Upcoming moOde 8.3.3 release (Q2 2023)

[Tim Curtis]

Updated draft release notes.

Whats new in this update is a bump to the Airplay 2 nqptp program to catch the latest fixes and enhancements, new thumbnail column options added to Prefs and fixing a bug that prevents Playlist cover images from being restored.

- UPD: Bump to nqptp 1.2.1 (Precision Timing Protocol for AirPlay 2)
- UPD: Add 4 and 3 column selections for Prefs Thumbnail columns option
- FIX: Playlist covers not restored

Code:

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Audio devices

- NOTE: Allo Katana I2S driver load fail on Pi-4, Katana DAC and 6.1.y kernel

Updates

- UPD: Bump to shairport-sync 4.2.0
- UPD: Bump to nqptp 1.2.1 (Precision Timing Protocol for AirPlay 2)
- UPD: Bump to bluez-alsa 4.1.0 with aptX/aptX-HD
- UPD: Improve menu, modal and selected icon size/text on mobile portrait
- UPD: Add capability for Folder images in Folder view
- UPD: Add Prefs option to set audio formats scanned by thumbnail generator
- UPD: Add "cache=none" to SMB default mount options to prevent log spam
- UPD: Add note to Setup guide regarding requirement for SSH userid/password
- UPD: Add note to Quickhelp regarding search field input constraints
- UPD: Add 4 and 3 column selections for Prefs Thumbnail columns option
- UPD: Support user defined level 1 dirs under /mnt/ for thumbnail generator
- UPD: Import timezone and keyboard layout from Pi Imager

Bug fixes

- FIX: Test button not working on Graphic Equalizer
- FIX: Modal input field background not visible on GEQ/PEQ configs
- FIX: Cover art extractor not handling uppercase mime image type
- FIX: Incorrect version of bluez-alsa on release 8.3.2 image
- FIX: Playlist covers not restored