Controls & audio bugfixes

Improvements

• New Select All / Deselect All option when pressing the Edit button in the Library (thanks @clint015).
• Support for iOS 13 dark / light mode.

Bugfixes

• Stop audio when removing removing one AirPod from your ear.
• Book will no longer sometimes jump to the beginning of the file when playback is restarted from the control center while the app was not in memory.

Support

For help and ways to contribute to the project, see the support section in the Settings screen of BookPlayer or visit www.bookplayer.app

iOS 13 & control center improvements

Improvements

• Support for iOS 13.
• Now playing in control center now displays chapter titles when available.
• Now playing in control center now displays remaining time of either chapter or book, mirroring what was selected inside the app.
• Support zip files when importing via local apps.

Support

For help and ways to contribute to the project, see the support section in the Settings screen of BookPlayer or visit www.bookplayer.app

CarPlay Support!

Improvements

• CarPlay Support!.

Support

For help and ways to contribute to the project, see the support section in the Settings screen of BookPlayer or visit www.bookplayer.app

Now-Playing-View Improvements

Improvements

• Smooth transition to the Now-Playing-View in the Watch App (it also shows the clock now).

Support

For help and ways to contribute to the project, see the support section in the Settings screen of BookPlayer or visit www.bookplayer.app

Apple Watch and Widget extension

Introducing: BookPlayer Watch App

Navigate your library and change the book you're listening to directly from your Apple Watch!. This first version is aimed to be a companion app of the iOS app, and will serve as a base for future versions. A stand-alone app will come later down the road.

New features & Improvements

• Watch app
• Add Widget extension to quickly start playing your last book
• Add option to disable autolock only when the device is charging.

Bugfixes

• Fixed a crash when importing some mp3 books that contained artworks
• Fixed book's playback time being set to 0 when started from a Siri shortcut
• Disable folder support, we recommend zipping the folder before importing it into the app
• Lower shadow opacity for skip controls

Support for folders & bugfixes

Bugfixes & Improvements

• Added support for importing folders
• Zip files are now erased properly after processing
• Interaction with the theme-brightness slider was improved
• Playback no longer stops after launching the app via a 3d-touch quick action from the home screen
• The screen won't lock as long as you're in the file-importer view
• Fixed multiple crashes, among those, one affecting iOS 10 devices when trying to import files
• Track time spent listening in the app (locally)

Support

For help and ways to contribute to the project, see the support section in the Settings screen of BookPlayer or visit www.bookplayer.app

Tip jar, dark mode & more

Introducing: BookPlayer Plus

Support BookPlayer development and unlock more design options

• Colorful App Icon alternatives
• Additional color themes
• More extras will be added to future releases without the need for additional purchases.

BookPlayer will remain free and the free version will retain all features forever. We believe in Open Source and in free software. We also hope you enjoy it as much as we do and consider a donation to keep the lights on.

New features & Improvements

• Dark Mode
• Bulk edit the items in your library and playlists
• New layout and interaction for skip controls in the player
• 3D Touch Quick Actions for fast access to the most recent book
• Completion of a book is now tracked independently from a book’s progress
• More options are available by swiping left on a cell in both Library and Playlists
• Optional creation of a new Playlist when importing books while inside a playlist
• Stop at chapter boundaries when skipping
• Tip Jar

Bugfixes

• Fixed a cancelled on-chapter-end sleep timer
• Fixed the layout of the book title and the author Miniplayer layout title issues
• Accessibility improvements inside the player interface

Support

For help and ways to contribute to the project, see the support section in the Settings screen of BookPlayer or visit www.bookplayer.app

Playback speed, sleep timer & more

New features & Improvements

• New ‘End of Chapter’ option for the sleep timer
• The list of a book’s chapters starts scrolled to the current chapter
• Playback speed will be the same across all the books inside a playlist
• 1.75x playback speed now available

Bugfixes

• Sorting now works as expected

Support

For help and ways to contribute to the project, see the support section in the Settings screen of BookPlayer or visit www.bookplayer.app

Sort, Share, Zip support & Siri shortcut

New features & Improvements

• Sort button for library and playlists
• Share books from the Library
• Siri shortcut for the last played book
• Importing Zip archives containing audio files
• Basic Url scheme bookplayer:// – only action available is play last played book

Bugfixes

• Autoplay for new files when device is locked
• Clarified labelling in chapter list

Support

For help and ways to contribute to the project see the support section in the Settings screen of BookPlayer or visit www.bookplayer.app

Thank you!

If you enjoy BookPlayer, we would be glad if you consider writing a review.

Support has arrived. Again.

Bugfixes

• Reconnected table cells in support section

Support

For help and ways to contribute to the project see the support section in the Settings screen of BookPlayer or visit www.bookplayer.app

Thank you!

If you enjoy BookPlayer, we would be glad if you consider writing a review.