Release v1.0.8

- Smart Transcoding: auto-switches bitrate based on WiFi/mobile (connectivity_plus)
- Dynamic accent color: Material You on Android 12+, custom picker everywhere else
- iOS Control Center: fixed player widget (restored prev/next buttons, media type metadata, artwork cache race fix)
- Loading screen: spinner shown during server check instead of login flash
- Server retry: up to 3 ping attempts on launch + Retry button on error screen
- Desktop home layout: wider padding, larger cards/fonts, table-style song rows
- Settings: localized all hardcoded strings (~100 new ARB keys)
- Removed all Dart source comments
- Bump version to 1.0.8

Author: dddevid

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,46 @@ All notable changes to Musly will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.0.8] - 2026-03-08
+
+### Added
+- **Smart Transcoding**: New automatic quality mode that switches bitrate in real time based on active network
+  - Detects WiFi vs mobile data via `connectivity_plus`
+  - Configure separate bitrates for WiFi and mobile; the app picks the right one automatically
+  - Live connection badge (WiFi / Mobile pill) in Settings → Playback while smart mode is active
+  - Smart mode toggle persists across restarts
+- **Dynamic & Custom Accent Colors**: The accent color now propagates everywhere in the app
+  - On Android 12+ the wallpaper-derived Material You palette is used automatically (via `dynamic_color`)
+  - On all other platforms any color picked in Settings → Display is applied to every widget
+  - Eliminated all hardcoded `AppTheme.appleMusicRed` references in settings tabs, mini player, song tiles, cast button, and album artwork shadow
+- **iOS Control Center player**: Fixed the player widget shown in the iOS Control Center and Lock Screen
+  - Disabled the podcast-style ±15 s skip buttons that were hiding the standard ⏮ ▶/⏸ ⏭ controls
+  - Added `MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyMediaType = .audio` and `MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyDefaultPlaybackRate` for correct system content categorization
+  - Fixed an artwork caching race condition: concurrent 1-second position updates no longer restart artwork downloads already in progress
+- **Server connection retry**: `AuthProvider._verifyConnection()` now retries the ping up to 3 times (2 s backoff) before declaring the server unreachable — handles slow mobile network initialization on launch
+- **Retry button on the server-unreachable screen**: A "Retry" button lets users re-attempt the connection without restarting the app (`AuthProvider.retryConnection()`)
+- **Localization — Settings strings**: All hardcoded strings in the five Settings tabs are now in `app_en.arb` (~100 new keys covering Playback, Storage, About, Display, and Server sections)
+
+### Changed
+- **Loading screen**: The app no longer flashes the login screen while checking the server on startup; `AuthState.authenticating` now shows a centered `CircularProgressIndicator` on a black background
+- **Home screen desktop layout**: Improved density and alignment for macOS/Windows/Linux
+  - Wider horizontal padding (32 px), larger section headers and album cards (180 px)
+  - Song lists render as a compact table (`_DesktopSongRow`) instead of full `SongTile` cards
+  - Recent albums (6) and playlists (3) shown instead of 4 and 2
+- **Error messages**: Improved error string formatting in `AuthProvider._formatError()` — strips `Exception:`, `Network error:`, and verbose library boilerplate for cleaner display
+- **Connection timeout**: Server ping timeout increased from 6 s to 10 s
+- **Now Playing screen**: Matrix transforms updated to Flutter 3.41-compatible `scaleByDouble`/`translateByDouble` signatures; `.withOpacity()` replaced with `.withValues(alpha:)` throughout
+
+### Fixed
+- **`seekForward`/`seekBackward` events from iOS Control Center**: Added `onSeekForward`/`onSeekBackward` callbacks to `AndroidSystemService` and registered handlers in `PlayerProvider` (clamping backward seeks to `Duration.zero`)
+- **Settings tab indicator color hardcoded**: `indicatorColor` and `labelColor` in `settings_screen.dart` now use `Theme.of(context).colorScheme.primary`
+- **`DjMixerService` removed**: Deleted unused `dj_mixer_service.dart` that was included by mistake; `services.dart` barrel still intact
+
+### Dependencies
+- Added `connectivity_plus: ^7.0.0` — network type detection for Smart Transcoding
+- Added `dynamic_color: ^1.7.0` — Material You wallpaper color extraction on Android 12+
+- Added `path: ^1.9.0`
+
 ## [1.0.7] - 2026-02-22
 
