tion to be had?
I'm sure these questions have been asked and answered many times here.
I wouldn't be asking them here if the penguin site provided a clear
roadmap for newbies.
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Thanks for the fast answers Pippin. Much appreciated. When iPeng is
able to function as a player with the next major release, will I be able
to access my SB server remotely if I forward the port?
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00) correctly.
Interesting. Doesn't apple have the means to differentiate between 3G
and WiFi and allow apps to do over WiFi which they understandably must
restrict over 3G?
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it would also work, but only with a limited bitrate, which
> means that _in this case_ the server would have to transcode, which
> doesn't work with all servers.
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I'm liking the app a lot.
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pippin;513541 Wrote:
> Ah. You clicked away that help animation after the intro too fast :)
>
> Swipe right on Now Playing. See "Help->Quick Tutorials->Now Playing".
Thanks man. I'm so new to the touch that swiping to find other screens
isn't
trolling my own server and
players.
The Now Playing page just says "Your player was not found." at the
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eady a ticket, too, but I can't find it right now,
> you might want to file a new one :)
Check ticket #215
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In the Radio Menu, Search is greyed out. Should it be?
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> It's not greyed out, it's an entry field :)
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So...with the 7.5 release...a major iPeng update maybe?
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meters, clocks, etc.
I'm lost.
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> post it in the forum so someone can help you.
>
> It's a good idea to post this in the "3rd party plugin" section of
> the forum so other users who have made Custom Clock styles for the
> Radio will see your questions too.
nths, days
and dates are to be in a flip format.
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ems like a lot of complication. I'd
make the digit plates look like they had the horizontal split in the
middle, just for show.
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t;Logitech" look, rendered in the vintage Sony typeface?
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ualizer image but make it possible to configure exactly
> which text elements you like to display.
> - Added support for time based icon images through the new "timeicon"
> item type (jstraw, this is what you want to use for your flip clock
> experiment)
> - Added support f
Rick B.;557620 Wrote:
> Not me! I want the playback for iPeng...and I want it now! Please...
I'll politely say that I too want playback more than I want any other
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Michael, have you considered making tracks on the list that are from the
local music library, playable and/or favorite-able?
Would it be possible to use some data other than strings from the track
title to make the plugin not log certain streaming stations?
-
jstraw wrote:
> Michael, have you considered making tracks on the list that are from the
> local music library, playable and/or favorite-able?
>
> Would it be possible to use some data other than strings from the track
> title to make the plugin not log certain streaming stati
mherger wrote:
> > Michael, have you considered making tracks on the list that are from
> the
> > local music library, playable and/or favorite-able?
>
> Drilling down one such item would give you that track's song info menu,
>
> from where you can play it, favorite it, or browse the album/arti
The clock was ticking on my Play Store purchase so I had to return both
Squeeze Ctrl and SB Player. I could get it to work on wifi with the
local server but had no joy getting it to play nice with my server over
a data connection. SB Player would claim to be connected but Squeeze
Ctrl couldn't ac
adding reply to subscribe to email notifications...
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> You need to open ports 3483 {SB Player) and 9000 (Squeeze Ctrl) on your
> router.
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk
I manage my ports through my VPN service and they're already configured.
I use a different port that 9000. It all works fine with the
Squeezeplayer and the co
wt0 wrote:
> You new to add a manual server definition into Squeeze Ctrl. Go to
> Preferences > Servers and tap Add New Server, then tap on the newly
> added server to edit the details.
Yes, I did that. It didn't work. I also didn't see a field to add a port
number. I'll try again when I have
wt0 wrote:
> Yes you have to tap the new server. The app defaults to port 9000.
>
> The auto discovery process also finds the port number, which is why it
> worked on WiFi.
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk
Thanks. I'm about to take another stab at this.
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Still no luck. I'm still getting the "No servers Found" pop-up.
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The Play Store policy is a little frustrating. It's not reasonable to
expect instant tech support, so I'm going to have little choice but to
uninstall the apps again.
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Well, joy of joys...I just learned that I can only uninstall for a
refund ONCE. So now I own these apps whether I can get them to work or
not.
So, let's get them to work.
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wt0 wrote:
> Did you add a server to the app? Make sure it is selected.
