Hey there! As the 3.7 release is getting nearer, it is time to prepare the release notes. This is the full list of changes:
List of PRs & commits in this release
| Type | Merge date | URL | Title | Author | Type | Functionality group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR | 2024-11-17T11:17:53Z | #7505 | Add badges to project readme | ByteHamster | project-management | |
| PR | 2024-11-24T19:52:51Z | #7517 | Set show notes direction to auto | ebraminio | improvement | i18n |
| PR | 2024-11-26T22:16:50Z | #7521 | Support plurals for strings reported on Weblate | ByteHamster | improvement | i18n |
| PR | 2024-11-27T21:38:17Z | #7530 | Remove app source from issue template | ByteHamster | project-management | |
| PR | 2024-11-28T18:43:16Z | #7529 | Upgrade AGP and Gradle for Java 23 support | ByteHamster | behind-the-scenes-improvement | |
| PR | 2024-12-10T20:01:13Z | #7539 | More human-readable error when feed is invalid | ByteHamster | improvement | error-messages |
| PR | 2024-12-12T21:20:04Z | #7548 | Update proxy dialog to Material 3 | ByteHamster | improvement | ui |
| PR | 2024-12-12T22:18:46Z | #7549 | Accessibility tweaks reported by Google Play | ByteHamster | improvement | accessibility |
| PR | 2024-12-15T10:45:28Z | #7555 | Add menu on statistics screen to bring back Echo | ByteHamster | improvement | echo |
| PR | 2024-12-15T12:11:34Z | #7557 | Fix arrow direction of home more links on RTL languages | ByteHamster | bugfix | i18n |
| PR | 2024-12-15T12:13:23Z | #7556 | More consistent display on RTL languages | ByteHamster | improvement | i18n |
| PR | 2024-12-15T13:17:26Z | #7560 | Remember ‘keep sorted’ when selecting random sort | ByteHamster | improvement | queue |
| PR | 2024-12-15T14:50:35Z | #7558 | Move Echo strings to main strings file | ByteHamster | behind-the-scenes-improvement | i18n |
| PR | 2024-12-16T22:13:26Z | #7562 | Restore playback speed on Chromecast | ByteHamster | bugfix | chromecast |
| PR | 2024-12-20T16:40:16Z | #7565 | Allow deleting tag by holding | anotherHoffmann | improvement | tags |
| PR | 2025-01-01T19:46:49Z | #7589 | Fix downloads sometimes running in notification only | ByteHamster | bugfix | |
| PR | 2025-01-03T12:24:49Z | #7590 | Consistently not use full stops ByteHamster | improvement | ui | |
| PR | 2025-01-05T13:31:10Z | #7594 | Prepare empty home screen for bottom navigation | ByteHamster | new feature | bottom-navigation |
| PR | 2025-01-05T13:40:38Z | #7595 | Disable ‘Back button opens drawer’ if Bottom menu is enabled | winkelnp | bugfix | bottom-navigation |
| PR | 2025-01-05T16:56:11Z | #7600 | Do not collapse player when pressing more in bottom nav | ByteHamster | bugfix | bottom-navigation |
| PR | 2025-01-05T16:57:00Z | #7599 | Fix crash when intent is redelivered | ByteHamster | bugfix | |
| PR | 2025-01-11T09:34:11Z | #7598 | Fix stop of local mediaSession immediately cancelling Cast playback | ByteHamster | bugfix | chromecast |
| PR | 2025-01-11T13:27:03Z | #7606 | Update translation link in readme | ByteHamster | project-management | |
| PR | 2025-01-17T19:45:40Z | #7610 | Split notification channels for downloading and refreshing | NWuensche | improvement | notifications |
| PR | 2025-01-17T20:04:20Z | #7587 | Make feed info page more similar to main list | ByteHamster | improvement | ui |
| PR | 2025-01-17T20:19:33Z | #7613 | Limit “check your classics” to the last 3 years | NWuensche | improvement | home |
| PR | 2025-01-17T20:33:26Z | #7569 | Add option to have Play/Pause button in Downloads | RihardsT | new feature | downloads |
| PR | 2025-01-17T20:48:21Z | #7568 | Update linear progressbars to new material design | flofriday | improvement | ui |
