Changelog

Every Booming Music release, with the full notes for each version straight from GitHub.

v1.4.0

Released September 8, 2026

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UI & Design

Branding Refresh: Updated the app icon.
New Onboarding: A completely redesigned onboarding flow to help new users set up the app easily.
New Home: The home screen was redesigned for a more modern look.
New Widgets: The home screen widgets have been revamped with unique, handcrafted designs.
Modern Components: Migrated key UI elements like the playback queue to Jetpack Compose for a smoother experience.
Visual Refinement: Improved the "Expressive" theme and refined metadata chips and icons.

Audio & Playback

Pro Mode Equalizer: Introduced an advanced EQ mode with up to 32 bands, including a Compressor and Limiter for enhanced audio control.
AutoEq Database: Now you can find your ideal EQ profile among 8000+ AutoEq settings available directly in the app.
Android Auto Enhancements: Added support for voice commands and improved grid content styling for a better driving experience.
ReplayGain: Added a preamp slider for tracks without ReplayGain tags and improved gain application for a more consistent volume across songs.
Enhanced Controls: Implemented multi-click logic for headset and media buttons for easier navigation.
Audio Preview: New activity to play audio files directly from the file manager without needing to index them in the library.
Search Improvements: Added the ability to "Play all songs" directly from search results.

Lyrics

Karaoke: Improved support for Karaoke-style lyrics (ELRC and TTML), including per-word highlighting.
Transliteration & Actors: Added support for TTML transliteration and dynamic actor assignment for synchronized lyrics.
Manual Search: You can now manually search for and download lyrics regardless of your network settings.
Better Sources: Integrated the "Lyrically" API and added provider attribution to the lyrics view.

System & Security

Reliable Backups: Completely rewritten backup and restore system for improved stability.
Enhanced Security: Migrated to AES-GCM encryption using the Android Keystore to protect sensitive data.
MusicBrainz Integration: Added auto-fill metadata support using MusicBrainz for more accurate song information.
Performance: Implemented caching for Deezer and Last.fm API responses and optimized repository performance.

Bug Fixes

Fixed various issues with the new onboarding flow.
Improved palette extraction to prevent crashes on certain album arts.
Fixed duplicate ReplayGain tags when writing metadata.
Resolved issues with lyrics offset calculations during seeking.
Optimized background blur effects and UI responsiveness in the lyrics screen.
General stability improvements and fixes for minor crashes.

New Contributors

@lenardflx made their first contribution in https://github.com/mardous/BoomingMusic/pull/425
@nitheeshdr made their first contribution in https://github.com/mardous/BoomingMusic/pull/428
@WluhWluh made their first contribution in https://github.com/mardous/BoomingMusic/pull/461

📦 Installation Notes

Normal/GitHub vs F-Droid: The Normal (GitHub) version includes the in-app updater and native Last.fm support.
Which APK to choose? We now offer split APKs by architecture (arm64, v7a, etc.) to keep the app lightweight. The universal APK offers support for all device models, but it has a larger size.

💡 Unsure which file to pick? Read our Download Guide for a quick explanation.

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Older versions

v1.3.0

Released May 3, 2026

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Added:

ALAC playback support.
Support for bit-perfect audio playback via USB DACs.
ListenBrainz scrobbling.
Full-screen widget with support for repeat mode control.
Customization options for app widgets (size, corner radius, etc.).
Ability to edit the Favorites playlist.
Option to center lyrics horizontally.
Configurable fade-out duration for the sleep timer.
Added support for LRC lyrics with multiple timestamps per line.

Changed:

Integrated search auto-queue settings with global song click behavior.
Set minimum system requirements back to Android 8.0 (API 26) for better device compatibility.

Fixed:

Fixed excessive lag when viewing details of some albums or artists.
Fixed "show next song" setting visibility in full-cover player style.
Fixed an issue preventing blank lines in LRC lyrics.
Fixed playback control animations to respect user preferences.
Fixed artist image handling by sanitizing custom filenames.
The quality of the cover image in the notification has been improved.

Other:

Minor UI adjustments and internal improvements.

New Contributors

@evanofficial made their first contribution in https://github.com/mardous/BoomingMusic/pull/329
@BlueGradientHorizon made their first contribution in https://github.com/mardous/BoomingMusic/pull/331
@Ayaanh001 made their first contribution in https://github.com/mardous/BoomingMusic/pull/368

📦 Installation Notes

Normal/GitHub vs F-Droid: The Normal (GitHub) version includes the in-app updater and native Last.fm support.
Which APK to choose? We now offer split APKs by architecture (arm64, v7a, etc.) to keep the app lightweight. The universal APK offers support for all device models, but it has a larger size.

