[APP][5.0+][v3.8.0.2] BubbleUPnP - UPnP/DLNA/Chromecast Control Point and Renderer

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wetxxx

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Thank you but can't know bash or linux commnads. Maybe in next version this option will be add for Server.

It's easy. I put some commands like:
Code:
 java -jar BubbleUPnPServerLauncher.jar -disableUPnPPortForwarding

But when server was killed feateures was off. Maybe I shoud add this command to Docker?
 
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dark0shark

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Year is already displayed in landscape on tablets (alongside with genre).
I can extend that to landscape on phones as there is room for it.
In portrait on phones, it is more tricky as it requires its own line (for displaying both) and depending on what is already displayed and its length, it could get super crowded there...
Moreover, all metadata is just one tap (the cover) away.
Nice, now genre and year are shown in now playing tab, thx.
 

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normn3116

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Hi all,

Hoping for a little help sorting out my issue. I use the app to stream Tidal to my Denon S760H. When I load up the app, sometimes it takes a good 30 seconds to a minute to find the Denon as a renderer on the network. My various chromecast devices, however, are spotted instantly (or near-instantly). What things should I be looking out for/checking/doing to try and get my Denon to act similarly? Thanks in advance.
I should note, I have a Netgear MK63 (MR60 Router and 2 associated satellites). I also have a BubbleUPNP Server running on an Nvidia Shield, that consistently and reliably shows both Denon receivers (both the same model). Any idea why discovering the Denons as renderers on the Android app takes some time? And is there anything I can do to fix that?
 

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I should note, I have a Netgear MK63 (MR60 Router and 2 associated satellites). I also have a BubbleUPNP Server running on an Nvidia Shield, that consistently and reliably shows both Denon receivers (both the same model). Any idea why discovering the Denons as renderers on the Android app takes some time? And is there anything I can do to fix that?
Is your S760H connected over ethernet, and if not have you tried that (if it's at all possible) just to rule out your WiFi?
I have no idea why it's taking so long to connect, but you mention that you have a BubbleUPnP server running, have you tried proxying the S760H in BubbleUPnP server and then connecting to that instance (which would give you other benefits like queue handling).
 

normn3116

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Is your S760H connected over ethernet, and if not have you tried that (if it's at all possible) just to rule out your WiFi?
I have no idea why it's taking so long to connect, but you mention that you have a BubbleUPnP server running, have you tried proxying the S760H in BubbleUPnP server and then connecting to that instance (which would give you other benefits like queue handling).
I've done all that, haha. This morning, I took out an old Asus router, and loaded up its wireless connection. I then hooked up the S760H to that router via Wi-Fi, and the Android app saw the receiver immediately, even after a force stop. Using that logic, I think the issue might be the way my router handles UPNP and SSDP.
 

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I've done all that, haha. This morning, I took out an old Asus router, and loaded up its wireless connection. I then hooked up the S760H to that router via Wi-Fi, and the Android app saw the receiver immediately, even after a force stop. Using that logic, I think the issue might be the way my router handles UPNP and SSDP.
That's a shame.
I found what appears to be your manual and it doesn't look like it has an IGMP Snooping setting, if it had I would have told you to disable it as that's what I had to do with my netgear switch.
 

normn3116

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That's a shame.
I found what appears to be your manual and it doesn't look like it has an IGMP Snooping setting, if it had I would have told you to disable it as that's what I had to do with my netgear switch.
Yeah. Luckily I got that router at Costco, so if a new solution works for me, I can always return it. I'll keep everyone updated here.
 

ashsii

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Is there any audio shift feature or plans for one? My Bluetooth speakers have a bit of an delay so would be great if I can shift the audio forward.

Otherwise Bubbleupnp has been great and totally worth the price.
 

dscottj

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Feature request: Both Tidal and Qobuz feature large (sometimes VERY large) box sets. While I see that Bubble UPnP correctly marks out when, for example, one symphony ends and another begins, it doesn't also mark when we go from one CD to the next. Both services display this data. Tidal calls it Volume while Qobuz calls it CD. Not all sets are labeled this way but enough of them are that I'd find it useful.

At any rate, just something I'd like to throw out there. I've been a very happy user of this app for nearly a decade now. Huge fan!

