Feature Requests

Apple has a strange policy regarding lossless transmission over AirPlay. If you use the old version of AirPlay (for easier distinction: AirPlay 1), it ensures lossless quality. With AirPlay 2, lossless is available only if the app or receiver forces the use of AirPlay 1. Fun fact: this means that if you listen to an Apple Music song with lossless quality using Airplay 2, it’s downgraded to lossy 256 kbps AAC ¯\(ツ)/¯ Source: Darko Audio, “Apple AirPlay's audiophile 'Easter Egg'” https://youtu.be/Tz4gkosaR-c?si=YI0hkrgHQ8pOWgVW But you don’t have to watch the whole clip cause I have screenshotted the most important table (see the attachment). However, as mentioned earlier, apps are allowed to force AirPlay 1 with lossless quality. Is it possible for LongPlay to implement such functionality? If so, it would be great to have a switch for advanced users, even for an extra fee. Losslessheads are used to paying more for their audio — sometimes it even makes them happier xD. (I’m just afraid Apple might block such a possibility if you use the Apple Music library — but maybe they won’t.) This could actually be an effective selling point. There are many Apple Music users who currently have to downgrade their experience by using cables and dongles, buying an AirPlay 1 receiver, or paying extra for another music streaming service, etc. If Apple doesn’t allow users to change this setting within the app and you (the developer) have to define AirPlay behavior for the whole app, I would even suggest forking the project, implementing AirPlay 1 support, calling the new app something like LongPlay+, and selling it alongside LongPlay for a higher price.

Not sure if this is even possible, but would love to see support for Doppler and customers with downloaded libraries that want to exit the Apple services ecosystem as much as possible

Currently the screen on the right shows the album art, title, artist, and length, as well as the track title. I think it would be a good idea to let it show more information, such as year of release, record label, perhaps even a way to see production and songwriting credits for the current track. All of those details are things I like to know when I can, so I know where to look for more music when I find something I like. Forgive me if this is a feature that already exists and I’m missing it!

Would you consider creating an AppleTV version?

I have some albums in my library with a long runtime, which are broken up with disc number tags to keep an individual unit at a reasonable length. Is it possible to change the shuffle (and possibly also the display) to only play/show a single disc of an album at a time? That way with something like a Final Fantasy soundtrack i don't have to commit to listening to all four hours at once 😅

I’d like to album to define a default view (such as for example the player view). It would open each time I open the app, instead of the album wall.

On mine none of the play list art shows for any of the playlists I have.

One feature I always wanted in the Music app is to be able to pause after the current track ends so I can listen to the rest of the song knowing when I walk out the door it will pause and when I return the next song will be ready to go. Maybe long press on the pause button could reveal this option.

As the title suggests I would love this app to work with Spotify. From the looks of it there aren't any plans for it currently. If that ever changes I'm definitely getting it :).

My 7-inch singles (not album extracts) have beautiful cover art too. And I'd like to optionally view them in Longplay too.