💡 Unsure which file to pick? Read our Download Guide for a quick explanation.

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v1.2.2

Released March 24, 2026

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Added:

Added Last.fm integration.
Added quick “2 hour” option to the sleep timer.
Added blurred background option for the fullscreen lyrics view.
Added music fade-out mode to the sleep timer.
Added intensity adjustment option for the Blur player theme.
Added option to ignore blank lines in LRC lyrics.
Ability to modify the offset attribute of downloaded lyrics in the lyrics editor.
Ability to activate/deactivate lyrics providers individually.

Changed:

Renamed “For You” page to “Home”.
All network configurations were reorganized

Fixed:

Fixed an issue that prevented playback of mono channel audio files.
The player now attempts to skip to the next track if playback fails.
Possible fix for album art issues in Android Auto.

Other:

Minor internal improvements and adjustments.

📦 Installation Notes

Normal/GitHub vs F-Droid: The Normal (GitHub) version includes the in-app updater and native Last.fm support.

💡 Unsure which file to pick? Read our Download Guide for a quick explanation.

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v1.2.1 (Hotfix)

Released February 16, 2026

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Fixed:

Fixed a crash when changing the additional song information displayed in the Now Playing screen.

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v1.2.0

Released February 15, 2026

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Added:

New Expressive player style.
New Blur color scheme for the player.
New equalizer engine with support for up to 15 fully configurable bands.
Support for importing AutoEq profiles.
New “Date added” sorting mode for albums.
Edge gesture support on the album artwork in the player to seek forward or backward in a track (enabled by default).
New responsive home screen widget with multiple layouts depending on its size.
Quick play button added to album and artist items in the library.
Option to mark tracks as instrumental in Settings > Lyrics.
Added the ability to choose the playback queue clearing behavior.
Added the ability to choose what happens when tapping a song.

Improved:

Updated various UI elements to match the Material 3 Expressive design style.
Better support for TTML lyrics with translations.
Improved handling of LRC files under specific edge cases.
Redesigned song information dialog.
Improved Peek player style visuals.
Updated app launcher shortcut icons.
Artist search now also shows related albums in search results.

Fixed:

Fixed an error when parsing some LRC and TTML files.
Fixed a crash when opening Play info for albums or artists.
Fixed a crash when sorting folders by track number.
Fixed an issue where custom playlist images could disappear over time.
Fixed a crash when resuming playback from widgets.

Removed:

Removed the Peek2 player style.

⚠️ Warning

For existing users updating from a previous version, the app might crash upon launch after installing the new version. However, this is an unlikely scenario.

If an error occurs after updating, clear the app data.

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v1.1.0

Released November 11, 2025

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Added:

New player styles: Peek2, M3, and Plain.
New Now Playing queue design.
Support for TTML, word-by-word, and translated lyrics.
Adaptive controls for the mini player.
New gesture options for the player screen.
Redesigned lyrics viewer with blur, shadows, and progressive coloring effects.
Option to use custom covers and descriptions for playlists.
Ability to select multiple songs in search results.
Hold a tab in the bottom navigation bar to open the search screen.
Option to hide next track info in the Default player.
Advanced shuffle modes added.
Option to adjust the corner radius of the album art in the player.
Ability to download missing album or song covers.
Option to enlarge the header image in album/artist details.
Option to hide singles from an artist’s details page.
New sorting modes across library sections.
Option to ignore articles when sorting items.
Hierarchical view for folders.
Redesigned error screen.
New Media3-based playback engine.
Audio Offload, high-precision output, and silence skipping support.
Support for more languages.

Improved:

Improved appearance of the pure black theme.
Increased reliability of the lyrics editor.
Better queue handling and instant updates when editing song tags.
Overall performance and smoothness improvements throughout the app.

Fixed:

SD card folders were not visible in the Folder view or whitelist/blacklist picker.
The album art was being cropped in the player screen.
Changing an artist image also replaced the cover art of songs.
The year of some albums wasn’t displayed even when available in tags.
Incorrect lyrics were downloaded for some songs.
Embedded covers in certain audio formats didn’t load properly.
ReplayGain values from certain file formats weren’t read correctly.
Pressing Next too quickly could cause two songs to play at once.
Artists with blank spaces in their names could appear duplicated in the library.
Some preferences didn’t work as expected.
Tons of known bugs and crashes have been fixed.

