[APP][5.0+][v3.6.9] BubbleUPnP - UPnP/DLNA/Chromecast Control Point and Renderer

[害怕的美少女]

Can you add Chinese language to the app and apply to subsequent updates? I have emailed you the strings.xml file with Chinese (version 3.6.1)

 

[bubbleguuum]

Hey,
I'm all of a audden finding that when I go to play a folder (album) from my SMB shares, it will play maybe one or two songs but then stop even though I've told the app to play the entire folder. Any ideas what could cause this?

@tinpanalley

Does this happen only when the screen is off ?
In any case, make sure to apply instructions for your device on https://dontkillmyapp.com.

If the problem persists, please send me a log file triggering the problem (play a song until next one does not play), following instructions in the first post of this topic.

 

[bubbleguuum]

Can you add Chinese language to the app and apply to subsequent updates? I have emailed you the strings.xml file with Chinese (version 3.6.1)

@害怕的美少女

Thank you for the file. Was it generated using Google Translate (or some other automated translation service) or manually translated ?

 

[bubbleguuum]

I recently got a Vizio M series TV and am having problems with casting. Seems to be only an issue with Chromecast because I don't have this problem when casting to my Xbox, LG TV or Samsung TV. I have to keep my screen on or else I'll loose the ability to control playback like rewind, fast forward etc and videos will randomly stop playing. I can't figure out why it keeps doing this.

@CEM90

Can you apply instructions for your Android device on https://dontkillmyapp.com ?

Also apply instructions in-app, in More > Gear icon > Disable system battery optimization.

If the problem persists, let me know for further troubleshooting.

 

[tinpanalley]

@tinpanalley

Does this happen only when the screen is off ?
In any case, make sure to apply instructions for your device on https://dontkillmyapp.com.

If the problem persists, please send me a log file triggering the problem (play a song until next one does not play), following instructions in the first post of this topic.

I will totally try this. Can't tell you how much of a lifesaver Bubble has been. Both in the car to access our SMB music shares and at home to get past Sonos' maximum library capacity and their lack of 24-bit support. Basically we have more audio files than what Sonos' app will permit you to sync. So we just use Bubble and send to the Sonos as a renderer and then there is no 24-bit or library size problem.
Do you have anything that is like this app for accessing documents? Would love to not have to rely on cloud storage like OneDrive for documents.

 

[CEM90]

@CEM90

Can you apply instructions for your Android device on https://dontkillmyapp.com ?

Also apply instructions in-app, in More > Gear icon > Disable system battery optimization.

If the problem persists, let me know for further troubleshooting.

That was the first thing I checked. Never had the problem until I started using the Vizio TV. It works fine on my Firestick, Xbox, LG and Samsung tvs.

 

[害怕的美少女]

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@害怕的美少女

Thank you for the file. Was it generated using Google Translate (or some other automated translation service) or manually translated ?

Manually correct errors after Google translate

 

[jakob2]

Hi, thanks a lot for this app! I use my smartphone with calyxos and without google.
With BubbleUPnP I can stream youtube, jellyfin, zdf, ard nevertheless to my TV

1. Can I donate this project?
2. Can I use the pro version without google play store?
   1. Maybe you can deliver it on f-droid.org with a donate Button?
   2. Or there is a possibiliy to install the apk directly and the app notifies if there is an update. Nextcloud Photos does this: https://gitlab.com/nkming2/nc-photos/-/issues/57

Thanks again!

 

[Sid32]

Does anyone else think the Chromecast small pics attached to the renders look really old? I would like the for video to just be a tv icon and the one for audio to be a google home speaker?

Also, please add an option that when you clear the playlist, the current playing file stays? Right now, it clears and stops the current video. Annoying when I get to an end of a playlist and want to start building a new one, when the last video plays.

 

[Mr. Odd]

Cover image for my singles 'albums' still doesn't work correctly.

I compile singles tracks into an 'album' called Singles, each track has the cover embedded in the MP3 tag of the single it came from. When I play it on my Android phone using the latest BubbleUpnp, the now playing screen displays the cover of the first track and never changes it, whereas the correct cover is displayed in Playlist view and in the mini player in the pull down shade on Android.

 

[bubbleguuum]

Cover image for my singles 'albums' still doesn't work correctly.

I compile singles tracks into an 'album' called Singles, each track has the cover embedded in the MP3 tag of the single it came from. When I play it on my Android phone using the latest BubbleUpnp, the now playing screen displays the cover of the first track and never changes it, whereas the correct cover is displayed in Playlist view and in the mini player in the pull down shade on Android.

@Mr. Odd

That's because albums are supposed to have constant album art (same cover for all tracks). There is no album you can buy with different cover per track. There's playlists for that.
Anyways, you can try enabling More > Gear icon > Now Playing > Force cover refresh.

 

[Mr. Odd]

@Mr. Odd

That's because albums are supposed to have constant album art (same cover for all tracks). There is no album you can buy with different cover per track. There's playlists for that.
Anyways, you can try enabling More > Gear icon > Now Playing > Force cover refresh.

