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Version 2025.09.2
* Fixed: Animated icon in cue list wasn't appearing when a delayed audio cue starts playing.
* Fixed: Audio files longer than one hour weren't displaying times correctly in the control panel.
* Fixed: Issues with service running in foreground to keep sound playing when app isn't visible.
* Fixed: Occasional error when opening the Waveform dialog while editing an audio cue.
* Fixed: Crash on Samsung devices when opening split screen mode while Soundboard mode is active.
* Fixed: Occasional silence on first run of audio cues using Oboe playback library.
* Internal: Settings management upgraded to latest androidx library.
* Internal: Java, Kotlin and Oboe versions were upgraded.
Version 2025.09.1b
* Fixed: Some issues with notifications that keep the app running when in the background.
* Behind-the-scenes updates to keep everything running smoothly with the latest Google Play requirements.
Version 2025.09.1a
* New: Oboe playback library now supports FLAC audio files, a lossless format.
* Fixed: "Stop at" and "Fade out" properties weren't working with new Oboe playback engine.
Version 2025.09.1
* New: Introduced the low-latency "Oboe" audio playback engine. It plays cues more responsively when you tap the GO button and reduces gaps when playing cues with the "After previous cue" trigger. Oboe initially works with WAV, MP3, and OGG files.
* New: Switch from the old-school "MediaPlayer" engine to Oboe with the new "Audio playback engine" setting.
* New: "Play one audio cue at a time" setting fades out any currently playing audio cues when a new cue starts. Control the fade outs with the existing "Stop cue duration" setting.
* New: The cue list now displays an animated progress icon when a cue is running.
Version 2025.04.1b
* Fixed: Menu drawer was overlapping the top system toolbar.
Version 2025.04.1a
* Fixed: Added edge-to-edge support on Android 11 and later. System status bar color may change on some devices.
* Enhanced: Cue trigger type indicators are now displayed in Soundboard mode.
* Enhanced: Scrolling when dragging cues in a large cue list is faster.
Version 2025.04.1
* New: "Soundboard" mode displays a grid of buttons that run cues when tapped. Activate Soundboard mode from the app's toolbar.
* Updated: Renamed "Unlocked" mode to "Edit".
* Updated: Renamed "Run Zoomed" mode to "Zoomed".
Version 2024.08.1
* Fixed: Fades now work on Android 8 and later even when system animations are disabled. On Android 7 and earlier, check Troubleshooting Tips in the User Guide.
* Fixed: Improved control button layout on foldable device external displays.
* Fixed: Changed how user messages are displayed from some contexts.
* Fixed: After switching shows, always reset currently selected cue to first cue in the list.
* Fixed: Miscellaneous minor bugs.
* Updated: In Sample Show, replaced looping cue's WAV file with OGG file.
Version 2024.03.1
* New: "Run zoomed" display mode displays next and pending cues in large fonts.
* New: "Restart" button in control panel makes all running cues restart.
* New: Remote control and Flic button events support the new Restart action.
* New: "Flash screen on remote events" setting makes screen flash when keyboard or remote control events are received.
* New: Waveform dialog for visually editing an audio cue's start and stop points, accessed from Edit Cue screen.
* New: Added permission for foreground service audio playback, required in Android 14.
Version 2023.05.1 and 2023.06.1
* New: Added support for Flic buttons to trigger, stop and pause cues remotely.
Version 2023.02.1
* New: Audio cues have two new properties:
"Stop at" stops a cue at a selected timestamp. A value of 0 disables the property so the Audio cue runs to completion.
"Fade out" fades the cue's volume down to 0 over the selected number of seconds, starting that many seconds before the cue stops.
* New: When a Fade cue is running, either an up or down arrow icon now appears to indicate the fade direction.
* Change: Fade cue buttons have a new icon in Run mode showing up and down arrows.
Version 2023.01.1
* New: "Pause / Play" cues can target either a single audio cue or all running cues. The cue acts as a toggle switch, pausing or playing the targeted cues depending on whether they're currently playing.
* New: "Stop" cues do the same thing as a Fade with duration of 0, stopping the targeted audio cue immediately.
* Change: The Sample Show now uses a Stop instead of a Fade cue to "stop the Blues".
Version 2022.12.1
* Fixed: Cues with delays and with triggers of "With previous cue" and "After previous cue" now work correctly when the app doesn't have focus
* New: Cue type indicators of "with" and "after" are now displayed for cues with triggers of "With previous" and "After Previous"
* New: Added support for required notifications permission on Android 13.
* New: Added menu item for requesting new notification permission (only appears on devices running Android 13 when permission hasn't been granted)
* Fixed: In sample show, replaced a WAV audio file with MP3 equivalent due to playback issues on Chromebooks
* Fixed: Stopped displaying a status message upon tapping "Stop All" when no cues are playing
Version 2022.02.2
* New: Added "Select all" button in audio files screen
* Fixed: Improvements to immersive screen mode for devices running Android 10+
* Fixed: Uses tablet layout on first launch on large screens such as Chromebooks
* Enhanced: Display reason if Google Play store can't be used when requesting in-app purchase
Version 2022.02.1
* New: Added "Default volume for new audio cues" setting
* Fixed: Notifications on Android 10+ when gesture-based navigation is turned on were leaving a vertical gap
Version 2022.01.1
* Fixed: Right-to-left screen layouts improved
Version 2021.11.1
* Audio file storage is now private to the app. For more about this change, visit:
http://bit.ly/AudioCuesStorage
* New: When loading the Sample Show, its audio files are copied to the show's private storage upon show creation
* Removed: The migration wizard from the previous release was removed, since the app now only uses private storage
* Removed: File permissions are no longer requested, since they aren't needed with private storage
Version 2021.09.2
* New: Migration wizard moves audio files from public to private storage; after use, audio file storage is private to the app
* Enhanced: Restore Show wizard now displays detailed feedback as files are restored
* Enhanced: Audio files manager rewritten for better performance.