An example of a correctly marked-up title that exists in both services is:

Schumann: The Symphonies & Overtures​

Swedish Chamber OrchestraThomas Dausgaard

Composer: Robert Schumann
 

bubbleguuum

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Feature request: Both Tidal and Qobuz feature large (sometimes VERY large) box sets. While I see that Bubble UPnP correctly marks out when, for example, one symphony ends and another begins, it doesn't also mark when we go from one CD to the next. Both services display this data. Tidal calls it Volume while Qobuz calls it CD. Not all sets are labeled this way but enough of them are that I'd find it useful.

At any rate, just something I'd like to throw out there. I've been a very happy user of this app for nearly a decade now. Huge fan!

An example of a correctly marked-up title that exists in both services is:

Schumann: The Symphonies & Overtures​

Swedish Chamber OrchestraThomas Dausgaard

Composer: Robert Schumann

@dscottj

Thanks for the report as I was not aware of these CD separators.
Will look what I can do but no promise.
 

bubbleguuum

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Thanks for the report as I was not aware of these CD separators.
Will look what I can do but no promise.

@dscottj

In the current BubbleUPnP version, you can sort of display the CD number as part of the track number. For this you have to enable 'More > Gear icon > Library tab > Track number'.
For that album, track numbers for CD 1 will be 1, 2, 3, ...
For CD 2: 201, 202, 203, ...
For CD 3: 301, 302, 303, ...
etc.

BubbleUPnP can display disc numbers and track number much more nicely as 1-1, 1-2, 1-3... 2-1, 2-2, 2-3... etc, but I had to make a small change so it works with Qobuz. That change will be in the next update and if you enable 'Track number', they will be displayed as in previous sentence.

I have no plan to add dedicated separators for different discs (ie CD 1, CD 2, etc) as it is much more complicated to handle.
 

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Hola! :)

Just noticed that using BubbleUPnP player on Pixel 6a with Android 13 always seems to transcode mp3 (no matter what Bitrate) to ffmpeg:WAV 44.1 16 bits (at least it says so on now playing screen)!? At first it shows mp3 but switches to WAV while playing.
Cross checking with Xiaomi 9T Pro (Android 11) and Xiaomi Pad 5 (Android 12) everything works as expected shows mp3 and plays mp3.
Settings are exported and imported on all devices, so should be exactly the same.
Doesn't matter if server is MinimServer or foobar2000. Bubbleupnp running latest version of course.

My conclusion leads to Android 13 as being the only difference in that setup. Starting stream on that device only generates unlocker log, so no useful logging attached.
 

bubbleguuum

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Hola! :)

Just noticed that using BubbleUPnP player on Pixel 6a with Android 13 always seems to transcode mp3 (no matter what Bitrate) to ffmpeg:WAV 44.1 16 bits (at least it says so on now playing screen)!? At first it shows mp3 but switches to WAV while playing.
Cross checking with Xiaomi 9T Pro (Android 11) and Xiaomi Pad 5 (Android 12) everything works as expected shows mp3 and plays mp3.
Settings are exported and imported on all devices, so should be exactly the same.
Doesn't matter if server is MinimServer or foobar2000. Bubbleupnp running latest version of course.

My conclusion leads to Android 13 as being the only difference in that setup. Starting stream on that device only generates unlocker log, so no useful logging attached.

@alexinc

Yes, WAV decoding is forced for local mp3 playback on Pixel 6 and 7. It does not cause loss in audio quality nor other side effects. This is to workaround an issue on these device with Android 13 (and maybe 12) where playback of mp3 would stutter or stop unexpectedly, which has been reported by many users. This is probably a bug in the system mp3 decoder combined with http streaming (local playback is always using http in BubbleUPnP, unlike local music player apps that are playing files as files rather than http streams).
 
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Yes, WAV decoding is forced for local mp3 playback on Pixel 6 and 7. It does not cause loss in audio quality nor other side effects. This is to workaround an issue on these device with Android 13 (and maybe 12) where playback of mp3 would stutter or stop unexpectedly, which has been reported by many users. This is probably a bug in the system mp3 decoder combined with http streaming (local playback is always using http in BubbleUPnP, unlike local music player apps that are playing files as files rather than http streams).
Thanks for clarification! I was just wondering, as i changed my whole setup including mobile and didn't come across that behavior before. 😉 Now MinimServer is running on my 7 year old LG G5 mobile with Lineage OS and chrooted Ubuntu 22.04 - nothing is impossible. 😁

Is it common, that foo_upnp server isn't shown in UPnP browser on the same machine? If not, i'm more and more thinking my Windows 11 blocks something, as bubbleupnpserver sees both media servers (MinimServer and foobar2000). Ok, i'm drifting away from this threads topic. Sorry.

