News & Updates

iBroadcast version 8.9 is now available for both iOS and Android! In this update, we are excited to unveil our comprehensive Audio Quality control center. This long-awaited Premium feature includes for more granular audio quality controls to give you ultimate customizability of your listening experience. Version 8.9 also brings improved support for FLAC files, more visibility for Premium features, and numerous bug fixes. Read on for more details!

1. More granular audio quality controls. The Audio Quality control settings can be found in a new dedicated section under Profile > Settings > Audio Quality.

Here, Premium users can change the playback quality for your tracks, depending on how you are listening. For example, if you want to choose a lower bitrate for streaming on cellular data, and a higher bitrate for streaming on wifi, you can adjust between 96 Kbps-320 Kbps, or original quality. Similarly, you can select the bitrate for your downloaded tracks, as well as set the bitrate for playback on other devices, including Sonos, Chromecast, and Alexa.

Additionally, the "Streaming Only" setting has been renamed to "Download Tracks When Played" and moved to this section. When this setting is off (default), the app will not automatically download tracks as they are played -- they will only stream. However, turning this on can be useful for reducing data usage, because your most played tracks will already be downloaded, available, and ready to play on iBroadcast at your preferred playback quality without needing to stream them.

Free tier users also have access to the setting to automatically download and save tracks upon playback, but only at the standard bitrate of 128 Kbps.

2. Local player FLAC support. The app now has improved support for FLAC files allowing them to stream and download faster. Multi-channel FLAC files will now also sound more accurate on stereo outputs.

3. Show download buttons setting. Download buttons are now hidden by default to avoid repetitiveness (but the icon to show that a track is downloaded is still present!) You can still download tracks by long pressing and selecting "Download Track" from the context menu. However, if you prefer to have the old view where download buttons were always shown by default, you can revert back to it by turning on "Show Download Buttons" within Library settings.

In the example, "Show Download Buttons" is enabled, the top three tracks have been downloaded, and the rest are not yet downloaded.

4. Setting to customize "Tap Artwork to Play". Previously, tapping the artwork for a playlist or album was a shortcut for instantly playing that collection with one tap, whereas tapping its name would open up a list view of the tracks. Taking into account some user feedback, we’ve now changed it so that tapping either the artwork or the name both open the list view by default, and "Tap Artwork to Play" is now a Library setting that is off by default.

5. Some settings renamed and reorganized. A few settings were renamed or moved to be better put into context. In Library settings, Display Tracks has been renamed to Track Visibility, and Track Subtitle is now Track Appearance. Show Artwork Next to Tracks has been moved into Track Appearance, and Audio Quality has been moved into its own section in the main Settings page.

6. Numerous bug fixes. Because it has been some time since our last major release, this update includes various bug fixes and performance improvements for both platforms. Notably, on iOS, an issue with Siri voice commands has been addressed, as well as an issue that caused tracks to sometimes not start from the beginning.

On Android, several Chromecast issues have been addressed, including better handling of connection stability problems. An issue displaying artwork on the home screen has been fixed, Additional Artist info will now display on the Full Screen Player, non-square artwork will now display in its original aspect ratio. An issue with bookmarked tracks sometimes not starting from where they left off was fixed, and search by tag is now available, and more.

Full release notes are below:

• Added granular audio quality controls (Settings > Audio Quality)
• Improved support for FLAC files
• Renamed Display Tracks to Track Visibility
• Renamed Track Subtitle to Track Appearance
• Moved Show Artwork Next to Tracks into Track Appearance
• Added Show Download Buttons setting
• Added Format to track appearance
• Keyboard is now hidden when pressing play in search bar
• Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and stability improvements

iOS Only

• Adjusted font sizes
• Library scroll position is now remembered when switching between groupings
• Fixed an issue causing tracks to sometimes start part way through
• Fixed an issue with shuffling containers
• Fixed an issue causing Siri voice commands to not recognize tracks

Android Only

• Fixed an issue sorting containers and track lists
• Fixed an issue reordering tracks in the play queue
• Fixed an issue resuming bookmarked tracks & containers
• Fixed an issue restoring the now playing track on app launch
• Fixed an issue responding to the hardware back button
• Fixed an issue causing volume to be set incorrectly while using Chromecast
• Improved performance while downloading tracks
• Improved Chromecast connection stability

We've had many requests for yearly listening statistics, so we are pleased to introduce iBroadcast Replay, a look back at the tracks, artists, albums, and genres that defined your year! We plan to continue adding more statistics over time.

To see a personalized summary of your listening habits in 2024, visit stats.ibroadcast.com

Thanks for your feedback, and cheers to another year of great music!

iBroadcast version 8.8 is now available for both iOS and Android! This update features a more streamlined design to make browsing your music easier and more intuitive. Here's a quick rundown of what's new.