| PR | 2025-01-18T11:31:45Z | #7458 | Convert autodownloads from master switch to per-podcast setting | newhinton | new feature | autodownload |
| PR | 2025-01-23T20:53:52Z | #7597 | Support closing miniplayer by swiping down | ByteHamster | new feature | ui |
| PR | 2025-01-25T07:16:48Z | #7626 | Target Android 15 | ByteHamster | behind-the-scenes-improvement | |
| PR | 2025-01-25T08:08:30Z | #7625 | Shorter names for bottom navigation items | ByteHamster | improvement | bottom-navigation |
| PR | 2025-01-28T21:11:03Z | #7629 | Show website title in ‘server sent a website’ error | ByteHamster | improvement | error-messages |
| PR | 2025-01-30T22:03:02Z | #7634 | Fix system bar background in black theme | ByteHamster | bugfix | ui |
| PR | 2025-01-30T22:04:05Z | #7633 | Tweak error messages related to feed types again | ByteHamster | improvement | error-messages |
| PR | 2025-01-31T16:32:36Z | #7614 | Fix multiselect all below not working on podcast page | NWuensche | bugfix | multiselect |
| PR | 2025-02-02T16:18:14Z | #7638 | Fix transcript type not getting updated | ByteHamster | bugfix | transcripts |
| PR | 2025-02-02T16:21:10Z | #7636 | Reduce font size of bottom navigation | ByteHamster | improvement | bottom-navigation |
| PR | 2025-02-02T18:28:23Z | #7627 | Add option to automatically download queue | ByteHamster | new feature | autodownload |
| PR | 2025-02-06T12:00:25Z | #7642 | Merge weblate | ByteHamster | project-management | l10n |
| Commit | 2025-02-08T10:32:28Z | c2d5b78 | Translated using Weblate | ByteHamster | project-management l10n | |
| Commit | 2025-02-08T11:12:24Z | 27af031 | Update contributors | ByteHamster | project-management | |
| Commit | 2025-02-08T11:15:41Z | a1dec4b | Bump version to 3.7.0-beta1 | ByteHamster | project-management | |
| PR | 2025-02-11T21:16:43Z | #7650 | Fix crash on feed settings page | ByteHamster | bugfix | |
| PR | 2025-02-11T21:42:40Z | #7651 | Translations update from Hosted Weblate | weblate | project-management | l10n |
| Commit | 2025-02-11T21:50:44Z | f4f7dc7 | Bump version to 3.7.0-beta2 | ByteHamster | project-management | |
| PR | 2025-02-15T13:16:54Z | #7656 | Upgrade SearchPreference and use our own ‘more’ string | ByteHamster | improvement | bottom-navigation |
| PR | 2025-02-18T22:33:13Z | #7661 | Translations update from Hosted Weblate | weblate | project-management | l10n |
| PR | 2025-02-18T22:49:48Z | #7662 | Mention that ‘new episode action’ disables autodownload | ByteHamster | improvement | autodownload |
| PR | 2025-02-21T19:37:16Z | #7663 | Enable bottom navigation for beta users | ByteHamster | new feature | bottom-navigation |
| PR | 2025-02-21T20:00:57Z | #7666 | Enable 3-state auto-download setting in multi-select | ByteHamster | new feature | autodownload |
| PR | 2025-02-21T21:21:40Z | #7668 | Translations update from Hosted Weblate | weblate | project-management | l10n |
| Commit | 2025-02-21T21:30:03Z | b53ce2e | Bump version to 3.7.0-beta3 | ByteHamster | project-management |
Which I have summarised as follows (in 463 characters):
∙ Convert autodownloads from master switch to per-podcast setting (@newhinton)
∙ Add option to automatically download queue (@ByteHamster)
∙ Add option to have play/pause button in Downloads (@RihardsT)
∙ Split notification channels for downloading and refreshing (@NWuensche)
∙ Allow deleting tag by holding (@anotherHoffmann)
∙ Support closing miniplayer by swiping down (@ByteHamster)
∙ Bottom navigation improvements (@ByteHamster)
∙ Various bug fixes & improvements
@keunes, @ByteHamster: any suggested changes?