I just noticed, that with transcoding fast forwarding or rewinding isn't that smooth sometimes. ;-)

If anyone is interested in turning it's old mobile into a quite usable media server running android+linux just let me know. 😉
 
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    Right now I realized that seeking in flac audio files does not work and it is not a server bug:
    When I use the seek bar in Now playing, nothing changes and cursor teturns to the previous time point. When I use the "Seek to position" menu command, nothing happens.

    The above happen either with Minimserver or Synology Media Server. When I play the flac files via VLC, either a local or a server-located flac, seeking works. I searched the forum and didnt find something similar. Does it only happen to me?
    Seeking in FLAC 44/16 from MinimServer is working for me. Are you sure there's no transcoding taking place either by MinimServer or on the local renderer (Settings > FFmpeg audio decoding)? Does the Now Playing screen show the correct codec, sample rate and bit depth?


    Tested with BubbleUPnP 3.8.0.2 and MinimServer 2.2 update 240.
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    Seeking in FLAC 44/16 from MinimServer is working for me. Are you sure there's no transcoding taking place either by MinimServer or on the local renderer (Settings > FFmpeg audio decoding)? Does the Now Playing screen show the correct codec, sample rate and bit depth?


    Tested with BubbleUPnP 3.8.0.2 and MinimServer 2.2 update 240.

    Now Playing says flac, 16 bits, stereo, 44 khz in the metadata screen. But I think you pointed to the right direction. My default renderer is a Yamaha WXAD-10. When I switch to the local renderer, seekin with flacs works. Does it mean that the Yamaha is the responsible for not seeking inside flacs?
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    Now Playing says flac, 16 bits, stereo, 44 khz in the metadata screen. But I think you pointed to the right direction. My default renderer is a Yamaha WXAD-10. When I switch to the local renderer, seekin with flacs works. Does it mean that the Yamaha is the responsible for not seeking inside flacs?
    It's defintely not a limitation of MinimServer or BubbleUPnP so I'd guess so. Have you tried streaming WAV's?
    I've seen the same problem on Denon HEOS speakers before.
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    BubbleUPnP on Google Play [current version: 3.8.0.2, released on March 18th 2023]
    BubbleUPnP on Amazon appstore [current version: 3.8.0.2, released on March 16th 2023]
    BubbleUPnP latest APKs, Google Play version (notably for side-loading on Android TV)
    BubbleUPnP latest APK, Amazon appstore version (notably for side-loading on Fire TV)
    BubbleUPnP 'Audio Cast' Xposed Module. Only needed on Android < 10. (current version: 1.1, released on April 28th 2021)
    BubbleUPnP Server home page (download and documentation) [current version: 0.9-update46, released on February 4th 2023]

    BubbleUPnP home page

    Stream all your music, videos and photos to various devices in your house:

    • Chromecast
    • DLNA TVs
    • gaming consoles: Xbox, Playstation (from XMB)
    • UPnP/DLNA renderers: XBMC, WDTV Live, other Android devices, ...
    • various HiFi gear from Sonos, Denon, Pioneer, Onkyo and many more
    • local Android playback

    BubbleUPnP can access your media from a lot of sources, including:

    • UPnP/DLNA media servers: most NASes, XBMC, Plex, Twonky, Serviio, Windows Media Player and many more
    • local media stored on your Android device
    • cloud media: Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, Google Music, Google+
    • SMB Shares
    • WebDAV (ownCloud, NextCloud, webserver...)
    • media from other apps such as web browsers and file managers, using Share/Send
    • captured audio from most other apps. Requires Xposed (root)
    • Shoutcast radio (with XiiaLive)

    BubbleUPnP is a versatile app packed with many features for you to discover, some of which are:

    • extensive Chromecast support: play incompatible Chromecast media with transcoding (*), subtitles, audio/video track selection (*)
    • fast and secure Internet access to your home media while on the go, from mobile and WiFi networks (*)
    • playback queue, editable playlists, scrobbling, sleep timer, various shuffle modes
    • integrated full screen image viewer and controller
    • media download to your SD Card
    • ...and much more!

