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iOS (and Android) bug when trying to play to a JRiver access key server (not the device running WR) which is a client of another JRiver "main" library server

craigmcg1965 — Sun, 24 May 2026 16:12:24 +0000

The connectivity is Whiskey River on Ipad or S23 connected to JRiver access key jrJiax which pulls the library from "main" library server access key TmdofT.

When I ask WR to play to jrJiax the app screen shows playback but there's no audio output on the desire playback device jrJiax (my laptop) but the playback actually comes from the "main" library server TmdofT.

My expectation is that actual playback should be on the access key server specified in WR (jrJiax in this case) NOT the access key that is the main source of the music (TmdofT in this case). If I wanted playback to be on Tmdoft, I would connect to that access key.

Can this be corrected in both versions as dev time permits?

iOS Beta Screenshots

Stevo — Fri, 15 May 2026 21:13:57 +0000

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Pixel 8 Pro JRiver Local Playback No Sound

mds6575 — Sat, 02 May 2026 20:43:21 +0000

Not sure if I'm overlooking something simple. I'm connected to my jriver server and can access my library. Playback is set to be on the phone but trying to play any audio I get no sound and the file does not appear to be playing as the progress bar shows the total track time but is stuck at 0:00.

If I set playback to be on the server that works fine.

Playing internet radio in the app works fine.

JRemote 3 and MO 4Media both work and playback fine on the phone.

iOS Development Update

Stevo — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:23:06 +0000

The development phase for the iOS version is 98% complete. All of the existing functionality (from Android) is there however I'm leaving it at 98% right now because I know I will have forgotten something. Testing will start as soon as Apple hands over the Developer License (still waiting) so we can use their Beta testing tools for distribution.

Planned Updates for 1.4

Stevo — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:16:55 +0000

Integrate Language Pack

Play/Shuffle with Play Doctor (for JRiver users)

Expand Recent Imports # on dash and own screen (with more imports and a shuffle option)

Allow for multiple tracks to be added to playlist in one call.

Refine Spotlight playlist logic to reduce duplicate spotlights as well as work on better ways to make more interesting

Preset EQ replacement/expansion AND Genre -> to -> EQ Preset/Custom matching (dynamic EQ based on Genre) - new screens

Bug: Found a logic bug when searching by name of a track. Producing 0 results when search term is more than 1 word.

Bug: found a bug in JRiver Play on Server mode. Can lose polling in some cases. Screen doesn't update and can't go to next or prev tracks

ANything else?

Update Notes 1.3.01-36-stable

Stevo — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:07:51 +0000

Chromecast Support

Added Google Cast SDK (play-services-cast-framework:21.5.0) dependency

Created CastOptionsProvider — required Cast SDK entry point using the Default Media Receiver (CC1AD845); no custom Cast receiver app needed

Created ChromecastManager — discovers Chromecast devices via MediaRouter/Cast SDK, reuses the existing MediaHttpServer to serve local files or proxy JRiver streams, controls playback via RemoteMediaClient

Extended DlnaDevice with a CHROMECAST device type and castRouteId field

Added CastProtocol enum (DLNA/CHROMECAST) and castProtocol field to CastSession so any code path knows which protocol is active

Updated CastViewModel to hold both managers, merge their device lists and session state into unified flows, and route all cast operations by device type

Updated device picker (DlnaDeviceSelector) to show a "Google Cast" section above "DLNA Devices", with the Cast icon for Chromecast items and updated empty-state text

Updated MediaPlaybackService so DLNA-specific cooldown/watchdog only runs when castProtocol == DLNA; added a Chromecast renderer path for queue advances

Playback State Persistence & Crash Recovery

Play queue, current track index, and playback position (updated every 10 seconds) are persisted per library to SharedPreferences (jriver_queue_* / local_queue_* prefixed keys)

last_active_library_mode key tracks which library was most recently playing for crash recovery

