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

[bubbleguuum]

Playing mp4s with embedded subs.

When I play a file no subs are shown. Extracting one works perfectly, but is it also possible to automatically display a subtitle of a preferred language?

@DroidLoverX

Subtitles is a complicated topic. To which renderer are you playing to ?
When subtitles can work (dependent on many factors), there is no way to automatically select a preferred language).

 

[bubbleguuum]

Sorry if this has been asked before, searched but didn't find something.

The tether client does not start for me on windows 10. I get:

Starting BubbleUPnP Tether Client 0.9.2...

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: Invalid environment
at com.bubblesoft.common.utils.a.b.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.bubblesoft.common.utils.a.b.a(Unknown Source)
at com.bubblesoft.common.utils.a.a.a(Unknown Source)
at com.bubblesoft.common.utils.a.a.a(Unknown Source)
at com.bubblesoft.bubbleupnptetherclient.client.Main.initACRA(Unknown Source)
at com.bubblesoft.bubbleupnptetherclient.client.Main.main(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException: PBEWITHSHAAND128BITAES-CBC-BC SecretKeyFactory not available
at java.base/javax.crypto.SecretKeyFactory.<init>(SecretKeyFactory.java:118)
at java.base/javax.crypto.SecretKeyFactory.getInstance(SecretKeyFactory.java:164)
... 6 more

..that kind of error. Something wrong with my environment? It's the following:

S D:\Program Files\BubbleUPnPTetherClient-0.9.2> java -version
java version "19.0.2" 2023-01-17
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 19.0.2+7-44)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 19.0.2+7-44, mixed mode, sharing)

Thanks

@EPa

That's a very unusual error. I cannot reproduce it on Windows 11 using Java 19 from Eclipse Temurin. Where is your Java 19 coming from ?

 

[DroidLoverX]

@DroidLoverX

Subtitles is a complicated topic. To which renderer are you playing to ?
When subtitles can work (dependent on many factors), there is no way to automatically select a preferred language).

Extracting subs do work fine on Chromecast.
Just couldn't find an auto extract option. I hope you'll consider adding that in a future release (of the paid version)

 

[hteles]

@hteles

Thanks for the details. Hardware button volume control is indeed broken (inoperant) in v3.8.
And it has nothing to do with the app being in background or foreground, so sorry to have over-complicated it.
I will make a hotfix ASAP.

Updated to 3.8.1 and button is fixed.

Once again, Thank you.

 

[bubbleguuum]

Extracting subs do work fine on Chromecast.
Just couldn't find an auto extract option. I hope you'll consider adding that in a future release (of the paid version)

@DroidLoverX

Yes subs are fully supported for playing to Chromecast, as the app as full control over them.
No plan for automatic extraction as it can be a long process (done only once) depending on file size and read speed, thus left manual if you need it.

 

[darrellkavanagh]

Hi @bubbleguuum , I've had to factory reset my Fire TV stick, so sideloaded bubbleupnp again from my tablet, but that's now running 3.7.2 after Amazon Store updates. The interface works a lot better than the old 2.9.x I had, but I'm running into the problems with gapless Qobuz I described a year or so ago (did you ever get my log file https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...t-and-renderer.1118891/page-811#post-86095639 ?).

I had gapless working well on the old 2.9.something version I had on the Fire stick - any chance of a link to download the Amazon 2.9. apk?

The old version advanced the playlist correctly on the controlling phone/tablet, even though the display on the Fire TV didn't update properly, which wasn't a great problem for me as I'd turn off the TV screen as soon as Bubbleupnp was fired up. Now, both the controller and renderer playlists get stuck, leading to the repeated tracks. I've tested this with my phone as controller and tablet as renderer, which shows it's not a specific Fire TV problem.

Thanks.

Just chasing up on this, sorry if you already saw it.

 

[bubbleguuum]

Just chasing up on this, sorry if you already saw it.

@darrellkavanagh

So you are playing Qobuz on your Fire TV, controlled by BubbleUPnP running on a tablet.

Can you try enabling the OpenHome renderer on your Fire TV: in app settings, go into 'Local renderer', 'OpenHome' section and check the 'Enable' setting.
Then in BubbleUPnP on your tablet, control the Fire TV as an OpenHome renderer.
The advantage is that the BubbleUPnP on your FireTV will be autonomous for track advance, not requiring BubbleUPNP on your tablet to run.

Other than that, v3.8.0.1 is coming to the Amazon appstore at the end of the week and might improve Qobuz streaming.

 

[EPa]

@EPa

That's a very unusual error. I cannot reproduce it on Windows 11 using Java 19 from Eclipse Temurin. Where is your Java 19 coming from ?

java.com (oracle)
It it the SE Development Kit (https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/).
Had the standard 8 before, same problem.

 

[GurliGebis]

@GurliGebis

I understand your request but it has some complications in term of implementation and to not be confusing. I need to think more about it, but no promise.
For sorting filesystem folders holding albums by track number automatically, you can try enabling More > Gear icon > UPnP/DLNA Libraries settings > (pick UMS) > Smart Sort.

Thanks, I did try that.
The problem with Smart Sort is that when I'm in my Misc folder, it sorts by track name, instead of artist, so I have to switch it to artist, which then overrides it for all other folders.
That is why I'm suggesting have it on a folder by folder basis, if possible.

