From 430da46544975359d42c062373a05bce23603e14 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Xos=C3=A9?= Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 14:49:45 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] README: internal install, quality over Bluetooth, stall recovery Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 --- README.md | 13 +++++++++---- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 1da53ce..70d72cd 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ log stays in English since it's meant for troubleshooting. 1. On the phone: **Settings → Applications → Unknown sources** (tick it). 2. Copy `Minamp.apk` to the SD card (USB cable, or download it in the browser) and open it with a file manager, or from a computer: `adb install Minamp.apk`. -3. The app can live on the SD card (Settings → Applications → Manage → Minamp → Move to SD card), - which helps with the Mini's tiny internal storage. +3. Minamp installs to internal storage (about 1 MB): an app on the SD card is killed whenever the + phone shares its SD card over USB, which stopped the music. ## Sign in @@ -56,11 +56,16 @@ clock has been reset to before 2024 the certificate date check is skipped rather * MP3, AAC (M4A) and Ogg Vorbis play directly. FLAC, ALAC etc. are transcoded to MP3 by the server (Android 2.2/2.3 can't decode FLAC). * **Menu → Settings**: separate quality for home Wi-Fi (default *Original*) and for away/mobile - data (default *192 kbps MP3*); 320/256/192/128/96 kbps available. + data (default *192 kbps MP3*); 320/256/192/128/96 kbps available. *Quality over Bluetooth* + (default 192 kbps) caps both while the sound goes to a Bluetooth speaker: on the Mini, Wi-Fi and + Bluetooth share one radio, and a lighter stream keeps the speaker from stuttering. * Seeking in a transcoded track restarts the transcode at the new position. * If a stream fails, Minamp re-picks the connection and resumes; if it fails again it downloads the whole track first and plays from the SD card. "Download tracks before playing" forces that - mode (useful on flaky mobile data). + mode (useful on flaky mobile data). Playback that stalls ("playing" but the time doesn't move + for 10 s) is recovered the same way. +* A Bluetooth speaker that drops its link for a moment pauses Minamp, which resumes by itself if the + speaker is back within 20 s. Why playback paused or stopped is written to the connection log. * Plays are reported to Plex (Now Playing in the Plex dashboard, play counts, resume position). ## Features