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

[bubbleguuum]

Doesn't work. Maybe I can use correct parametr?

You're not supposed to copy the ... verbatim. I omitted what's in between for brevity.
Refer to the documentation.

 

[wetxxx]

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:

 java -jar BubbleUPnPServerLauncher.jar -disableUPnPPortForwarding

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

 

[dark0shark]

@dark0shark

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.

 

[normn3116]

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?

 

[simonMBUK]

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]

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.

 

[simonMBUK]

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]

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]

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.

 

[tkalfaoglu]

Is there a reason why when I share a YouTube video from newpipe, to bubble, which casts to Google home device, that it takes a minute before anything appears on Google's screen?

 

[dscottj]

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 Orchestra • Thomas Dausgaard​

Composer: Robert Schumann

 

[bubbleguuum]

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.

@ashsii

Thank you for the kind feedback.

No audio shift plans

 

[bubbleguuum]

Is there a reason why when I share a YouTube video from newpipe, to bubble, which casts to Google home device, that it takes a minute before anything appears on Google's screen?

@tkalfaoglu

Can you send me a log file sharing such video to your Google Home ?
See first post of this topic for logging instructions.

 

[bubbleguuum]

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 Orchestra • Thomas 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]

@dscottj

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.

 

[alexinc]

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]

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).

 

[alexinc]

@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).

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.

 

[bubbleguuum]

BubbleUPnP Server 0.9-update46 released.

Changelog

To update an existing install go to the web configuration interface, Settings > Updates tab, 'Check for update'.

 

[dark0shark]

Still miss native package of BubbleUPnP Server for Synology DSM 7 a lot.