v1.6.3

• Added an option to set custom HTTP-headers

• Added an option to create private playlists (Thanks to Daniel on GitHub)

• Updated now playing view background

• Removed tips

• Fixed haptic feedback

Yet another player update

• Redesigned queue

• Infinite queue

• Much improved now playing animation

• Updated playlist view

• Added context aware components

• Added an option to pause the now playing animation

• Better concurrency

• Under the hood improvements

Fix now playing appearance

Fixed a bug that caused some control elements to use their dark appearance

Bitrate-limits

• Added streaming, mobile and download bitrate limit options (Thanks to @gnattu)

• Improve now playing animation

• Update lyrics view

• Update color extraction algorithm

• Under the hood improvements

Restore 10.8 compatibility

• Restore 10.8 compatibility
• Small UX improvements

The Big Release

This update is bigger than usual with the following changes:

• Added iPadOS hover effects
• Improved layout (now based on a 4pt grid system)
• Improved account sheet
• Improved track metadata
• Improved download codec compatibility
• Improved performance with large libraries & playlists
• Fixed lazy loaded shuffling
• Fixed content shapes & hit targets
• Fixed iPadOS layouts
• Fixed iPadOS search

A lot of code improvements have been made, notably:

• Improved navigation
• Improved performance
• Improved the now playing view & AirPlay experience
• Improved async operation queuing
• Migration to a new database

Bug fixes

Fix bugs introduced in the previous version

The Intents update

• Rework Siri integration
  The PlayMediaIntent has been improved and searching for media, as well as adding media to a playlist, is now supported.
• Added artist top tracks
• Improve the fallback cover
• Enabled lyrics support for the upcoming Jellyfin 10.9 release

QoL update

• Remove downloads from iOS backups
• Update spacing to be consistent
• Improved toolbars
• Fix artist over-scroll

iPadOS app

This update adds a native iPadOS app.

• Improve Spotlight indexing
• Lazy load library sections
• Various improvements to the now laying view and animation
• Jellyfin transcoding is now supported
• Search artists

@gnattu contributed many of these improvements