✓ Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.
✓ Fixed SystemUI crash on some Android 12.1 devices.
✓ Target latest Android 13 SDK (API level 33).
✓ Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.
✓ Bluetooth autoplay will only be triggered by audio devices.
✓ Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.
✓ Fix notification bar album artwork issue on some devices.
✓ Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.
✓ Fix gapless playback on Pixel 6 devices.
✓ Fix Android Auto grid view on Android 12+.
✓ Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.
✓ Fix compatibility problems on Android 11 & 12.
✓ Support app shortcuts.
✓ Fixed a bug when creating playlist.
✓ Backup playlists to different folder on Android 11.
✓ Support song genres with number names.
✓ Hide empty playlists with zero songs.
✓ Added an audio focus setting - whether to reduce playback volume on notification and navigation.
✓ Fixed a synchronized lyrics timestamp bug.
✓ Enhanced Android Auto support, including:
1. Display album and artist artworks on Android Auto.
2. Add shuffle and repeat buttons in playing page on Android Auto.
3. Add folders view on Android Auto.
4. Other UI improvements and tweaks.
✓ Fixed playback resume problem after phone call.
✓ Fixed bug when editing artwork image for flac files.
✓ Ignore songs from excluded folders in newly added page.
✓ Add option to ignore articles while sorting.
✓ Be able to edit album artwork for single song file.
✓ Fixed local artwork display problem on Android 10.
✓ Fixed compatible problems on Android 11.
✓ Split album and artist artwork download. You can now choose to download artist artwork without downloading album artwork.
✓ Support sorting by file name in album page.
✓ Add composer field when editing song tags.
✓ Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.
✓ Support pitch adjustment while changing playback speed.
✓ Fixed song sorting bug by track numbers in album page.
✓ Fixed a bug when saving and restore playback position.
✓ Fixed new songs not detected bug on some devices with Android 10.
✓ Fixed an album artwork editing bug on Android 10.
✓ Fixed a sorting bug for albums and songs.
✓ Fixed an artwork display bug while playing.
✓ Fixed an SD card bug on Android 10.
✓ Fixed a tag editing bug.
✓ Other minor bug fixes.
✓ Fast forward/backward in slide up playback panel.
✓ Remember location in folder hierarchy mode.
✓ Fixed SD card access problem on Android 10.
✓ Support "play next" for album, artist, selection, etc.
✓ Fixed headset double/triple click on some devices.
✓ Support sorting songs by duration.
✓ Better accessibility support.
✓ Targeting Android API 28.
✓ Save and restore playback position for long tracks.
(Can be configured in settings page, useful for podcast and audio books.)
✓ Image loading speed for artworks is improved.
✓ Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.
✓ Support both ascending and descending sorting.
✓ Traditional Chinese translation is improved.
✓ Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.
✓ Tint navigation bar color based on theme.
✓ Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.
✓ Fixed playback error when opening from other apps.
✓ Fixed lock screen notification problem for MIUI 10.
✓ Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.
✓ Album artwork can now be saved to song files when editing tags.
✓ Slovak translation is added, thanks to Andrej Tobola!
✓ Welsh translation is added, thanks to Matthew John Jenkins!
✓ Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.
✓ Better alphabetical sorting for songs with number in their names.
✓ Fixed position not remembered bug when playback is interrupted.
✓ Improved performance in artist, genre and search page.
✓ Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.
✓ New option to auto play music when Bluetooth is connected.
✓ Sort songs and remove duplicate songs from playlist.
✓ New select all button in selection mode.
✓ Be able to share multiple songs at once.
✓ Improved image loading mechanism.
✓ Minor bug fixes and improvements.
✓ New option to auto play music when Bluetooth is connected.
✓ Sort songs and remove duplicate songs from playlist.
✓ New select all button in selection mode.
✓ Be able to share multiple songs at once.
✓ Improved image loading mechanism.
✓ Access favorites from now playing page.
✓ Minor bug fixes and improvements.
✓ Support ReplayGain on Android 4.4 and above.
✓ Support back key in hierarchy mode of folder page.
✓ Artwork and avatar in navigation drawer is clickable.
✓ Minor bug fixes and improvements.
✓ Playlist backup and restore.
✓ Minor fixes and improvements.
Multi-language support improvements:
✓ New settings to change language from application level.
✓ You can use language which is different from the system.
✓ Currently support up to 34 languages.
✓ Added sound balance adjustment in settings page.
✓ Minor fixes and improvements.
✓ Music visualizer is added, can be enabled from toolbar of now playing page.
✓ RECORD_AUDIO permission is needed to show music visualizer.
✓ Fixed a crossfade bug on some devices.
✓ Fixed playback error when picked from some file manager apps.
✓ Fixed a duration format bug.
✓ Fixed empty playlist error when it contains too many tracks.
✓ Fixed garbled character bug when editing tags with wrong encoding.
✓ Fixed device crash when customizing theme on Samsung devices.
Better support for OTG USB flash drive:
✓ Music stored on OTG USB flash drive can be played when picked from other file manager apps.
✓ Library rescan will include OTG USB flash drive, but it may take minutes to finish, depending on USB stick speed and the number of tracks it contains.
✓ This feature may not work on all devices. On some devices both music playback and library rescan on OTG devices will fail due to lack of permissions.
Version 1.7.7:
✓ Crossfade is supported, works for local playback in normal speed.
Changes for ads:
I received tons of negative feedback since ads added.
Now I understand clearly, it's a wrong decision and I apologize for it.
