Kagu Features
- Audio Codec Formats: mp3 (WMA and OGG in development)
- user interface streamlined for fingertip-usage
- Inertial spinning selection control (Drag&Tap), additional scrollbars
- A2DP Support via mplayer and Bluetooth ALSA (i.e. a2dpd)
- player engines selectable: OSSO player, mplayer
- usable full-screen as well as concurrently with other applications
- automatic download of Hi Res/ Low Res album cover art and artist pictures
- versatile playlist, saving and recalling of playlists
- Last.FM / Maemo Scrobbler support
- Scrolling Album/Artist/Song Title text
- Maemo Battery/Screen aware for intelligent battery usage optimization
- works on IT OS 2006, 2007 and 2008 on the 770/N800/N810
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Newest Features in 1.0.10:
- Headphone sense - music paused/unpaused when headphones are plugged/unplugged
- Made save playlist combo-shortcut work in all screens
- Added history-combo to save playlist dialog
- Added playlist shuffling/randomization, removed random playback mode
- Added Settings menu to group settings together
- Added Auto-play toggle to Settings menu
- Added Genres screen
- Album/Artist/Genre lists now show item counts
- Now Playing cover image fallback, to show the artist image if no cover found
- Option to choose between artist or album images in Now Playing button and Cover screen
- Added year display to album list
- Added sort by year option to Settings
- Startup time improvements
- Added confirmation dialog to Playlist Clear button
- Scanner now ignores hidden files and directories
- Delete playlist option to Playlists screen
- Chinook installation and operation fixes
- Added notification for missing files
- Added headset button support to toggle playback (Chinook only)
- Added sleep timer activation notification
- Turn off screen option removed, will be back in a later version
- Added DBus signals for playback notifications
- Added Music menu
New Features in 1.0.9-2:
- New Orange theme
- Added 2-hour option to Sleep Timer
- heuristic cover search optional in Scanner
- Artist grouping changed, utilizing the "album artist" tag if it exists
- Artist and album names are normalized to Title Case
- Playlist Save As: Hold thumb at Now Playing Button and hit the dpad center, only available in Now Playing
- Hold thumb at Now Playing Button and hit the menu key to jump to artist songs/albums functionality, works almost anywhere
- Added default player selection to main menu (available only if mplayer is installed)
- Cover art load times are faster, and no longer a black screen
- Various other startup time optimizations
- Add scrollbars, toggle scrollbars option, scrollbars default to disabled
- Performance and UI enhancements