 ### Added

installer.nsi

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ; Version (passed via /DMUSLY_VERSION=x.x.x from CI, or fallback)
 
 !ifndef MUSLY_VERSION
-  !define MUSLY_VERSION "1.0.7"
+  !define MUSLY_VERSION "1.0.8"
 !endif
 
 ;--------------------------------
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Section "Musly" SecMain
   WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Musly" \
                    "Publisher" "dddevid"
   WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Musly" \
-                   "DisplayVersion" "1.0.7"
+                   "DisplayVersion" "1.0.8"
   WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Musly" \
                    "URLInfoAbout" "https://github.com/dddevid/Musly"
 

ios/Podfile.lock

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ PODS:
     - Flutter
   - battery_plus (1.0.0):
     - Flutter
+  - connectivity_plus (0.0.1):
+    - Flutter
   - device_info_plus (0.0.1):
     - Flutter
   - DKImagePickerController/Core (4.3.9):
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - audio_service (from `.symlinks/plugins/audio_service/darwin`)
   - audio_session (from `.symlinks/plugins/audio_session/ios`)
   - battery_plus (from `.symlinks/plugins/battery_plus/ios`)
+  - connectivity_plus (from `.symlinks/plugins/connectivity_plus/ios`)
   - device_info_plus (from `.symlinks/plugins/device_info_plus/ios`)
   - file_picker (from `.symlinks/plugins/file_picker/ios`)
   - Flutter (from `Flutter`)
@@ -104,6 +107,8 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
     :path: ".symlinks/plugins/audio_session/ios"
   battery_plus:
     :path: ".symlinks/plugins/battery_plus/ios"
+  connectivity_plus:
+    :path: ".symlinks/plugins/connectivity_plus/ios"
   device_info_plus:
     :path: ".symlinks/plugins/device_info_plus/ios"
   file_picker:
@@ -131,6 +136,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   audio_service: aa99a6ba2ae7565996015322b0bb024e1d25c6fd
   audio_session: 9bb7f6c970f21241b19f5a3658097ae459681ba0
   battery_plus: ae71a65eceb5680dfc7a1d926f6cde59a1b219d0
+  connectivity_plus: cb623214f4e1f6ef8fe7403d580fdad517d2f7dd
   device_info_plus: 71ffc6ab7634ade6267c7a93088ed7e4f74e5896
   DKImagePickerController: 946cec48c7873164274ecc4624d19e3da4c1ef3c
   DKPhotoGallery: b3834fecb755ee09a593d7c9e389d8b5d6deed60

ios/Runner/iOSSystemPlugin.swift

@@ -184,25 +184,11 @@ public class iOSSystemPlugin: NSObject, FlutterPlugin, FlutterStreamHandler {
             return .success
         }
 
-        commandCenter.skipForwardCommand.isEnabled = true
-        commandCenter.skipForwardCommand.preferredIntervals = [15]
-        commandCenter.skipForwardCommand.addTarget { [weak self] event in
-            if let event = event as? MPSkipIntervalCommandEvent {
-                let interval = Int(event.interval * 1000)
-                self?.sendEvent("seekForward", data: ["interval": interval])
-            }
-            return .success
-        }
-        
-        commandCenter.skipBackwardCommand.isEnabled = true
-        commandCenter.skipBackwardCommand.preferredIntervals = [15]
-        commandCenter.skipBackwardCommand.addTarget { [weak self] event in
-            if let event = event as? MPSkipIntervalCommandEvent {
-                let interval = Int(event.interval * 1000)
-                self?.sendEvent("seekBackward", data: ["interval": interval])
-            }
-            return .success
-        }
+        // Skip forward/backward (podcast-style ±15s) are intentionally disabled
+        // for this music player so that the Control Center compact widget shows the
+        // standard prev-track / play-pause / next-track buttons instead.
+        commandCenter.skipForwardCommand.isEnabled = false
+        commandCenter.skipBackwardCommand.isEnabled = false
 
