Picky Music Player 4.5.1

version 4.5.1

Jan 21, 2022 Version 4.5.1
4.5.1:

‣ Fixed a few bugs with how albums with missing release dates are handled

4.5:

‣ Search your albums by year! Typing a specific year into the search bar won’t just pull up title/artist matches but also any albums with a matching release date

‣ Play, shuffle, or queue an entire set of album or song search results with convenient new buttons

‣ Fixed a bug where the Now Playing bar could stop updating when returning to the app after enough time away

‣ Reissues with bonus tracks now use the original album release date if it differs from the date the bonus tracks are tagged with

‣ Playlist sort options now just apply temporarily instead of across all playlists and app sessions

‣ Fixed a crash that could happen if a playlist was edited outside of the app while its details were open in Picky

version 4.5.1

Jan 21, 2022
Version 4.5.1
4.5.1:

‣ Fixed a few bugs with how albums with missing release dates are handled

4.5:

‣ Search your albums by year! Typing a specific year into the search bar won’t just pull up title/artist matches but also any albums with a matching release date

‣ Play, shuffle, or queue an entire set of album or song search results with convenient new buttons

‣ Fixed a bug where the Now Playing bar could stop updating when returning to the app after enough time away

‣ Reissues with bonus tracks now use the original album release date if it differs from the date the bonus tracks are tagged with

‣ Playlist sort options now just apply temporarily instead of across all playlists and app sessions

‣ Fixed a crash that could happen if a playlist was edited outside of the app while its details were open in Picky

version 4.5

Jan 12, 2022 Version 4.5
‣ Search your albums by year! Typing a specific year into the search bar won’t just pull up title/artist matches but also any albums with a matching release date

‣ Play, shuffle, or queue an entire set of album or song search results with convenient new buttons

‣ Fixed a bug where the Now Playing bar could stop updating when returning to the app after enough time away

‣ Reissues with bonus tracks now use the original album release date if it differs from the date the bonus tracks are tagged with

‣ Playlist sort options now just apply temporarily instead of across all playlists and app sessions

‣ Fixed a crash that could happen if a playlist was edited outside of the app while its details were open in Picky

version 4.4

Sep 22, 2021 Version 4.4
Hi all! Just checking in with a little update for the new OSes - stay tuned for more additions later in the year, and as always feel free to send me any feedback or suggestions for future updates.

Here’s what’s new:

‣ New extra large widgets for iPadOS 15

‣ UI style adjustments for iOS 15

‣ Picky now displays playlist artwork in the main Playlists screen, not just in the detail screens

‣ The main albums singled out from the Deep Cuts, Quick Plays, and Long Plays lists on the Search screen are now pulled at random for a bit more variety

‣ Deep Cuts now also includes some older albums that iTunes doesn’t have a last play date for

‣ Improved Dark Mode placeholder images for albums without cover art

version 4.3

Feb 11, 2021 Version 4.3
Hi all! This update is chock-full of lots of little improvements, as well as one big new feature for folks with Picky Deluxe.

What’s Picky Deluxe, you ask? It’s a one-time in-app purchase that’s a great way to support my work on the app and unlock some bonus features (previously: a set of alternate app icons to choose from).

So with this update I’m bringing in a second bonus feature that I’m calling Library Discovery: new ways of slicing up your music library to surface albums in heavy rotation and those you may not typically reach for. When you open up the Search view you’ll see these new lists: Recently Added and Recently Played (available to everyone), and a few more that are a part of Picky Deluxe - Deep Cuts (albums that weren’t played recently), Quick Plays (albums and EPs half an hour or less), and Long Plays (albums over 80 minutes).

I’m planning to expand on this with even more lists in the future, and other bonuses for people who’ve purchased Picky Deluxe. I stress the word bonuses because I will still be keeping Picky Deluxe as an optional add-on, with all of Picky’s core features available to everyone.