On app restart: resumes the last active library if it has a saved queue, otherwise falls back to the user's startup library preference

Startup Library Default

Tapping the checkmark next to a JRiver server or Local Folder in the Server/Library screen now persists that choice as the default startup library

Startup logic prioritizes crash recovery (last active library with saved queue) → user startup preference → system default

Now Playing Button Visibility

The musical note (Now Playing) button in the top app bar is now always visible when the play queue contains any tracks, even if nothing is actively playing

Downloading Playlists/Albums:

Download UI Overhaul (No Flicker)

Replaced the dismissable Dialog with a persistent full-screen Box overlay using graphicsLayer { alpha } — the overlay stays up for the entire download session; user must tap Close

Fixed per-file progress bar not updating: added "File Size" to JRiver API fields request so BrowseItem.filesize is populated

Fixed "Preparing..." delay (3–5 seconds): HttpLoggingInterceptor level changed from BODY (which buffered entire files) to HEADERS

Fixed download cancellation: _isCancelled flag and progress map now reset at the start of each downloadFiles() call so re-downloading after a cancel works

Removed redundant snackbar notification — the persistent overlay conveys completion status

Removed the explicit notification permission prompt for downloads (still present for media playback notifications)

Performing Near You section:

Performing Near You Past shows are now filtered out quicker — only events on or after today are shown on both dashboards

Deduplicated events that appear multiple times due to artist name variations: uses word-set subset matching (stripping stop words) combined with normalized venue + date + city

Venue normalization strips leading "The" before removing non-alphanumeric characters (fixes "Commonwealth Room" vs "The Commonwealth Room" duplicates)

Recent Imports Album Navigation

Fixed: clicking an album in "Recent Imports" on the JRiver dashboard was showing tracks from all albums with the same name (bug) — now routes through a Files/Search API call filtered by both album and artist name

Shifted Internet Radio station configs to cloud and updated.

Allows Internet Radio preset stations to be reconfigured on the fly if needed.

Playlists auto-recreate (for Local) after downloading a playlist from JRiver to Local.

Downloading JRiver playlists not only downloads the tracks, but recreates the playlists in the local library.

Tour Dates & Convex DB

Confidence-Based (Dynamic) TTLs: artists with many past tours get a shorter TTL (refreshed more often); artists that rarely or never tour get an exponentially longer TTL, reducing unnecessary calls

Fixed invalid Convex field name error for non-ASCII characters (e.g., ł) by adding a .replace(//g, "") step in normalizeToASCII

Tour dates in Now Playing now use a "show stale while refreshing" pattern — cached data is shown immediately, Refresh runs are in the background

Convex venue coordinate lookup is checked before calling the geocoding API, reducing redundant geocoding requests

Admin scripts are compatible with the new dynamic TTL logic (internal)

Geocoding Provider

Switched providers (for venue-city mapping)

Old provider code retained as a commented fallback

Existing inter-call delay preserved

Local Library Podcasts Section

Podcast section now always renders with at least the "Search" tile, even when no subscriptions or cached data exist

Removed extra bottom padding from the Local Library dashboard Podcast section to match the JRiver dashboard layout

JRiver Library Config extras:

Added a custom port number field when "IP Address" is selected during server setup

Defaults to 52199 (HTTP) or 52200 (HTTPS), updating automatically when the SSL toggle changes — but does not override a port the user has manually entered

Local Full Rescan Confirmation Dialog addition:

Added a confirmation dialog before a Full Rescan warning that local playlists will be deleted if the user proceeds

Other changes

Added option to stream from original source format or transcode.

Added option to transcode or keep original format when downloading.

Other bugs

Local File Playback Fix (EACCES Permission Denied for Downloaded Tracks)

Fixed a bug where hasRestoredQueue was set prematurely in setServer(), preventing queue restoration from running

Fixed Current Play Position bug for app crash restart that was setting saved start position for the first track that was played after startup which should only do that if user is continuing what was currently playing before crash/shutdown.