         print("Remote command center configured")
     }
@@ -306,6 +292,8 @@ public class iOSSystemPlugin: NSObject, FlutterPlugin, FlutterStreamHandler {
         nowPlayingInfo[MPMediaItemPropertyPlaybackDuration] = Double(duration) / 1000.0
         nowPlayingInfo[MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyElapsedPlaybackTime] = Double(position) / 1000.0
         nowPlayingInfo[MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyPlaybackRate] = playing ? 1.0 : 0.0
+        nowPlayingInfo[MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyDefaultPlaybackRate] = 1.0
+        nowPlayingInfo[MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyMediaType] = MPNowPlayingInfoMediaType.audio.rawValue
 
         if let trackNumber = trackNumber {
             nowPlayingInfo[MPMediaItemPropertyAlbumTrackNumber] = trackNumber
@@ -320,6 +308,10 @@ public class iOSSystemPlugin: NSObject, FlutterPlugin, FlutterStreamHandler {
                 // Same URL: reuse cached artwork — avoids re-fetching on every 1-second position tick
                 nowPlayingInfo[MPMediaItemPropertyArtwork] = cached
                 nowPlayingCenter.nowPlayingInfo = nowPlayingInfo
+            } else if artworkUrl == lastLoadedArtworkUrl {
+                // Same URL but artwork is still loading asynchronously — update text
+                // metadata now; the completion handler will add the artwork when ready.
+                nowPlayingCenter.nowPlayingInfo = nowPlayingInfo
             } else {
                 // New artwork URL: set text metadata immediately, then load artwork async
                 lastLoadedArtworkUrl = artworkUrl

lib/l10n/app_en.arb

@@ -1463,5 +1463,212 @@
   "@openOfflineMode": { "description": "Button to enter offline mode from the server-unreachable screen" },
 