Version 2021.09.1
* New: Back up and restore entire shows, including the show's audio files, to a ZIP file
* New: Added warning when Fade cues are disabled due to Battery Saver turned on or Developer animation duration scale set to 0
Version 2021.06.7
* Internal upgrade to Google Play Billing tools for in-app purchase processing
* Various performance improvements both editing shows and running cues
Version 2021.03.2
* Fixed: Crash state in landscape orientation
Version 2021.03.1
* Android 5 and later are required for this and future releases.
* Versioning changed from numbers to dates.
* Fixed: cosmetic issues running on Android 12 developer preview 1
Version 1.10.2
* Fixed: Crash on startup with early versions of Android
Version 1.10.1
* Fixed: Crash when duplicating a show
* Fixed: Occasional strange formatting of titles in cue editing screen after selecting an audio file
Version 1.10
* New: Dark theme is now available
* New: Theme setting has options for Dark, Light and System default (or Set with Battery Saver) themes
* Fixed: New security exception in Android 11 when importing audio files
* Fixed: Some user interface / display issues introduced in Android 11
Version 1.9.2
* New setting: Immersive display is now off by default to conform with Google's UI recommendations, but you can turn it back on in Settings.
* Fixed: Fades shorter than 1 second were being reset to 0 seconds
* Fixed: "Go to" cues with trigger of "With previous cue" were selecting wrong cue
* Other minor bug fixes and code refactoring
Version 1.9.1
* Fixed: Occasional crash state on Chromebooks
Version 1.9
* New: Create multiple audio cues from selected files in the Manage Audio Files screen
* New: Delete multiple selected audio files in the Manage Audio Files screen
* New: Prevent unintentional cue launches with new "Minimum time between taps" setting
* Enhanced: Graphical icons added to Settings screen
* Fixed: Multiple instances of the main cue list screen were occasionally launched
* Minor bug fixes and code refactoring
Version 1.8
* New: "Go to" cue type to enable cue loops
To create a loop:
* Set the first cue in the loop's trigger "Go button"
* Set all other audio cue triggers to "After previous cue"
* Add a "Go to" cue at the end of the loop with target set to the first cue in the loop and trigger to "After previous cue"
* To enable breaking out of the loop, add a "Fade cue" after the "Go to" cue with target set to "All running cues" and trigger to "Go button"
* New: LinkedIn discussion group for sharing ideas with other Audio Cues users. Select "Discuss app" from the slide-out menu. If you have the LinkedIn app installed, you'll go to the group there.
Version 1.7
* New: "Run" mode with large GO and Stop All buttons
* Change: Lock button on toolbar now offers Lock/Unlock/Run options
* Change: Updated drag-out menu to work with Android 10 navigation gestures
* Change: Moved control panel's seek bar up to avoid conflict with Android 10 "home" gesture
* Change: App notifications are now only displayed when an audio cue is running.
Version 1.6
* New: Notification with Play, Pause and Stop All buttons appears when app is in the background
* Fixed: connection to running cues was sometimes dropped when app was in the background
* Change: Cue list text and selection bar colors were modified for better readability
* Change: A small WAV audio file in the Sample Show was replaced with an OGG file
Version 1.5
* New: Audio cues have a new "Fade in" property. When set to non-0 value, the cue fades in to the target volume over the designated number of seconds.
* Fixed: Creating a show was populating the new show directory with a file from the previously displayed show
* Fixed: Database upgrade from v1.3 and earlier was failing
* Fixed: Cues with delays weren't being triggered correctly if another sound was already playing.
Version 1.4
* New: Import a new audio file from the cue editing screen.
* New: Create an audio cue from a file in the Manage Files screen.
* New: Copy and paste volume levels between cues.
Version 1.3
* New: Auto-renumber cues from the options menu on the main screen
* New: Duplicate a show from the Manage Shows screen
* Enhancement: Smoother animation of the seek bar when audio cue is playing
* Enhancement: When auto-scrolling the cue list, at least two cues are kept visible at bottom of screen
* Enhancement: Release notes are displayed once upon app startup after the app has been upgraded
* Fixed: Fade targeting all running audio cues was leaving the status icon visible if no audio cues were playing
* New: Now available on Amazon for use with Fire tablets (a separate purchase from the Google Play store)
Version 1.2
* New: Configurable keystroke shortcuts
* New: Keystroke shortcut defaults support Bluetooth media remote controls
Version 1.1
* The Go button is larger and is now rectangular, to make it easier to tap. It also increases in size when the show is locked.
* Status messages are displayed as part of the app rather than as "Toast" messages, which could be suppressed by the device's notification settings. You can swipe to dismiss status messages.
* You can now duplicate an existing cue from the cue's context menu.
* The control panel lets you manage current playing cues, so you don't have to reselect a cue in the list to stop, pause, or move forward or back.
* Pausing a running cue is now controlled by a dedicated button in the control panel, rather than the Go button.
* The control panel also lets you switch between currently playing cues with buttons that appear when more than one audio cue is running.
* A volume button now appears in the control panel when the show isn't locked, letting you change the volume of a currently playing cue. Volume changes are saved as part of the cue.
* Renaming and deleting shows is now handled in a separate Manage Shows screen, accessible from the navigation menu.
* The device's Back button now has to be pressed twice to exit the app. This should reduce unintentional exits.
* The sample show's first audio cue has changed to a bit of blues music, and now uses an OGG audio file instead of WAV. This reduced the app download size significantly.
* Now correctly displays landscape layout in multi-window mode on Chromebooks
* Release notes can now be viewed from the navigation menu
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