project, see the support section in the Settings screen of BookPlayer or visit www.bookplayer.app

Bugfixes

Improvements

• Possible fix for playback stopping after finishing a chapter on mp3 volumes
• Fix WatchOS corner complications
• Fix CarPlay icons in the Now Playing screen
• Fix disabling Autolock for the button-free screen

Support

For help and ways to contribute to the project, see the support section in the Settings screen of BookPlayer or visit www.bookplayer.app

Export Bookmarks & Gesture-based UX

Improvements

• You can now export and share your bookmarks and notes from within the Bookmarks screen
• There is a new gesture-based screen accessed via the Player, that allows you to control playback by tapping or swiping anywhere on that screen
• Fix the themes list not showing properly the last item after making a donation

Support

For help and ways to contribute to the project, see the support section in the Settings screen of BookPlayer or visit www.bookplayer.app

Restart finished books with Autoplay

Improvements

• New setting to enable or disable restarting a finished book if it was autoplayed.

Support

For help and ways to contribute to the project, see the support section in the Settings screen of BookPlayer or visit www.bookplayer.app

Autoplay & CarPlay Library tab

Improvements

• Add Library tab for CarPlay
• Fix playback starting ahead of chapter in volume books
• Autoplay in settings now controls folders behavior too
• Improved performance when searching next item to play (this is a potential fix for heavy battery drain when autoplaying small files)
• Update translations

Support

For help and ways to contribute to the project, see the support section in the Settings screen of BookPlayer or visit www.bookplayer.app

Fix CarPlay autoplay & more bugfixes

Bugfixes

• Fix CarPlay not autoplaying the most recent item when selected
• Fix crash on app start for some users
• Fix theme not changing with the system theme (light / dark)
• Update translations

Support

For help and ways to contribute to the project, see the support section in the Settings screen of BookPlayer or visit www.bookplayer.app

New CarPlay Implementation & Player Settings

Improvements

• Update CarPlay support for more stability and additional functionality to the Now Playing screen
• Add more settings for player controls that modifies the player screen:
  • Toggle between showing bookmarks or chapters with the list button
  • Toggle between showing the remaining time or the total duration of a book
  • Toggle between using the times of the current chapter, or the entire book
• Update translations

Bugfixes

• Fix alerts not following the dark theme when the OS theme is light and BookPlayer is dark
• Fix a crash when importing files from within a folder
• Fix a bug reporting the file missing the link to the book in the storage management screen due to not recognizing UTF-8 characters properly

Support

For help and ways to contribute to the project, see the support section in the Settings screen of BookPlayer or visit www.bookplayer.app

New Watch App & Performance Improvements

Improvements

• The Watch app has been rewritten, with a new Now Playing view, and playback controls
• Support for rectangular complications in the Watch to provide info of the current book
• Pausing no longer has a 1-sec delay
• Disk access is optimized, resulting in better battery life
• Fix for the speed label being truncated in some translations
• Update translations

Support

For help and ways to contribute to the project, see the support section in the Settings screen of BookPlayer or visit www.bookplayer.app

Custom sleep timer & Adjusted remaining time

Improvements

• Adjust playback remaining time based on the playback speed
• Add custom sleep timer option
• Fix chapter title not updating in the control center for m4b files
• Fix crash when loading the last played book's chapters

Support

For help and ways to contribute to the project, see the support section in the Settings screen of BookPlayer or visit www.bookplayer.app