Nosved Player

Nosved Player v1.3.0 - Changelog

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Playback & Gestures

• Implement smooth seeking:
  • CLOSEST_SYNC seeks, 3-phase seek model (start/preview/commit), improved buffering and timestamp previews.
• Refactor gesture system:
  • Long-press fast seek with gesture locking, double-tap ripple unified in GestureOverlay, fixed stuck animations.
• Remove legacy framerate field and start work on SW-decoder-friendly stats.

Watch History, States & Badges

• Add WatchHistoryScreen with clear history support and integrate into Home’s Continue Watching.
• Introduce VideoWatchState + getWatchState and unify badges:
  • WatchStateBadge on videos (NEW/Running/Ended).
  • NewCountBadge on folders with real-time updates via historyMap.
• Fix mis-tagging of ended videos and add manual Tag dialog to override statuses.

Metadata, Search & Recycle Bin

• Implement hybrid metadata caching:
  • MediaStore projections for shallow metadata, Room cache for deep metadata, background indexer for post-scan enrichment.
• Add RecycleBinScreen using MediaStore Trash APIs:
  • Entry point in Home, full Marathi translation, fixed expiry calculation bug, repository return-type fix.
• Search system:
  • New SearchResultScreen wired into NavGraph.
  • Suggestion popup component, layout toggle (list/grid with persistent column count).

Home & Library

• Add Recently Added carousel (last 10 videos).
• Add delete confirmation dialog to prevent accidental deletes.
• Fix explorer sorting and display info in Files/Explorer views.
• Auto-refresh library after file operations.

Device Stats & Tools

• Redesign DeviceStatsOverlay:
  • Material 3 Card, close button, dynamic framerate via VideoFrameMetadataListener, tied to Developer section toggle.
• Introduce Tool/ Timestamp Tool:
  • Ms ↔ time conversion, clipboard actions, navigation wiring, and a live time section with lifecycle-aware updates.

MediaSession & Intents

• Configure ExoPlayer with proper AudioAttributes and noisy audio handling.
• Integrate Media3 MediaSession via ForwardingPlayer for headset controls.
• Add ACTION_VIEW intent handling and share actions (single/multiple).
• Register shortcuts for launcher discovery and fix shortcut XML/strings issues.

Player Interface & UI

• New PlayerInterface settings screen:
  • Orientation, full-screen, soft buttons, brightness, elapsed/battery/clock toggles.
• Wire showRemainingTime from SettingsViewModel through PlayerControls and YouTube-style controls.
• Adjust overlay placement (elapsed/battery/clock) and rotation button positions for both standard and YT-style layouts.
• Fix watch history progress reset when re-entering videos.

FAB, Rotary, and Selection

• Rotary sort wheel redesign + layout fixes + close icon.
• Add Preview FAB:
  • Dual gesture (tap=play/close, long press=preview card), spring rotation animation, Coil-based thumbnail caching.
• Implement “selectByThumbnail” behavior across list/grid/folder views.

Navigation Bar & Theme

• Add isNavBarTransparent preference (DataStore), wire to theme and MainActivity, propagate across major screens.
• Standardize TopAppBar colors for About, Privacy, Log, and secondary screens.
• Refactor onboarding to support dynamic theme + add Greeting Splash to prevent initial flash.

Localization

• Add Marathi as a language option and translate (still work In Progress for lots of Pages InApp):
  • Home, History, About, Log, Folder List, Recycle Bin, YT controls, formatters, explorer, info sheets.

Architecture & Data Safety

• Replace destructive Room migration with MIGRATION_1_2:
  • Extend watch_history and video_metadata_cache schema safely; enforce migration in database builder.
• Implement longest-prefix visibility resolver and path normalization for SAF URIs.
• Extend WatchHistory with path field and update repository logic.
• Add safePopBackStack() to avoid back stack depletion.

Refactors, Cleanup & Misc

• Modularize VideoList and FolderList into dedicated packages with UiState/UiEvent/UiAction.
• Remove legacy screens and empty controllers.
• Address Gradle version compatibility, build warnings, and Material 3 API updates (menuAnchor).
• Update screenshots, .gitignore, and planning docs (codebase map).