[APP][7.0+][v4.3.6] BubbleUPnP - UPnP/DLNA/Chromecast Control Point and Renderer

[bubbleguuum]

Hi. I use Afwall with a custom script. Could you please tell me, which connections have to be accepted to get local DLNA/UPNP devices shown in BubbleUPNP? Thank you in advance!

@Aushilfsarnie

You need UDP port 1900 for device discovery
And also allow all local TCP ports (in/out) on your local network, as renderers and media servers use TCP ports that cannot be determined in advance.

 

[FTPFreezer]

When in flight mode (or just without any internet connection) BubbleUPnP won't start playing music.

My music is entirely stored locally on the phone's internal memory. As soon as I turn off the flight mode, the music playback starts. Technically I am unable to use the App when in an Airplane or in an area without any cell service.

Have I set up something wrong, or what is this issue about?

 

[Uoppi]

BubbleUPNP Server's "Apply" buttons in the "Network and Servers" tab are stuck in greyed out state, when trying to edit the network address and credentials.

I've seen this sometimes happen before in the past, but juggling between the tabs (or whatever random UI acrobatics it was, can't remember) somehow always fixed it.

But no luck this time; I'm unable to save the changed credentials at all.

(QNAP NAS with up-to-date everything. Latest BubbleUPNP Server installed, config page accessed with Chrome browser on Android 11.)

 

[bubbleguuum]

When in flight mode (or just without any internet connection) BubbleUPnP won't start playing music.

My music is entirely stored locally on the phone's internal memory. As soon as I turn off the flight mode, the music playback starts. Technically I am unable to use the App when in an Airplane or in an area without any cell service.

Have I set up something wrong, or what is this issue about?

@FTPFreezer

Weird issue as it is working on my Pixel 4a. Can you send me a log file, attempting to play a local track while in Airplane mode ? See first post of this topic for logging instructions.

 

[bubbleguuum]

BubbleUPNP Server's "Apply" buttons in the "Network and Servers" tab are stuck in greyed out state, when trying to edit the network address and credentials.

I've seen this sometimes happen before in the past, but juggling between the tabs (or whatever random UI acrobatics it was, can't remember) somehow always fixed it.

But no luck this time; I'm unable to save the changed credentials at all.

(QNAP NAS with up-to-date everything. Latest BubbleUPNP Server installed, config page accessed with Chrome browser on Android 11.)

@Uoppi

I could reproduce this with Chrome on my Pixel 4a running Android 13.
It also happens in Android Firefox, but only for the "login" field !
So really a weird one. This issue does not happen in desktop web browsers.
It seems that the keypress events triggered by modifying these text fields are unreliably notified, or that they are notified but enabling the 'Apply' button is unreliable.
Really strange.

Workaround for now would be to use a desktop browser, or Android Firefox.

 

[simonMBUK]

Hi @bubbleguuum,

I hope you're well.

I've found a little issue when enlarging album artwork served by MinimServer. If the first disc of a multidisc album contains a %discsubtitle% tag and that disc has custom artwork, then when clicking on the album artwork in the header section when viewing the album's track listing it actually displays an enlarged version of the artwork related to the first disc. See the attached image to give some context.

To reproduce this problem, from a default MinimServer install tag all the tracks related to the first disc of a multidisc album with a %discsubtitle%, then create an image with the same name as the value used for %discsubtitle% and store it alongside those tracks. Then create a different image in that folder named the same as the %album% tag - stripping out any of the following characters " * / : < > ? \ |
Finally perform a rescan.

When viewing an album listing you should see the %album% image displayed, and upon selecting the album you should see the %album% image in the header section with the %discsubtitle% image displayed below it. When clicking on the image in the header section you will see an enlarged version of %discsubtitle% rather than %album%.

Thanks for your continued support.

 

[Uoppi]

@Uoppi

I could reproduce this with Chrome on my Pixel 4a running Android 13.
It also happens in Android Firefox, but only for the "login" field !
So really a weird one. This issue does not happen in desktop web browsers.
It seems that the keypress events triggered by modifying these text fields are unreliably notified, or that they are notified but enabling the 'Apply' button is unreliable.
Really strange.