Other:

Added Contributors, Translators, and Beta Testers sections to the About page.
The changelog may be longer — only the most relevant highlights are listed here.

Collaborators:

@raycadle
@TheTerminatorOfProgramming
@HackZy01
@SifouByte

Note:

Although every effort has been made to ensure a smooth transition, due to the large number of internal changes, it may be necessary — and highly recommended — to clear all app data before installing this update.

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v1.0.4

Released May 16, 2025

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Added:

New option to display artist albums horizontally or vertically.

Improved:

Albums in an artist's detail page now appear at the top.
Improved the full lyrics screen (by nvllz)

Fixed:

Fixed an Android 14+ issue that blocked adding folders to the blacklist or whitelist, even with permissions granted.

Other:

Removed the audio visualizer.
Permissions were revised and cleaned up.

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v1.0.3

Released May 14, 2025

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Added:

Added quick actions for Select All and Paste to make editing easier in the lyrics editor.
The lyrics editor now shows more clearly the source of the lyrics being edited.
It's now easier to open another EQ app from the built-in equalizer.

Improved:

LRC files and embedded synced lyrics now take priority over downloaded ones.
Improved logic for detecting and matching LRC files.

Other:

Minor bug fixes and general improvements.

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v1.0.2

Released May 10, 2025

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Fixed

Equalizer: Effects were not updating according to the selected preset.
Equalizer: The "Custom" preset did not maintain a consistent state in its parameters.

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v1.0.1

Released May 9, 2025

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For users updating from the app: Check that the downloaded APK is "normal" and not "fdroid." Otherwise, you'll need to download the correct APK file manually from here.

Changed

The author avatar no longer loads from GitHub in the About section.

Fixed

The update checker may download an APK that does not match the app's flavor.

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v1.0.0

Released May 4, 2025

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Development

Just the first stable release.
No significant changes since the last release candidate.

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1.0.0 Release Candidate 6

Pre-release

Released May 4, 2025

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Changed:

Reliability and stability of balance and tempo handling has been improved.

Removed:

The PresetReverb equalizer effect has been temporarily disabled/removed.

Development:

This is possibly the last Release Candidate.

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1.0.0 Release Candidate 5

Pre-release

Released May 3, 2025

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Fixed:

The lyrics continued to appear on the cover even when the user had explicitly hidden them.

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1.0.0 Release Candidate 4

Pre-release

Released May 1, 2025

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Fixed:

ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException when trying to start playback from a widget or shortcut without a loaded queue.
NullPointerException due to a prematurely destroyed view.

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1.0.0 Release Candidate 3

Pre-release

Released April 29, 2025

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Warning!

This update includes important changes. You must completely clear the app's data or uninstall it before installing this version (on some devices, this may be the only way to update, as it also includes changes that break the version code numbering).

Changed:

Equalizer reliability and performance have been improved.
Now a loading indicator is displayed on the Lyrics screen.

Fixed:

The app crashed when expanding the player in landscape mode.
Fixed an issue that caused lyrics to load infinitely.

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1.0.0 - Release Candidate 2

Pre-release

Released April 24, 2025

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Added:

Support for automatic detection and editing of LRC files with synced lyrics.

Changed:

Lockscreen settings have been moved to the Appearance section.
Notification settings are now in a separate section.

Removed:

The "Public player" setting has been removed as it is considered deprecated since the app requires Android 8 or higher.

Fixed:

Downloading images from the tag editor didn't work every time.
The playback notification was not updating the play/pause status correctly.

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1.0.0 - Release Candidate 1

Pre-release

Released April 22, 2025

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Fixed:

The now playing notification was not synced with the current song on Android 15.
Fixed a crash when trying to share a bug report.
Fixed a crash when removing the last item from a list with fast scroller.

Development:

Booming Music has moved to the RC stage and will remain so unless major issues arise in upcoming tests.

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1.0.0-beta.2

Pre-release

Released April 21, 2025

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Changed:

The update system now always gives higher priority to the latest stable version.

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1.0.0-beta.1

Pre-release

Released April 21, 2025

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Fixed:

The progress indicator was not displayed correctly when checking for updates from Settings.
The timestamp of an update check was not stored correctly.

Development:

Booming Music is moving to BETA stage.

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