Fixed "dead spot" UI issue where the invisible overlay was intercepting touches: overlay now collapses to 0.dp when hidden

JRiver was defaulting to transcoding to mp3 (whoops) from a previous buffer test.
When transcoding to mp3 for downloads, JRiver does not embed tags into the file, fixed this using JAudioTagger using JRiver metadata

Everything appears to be transcoded to MP3

Memento — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:22:57 +0000

I've recently purchased the app but find the sound quality lacking, which I believe is because everything appears to be re-recoded into mp3.

Play Doctor and list of recently uploaded albums

bl0w — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:49:46 +0000

Hi, I just bought the app and am liking the look&feel and functionalities! Is it possible to add Play Doctor feature and larger (maybe by dropping down) default list of albums sorted by the date imported?

Thanks!

Planned Updates for 1.3

Stevo — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:01:53 +0000

Playlist auto-recreates (for Local) after downloading a playlist from JRiver to Local.

Shifted Internet Radio station configs to cloud and updated.

Persist current play queue, current playing track, and current playing position of track when restarting app OR restarting after network outage or crash.

Weather based and other daily playlist reordering on dash

adding Chromecast for Google device compatibilty

added option to stream from original source format or transcode

added option to transcode or keep original format when downloading

fixes..
JRiver was defaulting to transcoding to mp3 (whoops) from a previous buffer test
When transcoding to mp3 for downloads, JRiver does not embed tags into the file, fixed this using JAudioTagger using JRiver metadata

Lots more items....

Update Notes - 1.2.01-31-stable

Stevo — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:54:04 +0000

Just published on Store v1.2 --

Changelog — Session ending Apr 3, 2026

Settings — Content Filtering
Added four new toggle controls: Show Spotlight Playlists, Show Internet Radio, Show Podcasts, Show Audiobooks
Each toggle persists to SharedPreferences and hides its corresponding UI section when disabled
Browse Section

Browse category tiles now sort in a fixed order: Artist → Album → Genre → Composer → Highly Rated → everything else
Podcast tile removed from the browse grid (consolidated into the Dashboard Podcasts section)
Audiobooks tile hidden when the "Show Audiobooks" toggle is off
All of the above applies to both JRiver and Local Library dashboards via the shared AudioVideoTabSection

Podcasts Dashboard Section
Section now always visible (previously hidden if no subscribed podcasts)
A "Search" tile appears first, using the thumb_podcasts cover image, and navigates to PodcastIndex search
Subscribed podcast tiles follow the Search tile
Context Menu

Other
"Play Now" and "Shuffle Now" options no longer appear when long-pressing an individual track (they remain for folders/albums)
JRiver Play Tracking

Added File/Played API call to JRiverApiService and JRiverRepository
Called at the same time local play history is recorded, so JRiver's "Number Plays" and "Last Played" fields stay in sync
Album Labels

Browse Screens
Maximum label lines on browse screens increased from 2 to 3

Play Queue Drag-and-Drop
Tracks in the Play Queue can now be reordered by long-pressing anywhere on the track row and dragging
Removed the dedicated drag handle column that was previously required

Added sh.calvin.reorderable:2.5.1 dependency

Social Backend (jr_users)
Changed Encryption (at rest)

New Audio features::
Phase 1: DSP Pipeline + Parametric EQ — 7 files created/rewritten, 3 existing files modified
Phase 2: ReplayGain — 2 new files, 4 existing files modified
Phase 3: Gapless Playback — 0 new files, 1 existing file modified
Phase 4: Bit-Perfect / Hi-Fi Mode — 2 new files, 2 existing files modified
Phase 5: UX Polish — 1 new file, 2 existing files modified

Added additional Gain setting for tracks that have no ReplayGain metadata
Compact "Hi-Fi" / "DSP" badge for NowPlaying screen