   "disconnect": "Disconnect",
-  "@disconnect": { "description": "Button to clear server credentials and go back to login" }
+  "@disconnect": { "description": "Button to clear server credentials and go back to login" },
+
+  "retry": "Retry",
+  "@retry": { "description": "Button to retry a failed server connection" },
+
+  "appearanceSection": "Appearance",
+  "@appearanceSection": { "description": "Display settings section header for theme / appearance" },
+
+  "themeLabel": "Theme",
+  "@themeLabel": { "description": "Label for the theme mode selector (System / Light / Dark)" },
+
+  "accentColorLabel": "Accent color",
+  "@accentColorLabel": { "description": "Label for the accent color picker" },
+
+  "circularDesignLabel": "Circular Design",
+  "@circularDesignLabel": { "description": "Label for the Circular Design (glass-blur UI) toggle" },
+
+  "circularDesignSubtitle": "Floating, rounded UI with translucent panels and glass-blur effect on the player and navigation bar.",
+  "@circularDesignSubtitle": { "description": "Subtitle describing the Circular Design visual style" },
+
+  "themeModeSystem": "System",
+  "@themeModeSystem": { "description": "Theme mode option that follows the OS setting" },
+
+  "themeModeLight": "Light",
+  "@themeModeLight": { "description": "Light theme mode option" },
+
+  "themeModeDark": "Dark",
+  "@themeModeDark": { "description": "Dark theme mode option" },
+
+  "internetRadio": "Internet Radio",
+  "@internetRadio": { "description": "Subtitle shown in the mini player and player bar when a radio station is playing" },
+
+  "liveLabel": "LIVE",
+  "@liveLabel": { "description": "Badge shown next to a live radio stream" },
+
+  "discordStatusText": "Discord status text",
+  "@discordStatusText": { "description": "Settings label for the Discord Rich Presence second-line style" },
+
+  "discordStatusTextSubtitle": "Second line shown in Discord activity",
+  "@discordStatusTextSubtitle": { "description": "Subtitle for the Discord status text setting" },
+
+  "discordRpcStyleArtist": "Artist name",
+  "@discordRpcStyleArtist": { "description": "Discord RPC state style option: show artist name" },
+
+  "discordRpcStyleSong": "Song title",
+  "@discordRpcStyleSong": { "description": "Discord RPC state style option: show song title" },
+
+  "discordRpcStyleApp": "App name (Musly)",
+  "@discordRpcStyleApp": { "description": "Discord RPC state style option: show app name" },
+
+  "sectionAutoDj": "AUTO DJ",
+  "@sectionAutoDj": { "description": "Playback settings section header for Auto DJ" },
+
+  "sectionVolumeNormalization": "VOLUME NORMALIZATION (REPLAYGAIN)",
+  "@sectionVolumeNormalization": { "description": "Playback settings section header for ReplayGain" },
+
+  "sectionStreamingQuality": "STREAMING QUALITY",
+  "@sectionStreamingQuality": { "description": "Playback settings section header for transcoding / streaming quality" },
+
+  "replayGainMode": "Mode",
+  "@replayGainMode": { "description": "Label for the ReplayGain mode selector" },
+
+  "replayGainModeOff": "Off",
+  "@replayGainModeOff": { "description": "ReplayGain mode: disabled" },
+
+  "replayGainModeTrack": "Track",
+  "@replayGainModeTrack": { "description": "ReplayGain mode: per-track normalization" },
+
+  "replayGainModeAlbum": "Album",
+  "@replayGainModeAlbum": { "description": "ReplayGain mode: album-level normalization" },
+
+  "replayGainPreamp": "Preamp: {value} dB",
+  "@replayGainPreamp": {
+    "description": "ReplayGain preamp slider label",
+    "placeholders": { "value": { "type": "String" } }
+  },
+
+  "replayGainPreventClipping": "Prevent Clipping",
+  "@replayGainPreventClipping": { "description": "Toggle label for ReplayGain prevent-clipping option" },
+
+  "replayGainFallbackGain": "Fallback Gain: {value} dB",
+  "@replayGainFallbackGain": {
+    "description": "ReplayGain fallback gain slider label",
+    "placeholders": { "value": { "type": "String" } }
+  },
+
+  "autoDjSongsToAdd": "Songs to Add: {count}",
+  "@autoDjSongsToAdd": {
+    "description": "Auto DJ slider label showing how many songs to add",
+    "placeholders": { "count": { "type": "int" } }
+  },
+
+  "transcodingEnable": "Enable Transcoding",
+  "@transcodingEnable": { "description": "Toggle label to enable transcoding" },
+
+  "transcodingEnableSubtitle": "Reduce data usage with lower quality",
+  "@transcodingEnableSubtitle": { "description": "Subtitle for the enable transcoding toggle" },
+
+  "smartTranscoding": "Smart Transcoding",
+  "@smartTranscoding": { "description": "Toggle label for smart (auto) transcoding mode" },
+
+  "smartTranscodingSubtitle": "Automatically adjusts quality based on your connection (WiFi vs mobile data)",
+  "@smartTranscodingSubtitle": { "description": "Subtitle for the smart transcoding toggle" },
+