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk
The server is added to both apps. SB player says I'm connected to it.
Squeeze Ctrl reports "No Servers Found."
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Two additional things:
The icon for SB Player has a circle with a "1" on it, seemingly
indicating some sort of notification that is opaque to me and tha I've
been unable to locate.
In the Play store, the second screen shot for SB Player depicts an
screen I have not been able to find a way to ac
If I go to the web interface for LMS, I can see "SB Player 4" listed on
the select menu for players. From the web interface I can play to my
phone over my data connection, but Squeeze Ctrl is not functioning as a
controller in any way.
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OK, it might be working, but I'm not sure and not sure I understand
this.
Wifi is off on the phone. It's using my data connection. When I set
Squeeze Ctrl to use "Use Local Server", it works. I thought the local
server was the local IP on the LAN: 192.168.x.x My data connection can't
see my loca
Great, thanks for the help. I'm really liking the way this app
functions.
I have a question that's sort of peripheral. Do you have any insight
into what determines how an app such as this interacts with a car's
infotainment system?
Most audio apps on my phone function properly, inasmuch as arti
wt0 wrote:
> TRY GOING TO PREFERENCES > CONTROLS AND ENABLING USE MEDIA BUTTONS.
>
> Originally Android didn't have an official way of supporting Bluetooth
> control, but apps got around that by spying on how the system audio
> player supports it. A formal API for audio remote controls was
> in
wt0 wrote:
> Did some quick research. Apparently it effects Spotify too, but not
> Google Play music. So Google probably changed something and didn't tell
> anyone.
>
> As a side not, I found a forum post claiming that you can fix the
> problem by uninstalling Android Wear. If you don't have an
I checked and my phone doesn't have Android Wear installed...so that's
not it.
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I went to try the suggestion found here:
https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Can-t-use-Bluetooth-controls-after-last-update/m-p/4329691/highlight/true#M124224
But my phone doesn't *have* AVRCP 1.3
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of Android 8.0 to my phone, which eliminated AVRCP 1.3and default to
AVRCP 1.4. I further believe that Andrid 8.1 restores AVRCP 1.3 to
Developer Options. I don't know when or if my phone will get Android
8.1.
It would be use
wt0 wrote:
> I don't think it has anything to do with the AVRCP version. I switched
> mine to 1.3 and Bluetooth control in Squeeze Ctrl still didn't work. I'm
> pretty sure it was an API change. Last night I tried Spotify and BT
> control did work, today the Spotify app was updated and BT contro
wt0 wrote:
> I tested AVRCP 1.3 on my phone and it's running 9.0 (Pixel 3). However,
> I think it depends phone and what Bluetooth feature the manufacturer
> decides to include.
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk
It' really hard to understand how the OEMs or Google has allowed this to
be
OK, before I ask my question...I *know*..."fix your tags."
I'm not fixing my tags. If that bothers you to the point of lecturing
me, please consider ignoring this thread entirely.
Would it be possible to write a plugin that takes control over artwork
handling by LMS? Ideally it would be user co
Is there a fix for 48k-sampled files. OrangeSqueeze/Squeezeplayer will
play them, Squeeze Ctrl/SB Player will not. Is there a setting I need to
change in SB Player?
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wt0 wrote:
> Ok, it turns out Oreo had an annoying change to how it sends media
> button events. In previous versions of Android and app just has to tell
> the system that it is the active audio app and the media events would
> get sent to it. With Oreo the app that last played audio locally i
I just updated from the Play store and the update says it's from Feb 1,
2019. In "about" the app says it's 2.1.2, copyright 2015.
Do I have the update? Does this update address the outstanding Bluetooth
audio control issue?
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I just set this up and it's sort of working and sort of not.
I have the server installed and running with a whopping 19 track
library. I have it forwarding ports through my VPN service and I have a
dyndns hostname working with it. I can access the UI from the local
network IP, the VPN IP or the
Oops...I forgot to forward port 3483.
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And for the first time ever, I have "Artist" displaying on the car's
display.
I can't find the shuffle/repeat controls in Squeeze Ctrl. Anyone know
where they're located?
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> It's just a tap, not hold, unless you changed that in preferences.
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk
Tap brings up the list of available players.