Workaround for now would be to use a desktop browser, or Android Firefox.

Yeah, I figured it must be browser-related and got it working alright on my desktop PC.

 

[mxbishop]

I've been using this app since the very beginning and it is mostly wonderful ... but recently it's failing to display artwork (embedded + folder jpg) and takes forever to add a whole genre to the playlist, maybe 4 or 500 tracks.
My library is on my phone, streaming to an AVR. The odd thing is that if I play from the library on my laptop (Bubbleguum Foobar server) to the same avr (controlled by bubbleupnp on my phone), those problems disappear; all artwork is shown correctly and playlists of 3500 tracks are created in no time - but that means keeping my laptop live to access files I already have on my phone.
Does this sound normal? Would a reinstall help?

I'm having the exact same symptoms with Bubbleupnp (version 3.6.8.2 arm64-v8a). I'm running Bubbleupnp from an Android phone to my renderer, a Pioneer SC-68 receiver. Music files (mp3's with embedded artwork) are stored on the phone. No artwork is displayed. One point of interest: I recently upgraded my phone from a Samsung Galaxy S7 running Android 8, to a Samsung Galaxy S20 running Android 12. Same version of Bubbleupnp on both phones. Same exact problem on both phones. I've been using Bubbleupnp for 8 years, and this is the first time I've run into this issue. If I use Bubbleupnp as a control point, and access the same mp3's stored on other computers via Asset UPnP, I see the artwork when rendered to the Pioneer receiver. Bubbleupnp is a marvelous program. I use it everyday, and I hope this issue gets resolved soon. Many thanks, and cheers!

 

[bubbleguuum]

I'm having the exact same symptoms with Bubbleupnp (version 3.6.8.2 arm64-v8a). I'm running Bubbleupnp from an Android phone to my renderer, a Pioneer SC-68 receiver. Music files (mp3's with embedded artwork) are stored on the phone. No artwork is displayed. One point of interest: I recently upgraded my phone from a Samsung Galaxy S7 running Android 8, to a Samsung Galaxy S20 running Android 12. Same version of Bubbleupnp on both phones. Same exact problem on both phones. I've been using Bubbleupnp for 8 years, and this is the first time I've run into this issue. If I use Bubbleupnp as a control point, and access the same mp3's stored on other computers via Asset UPnP, I see the artwork when rendered to the Pioneer receiver. Bubbleupnp is a marvelous program. I use it everyday, and I hope this issue gets resolved soon. Many thanks, and cheers!

@mxbishop

What exact folder hierarchy are you browsing in the Library tab ? Is it via the "Music" root folder ? Are the files stored on the sd card ?

 

[bubbleguuum]

Hi @bubbleguuum,

I've found a little issue when enlarging album artwork served by MinimServer. If the first disc of a multidisc album contains a %discsubtitle% tag and that disc has custom artwork, then when clicking on the album artwork in the header section when viewing the album's track listing it actually displays an enlarged version of the artwork related to the first disc. See the attached image to give some context.

@simonMBUK

Thanks for the report.
Will be fixed in next update.

 

[Uoppi]

Any idea why my Philips tv (55OLED804) keeps re-appearing in BubbleUPnP Android's renderer list, even though it should remain hidden?

After a while both the tv's UPnP renderer and built-in Chromecast always make a comeback. After re-hiding them, they disappear for some time. This is specially annoying, because BubbleUPnP auto-selects the tv instead of my HTPC's foobar2000 renderer.

I guess I could circumvent it by setting BubbleUPnP to auto-select the last active renderer (i.e., foobar2000), but I also sometimes use the UAPP renderer, so it's not the best solution.

 

[bubbleguuum]

Any idea why my Philips tv (55OLED804) keeps re-appearing in BubbleUPnP Android's renderer list, even though it should remain hidden?

After a while both the tv's UPnP renderer and built-in Chromecast always make a comeback. After re-hiding them, they disappear for some time. This is specially annoying, because BubbleUPnP auto-selects the tv instead of my HTPC's foobar2000 renderer.

