1.8.0
2023-10-31
• Rewrote Spotify integration for more reliable playback. You no longer need to keep tapping the “Wake Spotify” button to keep playing music and don’t need the Spotify app on your phone at all to stream music from Spotify in Earbuds.
• Fixed an issue where song attachments failed to load consistently.
• Fixed an issue where Earbot would sometimes recommend songs that are unplayable on your music streaming service.
• Fixed an issue where playlists with over 300 songs wouldn’t play reliably on Apple Music.
1.7.3
2023-10-07
• Introducing Dreamer: Select a vibe, activity, and ambience to create a playlist. You can find these playlists in the new Dreamer section of the library too.
• Added a convenience shortcut — tapping a tab bar item navigates to the root of a view stack and a subsequent tap scrolls to the top.
• Added automatic refreshing to the Library so that it’s always up-to-date with your latest playlist changes.
• Improved responses from Earbot.
• Fixed an issue playing very long playlists.
• Fixed an issue where songs sent in threads didn’t appear.
• Fixed an issue where the app would sometimes crash when deleting or leaving a group.
1.7.2
2023-09-21
• Enhanced Earbot — Enjoy better song recommendations from our AI-driven chatbot.
• Fixed an issue where tapping on a notification sometimes crashes the app.
1.7.1
2023-09-16
• Added four new genres to Discover games: Alternative, J-Pop, Metal, and Punk.
• Added an “Add More” button to easily lengthen your current Nostalgia playlist.
• Added song deletion to Swipey and Nostalgia playlists.
• Improved the playlist quality in Nostalgia games.
• Improved auto-generated channel names.
• Removed the 20-game cap in Discover; play unlimited games now.
• Fixed an issue where the Mini Player wouldn’t dismiss while playing Swipey.
1.7
2023-09-09
• Introducing Swipey: It’s like Tinder for music. Earbot gives you recommendations and you swipe right if you like them. Earbot then creates a playlist from songs you like. You can find these playlists in the new Swipey section of the library too.
• Introducing Nostalgia: Select a year and genre to create a playlist and relive the hits. You can find these playlists in the new Nostalgia section of the library too.
• Added a Discover tab for exploring new music through AI experiences brought to you by Earbot.
• Added a button to create a new channel from a channel’s sidecar playlist.
• Added a feature to access the group details screen by tapping a channel’s title.
• Improved the group creation flow by skipping the channel list view until more than one channel is created.
• Removed the AI feature to auto-name channels.
• Removed the invite button from the channel list view of groups.
1.6.2
2023-08-29
• Added sorting for groups, placing those with recent messages at the top.
• Fixed an issue where tapping a push notification didn’t always navigate you to right place.
• Fixed various issues generating and accepting invitations.
1.5.1
2023-07-11
• Improved the experience chatting with Earbot, our newly released AI music assistant.
• Added a navigation link to the Full Player so you can easily jump back to the chat you’re currently playing music from.
• Fixed an issue preventing album artwork from showing in push notifications.
• Fixed an issue preventing group members from creating new channels.
1.5
2023-06-17
• Meet Earbot: your personal AI chatbot powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Ready to answer your queries, uncover new music, and guide you in playlist creation, Earbot is your musical companion. Engage in a 1:1 conversation in the “Discover with Earbot” group or summon Earbot by mentioning @earbot in any channel — a perfect way to get song suggestions while creating playlists with friends and family.
• Launched the Full Player: By tapping on the currently playing song, an expanded view unfurls, showcasing larger album artwork and a detailed song queue. Plus, more controls are now within reach, including Repeat, Shuffle, and AirPlay.
1.4
2023-06-07
• Redesigned the Mini Player.
• Added a skip button to the Mini Player.
• Added your Apple Music and Spotify playlists to the Library tab so that you can easily share music from your library to your friends and family.
• Added an animation so it’s easier to tell which song is playing in a playlist.
• Improved the playback speed and reliability for both Apple Music and Spotify.
• Improved data deletion processes, including user account and group deletion, enhancing reliability.
• Removed the workaround of initiating Spotify playback with a silent song by Robert Earl Keen, having found a better solution to prevent playing the incorrect song.
• Fixed issues playing song previews in song search.
• Fixed an issue where push notifications sometimes didn’t contain message text or song images.
• Fixed an issue causing user profile images (avatars) to appear stretched.
• Fixed an issue where users would always show as being online when they weren’t.
• Fixed an issue preventing users from clearing their bio.
• Fixed many more issues with Edit Profile.
• Fixed dozens more minor issues.
1.3.2
2023-05-12
• Added a list of “Recently Searched” terms to song and user searches.
• Added a double-tap gesture for reacting to messages.
• Redesigned key screens such as the groups list and playlist view.
• Improved the styles of how songs are displayed across the app.
• Improved the usability of managing the member list of your groups.
• Improved song search to automatically search as you type.
• Improved song playback reliability for both Apple Music and Spotify.
• Fixed issues related to the user of smaller iOS devices like iPhone SE.
• Fixed issues playing song previews in search results.
• Fixed issues where playlist or song artwork appeared blurry.
• Fixed issues where images loaded unreliably throughout the app.
• Fixed issues where profile avatars were displayed as rotated or skewed.
• Fixed issues where reaction bubbles extended off the screen.
• Fixed issues that could cause automatic logouts.
• Fixed an issue where Earbuds would create duplicate playlists in Spotify.
• Fixed an issue where the wrong channel name could display in the Mini Player.
• Fixed an issue where songs could incorrectly appear as unmatched.
• Fixed an issue that prevented groups from being cleared upon sign out.
1.3.1
2023-03-30
This release contains major improvements and fixes.
• Added the ability to preview songs before you share them into a chat.
• Your Library loads much faster now.
• Fixed an issue where Earbuds would sign you out overnight.
• Fixed several issues with navigation from push notifications.
• Fixed an issue with group member counts appearing inaccurately.
• Fixed several issues with group membership management.
• Fixed an issue where the Library wasn't updating as you shared songs in chats.
• Fixed an issue where Spotify users would see multiple Earbuds Current Playlist instances in the Spotify app.
• Made many other usability improvements.
1.3
2023-03-08
This release contains major improvements and fixes.
• Added a new Library feature so you can listen to your channel playlists without needing to go into a chat.
• Added a new Group Invitation feature so you can review details about a group you’re added to and decide whether to join.
• Added an app tutorial to the beginning of onboarding.
• Improved authentication security.
• Improved song matching across services so there are fewer playback mismatches and issues.
• Made many other usability improvements.
1.2.1
2023-02-05
• Added user search when you create a group.
• Fixed an issue with navigating from a push notification into a message thread.
• Fixed an issue where the Edit avatar button in onboarding didn’t do anything.