# Version 15.0.0 Beta 2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Changelog\ **Tags:** beta\ **Created:** [May 15, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/version-15-0-0-beta-2/13897 "2026-05-15T15:09:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tolriq](http://support.symfonium.app/user_avatar/support.symfonium.app/tolriq/32/726_2.png) [@Tolriq](http://support.symfonium.app/u/Tolriq)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/version-15-0-0-beta-2/13897/1 "2026-05-15T15:09:36Z")
**Version 15.0.0** **Notes** : - This is a major update of the internal audio engine. Be sure to report any issues that may arise. - Please remember to leave an updated written review on the Play Store. Your feedback is essential for improving the app’s ranking and helping secure Symfonium’s future. **Added** : - A complete rewrite of the playback engine to support many new Hi-Res features. Huge thanks to HiBy for the device and SDK that started me on that quest. (And a special thanks to Joe, who helped a lot). • Native HiBy support. (DSD, Hi-Res above 192 kHz) (Experimental) • Android 14+ bit perfect USB mode (Experimental) • Native USB exclusive mode for DACs, enabling native DSD, DoP, and Hi-Res PCM on many devices. (Experimental) • Native high quality DSD decoder. • Most settings are now per device. Be sure to check them after the update. • Added new output device settings, like preferred hardware accelerated codecs, bypass processing, maximum output sample rate, … • Be sure to check the tip program to help fund the hardware necessary to maintain those features. - The app now supports Android 8, so it can work on older devices and DAPs. (Experimental) - Added a new official website for sharing color themes, now playing and full application styles. Press Browse catalog in the different places of the app. - Added a new custom tag parser option to ignore MusicBrainz IDs and avoid artist or album splits from inconsistent tags. - Added a setting to use a separate default track action for audiobooks. - Added a setting to disable weighted shuffle and use standard random shuffle. - Added an Android Auto genre navigation setting to choose Albums, Artists, or Album artists. - Added “label” and “album.label” as custom strings. - Added a new setting to auto-rewind audiobooks after audio focus loss. - Added a secondary connection maximum bitrate setting for compatible providers. - Added Subsonic provider support for the OpenSubsonic sonicSimilarity extension. - Added Subsonic/Navidrome public share link support from the Share file action. - Added Jellyfin Live TV radio tuner import support for internet radios. - Added UPnP renderer capability detection to improve direct play and transcoding decisions, with a per-device setting to disable it if needed. - Added Estonian translation, thanks Riho. - Added custom text support for shortcut row headers. - Added display options for the Tracks page: List, Single-line List, and Text-only List. **Changed** : - A complete rewrite of the internal audio engine to support many new things. Report any issues. - Most playback configuration settings (including EQ) are now per device and configured in Settings/Playback/Output settings. - Note: the system tries to migrate your previous settings but may fail. Be sure to check the result. - The option to limit to 48 kHz is now per device and allows selecting any supported sample rate. - The app now supports Android 8. Please be sure to report any issues on that Android version. - Exported smart playlists now embed their associated custom thumbnail. - The interface now tries to show the active filters when no content is visible due to filters. - Symfonium now use a better way to add playlists to home for easier application styles sharing. You need to unpin the playlists then pin them again. - Raised the simultaneous download limit to 8. - Made a couple of possible performance improvements around playlist imports and large queues. Please report any regressions. **Fixed** : - Fixed errors when editing a provider using Android keystore for mTLS. - Fixed downloads to the Downloads folder missing file extensions for Subsonic servers implementing the OpenSubsonic transcoding extension. - Fixed possible media session update errors. - Fixed Audiobookshelf provider support for private certificates. - Fixed possible stale status with some filters not refreshing the interface after connection status changes. - Improved WebDAV retry policies for servers like [Yandex.ru](http://Yandex.ru). - Better handle some edge cases of server disconnects for SMB providers. - Fixed possible playback state report issues with quick consecutive API calls. - Fixed WMA track number handling in some cases. - Fixed some MP3 gapless issues. - Fixed some possible caching issue with Dropbox and pCloud provider. - Fixed hidden smart playlists not keeping their hidden state during backup and restore. - Fixed Syncthing .stversions folders being scanned by tag parser providers. > [@Support me and Symfonium](https://support.symfonium.app/t/support-me-and-symfonium/760): > > I greatly appreciate your support of my application and would like to thank you for your generosity. If you are interested in contributing more than the price of the license to help maintain the application for the long-term, I have set up a Ko-fi page where you can easily and securely make a donation. Your donation will be used to cover the costs associated with maintaining and improving the application, including server expenses, development tools, and other related costs. Your contribution w… ---
**Author:** ![Tolriq](http://support.symfonium.app/user_avatar/support.symfonium.app/tolriq/32/726_2.png) [@Tolriq](http://support.symfonium.app/u/Tolriq)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/version-15-0-0-beta-2/13897/2 "2026-05-15T15:12:13Z")
Exceptionally due to Google insane review times, the beta APKs are available at [https://repo.symfonium.app/](https://repo.symfonium.app/) This is a temporary measure, and you’ll need to revert to the production repository after 15.0.0 is released.