Many, many stability issues fixed. M3U playlist loader behavior update, loads fast again.

New feature: compact view, accessible from settings or playback screen's ... button. Rewritten most of the app user interface in SwiftUI. New main layout on iPad, fixed clash between navigation and window bar buttons. See web site for full list of changes.

Improved compatibility with specific UPnP renderers. Fixed multiple bugs in smooth seeking implementation.

Fixed certain malformed MP4/M4A/M4B files being presented with thousands of chapters. Made write readme.txt to empty foobar2000 music folder to work around Files app hiding the folder.

Fixed Ogg/Opus files with single chapter not showing correct track numbers. Restored display of total playlist length in playlist summary. If your playlist doesn’t show it, duplicate it then delete old copy. Improved SMB read throughput over high-latency connections. Updated 7-Zip library to 26.02. Updated UnRAR library to 7.2.7. Fixed wrong toast popup durations. Reduced use of shrink-text-to-fit in settings. Fixed stability issues when playing iCloud content.

Improved UPnP remote control compatibility. Many bugs fixed. Restored support for iOS 12 and 13.

Fixed a bug in library indexing that causes Album Gain values not to be read into the database. To correct missing ReplayGain info, folders must be forcibly reindexed, by disabling & re-enabling in library settings. Made current live console log downloadable via FTP server. Fixed some rare crash bugs.

Fixed minimize crash Fixed equalizer sliders regression on iOS 26

Attempted fix for crashing on iOS 14 devices. Fixed incorrect rendering of skin volume slider element.

Media Servers page: use new network folder picker for adding bookmarks. Attempted fix for recurring app-dies-when-minimized bug. Fixed some UI glitches introduced in 2.25.2. Restored compatibility with some http://user:pass@host URLs entered in versions prior to 2.25.2.

Fixed lock up when swiping through views too fast. Fixed incorrect handling of non-alphanumeric characters in network passwords. Made asymmetric unicode search OFF by default. Use plain case insensitive matching for preferences search instead of asymmetric unicode search.

Made folder pic sourced covers shown again for icons when browsing by folder. Fixed 2.25 regression causing missing cover art when playing music from folders rather than library views. Made clicking 'search' dismiss on-screen keyboard to show all results, in all search boxes. Renamed "iPod Library" to "Device Music Library"

New versioning scheme in sync with desktop foobar2000. Database format changed, now allows any number of artists/genres/etc per track. Your library will be re-indexed on first run. Built-in UPnP media renderer, both client (play to another device) and server (be controlled by another device). New default skin icons based on Google Material icon set. Reworked settings page. Added Audio Unit DSP support (needs to be enabled in settings). Full list of changes available on foobar2000 website.

Various stability fixes. Skinning: Fixed [remaining] not being updated correctly.

Fewer library indexing prompts. Cleaned up voiceover interaction.

Implemented iOS voiceover interaction with playback controls screen. Fixed crashing on malformed playlists. Fewer HTTP requests per internet radio stream open. Fixed HLS radio starting playback at wrong timestamp. Made printer objects not show in SMB shares. Fixed incorrect seeking in chained Ogg files. Fixed a bug causing spurious "library indexing in progress" prompts.

Fixed crash when rapidly opening then minimizing the app. Fixed various bugs related to external music folders. Made media indexing use less system resources.

Fixed startup lockup when last browsed location was an inaccessible SMB network share. Reverted use of system SQLite library introduced a few versions ago which was causing issues. Fixed a bug that caused authentication errors when using new network credentials system with FTP folders.

Added tweak option to enable iOS "measurement mode" that minimizes operating system processing of played audio. Workaround for relative URLs in UPnP server replies. Added option to disable pictures in folder browsing views. Fixed crashing if minimizing app while indexing iCloud folders. Fixed foo_upnp stream looping regression. Fixed various issues with manually-entered UPnP media servers, allowed editing of existing entries, made utilize new user/password system. Fixed UPnP incompatibility with Logitech Music Server. Fixed Ogg VBR bitrate display regression from 1.6.3.

Fixed a bug preventing scanned ReplayGain info from being used, if not written to file tags. Fixed various UPnP related bugs. Added tweak options to disable auto discovery of FTP & SMB servers. Updated RAR extraction code to the latest official code release. Fixed a bug that could cause certain playlist manipulation operations to crash.

Restored ability to manually input UPnP media server URLs. When turning console logging on, current backlog is now saved. If internet radio stream is stuck at 0:00, clicking same radio station again restarts it rather than doing nothing. Fixed skinned playback view showing nonsensical remaining time for internet radio streams. Made Media Servers page automatically search local network for SMB and FTP servers. Updated invalid filename character criteria; uploading unsupported filenames via FTP should fail more gracefully; allowed question marks in file names. Fixed Matroska embedded cover display. Reverted 1.6 "share on server" naming of shares in Media Library, to show network protocol (SMB or FTP or other) used. Moved console logs location, no longer creates "Console Logs" in music folder.

Fixed Media Servers page regressions. Fixed dynamic track title reliability regressions since 1.5 series. Fixed album artist not set for albums with multiple album artists, resulting in multiple albums with same names being merged into one. If playing Matroska file with chapters as one track, individual chapter titles are now shown. Internet radio streaming reliability improvements.

Media Library can now access any folders on your device, content from other apps, USB storage, etc. Added SMB network share support using libsmb2. New network share credentials management system, no more user:password in share address needed. Media Servers page now uses new network location picker to add/edit addresses. Prettier display of network share names, "share on server" style instead of raw URL. Made remember last used browse/playback page across app restarts. Fixed media library merging albums & artists with similar but differently capitalized names. Your library might need rescanning (toggle folders off and back on) for this to take full effect. Added toggle for asymmetric search matching. Dropped support for very old devices. Lowest supported operating system is iOS 14.

Stability fixes. Final maintenance update for iOS 12 and 13 - next planned version will require iOS 14 or newer.

Fixed various bugs causing app crashes when closing foobar2000. Fixed a bug causing on-screen keyboard to obstruct text being edited in specific scenarios. Unavailable network share folders are grayed but clickable, clicking refreshes their status. Fixed skin colors not being applied in some places. Fixed a 1.4 era regression preventing last viewed folder from being restored after app restart.