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kidstypike wrote:
> Press and hold the player name bottom centre.
Thanks!
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> Then you must have "Tap to show player selector" enabled in Preferences
> > Controls (it's off by default)
>
> In that case, tap and hold.
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk
Ah, I see...thanks.
jstraw
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What *causes* this version of the landscape layout? How can I prevent it
from ever appearing? How can I get out of it when it happens?
When I use the icon in the lower right, it only reverts to the proper
landscape layout temporarily. These occurrences seem to be related to a
loss of conn
wt0 wrote:
> That's Dock Mode. Look at Preferences > Dock, Charging & Stay Awake
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk
Thanks!
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I'd like to describe a behavior that I can't seem to configure my way
out of. I launch Squeeze Ctrl and the appropriate meta data appears on
my car's display. I can numerous tracks and the data updates as
expected. If I use the display or the steering wheel controls to skip a
track, it works just
wt0 wrote:
> It's not you. It's how Android 8+ handles bluetooth media controls.
> Basically, the last app to play audio is the app that actually receives
> the media button presses. So, as I mentioned in a previous post,
> Squeeze Ctrl initiates and then immediate stops playing an empty audi
Any ETA on the update to SB Player?
Also, just in the last couple of days I've started seeing a lot of these
kinds of errors that seem to go away for a little while if I kill and
restart Squeeze Ctrl. It doesn't seem to matter whether or not I reboot
the device. It's happening on both my tablet
wt0 wrote:
> Just published the updates. You'll need to update both Squeeze Ctrl and
> SB Player.
>
> As to the errors, try increasing the Network Timeout in the app,
> Preferences > Servers > Default Network Timeout. If you manually
> defined the server, then you'll need to change it in the
Promising results with my Bluetooth speaker. Will report back after I
try it in the car the next chance I get.
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Suddenly, I'm getting "Problem: Can't open file for:..." errors by the
dozens.
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wt0 wrote:
> That sounds like a server problem. Try a full rescan of the library.
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk
Fortunately that wasn't necessary. For some unknown reason, the entire
library directory tree disappeared...as in file explorer even thought
the directory was empty. I defe
wt0 wrote:
> The dock mode view makes basic commands easier at arns length. Tap to
> play/pause, slide up/down for volume and flick left/right for fwd/Rew
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk
I'll revisit dock view but I'm referring more like having to dig into a
menu to select a repeat op
wt0 wrote:
> No back button? Doesn't your phone have a back button?
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk
You know, I just grew accustomed to having one in the app interface. It
makes sense to leave that functionality to the phone's interface.
I stand by my other example. There are a number
Is there a way, when closing Squeeze Ctrl, to force SB Player to
disconnect?
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> Is there a way, when closing Squeeze Ctrl, to force SB Player to
> disconnect?
I guess this is what Auto Close does, yes?
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I don't have any idea what's going on but for the last several days
Squeeze Ctrl is having a lot of trouble connection with my server. This
is on both my phone and tablet.
Nothing seems to be wrong with the VPN ports, the dynamic host setup,
etc. The web UI is having no trouble connecting to and
I should mention that I don't use SB Player on my tablet. I just use
Squeeze Ctrl. I use both on my phone.
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> same here, takes ages or doesn't connect at all. Was it after the last
> update?
I think so.
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> Open the app menu and press cancel connect then try connecting again.
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk
The initial attempt spins forever. The attempt after "cancel connect"
gets a 408 request timeout on the tablet...but works on the phone.
Any way I can get the pre-update
Often, like now "Checking for tablet mode" spins endlessly.
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And now it's connected on the tablet...for the first time since last
night.
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> After some testing, I found that I can make the problem appear by fully
> stopping the app; ie. open the recent apps list and swiping away the
> app. Then the next time the app launches the connection problem
> appears.
>
> Turns out the problem had nothing to do with any changes I
My tablet updated to the revised version and now I can't figure out any
way to connect at all.
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wt0 wrote:
> Are you using auto server discovery or a manually defined server
> settings? Auto discovery will not work thru a VPN. If you're using a
> manually defined server setting, make sure the correct one is selected.
> You may have to add a new dummy server setting, select that one, the
This may be to do with Android 9 (Pie).