    (*) Some features are provided by BubbleUPnP Server, an optional software that can be installed on any machine on your local network to provide additional services. To learn more about BubbleUPnP Server, visit https://bubblesoftapps.com.

    Some features are restricted and can be unlocked by purchasing the BubbleUPnP License app.


    If something is not working, you can record a log file and mail it to me at [email protected]:

    - launch the app
    - go into More > Gear icon > Control
    - Enable "logging to file" (at the end of the page).
    - IMPORTANT: Exit the app (More > "X" bottom left icon)
    - restart the app
    - run the app and trigger the problem to troubleshoot
    - exit the app
    - email me the files found on internal storage:

    On Android 10 and below:

    /Android/data/com.bubblesoft.android.bubbleupnp/log.txt
    /Android/data/com.bubblesoft.android.bubbleupnp/prev_log.txt

    On Android 11 and higher:

    /Documents/com.bubblesoft.android.bubbleupnp_log.txt
    /Documents/prev_com.bubblesoft.android.bubbleupnp_log.txt (if present)

    You can access them with a file manager app and share them to your email app for sending them.

    IMPORTANT: Make sure to not restart BubbleUPnP until you have sent or saved the log file as it is overwritten on app startup.
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    BubbleUPnP 1.6.8 and BubbleUPnP Server 0.6.5 are available

    Thanks to everyone who contributed suggestions, bug reports, logs etc.

    BubbleUPnP 1.6.8

    Video transcoding enhancements with BubbleUPnP Server (requires upgrading to BubbleUPnP Server 0.6.5)

    • transcoded video preserve embedded subtitles (mostly found in MKV). MX Player must be configured to use the H/W+ or S/W decoder to allow to select subtitles
    • when playing a transcoded video, ability to choose interactively audio/video streams to be included in the transcoded video (when there is more than 1 audio/video stream)
    • added ability to download transcoded videos (as MKV), preserving all audio/video tracks and subtitles of the original video
      Transcode quality can be set in "Settings > Network And Settings > Video transcoding", in the "File downloads" transcoding section.
      Requires licensed BubbleUPnP.

    New features

    • added Google Music auto playlists: "Thumbs up" and "Last added" (needs a Sync to appear)
    • added exit button to rich JB notification. Exit the app the same way than Menu > Exit
    • added option Settings > Library > Play displays Now Playing. If enabled, play actions in Library immediately switch to the Now Playing screen
    • added option Settings > Now Playing > Keep screen on. If enabled, the screen is kept on when device is plugged to power and on the Now Playing screen. Enabled by default
    • added "Music > Artists > All Albums" local media server folder, listing all albums sorted by album artist
    • added "Show metadata" action in context menu of album folders in Library (useful to see long titles)
    • added instructions for playing tunein radios from the Android web browser, in Settings > About/Help > Tips > Interacting with other apps
    • added ability to edit an item's metadata (title, album, artist) with context menu > Edit metadata in the Playlist tab and in a saved playlist folder (in Library).
      Useful to rename items having missing or incomplete metadata that have been sent to BubbleUPnP from third party apps (ex: tunein). This feature must only be used for items that will be added to a saved playlist. It *does not* modify metadata on the server
    • show album composer in album lists in Library, if composer is present and Settings > Display > Item size is set to Medium or greater
    • downloading a video also downloads the external subtitle file if present
    • local folder search also searches album name and artist instead of just title

    Bug fixes

    • fixed subtitle URLs sent by recent versions of Twonky (7.x) not recognized
    • fixed download of non-media items (such as subtitles) giving an error
    • fixed Stop (long-click on Play/Pause button) sometimes triggering playback of next track
    • fixed "Settings > Display > Multiline items" not working properly in Library album folders
    • fixed lock screen controls not showing when playing videos to external renderer
    • fixed current LAN renderer lost when network connection switches from WiFi to mobile data or no network
    • fixed error when playing podcast sent from Share action of Doggcatcher
    • fixed broken playlist track advance on some Roku renderers
    • fixed images displayed from Wild Media Server being low resolution (workaround WMS bug)
    • fixed Search action not available on phones, in Library folders containing items only, such as playlists. Now available under menu > Search, allowing local search of these folders
    • fixed possible crash when playing a video to a remote BubbleUPnP instance
    • fixed obscure crashes, some of them involving old versions of Android


