What’s New

• First community contribution to LaraRadio by Rodrigo (@brdelphus).
• Improved playback reliability on multiple Linux distributions, including Void Linux with Qt 6.11 and FFmpeg 6.1.
• Several stability and playback improvements based on real-world user feedback.

What’s Changed

• Reworked the audio playback pipeline to use QMediaPlayer as the single playback backend.
• Improved compatibility with problematic MP3 files by automatically transcoding unsupported streams before playback.
• Added automatic detection of silent or stalled playback, allowing LaraRadio to recover without user intervention.
• Improved playlist management and internal playback state synchronization.
• Enabled the Fusion Dark Theme by default (GTK3 fallback when available).

What’s Fixed

• Fixed crashes caused by MP3 files containing embedded album artwork.
• Fixed simultaneous playback through multiple audio backends.
• Fixed playlist lock when scheduled time announcements were missing.
• Fixed duplicate track advancement that could repeat short audio files.
• Fixed crashes when editing playlists during playback.
• Fixed Stop button behavior after removing the last playing item.
• Added crash diagnostics for unexpected fatal errors.
• Various stability improvements and internal cleanups.

Community

This release includes the first community pull request accepted into LaraRadio.

Special thanks to Rodrigo (@brdelphus) for identifying several edge cases, improving playback compatibility, and contributing a comprehensive set of stability fixes that benefit all users.