I can't find an equalizer app that will function with SBPlayer/Squeeze
Ctrl. I think it's because they're all designed to only work with apps
that "start an audio session". I don't know what that actually means. Do
your apps not do this, and is this solvab
wt0 wrote:
> Every app that plays audio has to "start" an audio session.
>
> Audio is fed into the system using something called an AudioTrack. Every
> AudioTrack has a unique id called an Audio Session ID. If you know a
> track's Audio Session ID, then you can apply effects to it. Audio
> Sess
Suddenly, a couple of days into my new Pixel 3XL and less than a day
after uprading to Android 10, Squeeze Ctrl and/or SB Player has ceased
working properly. It will play a track for a few seconds...or sometimes
up to a minute or so, the the audio stops. The progress bar continues
but in silence.
I reinstalled. No cange. Did Android 10 break this?
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> Just tried it on my Pixel 3 w/ Android 10 and it works fine.
>
> Try going to the battery optimization page in the system settings and
> enabling battery optimizations and then re-disable it.
>
> Make sure wifi isn't set to disconnect when the device sleeps, though
> I'm not sure
wt0 wrote:
> For your particular problem, you only need to check the Battery
> Optimization of SB Player.
I enabled battery optimization, rebooted, disabled it again. Let me see
how it runs for a while. I'll report back. Thank you.
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I'm afraid it's still stopping. When it stops, the track timer continues
to advance...there's just no audio, till I skip to the next track.
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> Have you looked at the debug page in SB Player? Does it show any
> errors?
There are messages. I don't know if they indicate errors, per se. I
there a way to export the logs?
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Auostart playback
New track
Data stream ended
Decoder ready
Streaming from (host/port)
Data Stream Starting
Got response headers
Autostart playback
Data stream ended
New track
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> Ok, it only happens with mp3's, not flac's and it happens not long after
> the device goes to sleep. SB Player uses it's own decoder for FLAC and
> the system's decoder for MP3. My guess is that Android 10 has gotten
> more aggressive with it's power saving and is shutting down the
I just enabled this plugin. I can use it from the Web UI. Should I be
able to access my custom syncs from controllers? I can't figure out how.
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Thanks, both of you!
I should probably look at Group Player too.
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> Ok, it only happens with mp3's, not flac's and it happens not long after
> the device goes to sleep. SB Player uses it's own decoder for FLAC and
> the system's decoder for MP3. My guess is that Android 10 has gotten
> more aggressive with it's power saving and is shutting down the
wt0 wrote:
> Yes it has been fixed
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk
Thank you!
Any response regarding the small text and icons on my tablet?
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wt0 wrote:
> Try changing the dpi of your tablet.
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk
This isn't happening with any other app. It's not happening in all parts
of Squeeze Control. The Now Playing screen looks perfectly normal,
except the words "Now Playing" are very small. If I tap the icon
wt0 wrote:
> Can you post a screenshot?
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk
I decided to uninstall and reinstall before doing screenshots, to see if
that would sort it out.
Now I have a UI I've never seen before. I guess this is tablet mode? Can
I turn it off? I can't find a setting for i
Here are the screenshots. Fist, please not that after the reinstall,
there is no title, artist or album text on Now Playing.
Also the mentioned text is still really small...smaller than it used to
be. This is a 7" tablet and the text is much smaller than you see here
on playlists, now plaing opt
Uninstalling and reinstalling again, restored the missing text.
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Thread title speaks for itself.
Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
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> didn't think so
> wouldnt make any sense
>
> if you want to download a bunch of files - you had to zip it.
> A zipfile is worthless eg. on a smartphone.
>
> To queue all tracks may be a to huge memory usage on the browser.
> And there is no smb involved in pure lms to handle tha
DJanGo wrote:
> why dint you wrote your own simple script for that?
I don't know how.
And pardon me, but why is it important to you whether or not the
computer I'm sitting at is mine?
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> a) Its simple
> b) just wait a few years and ask yourself the same question and you will
> know the answer :o
I realize that English may not be your first language but the question
was, why is that important to -YOU-? What concern is it of yours,
whether or not I'm sitting at a c
So, to reiterate, the question was whether or not such a plugin exists.
If anyone knows of one, I'd be grateful for a pointer to it.
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