    BubbleUPnP Server 0.6.5

    • added support for transcoding videos to MKV instead of MPEG-TS in a number of cases. MKV is automatically used when embedded subtitles must be preserved, and
      for transcoded video downloads (both require Android BubbleUPnP 1.6.8+). ffmpeg must have been compiled with MKV support
    • fixed proxy media servers not discovered by Windows Media Player
    • added option -useNumericIpInStreamURL to force the server to return numeric ip stream URLs instead of a hostname.
      This may be required for some specific renderers to accept to stream from a media server via tethering. This setting is forced if the browsing
      client is a Samsung TV, which requires it
    • fixed small CPU spike every 30s on slow NASes
    • fixed stream URLs becoming invalid if browsing large number of items (more than 3000)
    • fixed Sony SA-NS310 renderer recognized as a media server instead of a renderer
    • fixed proxies not carrying the X_MS_MediaReceiverRegistrar service
    • libshine is used for mp3 transcoding if compiled in ffmpeg (useful on slow NASes as it uses way less CPU than libmp3lame)
    • added missing Standby action support for OpenHome renderers (simply stops playback)
    • fixed transcoded images rarely failing to load due to low read timeout
    • Windows installer: updated ffmpeg to 1.2, added ffprobe, updated Java installer to 7u21
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    Finally, it's there!

    BubbleUPnP 1.8.0 is available on Google Play, bringing Chromecast support.
    BubbleUPnP Server 0.8 is available as well, providing transcoding support.

    All the details in this G+ post


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    BubbleUPnP 4.0 announcement


    I've been working on BubbleUPnP 4.0.

    It will refresh the UI with Material Design 3, including (optional) Material You support (on Android 12+). It's been a lot of work and there is still a lot to do as the app is huge (and old, 12 years and counting. First version was released on Android 2.3!). Converting the app settings to androidx.preference, fragments and tweak some prefs for MD3 took several days alone!

    Here's a few work-in-progress screenshots until a beta is available later this month.

    The screenshots show various combinations of material You in dark and light mode. There's also to the ability to combine a light theme with dark bars for a look close to the current Light + dark bars theme (last screenshot). Note that dynamic tinting of the Now Playing screen based on cover colors is not yet implemented (as in the current version) but this is planned.
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    BubbleUPnP 1.6.10 will be shortly available on Google Play:

    1.6.10

    • support for playing "All Access" tracks. For All Access tracks part of a Google Music playlist to be playable, the track must be part of your Google Music library
    • better buffering when the local renderer is using its own decoders (FLAC on older Android, ALAC, WAV, LPCM) to avoid potential audio skips
    • the local media server "Filesystem" folder now lists and loads supported playlist file formats (m3u and many others) as folders
    • added Settings > Local Media Server > Allowed remote clients, to specify clients that can remotely browse based on ip address
    • added Settings > Now Playing > Scale cover to fit > On (Keep aspect ratio). Will scale cover to fit to width or height, keeping aspect ratio
    • "Show metadata" context menu action on a video item now shows long description sent by some media servers (for example, movie summary)
    • Display > Show track numbers now apply everywhere a track title is displayed (Now Playing, notification, widget)
    • Display > Show thumbnails doesn't show the "no cover" image in Library when disabled (makes more room for the title on super small screens)
    • added UPnP search query listing all tracks whose artist match the query string
    • trim additional whitespace between words in UPnP search queries (useful with some custom keyboards adding extra whitespace)
    • the local media server "Filesystem" folder lists .mpo files (associated to image/mpo)
    • workarounded again Xbox 360 100% volume bug on track change, hopefully for good this time
    • fixed UPnP device discovery not working with bluetooth network connectivity (tethering) and failure to fetch devices from BubbleUPnP Server on bluetooth
    • fixed " and ' characters not displayed correctly on some renderers (T+A, Pioneer)
    • fixed some Sony BDP devices not listing BubbleUPnP as a media server in all media sections
    • fixed local media server "Filesystem" folder not listing some subfolders in some cases
    • fixed a few crashes
    • other minor changes