This update features an updated design for iOS 26, along with various iPad optimizations: Design: - A redesigned mini player with a more iPad optimized design (iOS 26+) - Sidebar support for iPad (iOS 18+) - Updated the default and blueprint icon for glass appearances - Top bars are inline with the system appearance (iOS 26+) - Thumbless sliders in now playing (iOS 26+) Bugfixes and improvements: - Improved performance for grid layouts on iPad - Fixed a crash when editing an existing playlist - Fixed a crash when opening the artists or albums tab - The playback buttons in now playing are slightly larger - The tab order can now be customized for both iPhone and iPad in settings (iOS 18+)
This update contains the following changes: - Fixed incorrect colors for cells when Adaptive Colors is turned off. - Fixed lyrics not loading for songs that contain illegal file name characters. - Added tab state restoration.
This update updates the widgets and app icons to support dark icons and tinting for the iOS homescreen. Additionally, lyrics can be translated by leveraging on-device translation. FEATURES: - Dark mode and tinted icon support - Widgets can be tinted - The small widgets and large Now Playing widget have an updated design - Translate both static and synced lyrics by leveraging on-device translation - Support for pointer interactions on iPad - Trackpad swipe gesture support for presenting and dismissing Now Playing BUGFIXES / IMPROVEMENTS: - Fixed a case where Album Detail pages would not support swipe gestures - Fixed a case where the explicit label in Loved cells would be displayed incorrectly - Improved memory performance for Home Widgets for users with large libraries - Updated the lossless audio quality icon in Now Playing
This update fixes an issue where some users with expired trials were unable to activate the app.
This update contains the following bug fixes: - Fixed lyrics sharing the same timestamp from not appearing. - Fixed a navigation bar issue when swiping to dismiss on iOS 17.
Add scrolling lyrics to any song in your music library with Power Player 1.13 by using LRC files (requires iCloud): - Tap a lyric to set the playback time. - Countdown timers for instrumental parts. - View LRC files as static lyrics in the Info view. For more information about adding scrolling lyrics, visit: powerplayer.evenwerk.com/support/adding-lyrics WIDGETS (iOS 17+): - Now Playing widgets are interactive with playback controls. - Home widgets are interactive by playing the selected song. - Now Playing widget for StandBy and a larger lock screen widget for iPad. VISUALIZER: - Choose between two new styles: Stargazing and Space Travel. - Tilt your device to change the behavior of the visualizer particles. OTHER FEATURES: - Queue swipe actions for list views. - Play / Shuffle buttons for song views along with a song count label. - Home screen actions for opening Search and Now Playing. - Love or dislike a song or playlist from within a context menu. - Audio variant labels are displayed in Now Playing BUG FIXES: - Fixed a crash in the Home Widget for entities without artwork. - Fixed lyrics not being scrollable outside of the Safe Area. - Fixed Info lyrics scroll indicator not matching color. - Fixed Info lyrics loading indicator not coloring.
This update fixes headers and footers from not appearing on devices running iOS 16.4.
This update contains the following bug fixes: - Fixed the lyrics text selection color in info not using adaptive colors. - Possible fix for a crash related to retrieving the cloud status for albums and artists. - Fixed search hits, albums and playlists displaying cloud items when "show items in the iCloud" is disabled.
Power Player 1.12 features a new albums and playlist detail experience along with an in-app settings screen. ALBUMS AND PLAYLIST DETAIL: - A new immersive full-screen experience with larger artwork. - Playlists display the updated date. - Albums can navigate to artist, display average rating for rated songs, genre and year. - Playlists items can be searched. - Album songs display artist or composer for songs with differing album artists and compilations. IN-APP SETTINGS: - A custom app icon can be chosen (dark, development and blueprint). - Change the app tint color. - Added an option to prefer grid layouts when less screen space is available. - Various links have been added to get help and support more easily. - If you enjoy Power Player and have purchased the app, you can donate some money from within settings. INFO: - Reorganized items in grid sections as to separate stats that are affected by user interaction. - Added Explicit, Skipped date, DRM Protection, Music Video properties. - Renamed year to released. Shows release date and defaults to year. OTHER: - Detail pages display the number of items and duration. - Songs can be sorted by artist. - Cells now display more item attributes when applicable (explicit item, rating, duration, loved, is music video) - The explicit tag is displayed on the trailing side in Now Playing and as a property in the Info pane. BUG FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS: - Improved the navigation and Now Playing gesture finger tracking. - Fixed context menu shadows not taking cell backgrounds into account. - Fixed colored background cells reverting to the default background color. - Fix grid layouts incorrect layout when switching screen size while the view is not showing. - Fix info not reverting to original scroll indicator when Adaptive Colors is turned off. - Fix now playing not adjusting colors when toggling Adaptive Colors while the view is dismissed. - Fixed a crash related to displaying grid layouts on iOS 14. - Fixed headers having a background when not displaying as a list on iOS 14. - Haptic feedback for section index title change.