As for the oodles of smaller improvements, here’s the list:

‣ The Now Playing bar now appears throughout Search, not just on the first screen
‣ Fixed a very annoying bug where the app could freeze up when skipping tracks from the Now Playing screen
‣ Updated the design of the Playlist details sort menu, and added new options for sorting the tracks by duration
‣ Longer artist names now display in full across multiple lines when viewing an album or playlist’s songs
‣ If the Recently Added or Recently Played widgets fail to load an album’s cover image they’ll now display its title instead
‣ Fixed a bug where genre filters could appear hidden in some situations
‣ Fixed a bug that could prevent restoring a previous Picky Deluxe purchase from another device
‣ Fixed a crash when pressing the “View song queue” button if the queue hadn’t loaded

version 4.3

11 Feb 2021 Version 4.3
Hi all! This update is chock-full of lots of little improvements, as well as one big new feature for folks with Picky Deluxe.

What’s Picky Deluxe, you ask? It’s a one-time in-app purchase that’s a great way to support my work on the app and unlock some bonus features (previously: a set of alternate app icons to choose from).

So with this update I’m bringing in a second bonus feature that I’m calling Library Discovery: new ways of slicing up your music library to surface albums in heavy rotation and those you may not typically reach for. When you open up the Search view you’ll see these new lists: Recently Added and Recently Played (available to everyone), and a few more that are a part of Picky Deluxe - Deep Cuts (albums that weren’t played recently), Quick Plays (albums and EPs half an hour or less), and Long Plays (albums over 80 minutes).

I’m planning to expand on this with even more lists in the future, and other bonuses for people who’ve purchased Picky Deluxe. I stress the word bonuses because I will still be keeping Picky Deluxe as an optional add-on, with all of Picky’s core features available to everyone.

As for the oodles of smaller improvements, here’s the list:

‣ The Now Playing bar now appears throughout Search, not just on the first screen
‣ Fixed a very annoying bug where the app could freeze up when skipping tracks from the Now Playing screen
‣ Updated the design of the Playlist details sort menu, and added new options for sorting the tracks by duration
‣ Longer artist names now display in full across multiple lines when viewing an album or playlist’s songs
‣ If the Recently Added or Recently Played widgets fail to load an album’s cover image they’ll now display its title instead
‣ Fixed a bug where genre filters could appear hidden in some situations
‣ Fixed a bug that could prevent restoring a previous Picky Deluxe purchase from another device
‣ Fixed a crash when pressing the “View song queue” button if the queue hadn’t loaded

version 4.2

Jan 3, 2021 Version 4.2
‣ New and improved organizing of multi-disc albums into sections, with one-tap playback, queuing, and shuffle actions per disc
‣ Artists’ own albums will be preferred over compilations when generating their artwork for the Artists list
‣ Fixed a couple of layout bugs with the Now Playing screen (for smaller devices and when AirPlay is selected)
‣ Further optimized the loading of very large libraries

Happy New Year, folks - stay tuned for more updates coming your way. And a sincere thank you to everyone who has sent in feedback or left a tip in the tip jar :)

version 4.1

Oct 23, 2020 Version 4.1
‣ Even more widgets! The new Random Pick widget displays albums from your collection one at a time throughout the day, and is a great way to surface deeper cuts from your library. And by popular demand I’ve also added a Recently Played widget which shows the albums you’ve most recently been listening to.

‣ Picky is now fully optimized for iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max.

‣ Recently Added (and Recently Played) widgets now have an option to use a more compact view that displays more albums: just touch and hold and select Edit Widget. Note: due to system limitations widgets added before this option was available can take up to a day to start loading again after the app update - to fix this faster simply remove and re-add the widget.

‣ Fixed a bug where the Recently Added widget could sometimes fail to load due to large album art.

‣ Fixed a visual glitch with the Now Playing bar and wide album art.

The reception to my last Picky update has been super motivating - thank you all for your reviews, feedback, and tips! Stay tuned for even more...

Cheers,
Charles

version 4.1

23 Oct 2020 Version 4.1
‣ Even more widgets! The new Random Pick widget displays albums from your collection one at a time throughout the day, and is a great way to surface deeper cuts from your library. And by popular demand I’ve also added a Recently Played widget which shows the albums you’ve most recently been listening to.

‣ Picky is now fully optimized for iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max.

‣ Recently Added (and Recently Played) widgets now have an option to use a more compact view that displays more albums: just touch and hold and select Edit Widget. Note: due to system limitations widgets added before this option was available can take up to a day to start loading again after the app update - to fix this faster simply remove and re-add the widget.