1. Updated navigation bar and mini player. The navigation bar and mini player feature a sleeker, more modern design. Icons in the nav bar are now labeled, and the tabs have been reorganized slightly -- My Library has been combined with Search, and Playlists now has its own dedicated tab.

2. Unified Search and Library Tab. My Library now has a search bar at the top, plus several sorting and filtering options that you can use to drill down and find your music more easily. Under the search bar, you can filter by Album, Artist, Track, Genre, Tag, Date Uploaded, and more.

Beneath the filter bar, there are controls to switch between List and Tile view, depending on your visual preference (top right), and options to sort your library from A-Z by fields such as Name, Album Artist, Year, Rating, and more (top left). These options haven't changed – they've just been moved around a little!

3. Dedicated Playlists Tab. Playlists now have their own tab to make it simpler to organize and manage your tracks. Here you can find options to create new playlists, drag and drop to reorganize them, and access your Downloaded and Trashed tracks.

4. End of Queue Note. A helpful new note at the bottom of the play queue now informs you what will happen when the queue ends.

5. Design Tweaks and Consistent Icon Sizing. We've normalized icon sizes throughout the app and between platforms for a more cohesive and polished look. For iOS users, we've added widgets in various sizes that you can use to control playback from the home screen, which you can configure on your widgets screen by going to Customize > Add Widgets, and selecting iBroadcast.

Full release notes are below:

• Updated nav bar and mini player design
• Combined search and library tabs and moved playlists into its own tab
• Moved library sort and list/tile toggle to a control bar below the grouping tabs
• Normalized icon sizing throughout the app
• Added "Remove Tracks from Playlist" multiselect option
• Added note at bottom of play queue indicating what happens when the queue ends
• (iOS only) Added iOS widgets of several sizes for playback control
• Bug fixes & stability improvements

• Added the ability to change Artist Artwork
• Added mono playback setting and shortcut
• App now shows additional genres and artists, which can be disabled in Settings > Library
• Bug fixes and stability improvements

Expanding on our May 30th update, in which we added support for additional artists and genres, we've now added a setting to turn that option on and off. To enable displaying and editing additional artists for tracks and albums, go to Settings and toggle on "Show Additional Artists". Similarly, for additional genres on tracks, select "Show Additional Genres" in Settings.

This update also includes a new feature for resizing columns on "All Tracks". To resize a column, simply click and drag the column dividers at the top of the page.

Full release notes are below:

• Added the ability to resize track columns
• Added a setting to enable and disable additional artists and genres
• Added the "Format" track column
• Added Sort By option in the sidebar playlists menu
• Added the # section to the library quick scroll bar
• Fixed an issue with the Sort By dropdown when viewing the library by laylists
• Fixed an issue where the playlist folder icon did not always display correctly
• Fixed an issue with playlist default sort order
• Fixed an issue updating album artwork

• Fixed an issue handing tag updates
• Fixed an issue handing UI themes
• Fixed UI bugs displaying playlists
• Fixed a bug preventing bookmark prompt from showing
• No longer gaining audio focus on startup if Android Auto
• Added confirmation to trash track when using multiselect
• Options for a downloading file can be viewed with a single tap
• Bug fixes and stability improvements

In this update, we added the ability to change artist artwork and made it so that the app now shows additional artists and genres. Additional genres and artists will display by default, but they can be disabled by going to Settings > Library and deselecting "Show Additional Artists" or "Show Additional Genres", respectively.

We've made some updates to the web player to make tracks and albums in your library even more customizable, including adding support for additional artists and genres. To add and edit additional artists and genres to a track, go to All Tracks, right click the track you’d like to edit, and select "Edit Track". You can then click the "+" sign next to artist and genre to add additional fields.

Similarly, additional genres for albums can be managed by right clicking an album, selecting "Edit Album", and clicking the plus sign to add additional genres. Search results will also now include results that match the additional artist and genre fields.

To separate multiple genres using id3tag fields, simply split them using either "l , / , \ , or |" characters. To separate multiple artists, split them using the ";" character. The "composer" id3 field is added as an additional artist of type "Composer".

Last but not least, Artist Artwork can now be edited by right clicking on an artist.

Full release notes are below:

• Added column section to include when exporting your library as a CSV
• Added Album dropdown in the Edit Track dialog
• Added support for additional artists on tracks and albums
• Added support for additional genres on tracks
• Added support for editing artist artwork (right click an artist)
• Added the Format track column, indicating the original file's format

• Fixed an issue showing and playing the correct tracks when viewing Tags, Genre, and Date Added
• Bug fixes and stability improvements