Power Player 1.11 expands the now playing widget to the lock screen: - Now Playing lock screen widget in the sizes compact and rectangular. - Now Playing speaker accents based on the volume. - Initiate a SharePlay session right from the playlist editor. - Fixed Now Playing controls overlapping with the artwork.
Power Player 1.10 features a rebuilt search with improved search suggestions along with a now playing widget. New search: - In addition to accessing recent searches, it is now possible to access your recent hits within the search tab. - Search results are loaded in the background. - Larger artwork for albums, artists and playlists in results overview with horizontal scrolling. - When tapping “See All” in a search section, the result is grouped. Now playing widget: - Displays the current now playing item and opens the player. - Open the info screen from the widget. - Available in medium and large sizes. Other: - New option added to hide the lyrics pane. Bug fixes and improvements: - Updated list appearances to be more inline with the iOS 15 list style. - Fixed section headers incorrectly displaying the “See All” button. - Fixes a bug where images from the Apple Music API would unnecessarily be fetched. - Possible bug fix for crash occurring when an artist, genre, composer or album is deleted from the music library. - Reduced memory footprint when the app is in the background. - Reduced the artist image ratio to 0.7 to the miniplayer. - Fixed artist / album not opening from the miniplayer when the more tab is selected. Note: New and updated tabs like Home are now iOS 14+.
Power Player 1.9 adds an info screen to retrieve various info on songs: - User activity: Rating, Loved, Play Count, Skip Count, Date Added and Last Played. - Album, Artist, Genre and Composer and navigate to their respective pages. - Song lyrics. - Multi column layouts for iPads large iPhones. Bug fixes and improvements: - Handoff the currently playing Apple Music song. - Fixed a delay when opening now playing with a different status bar color. - Fixed the status bar color when adaptive colors is disabled.
This update fixes a bug where Apple Music songs could not be added to a playlist using SharePlay.
This update enables the creation of new playlists together using SharePlay (iOS 15+). An Apple Music subscription is recommended for the best experience.
Power Player 1.8 is updated for iOS 15 and enables the creation of playlists along with improved playback and context menu actions. Playlist creation (iOS 14+): - Create new playlists in-app with a title and description. - Add songs to existing playlists. Playback: - The items to play are set in the background. - Context menu actions for playing items next and later. Now Playing: - Now Playing visualizer can be disabled in settings.app. - The output icon now displays Beats devices when using Bluetooth Audio and Mac devices using AirPlay (iOS 15+). Other Features: - Extra large widget for iPadOS 15. Improvements: - Navigate to albums and artists from context menu’s. - Share a Song, Album, Artist or Playlist via the context menu (iOS 15+). - Add non-library songs to library through context menu's. - Improved caching and memory performance. - Horizontal scrolling is disabled in the Playlists root when only one type exists. Bug fixes: - Fixed the finishing setup screen from reappearing when trying opening a modal. - Fixed the mini player from appearing when no song is playing. - Reduced times when the mini player is not visible while changing songs. - Fixed shuffle and repeat from being set to the music player’s default settings when new items are set to play.
Power Player 1.7 features a new full screen Now Playing experience with a bokeh-style visualizer: New Now Playing experience (iOS 14+): - The design is now full screen along with bigger buttons and text. - A bokeh-style visualizer that runs when music is playing. - A glyph of the current output device is shown like a HomePod, Apple TV and AirPods based on the device name. - An ellipse button is added to navigate to the album or album artist. - Data is loaded in the background. - Auto Screen Lock can be disabled when Now Playing is open. Is enabled by default. - When a music video is playing, a button to open the Music.app has been added. Bug fixes: - Fixed a crash upon opening the Home sorting options when Text Scaling is enabled. - Fixed compilations with an Album Artist not appearing in the Artists tab. - Fixed the Appears On section in the Artists detail not appearing. - Fixed a case where Artist artwork would not appear in the Artist detail header image. - Fixed Albums not opening through the Widget when the Albums tab is open. - Fixed a case where Power Player asks for music permissions upon first launch. - Reduced situations where the incorrect Status Bar color is shown in the Artists detail.
Power Player 1.6 features a brand new design for the Artists, Genres and Composers tabs that is more powerful to use. New Artist, Genres and Composers tabs (iOS 13+): - The new detail is sectioned into Albums, Songs, Music Videos, Appears On (Artists only) and Loved songs. - A full screen colored design with artist or artwork. - The tabs load data in the background like Home and Playlists. Other features: - Sorting and hiding options for the Home sections (iOS 14+). - Albums can be sorted by artist (iOS 14+). - The songs tab now loads data in the background (iOS 13+). Bug fixes: - Fixed a crash upon changing the search query. - Fixed emoji’s appearing incorrectly in the Playlist description. - Fixed a case where navigating the app would be hindered when swiping to close using a horizontal gesture.