Starting from this release, Pulsar revert to ad-free with premium features：
✓ Ads are removed from the app.
✓ Equalizer and some theme features are available in paid version.
I hope this won’t prevent you from using Pulsar in future.
Thanks for your understanding!
New Pulsar Help Center is launched!You can access it from "user guide" item in navigation drawer.Also you can directly access web link: https://rhmsoft.com/pulsar/help/help.html
✓ Better word wrap for synchronized lyrics display.✓ Fixed a search bug in some native languages, such as Korean.✓ You can now turn on/off media format information from action bar in now playing page.
Version 1.7.2✓ Lyrics tag editing is supported for songs.✓ Both synced (suggested) and unsynced lyrics are supported.✓ Enhanced support for synced lyrics display in now playing page.✓ Fixed an artwork layout bug in now playing page on certain devices.✓ Fixed a dialog layout bug after screen rotation.Version 1.7.1✓ Easily recommend this app to friends.Version 1.7.0✓ Theme customization is supported!✓ New theme can be created based on 20 built-in themes, within one minute!
Version 1.7.1✓ Easily recommend this app to friends.✓ Fixed a notification long lasting bug.✓ Fixed some dynamic theme color errors.Version 1.7.0✓ Theme customization is supported!✓ New theme can be created based on 20 built-in themes, within one minute!
New version 1.7.0 is coming with theme customization support!Now you can create your own theme within one minute!Your theme can be created based on 20 built-in themes! Just freely modify the places that you want to change!Current supported customization: primary color, accent color, background color, playback panel color, image color and card background color.If your theme looks nice, please send it to support@rhmsoft.com, I would like to include it as built-in theme in future releases!
✓ Upgraded to Google Cast SDK v3, which is more reliable.✓ If you have any cast issue caused by this migration, please contact support@rhmsoft.com.
✓ Equalizer, presets and bass booster are free now.✓ 20 themes, including new cod gray theme, are free now.✓ Smart playlists can be hidden in playlist page of main screen.✓ Native ads are added in some pages, pro version does not have ads.✓ Ads won't be shown during the trial period.✓ Thai translation is added, thanks to Tania!✓ Minor fixes and improvements.
Version 1.6.5✓ Support default folder customization in folder hierarchy view.✓ Fixed a search layout bug when using sliding panel.Version 1.6.4✓ Support sliding up panel.✓ Minor fixes and improvements.
Version 1.6.3✓ Better support for Google Voice Commands.Version 1.6.2✓ Added "sync playlists" menu item to manually sync playlists with Android system.✓ Added adaptive launcher icon on Android Oreo, round icon was deprecated.✓ Solved a notification style color bug on Android Oreo.✓ Solved a playlist song order bug.✓ Added Hindi language translation.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!This new version contains lots of enhancements:✓ Now we have internal playlist management system, playlists should never be lost.✓ Notifications will use dynamic color parsed from album artwork on Android 8.0+.✓ Image loading mechanism is improved, to make it faster and more accurate.✓ Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!This new version contains lots of enhancements:✓ Now we have internal playlist management system, playlists should never be lost.✓ Notifications will use dynamic color parsed from album artwork on Android 8.0+.✓ Image loading mechanism is improved, to make it faster and more accurate.✓ Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.
✓ Support *.lrc files, double tap album image or click lyrics button from action bar in now playing page to display lyrics when available.✓ Better sorting for album/artist/song name with "the" or "a" prefix.✓ Support Android Auto.✓ Add Danish translation, thanks to Thor Larsen!✓ Minor bug fixes.
✓ Display sample rate, music format and bit rate in now playing page.✓ Be able to access sleep timer in now playing page.✓ Be able to share song file in its popup menu.✓ Minor bug fixes.
Version 1.5.5✓ Play single song by click "play" item from song popup menu.✓ Support fast scroller in more places, including folder and playlist page.✓ Minor bug fixes.
Version 1.5.4✓ Songs in folder view can now be sorted by file name.✓ Minor bug fixes.Version 1.5.3✓ Hotfix for widget problem on 1.5.2.Version 1.5.2✓ Multiple selection support for songs.✓ Better activity transition animations.✓ Minor bug and ANR fixes.
Version 1.5.3✓ Hotfix for widget problem on 1.5.2.Version 1.5.2✓ Multiple selection support for songs.✓ Better activity transition animations.✓ Minor bug and ANR fixes.
✓ Multiple selection support for songs.✓ Better activity transition animations.✓ Minor bug and ANR fixes.
Version 1.5.1✓ New notification accent color now based on theme.✓ Bug fixes for 1.5.0.Version 1.5.0✓ Added round icon for supported device such as Google Pixel.✓ Supported new notification style on Android 7.0 and above.✓ Action bar in main screen can now be hidden when scrolling.✓ Added animation when changing between play and pause button.✓ Swipe up gesture on playback bar can now lead to player page.✓ Added a new icon for play queue.✓ Added Vietnamese translation.
Version 1.4.7✓ Add Catalan translation, thanks to Roc Humet!✓ Fix Traditional Chinese support on Android 7.0.✓ Support widescreen devices like Galaxy S8 and LG G6.Version 1.4.6✓ Be able to load cover image file from album folder.✓ Better support for playback position persistence.Version 1.4.5✓ Swipe support to dismiss notification when music playback is paused/stopped.✓ Add an option to turn off auto-play when connecting to car by Bluetooth.✓ Ukrainian translation is added.