 

[simonMBUK]

Hi @bubbleguuum ,

I'm testing proxying MinimServer for use with a WiIM mini for that bug I spoke to you about. Now it works fine, but it offers up the original file as well as L16 and WAV streams, is there any way to disable the transcoded streams as I'd prefer to know exactly what's going on and transcode in MinimServer if needed?

I've set:
<disableAudioVideoTranscoding>true</disableAudioVideoTranscoding>
but it had no affect, maybe that's just for video?

Thanks

EDIT:
I forgot to mention that I had also set 'Transcode Audio' to 'Do not transcode' on the Advanced Settings page.

Maybe I'm worrying unduly because I know there are three streams shown through 'Show Metadata' in BubbleUPnP, maybe BubbleUPnP with the discussed settings would never choose them?

 

[jim_pap]

I am also confirming that v3.8.1 fixed the hardware volume buttons.

A feature request that might be interesting: These days I am trying Hi Fi Cast. From its Now Playing screen, one can enter to more information pages. One of them has links to wikipedia, musixmatch, musicbrainz which are relayed ro the song that is playing.

 

[mikehd1959]

Hi, found this app on the WiiM users forum to address current display issues that the WiiM Home App has with network music servers (no album art on many views). It's been working a treat (bought the license!) with one nagging issue. It's just my spouse and I in our home using your app to listen to our home music server (Serviio is the DLNA server) through the WiiM. But if I start a playlist, and then she accesses the app on her phone, it doesn't show my playlist, it shows her old play list and never refreshes with the current playlist. Same if she starts a playlist and I then start the app from my phone.

This may be out of the design intent of the app or maybe we have some app setting set wrong (I went through each one and couldn't find anything obvious).

Any tips or insights?

thanks,

 

[simonMBUK]

Hi, found this app on the WiiM users forum to address current display issues that the WiiM Home App has with network music servers (no album art on many views). It's been working a treat (bought the license!) with one nagging issue. It's just my spouse and I in our home using your app to listen to our home music server (Serviio is the DLNA server) through the WiiM. But if I start a playlist, and then she accesses the app on her phone, it doesn't show my playlist, it shows her old play list and never refreshes with the current playlist. Same if she starts a playlist and I then start the app from my phone.

Hi Mike,

To share playlists you'll need to install BubbleUPnP Server and then create an OpenHome version of your WiiM that you'll use in the BubbleUPnP app to play to, rather than the normal WiIM e.g. if your normal WiiM is called 'WiiM Mini' you'll see another called 'WiiM Mini (OpenHome)'. You can hide the original WiiM via 'Settings > Hide/unhide renderers and libraries' in the BubbleUPnP app so it doesn't cause confusion.

 

[mikehd1959]

Thank you @simonMBUK I'll give it a try.

 

[mikehd1959]

Sweet! works well.

One question: I don't need internet access to my home music. Should "Make this Media Server available in BubbleUPnP for Android and foobar2000 for internet access" be checked. Seems like it should be not checked but the help page shows an older version that doesn't have the "for internet access" as part of the description. I thought that maybe if unchecked it would disappear from my home LAN as well.

 

[simonMBUK]

Sweet! works well.

One question: I don't need internet access to my home music. Should "Make this Media Server available in BubbleUPnP for Android and foobar2000 for internet access" be checked. Seems like it should be not checked but the help page shows an older version that doesn't have the "for internet access" as part of the description. I thought that maybe if unchecked it would disappear from my home LAN as well.

It's not needed but equally I don't think it does anything without 'Network and Security > Allow to access the server from the Internet' checked.
On the 'Media Renderers' page where you've configured the WiiM, make sure you've enabled 'Gapless playback', and personally I've set 'Decode audio to PCM for' to 'Never use', but that's because I prefer to have my music server do any transcoding.

I think that's it really!

 

[Sid32]

Hey, so we don't need a quick theme change button from the left side menu, but would be handy for UPNP serve on/off switch.

 

[taimei]

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[toasterpc]

Hey there!

Just wanted to say I love the Android app, been a user for years and just recently began trying out the Docker container, though I'm left with a bit of a pickle.

At the moment, most of the services running on my device (OpenWRT 22.03.3 for Raspberry Pi 4B) depend on a docker-compose file for both maintenance tasks and connectivity to the network, but I've noticed that at the moment the container is unable to accept the usage of volume mounts to store the configuration outside the container, which means that every time I update my system I have to configure the server from scratch.

Would enabling an external configuration directory be a possibility in the future?

Thanks in advance!

 

[bubbleguuum]

Hey there!

Just wanted to say I love the Android app, been a user for years and just recently began trying out the Docker container, though I'm left with a bit of a pickle.

At the moment, most of the services running on my device (OpenWRT 22.03.3 for Raspberry Pi 4B) depend on a docker-compose file for both maintenance tasks and connectivity to the network, but I've noticed that at the moment the container is unable to accept the usage of volume mounts to store the configuration outside the container, which means that every time I update my system I have to configure the server from scratch.

Would enabling an external configuration directory be a possibility in the future?

Thanks in advance!

@toasterpc

I may look into it for an unpdate to the image (no promise though) but you can easily retrieve the configuration.xml file to copy it in a new docker image with instructions at the end of this page