Power Player 1.5 improves the playlists browsing experience with a redesigned tab: A NEW PLAYLIST BROWSING EXPERIENCE: - Playlists are grouped by folders, playlists made by you, smart playlists, genius playlists, On-the-Go playlists, Apple Music Replay and Apple Music for You. - Playlists are loaded in the background. HOME IMPROVEMENTS: - Improved empty handling. - Recently Played and Most Played will adapt its height when there are less than two items. - Music videos are displayed correctly when they are not part of an album. IMPROVED: - Improved memory performance. FIXES: - Fixed elements appearing under the navigation bar when swiping to close. - Fixed compilations not displaying “Various Artists” as secondary label. - Fixed settings not applying after toggle change.
This update contains small tweaks to improve the widget experience: - Updated Smart Stack behavior in order to display the most relevant Home section. - Icons are added to indicate the Home section in the small widgets. - Updated the larger widgets' background.
Power Player 1.4 adds support for widgets on iOS 14: - Displays a section of the Home tab and supports all widget sizes. - Quickly play a song, open an album, playlist or Home section detail. Supports inline album switching. - Automatically rotates on the smart stack. Siri suggestions: - Siri can suggest to open a Home section detail. - Open a Home section detail with Shortcuts. Small visual improvements: - New icons for the Genres and Composers tab on iOS 14. - Removal of the now playing parralax transition when there is only one column. NOTE: Due to time constraints, a sidebar for iPadOS users will be added in the next version.
Power Player 1.3 adds the Home tab for easy music discovery (iOS 13+): - Recently added albums. - Recently played songs. - Most played songs. - Favorites with favorited songs and playlists. - Detailed grouping when tapping “See All” on any of these sections. Improvements: - Overall faster scrolling. - Memory management and caching have been improved. - Translucent elements now match navigation and tabbar. - Faster detail opening and closing. - The secondary playlist label now displays the author. Fixes: - Artwork now appears when opening a context menu from a playlist. - Artwork in the miniplayer now has the correct resolution on iPad. - Context menu preview text will now display correctly on landscape iPhones. - The now playing indicator will color correctly when switching from dark / light mode with “adaptive colors” disabled. - Fixed a case where the now playing indicator would display when the item was not playing. - Cloud items are no longer played when “Show iCloud items” is disabled. - Fixed a case where the colored element in the albums detail would appear incorrectly when switching from inline landscape on iPhone. Enjoying Power Player? Leave a rating and a review, your feedback will help improve the app. Power Player is on Reddit on r/PowerPlayer, the ideal place for asking questions, getting support and request features. Want to stay up-to-date with the latest news? Visit evenwerk.com/blog
This update brings iOS 13 support: - A native light mode. - Transparent navigation bars for master screens. - A new set of native icons. - The ellipse menus have been replaced in favor of the new context menus. - Prominent Play & Shuffle buttons in detail screens. - iOS 13 users will get the native volume indicator instead of the Power Player indicator. In addition, the following bugs have been fixed: - Fixed empty space that could occur when transitioning to the now playing screen. - Fixed the wrong artwork from appearing when the artwork still had to be loaded from Apple Music. - Fixed the iCloud indicator from appearing below the now playing indicator on a grid layout. - Shuffling now selects a random index when selecting from a context menu in master. - Fixed a case where the player would disappear when changing songs. Lastly, there are little visual improvements: - The clear search button no longer appears when the search history is empty. - Column layouts no longer show additional separators when there are no more items to display. - Due to a layout bug in iOS 13, the tab bar will not be animated when animating to the now playing screen. Note: This version drops iOS 11 support. Enjoying Power Player? Leave a rating and a review, your feedback will help improve the app. Power Player is on Reddit on r/PowerPlayer, the ideal place for asking questions, getting support and request features. Want to stay up-to-date with the latest news? Visit evenwerk.com/blog
The first big update of Power Player contains the following features: - iPhone support: You can now enjoy Power Player on both iPhone and iPad, both portrait and landscape. In addition, iPhone Plus, Xr and Max users will get the same albums experience as on iPad when in landscape. - Handoff support: Continue the song you were listening to on your other iDevice. In addition, the following improvements have been made: - Enjoy a smaller app size thanks to Swift 5. - Improved alphabetic sorting performance. Lastly, the following bugs have been fixed: - Fixed a bug that would incorrectly tell the user that the trial has ended when the app was updated. - Fixed a bug with async data retrieving. - Fixed a bug where items would display below the now playing bar. - Fixed a bug where an album's artist would incorrectly display as various artists. - Fixed a bug where volume slider would be below the home indicator on the 2nd generation 10.5 inch iPad Pro. Enjoying Power Player? Leave a rating and a review, your feedback will help improve the app. Want to stay up-to-date with the latest news? Visit evenwerk.com/blog