I created these compilation albums years before playlists existed and would love to be able to view the covers as I've created them.

I already had that option checked, it's not refreshing the Now Playing screen with each file. As I said, the correct cover is displayed in the mini-player, though.

 

[klav29]

Hi @bubbleguuum

Congratulations for this App, is really a very nice piece of software that has given me the possibility to enjoy music in my system. I'd like to make a request.

I use BBUPNP to stream music from Qobuz into a raspberry. When I search a song the first thing listed is "Exact Matches" which is usually a list of unknown artists and after dozens of them I can see the Qobuz list which I consider has the most appropriate list of songs, or at list closer to what I wanted.

Example, I search for "Bring on the night" and the first thing I are irrelevant results and I have to scroll down a lot of those undesired artists until I find Qobuz section where I see "Bring on the night" by The Police as first result.

Is it possible to change that in settings or could you consider change it in the App?

 

[bubbleguuum]

I created these compilation albums years before playlists existed and would love to be able to view the covers as I've created them.

I already had that option checked, it's not refreshing the Now Playing screen with each file. As I said, the correct cover is displayed in the mini-player, though.

@Mr. Odd

The only reason I can think of is that the thumbnail image URL associated to each track is the individual track cover, while the full res cover image URL associated to each track is identical across all tracks.

Which Library is holding this album ? What are the intermediate folder you browse in the Library tab to load that album folder ?

 

[bubbleguuum]

Hi @bubbleguuum

Congratulations for this App, is really a very nice piece of software that has given me the possibility to enjoy music in my system. I'd like to make a request.

I use BBUPNP to stream music from Qobuz into a raspberry. When I search a song the first thing listed is "Exact Matches" which is usually a list of unknown artists and after dozens of them I can see the Qobuz list which I consider has the most appropriate list of songs, or at list closer to what I wanted.

Example, I search for "Bring on the night" and the first thing I are irrelevant results and I have to scroll down a lot of those undesired artists until I find Qobuz section where I see "Bring on the night" by The Police as first result.

Is it possible to change that in settings or could you consider change it in the App?

@klav29

Thank you for the kind words.

I supposed this is the album "Bring on the night" by The Police that you were searching for ?
I tried it and it is the first result in the "Albums: titles" search result folder.

 

[bubbleguuum]

@Sid32

Does anyone else think the Chromecast small pics attached to the renders look really old? I would like the for video to just be a tv icon and the one for audio to be a google home speaker?

Yes that picture dates back from the original Chromecast dongle release in 2014!
I agree something more up to date would be better.
Maybe just the cast symbol would do it (same as the one displayed in the Now Playing tab).

Also, please add an option that when you clear the playlist, the current playing file stays? Right now, it clears and stops the current video. Annoying when I get to an end of a playlist and want to start building a new one, when the last video plays.

Clear playlist does just that: clear the whole playlist, which includes stopping whatever is playing.
Maybe I'll add a popup asking if the currently playing item (if any) should be cleared.

 

[Sid32]

@Sid32



Yes that picture dates back from the original Chromecast dongle release in 2014!
I agree something more up to date would be better.
Maybe just the cast symbol would do it (same as the one displayed in the Now Playing tab).



Clear playlist does just that: clear the whole playlist, which includes stopping whatever is playing.
Maybe I'll add a popup asking if the currently playing item (if any) should be cleared.

Why not a TV white icon with the cast waves coming off for tvs? Or a white music note with cast waves coming off for audio?

I'm use to music players, where if I clear the playlist the track that is playing keeps playing. Its jarring to be on a last episode of a season and have the stream stop because I am clearing the old playlist and making a new one.

 

[klav29]

@klav29

Thank you for the kind words.

I supposed this is the album "Bring on the night" by The Police that you were searching for ?
I tried it and it is the first result in the "Albums: titles" search result folder.

Try it in the "Tracks:Title" search results folder. I'm attaching a screenshot.

The exact matches y exactly the opposite, irrelevant matches. The second list has more relevant results.

I'm also attaching a screenshot of what Qobuz app shows for the same search.

 

[Mr. Odd]

@Mr. Odd

The only reason I can think of is that the thumbnail image URL associated to each track is the individual track cover, while the full res cover image URL associated to each track is identical across all tracks.

Which Library is holding this album ? What are the intermediate folder you browse in the Library tab to load that album folder ?

I'm using the latest version of JRiver on Windows 10 to serve up the files. Thumbnails are correct within JRiver itself. All files are stored in a 'Singles' folder below the artist name.

 

[bubbleguuum]

Try it in the "Tracks:Title" search results folder. I'm attaching a screenshot.

The exact matches y exactly the opposite, irrelevant matches. The second list has more relevant results.

I'm also attaching a screenshot of what Qobuz app shows for the same search.

Understood.

Second list is search results in the order returned by Qobuz, which are not exact matches but take into account some sort of relevancy which can indeed sometimes better match what user is expecting.
Maybe I will put "exact matches" in a separate folder, rather than a flat list at the top.