‣ Fixed a bug where the Recently Added widget could sometimes fail to load due to large album art.

‣ Fixed a visual glitch with the Now Playing bar and wide album art.

The reception to my last Picky update has been super motivating - thank you all for your reviews, feedback, and tips! Stay tuned for even more...

Cheers,
Charles

version 4.0

Oct 2, 2020 Version 4.0
Well folks, Picky 4.0 is here and it’s one of the biggest updates yet! Here’s what’s new:

‣ Updates for iOS 14, including new pull-down menus and Recently Added widgets so that you can display and play your latest albums right from your home screen.

‣ Easier access to your currently playing track from the bottom of every screen.

‣ Search your artists, albums, and songs with library-wide search.

‣ A tip jar! More on that below...

‣ Updated buttons for sorting and filtering, which show whether you have an active filter or not.

‣ Improved support for iPads with a trackpad or mouse.

‣ Selecting a one track album from an artist’s albums list now once again opens the album page instead of immediately playing the track.

‣ Design tweaks to the album detail headers.

‣ Playlist detail screens now display custom artwork and descriptions (where available).

‣ Small bug fixes and memory usage improvements.

I’d like to thank everyone who has written in with feedback, beta tested, and anyone who has simply been patiently waiting for this update (search is definitely long overdue!).

As you may or may not know, Picky isn’t my full-time job: it’s a passion project for me, and your support, encouragement, and feedback mean a lot. If you’d like to support Picky’s long-term development you can now leave a (completely optional) tip by selecting Tip Jar under Settings. I have lots of ideas for the next wave of updates and I can’t wait to get started on them. Thanks for reading this, and I hope you enjoy the update!

Cheers,
Charles

version 3.2.2

May 4, 2020 Version 3.2.2
‣ Fixed a couple of bugs on iOS 13.4: shuffling all songs now works again, and the app will no longer freeze up after shuffling a large number of tracks.
‣ Fixed a bug where songs on the Now Playing screen would sometimes be misnumbered.

version 3.2.1

Nov 3, 2019 Version 3.2.1
‣ Added an option under Advanced Settings to override the system display setting and always use a Light or Dark appearance.

‣ Better sorting of albums by release date: using the date of the newest track on the album, which means better results for albums with prerelease singles.

‣ Fixed a bug where some track times could be displayed incorrectly.

‣ Improved memory usage and performance.

version 2.10.1

version 4.3

2021年2月11日 Version 4.3
Hi all! This update is chock-full of lots of little improvements, as well as one big new feature for folks with Picky Deluxe.

What’s Picky Deluxe, you ask? It’s a one-time in-app purchase that’s a great way to support my work on the app and unlock some bonus features (previously: a set of alternate app icons to choose from).

So with this update I’m bringing in a second bonus feature that I’m calling Library Discovery: new ways of slicing up your music library to surface albums in heavy rotation and those you may not typically reach for. When you open up the Search view you’ll see these new lists: Recently Added and Recently Played (available to everyone), and a few more that are a part of Picky Deluxe - Deep Cuts (albums that weren’t played recently), Quick Plays (albums and EPs half an hour or less), and Long Plays (albums over 80 minutes).

I’m planning to expand on this with even more lists in the future, and other bonuses for people who’ve purchased Picky Deluxe. I stress the word bonuses because I will still be keeping Picky Deluxe as an optional add-on, with all of Picky’s core features available to everyone.

As for the oodles of smaller improvements, here’s the list:

‣ The Now Playing bar now appears throughout Search, not just on the first screen
‣ Fixed a very annoying bug where the app could freeze up when skipping tracks from the Now Playing screen
‣ Updated the design of the Playlist details sort menu, and added new options for sorting the tracks by duration
‣ Longer artist names now display in full across multiple lines when viewing an album or playlist’s songs
‣ If the Recently Added or Recently Played widgets fail to load an album’s cover image they’ll now display its title instead
‣ Fixed a bug where genre filters could appear hidden in some situations
‣ Fixed a bug that could prevent restoring a previous Picky Deluxe purchase from another device
‣ Fixed a crash when pressing the “View song queue” button if the queue hadn’t loaded