+  "smartTranscodingDetectedNetwork": "Detected network: ",
+  "@smartTranscodingDetectedNetwork": { "description": "Label shown before the live network type badge" },
+
+  "smartTranscodingActiveBitrate": "Active bitrate: {bitrate}",
+  "@smartTranscodingActiveBitrate": {
+    "description": "Shows the currently active transcoding bitrate",
+    "placeholders": { "bitrate": { "type": "String" } }
+  },
+
+  "transcodingWifiQuality": "WiFi Quality",
+  "@transcodingWifiQuality": { "description": "Label for WiFi bitrate selector" },
+
+  "transcodingWifiQualitySubtitleSmart": "Used automatically on WiFi",
+  "@transcodingWifiQualitySubtitleSmart": { "description": "WiFi quality subtitle when smart mode is on" },
+
+  "transcodingWifiQualitySubtitle": "Bitrate when on WiFi",
+  "@transcodingWifiQualitySubtitle": { "description": "WiFi quality subtitle when smart mode is off" },
+
+  "transcodingMobileQuality": "Mobile Quality",
+  "@transcodingMobileQuality": { "description": "Label for mobile data bitrate selector" },
+
+  "transcodingMobileQualitySubtitleSmart": "Used automatically on cellular data",
+  "@transcodingMobileQualitySubtitleSmart": { "description": "Mobile quality subtitle when smart mode is on" },
+
+  "transcodingMobileQualitySubtitle": "Bitrate when on mobile data",
+  "@transcodingMobileQualitySubtitle": { "description": "Mobile quality subtitle when smart mode is off" },
+
+  "transcodingFormat": "Format",
+  "@transcodingFormat": { "description": "Label for the transcoding format selector" },
+
+  "transcodingFormatSubtitle": "Audio codec used for streaming",
+  "@transcodingFormatSubtitle": { "description": "Subtitle for the transcoding format selector" },
+
+  "transcodingBitrateOriginal": "Original (No Transcoding)",
+  "@transcodingBitrateOriginal": { "description": "Transcoding bitrate option: no transcoding, use original" },
+
+  "transcodingFormatOriginal": "Original",
+  "@transcodingFormatOriginal": { "description": "Transcoding format option: original (no conversion)" },
+
+  "sectionCacheSettings": "CACHE SETTINGS",
+  "@sectionCacheSettings": { "description": "Storage settings section header" },
+
+  "sectionCacheCleanup": "CACHE CLEANUP",
+  "@sectionCacheCleanup": { "description": "Storage settings section header for cache cleanup" },
+
+  "sectionOfflineDownloads": "OFFLINE DOWNLOADS",
+  "@sectionOfflineDownloads": { "description": "Storage settings section header for offline downloads" },
+
+  "sectionBpmAnalysis": "BPM ANALYSIS",
+  "@sectionBpmAnalysis": { "description": "Storage settings section header for BPM analysis" },
+
+  "imageCacheTitle": "Image Cache",
+  "@imageCacheTitle": { "description": "Toggle title for image (album art) cache" },
+
+  "imageCacheSubtitle": "Save album covers locally",
+  "@imageCacheSubtitle": { "description": "Subtitle for image cache toggle" },
+
+  "musicCacheTitle": "Music Cache",
+  "@musicCacheTitle": { "description": "Toggle title for music metadata cache" },
+
+  "musicCacheSubtitle": "Save song metadata locally",
+  "@musicCacheSubtitle": { "description": "Subtitle for music cache toggle" },
+
+  "bpmCacheTitle": "BPM Cache",
+  "@bpmCacheTitle": { "description": "Toggle title for BPM analysis cache" },
+
+  "bpmCacheSubtitle": "Save BPM analysis locally",
+  "@bpmCacheSubtitle": { "description": "Subtitle for BPM cache toggle" },
+
+  "clearAllCache": "Clear All Cache",
+  "@clearAllCache": { "description": "Button to clear all cached data" },
+
+  "sectionAboutInformation": "INFORMATION",
+  "@sectionAboutInformation": { "description": "About screen section header" },
+
+  "sectionAboutDeveloper": "DEVELOPER",
+  "@sectionAboutDeveloper": { "description": "About screen developer section header" },
+
+  "sectionAboutLinks": "LINKS",
+  "@sectionAboutLinks": { "description": "About screen links section header" },
+
+  "aboutVersion": "Version",
+  "@aboutVersion": { "description": "About screen version row title" },
+
+  "aboutPlatform": "Platform",
+  "@aboutPlatform": { "description": "About screen platform row title" },
+
+  "aboutMadeBy": "Made by dddevid",
+  "@aboutMadeBy": { "description": "Developer credit text in the about tab" },
+
+  "aboutGitHub": "github.com/dddevid",
+  "@aboutGitHub": { "description": "Developer GitHub handle shown as subtitle" },
+
+  "aboutLinkGitHub": "GitHub Repository",
+  "@aboutLinkGitHub": { "description": "Link tile title for the GitHub repo" },
+
+  "aboutLinkChangelog": "Changelog",
+  "@aboutLinkChangelog": { "description": "Link tile title for the app changelog" },
+
+  "aboutLinkReportIssue": "Report Issue",
+  "@aboutLinkReportIssue": { "description": "Link tile title for reporting a bug" },
+
+  "aboutLinkDiscord": "Join Discord Community",
+  "@aboutLinkDiscord": { "description": "Link tile title for the Discord server" }
 }