Upcoming moOde 9.2.0 (year end release)

[Tim Curtis]

Here are WIP release notes for upcoming moOde 9.2.0

Summary:

- New Deezer Connect renderer
- Chromium v126 (revert to fix local display issues)
- Kernel and package bumps
- Add PCIe SATA drive support to Library Config
- Add REST API commands: playitem | playitem_next
- Improve REST API return values for consistent JSON

NOTE: If you are currently using the REST API's be sure to read the updated Setup Guide because some return values have changed to be consistent with JSON format. Adjust your applications accordingly.
https://github.com/moode-player/docs/blo...1-rest-api

Code:

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New features
- NEW: Deezer Connect renderer with metadata and cover art

Updates
- UPD: Bump to Linux kernel 6.6.62
- UPD: Bump to shairport-sync 4.3.5
- UPD: Bump to upmpdcli 1.9.0
- UPD: Revert to chromium-browser 126.0.6478.164-rpt1
- UPD: Add PCIe SATA drive support to Library Config
- UPD: Add DSI port option to Peripheral Config
- UPD: Add FluxFM - Livestream (replaces FluxFM)
- UPD: Add FluxFM - Livestream (128K)
- UPD: Add FluxFM - 90's (320K)
- UPD: Add REST API commands: playitem | playitem_next
- UPD: Improve REST API return values for consistent JSON
- UPD: Improve layout of renderer metadata display

Bug fixes
- FIX: Extra metadata under main cover showing raw html entity codes
- FIX: Audio info shows no info for some tracks
- FIX: Track year shows '00' if no date tag is present
- FIX: Various local display issues by reverting to chromium v126

[Tim Curtis]

Here's latest WIP release notes

Whats new:

- Chromium downgrade part of new image only.
- Option to "Downgrade chromium" added to Peripheral Config
- Fix Bluetooth startup failures
- Fix Touch1 brightness not restored after screen blank

Code:

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# 2024-MM-DD moOde 9.2.0 (Bookworm)
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New features
- NEW: Deezer Connect renderer with metadata and cover art

Updates
- UPD: Bump to Linux kernel 6.6.62
- UPD: Bump to shairport-sync 4.3.5
- UPD: Bump to upmpdcli 1.9.0
- UPD: Downgrade to chromium-browser 126.0.6478.164-rpt1 (new image)
- UPD: Add "Downgrade chromium" option to Peripheral Config
- UPD: Add PCIe SATA drive support to Library Config
- UPD: Add DSI port option to Peripheral Config
- UPD: Add FluxFM - Livestream (replaces FluxFM)
- UPD: Add FluxFM - Livestream (128K)
- UPD: Add FluxFM - 90's (320K)
- UPD: Add REST API commands: playitem | playitem_next
- UPD: Improve REST API return values for consistent JSON
- UPD: Improve layout of renderer metadata display

Bug fixes
- FIX: Bluetooth start failures due to being RF blocked
- FIX: Pi Touch 1 brightness not restored after return from screen blank
- FIX: Extra metadata under main cover showing raw html entity codes
- FIX: Audio info shows no info for some tracks
- FIX: Track year shows '00' if no date tag is present
- FIX: Various local display issues by reverting to chromium v126

[Falco]

Thanks for another great release @Tim Curtis

Happy holidays and all the best for 2025!

[Tim Curtis]

Likewise and don't forget to Eat, Drink and be Merry!

[phorize]

@Tim Curtis thanks for another great release! Just subscribed to Deezer to try out the connect render and it's working great. I hadn't even considered using this service before and may stick with it. Out of interest is the renderer a 3rd party project or code from the company itself?

Have a great Christmas

[Tim Curtis]

It's a fantastic Open Source project named pleezer from one the main devs for librespot (the reverse engineered Spotify Connect). https://github.com/roderickvd/pleezer. We worked together to do the nice moode implementation :-)

[TheOldPresbyope]

I'll second @phorize 

Fresh install of m920 on one player; updated m915 on two others. Haven't run into any issues.

The new Deezer renderer seems to be working well (although it took me ages to find how to use the Deezer app on my phone to connect via Deezer Connect). Judging from comments on Reddit and elsewhere, the Deezer app has some rough edges compared to the 800 pound gorilla named Spotify but the music is great.

Best of the season to everyone and especially to Tim for this nice holiday release!

Regards,
Kent

[Tim Curtis]

Likewise, enjoy the holidays. My motto is Eat, Drink and be Merry!

[roderickvd]

Great to hear pleezer is working well for you guys. moOde is the first audio distribution to pick it up. Feeling thankful and excited. Kudos to @Tim Curtis for your feedback while integrating it.

Over Xmas, time allowing, I hope to make pleezer also do playback of Deezer podcast and afterwards live radio. In the meantime, if you're experiencing any issues specific to pleezer, do not hesitate to report them: https://github.com/roderickvd/pleezer/issues

Merry Xmas to you all.

[lelobster]

Thank you guys for all the work Cheers!