bitwerk app release notes

The bitwerk app for Android finds your bitwerk server on the Wi-Fi and opens its controls. Each version is named like v1.1.1 (10010199): the version, then in brackets the build number Google Play shows for it. The app’s Info shows the same two numbers. The app needs Android 8 or newer and runs on phones and tablets, with or without a camera.

Questions or a problem with the app: [email protected]. The app’s Info section on the start page has everything we need to help, ready to copy into your mail.

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v1.8.0 (10080099)

6 November 2026

• The app brings the current bitwerk interface, for your bitwerk and in Try the demo.
• Version 1.7.0 did not reach Google Play; this version carries its changes.

v1.7.0 (10070099)

5 November 2026

• Settings › System › Volume on screen swaps the volume slider for − and + buttons that move the room by 1, 2, 5 or 10 per tap.
• The app asks to show its notification the first time the picked room plays, not over the welcome dialog.
• Window, launch screen and QR scanner sit on pure black, and the start page sets its text in IBM Plex Sans.
• In the demo, Living Room and Studio show as online while they play.
• After Wi-Fi returns, the app reconnects at once instead of after up to 45 seconds.
• A failed search on the start page says why: no permission for the local network, no network, or another error.

v1.6.0 (10060099)

3 November 2026

• The start page lists the bitwerk households on your network and offers Choose another device and Address.
• When your bitwerk does not answer, a full screen shows its address, what to check, and Back to setup.
• Greek, Cyrillic, Hebrew and Arabic titles and lyrics show in the bitwerk typeface.
• The app opens to the start page again: from 1.3.0 to 1.5.0 it could stay on a black screen after starting.
• Reload after an update waits until your bitwerk answers, so no error page flashes.
• The app’s login stays in the app: a web page in the phone’s browser can no longer use it.

v1.5.0 (10050099)

3 November 2026

• The lyrics button shows greyed out while a song’s lyrics are still loading, instead of appearing only later.
• From Android 15 the app runs edge to edge; on older Android it stays inside the black system bars, and tablets and foldables can use any orientation and size.

v1.4.0 (10040099)

3 November 2026

• Android’s media player in the notification shade, quick settings and on the lock screen shows what the room plays, with its cover, and Play, Pause, Next and Previous control the room.
• Large libraries scroll smoothly: the album grid draws only the rows on screen.
• The top bar and the tabs stay still on phones while the content scrolls.
• Hebrew and Arabic lyrics read and align right to left.

v1.3.0 (10030099)

2 November 2026

• The app carries its own interface: an app update alone brings new screens and fixes. When the app and BaseOS do not fit, the start screen says which one to update and opens the server’s own interface meanwhile.
• The phone’s + and − show the room’s volume in Android’s own volume panel, in the app and on the lock screen.
• On a new phone the app opens the bitwerk that is already set up on your Wi-Fi by itself.
• When your server has new functions for the app, a popup offers the update once; Later keeps everything working.
• Settings › System › This app shows what each app version brought.
• Try the demo opens with a short welcome and tour.
• Info no longer lists developer details, and errors on the start screen say what to do.

v1.2.0 (10020099)

29 October 2026

• The phone’s volume buttons change the volume of the room you picked, also in the background and on the lock screen (Settings › System).
• A phone call pauses the room; after the call it plays on at a lower volume, at the old volume, or stays paused.
• Scan setup code works without Google Play services and offline, and copes with a bright player display in a dark room.
• The app opens your last server sooner, and Back on your bitwerk puts the app in the background instead of leaving the server.
• The app is smaller to download and install.
• Try the demo shows the current bitwerk interface.
• The app has its own version number; Info shows the app’s version and the BaseOS version, and keeps the reason of the last crash for a support mail.

v1.1.2 (10010299)

28 October 2026

• Crash reports from the app now name the place in the code, so we can find and fix a crash faster.

v1.1.1 (10010199)

28 October 2026

• Scan setup code no longer crashes the app installed from Google Play.
• Closing the QR scanner no longer opens the camera again behind the start page.
• A typed address that does not answer shows a message under the field and is not remembered.
• A typed server that is not set up yet asks for the setup code, like a server the app found by itself.
• After a restart the server list shows up next to the setup hint; the copy buttons say “copied”; the start page fits in landscape.

v1.1.0 (10010099)

28 October 2026

• Info on the start page: the app’s version and build, the server’s version and anonymized device data, each ready to copy for a support request.
• QR scanner: Scan setup code uses Android’s own scanner, which reads the code on a player display reliably and needs no camera permission.
• New server: a server that is not set up yet asks for the setup code on a player display and signs you in with the scan; no typing.
• Tablets: the app installs on tablets and wall panels without a camera, and Back while scanning closes only the scanner.
• Android 17: the server search and the controls work on Android 17 phones.
• The controls no longer slide under the status and gesture bars, so the mini-player at the bottom is fully visible.
• A sharp launcher icon at every size that follows the phone’s themed icons.
• The server login is not part of Android’s cloud backup.

v1.0.0

27 October 2026

The first version of the app.

• Finds your server by itself on the Wi-Fi, or through the setup code on a player display. Nobody types an address; typing one is still possible.
• The full controls of your server: rooms, library, search, queue and settings, the same as in the browser.
• Try the demo: without a server, the app shows the controls with sample rooms and music.