I guess I could circumvent it by setting BubbleUPnP to auto-select the last active renderer (i.e., foobar2000), but I also sometimes use the UAPP renderer, so it's not the best solution.

@Uoppi

They could reappear if their UDN (Unique Device Identifier) changes after a while for some reason (for example if their ip address changes). You can display the UDN (and ip address) of a renderer in Now Playing > Cast icon > 3 dot menu on renderer > Info > UDN. So you can check if it has changed when a hidden renderer reappears in the list.
If the UDN has changed, look if the ip address has changed too.

 

[aangstrom]

@mxbishop

What exact folder hierarchy are you browsing in the Library tab ? Is it via the "Music" root folder ? Are the files stored on the sd card ?

My files are in a Music folder on microSD (also Samsung G7, curiously).

 

[bubbleguuum]

My files are in a Music folder on microSD (also Samsung G7, curiously).

@aangstrom

Ok, but in the Library tab, are you browsing using the "Music" root folder or another root folder ?
The distinction is important because the "Music" root folder of the Library tab content is populated from the Android media store whose job is to extract tags and album art in a system database accessed by BubbleUPnP.

 

[aangstrom]

@aangstrom

Ok, but in the Library tab, are you browsing using the "Music" root folder or another root folder ?
The distinction is important because the "Music" root folder of the Library tab content is populated from the Android media store whose job is to extract tags and album art in a system database accessed by BubbleUPnP.

Ok, that seems to have fixed it, thanks. I didn't realise I would be rerouted to the sd card if I went via the root Music folder.

 

[mxbishop]

@mxbishop

What exact folder hierarchy are you browsing in the Library tab ? Is it via the "Music" root folder ? Are the files stored on the sd card ?

All music files are stored on the sd card. Folder hierarchy is: /songs-db-mp3/<album-name>/<song>.mp3

 

[mxbishop]

@mxbishop

What exact folder hierarchy are you browsing in the Library tab ? Is it via the "Music" root folder ? Are the files stored on the sd card ?

Also, I am using the Music root folder from the library tab of Bubbleupnp to get to the music files that are stored on the sd card. Same as I've always done in the past, before I had this issue.

 

[bubbleguuum]

Also, I am using the Music root folder from the library tab of Bubbleupnp to get to the music files that are stored on the sd card. Same as I've always done in the past, before I had this issue.

Try this to force The Android media scanner to rescan all media.
This will only work if it rescan sd card media. which it may or may not depending on alignment of stars:


- go into Android Settings > Apps (or equivalent with app list), then 3
dot menu > Show system apps
- in the list, locate the 'Media Storage' app and tap on it
- go into the 'Storage' section then tap button 'Clear data'
- reboot your device. Android will rescan all your media. This can take
a while.
=> check if the album art is now visible

 

[simonMBUK]

@simonMBUK

Thanks for the report.
Will be fixed in next update.

Excellent! Thanks @bubbleguuum

 

[mxbishop]

Try this to force The Android media scanner to rescan all media.
This will only work if it rescan sd card media. which it may or may not depending on alignment of stars:


- go into Android Settings > Apps (or equivalent with app list), then 3
dot menu > Show system apps
- in the list, locate the 'Media Storage' app and tap on it
- go into the 'Storage' section then tap button 'Clear data'
- reboot your device. Android will rescan all your media. This can take
a while.
=> check if the album art is now visible

Normally, that is what I would do. However, on Android 11 and 12 - the "Media Storage" app no longer allows a user to clear cache or data. However, I still have my Galaxy s7, which is running Android 8, and I will move the sd card back to it, and try clearing the data in the Media Storage app there - to see if a rescan of the media makes a difference there. I did try running the AZ MediaScanner app on my s20, which is supposed to force a rescan of the Android media database, but after running it, I still have missing album artwork on my s20. What I may end up doing is reformating my sd card, and then copying my media files back onto it - to see if that makes a difference. Whatever, I find out, I'll let you know. Thank you for the recommendation.