Faster, cleaner server release
- Updated the SugarSpin interface to React 19.3 and refreshed its production dependencies.
- Includes the current playback, library, CarPlay synchronization and reliability improvements already verified on the local server.
- Customer libraries, playlists, settings and license data remain preserved during the Docker update.
- Get the latest server release
Refreshed Mac installer
- Current desktop app with separate Mac/server version details and native menus.
- Apple Silicon, macOS 11 or newer. Direct download; macOS may show a first-launch security warning.
- Download SugarSpin App for Mac v1.0.4
Playback and CarPlay
- The current song remains highlighted across album, artist, playlist and liked-song views.
- CarPlay refreshes its playing marker when selection, Previous, Next or automatic advance changes the song.
- Get the latest server release
iPhone, iPad and CarPlay
- Playing markers now follow the active track across CarPlay lists and the iPhone/iPad interface.
- Playback state stays synchronized when navigating lists or changing tracks.
- TestFlight build 202609191152 includes the current React 19.3 interface while preserving the existing native CarPlay and audio code.
Security and reliability
- Safer license maintenance and reproducible updates.
- Improved validation and recovery behavior without exposing private licensing data.
Honest status and better sync
- Licenses keep working during temporary internet or website outages.
- Library scanning reports the real file being processed instead of placeholder text.
- More reliable iPhone/CarPlay state sync, clearer Settings, and readable artist-page headers.
Reliability update
- Licenses persist correctly across updates.
- Smoother playback, faster cover-art updates and steadier background operation.
Stream To
- One clean device list for SugarSpin clients and compatible speakers.
- Name devices, choose a default, sign out a device and see the Stream To button update live.
Library controls
- Custom music ordering, live audio levels and immediate tap-to-play behavior.
- Add songs to playlists or shelves quickly, with volume controls near playback.
Simpler app setup
- Native apps use one saved server address and migrate existing settings automatically.
- Remote-access guidance is optional; SugarSpin does not claim to detect or manage a customer’s network or VPN.
- Accent colors, device switching and synchronized playback were improved.
Native Mac app
- Apple Silicon-native app with Dock presence, native menus and a first-launch setup wizard.
- Included with a SugarSpin license; supports macOS 11 and newer.
Stage Mode and discovery
- Stage Mode brings artist imagery, waveform, audio details and optional lyrics to large displays.
- Redesigned display controls, live search, AirPlay/Cast access and reliable background playback.
- Automatic stale-build detection helps updates arrive consistently.
Clients, scanning and library
- Live Active Clients status and clearer library, playlist and liked-song activity.
- Hardened CD ripping and multi-disc scanning with real progress across folders.
- Consistent album tiles, refreshed Home sections and mastering-version browsing.
Native apps and updates
- Shipped the Mac app and introduced the iPhone/iPad TestFlight app.
- Clearer updating feedback, reorganized Settings, automatic server updates and native device names.
Interface and playback polish
- Major UI/UX refresh, stronger volume synchronization and more reliable remote streaming.
- The equalizer was temporarily removed while its audio pipeline and controls were redesigned.
Sound Purity update
- Removed the 15-band equalizer and related presets for a shorter, simpler signal path.
- Optional Tube Warmth and ReplayGain remain; bit-perfect speaker casting is unchanged.
Tube Warmth and mobile improvements
- Added optional Tube Warmth, a tube visualizer, mobile track menus and current-track highlighting.
- Improved speaker pause/reconnect behavior, mobile sheets, album layouts and genre browsing.
