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v1.8.3 is here

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Knight Hat
Knight Hat
Owner of Kreate

Another version with patches' hit the market. Grab one on GitHub, or your preferable platform.

First, let's take a look at the release note:

  • Random sort category

New sort category - Random​

This new category allows you to view your collection in completely random order.

tip

Tab the cross arrows to shuffle the list

Removal of encryption library​

As stated in our Discord server and in the article titled YouTube and Discord logging is coming to Android 5, androidx.security:security-crypto is an out-dated library and doesn't do much in term of security since internal filesystem of Kreate is inaccessible to the public.

DiscordRPC fixes + changes​

Last implementation of DiscordRPC has caused quite many troubles. One of them even crashes the app when your internet connectivity goes out.

But fear not, this improved implementation takes that into consideration. Your connection to Discord will resume after connectivity is recovered.

Additionally, you can actively disconnect/reconnect to Discord at any moment just by switching Discord login in Settings > Account menu.

Gernalizing error messages​

To prevent confusion to users, we've incorporated new messages that are both specific yet concise.

For example, in the past, if album page was failed to load, you would get a message similar to Required value was null. In this new version, you'll get a localized message Failed to load album.

However, the real cause is recorded to runtime log.

tip

You can enable Runtime log in Settings > Misc

Song duration limit & queue limit​

These are existing features, but was limited to Quick picks only.

From now on, they will take a part in filtering the queue

note

This doesn't affect the on going queue. Only the songs that are being added to the queue

In short, when songs are getting added to the queue, they will go through a filtering system to remove songs that have duration longer than repset value, or when the queue's reached preset value.

Other fixes and changes​

Even though other fixes and changes weren't mentioned in the separate sections, they still have certain impact on user experience.

Finally, we'd like to thank contributors who've dedicated their time and resources to keep the project going. Your contributions are always noted

And thank you to users, who've given Kreate a try!