🎉 CIDER 3.0: Dreaming Even Bigger 🎉

IMPORTANT NOTICE: All Cider app downloads are now exclusively available through Taproom and no longer directly from Itch. Visit https://taproom.cider.sh to download the latest version!

🚀 MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS

🔄 Playlist Time Machine

Travel back in time through your playlist history! Browse previous versions, restore past states, and track how your musical journey has evolved. Never lose a perfectly curated playlist again!

🎮 Game Mode Perfected

Game while you jam! Our Game Mode is now 90% more efficient on Windows with dramatically reduced CPU usage. This feature has officially graduated from experiments to become a core feature.

🏠 Personalized Home Experience

• Mood Selector - One-click access to perfectly curated playlists that match your vibe
• Custom Wallpapers - Make Cider truly yours with favorite album art, personal images, custom URLs, or stunning photos from Pexels
• Emotion Engine - Our new dynamic color system adapts the interface based on your music’s mood and artwork

🎨 Visual Refresh

• Albums and playlists now feature vibrant, artwork-inspired styling
• Immersive Lite - A stunning but optimized background effect that brings your music to life
• Glowing lyrics effect in Immersive mode that pulses with your music

⚡ PERFORMANCE & RELIABILITY

• Lightning-Fast Updates - Completely rebuilt update system powered by Rise & Taproom for seamless transitions to new versions
• 100+ Bugs Squashed - We’ve eliminated over a hundred bugs, including critical issues that prevented Cider from running on some systems
• Optimized Performance - Better GPU acceleration on Linux, improved HEVC codec compatibility, and more efficient resource usage

🔍 FEATURE ENHANCEMENTS

• Native Context Menus - Context menus now match your OS style and can extend beyond app boundaries
• Native Toast Notifications on Windows
• New Floating Search experiment with rich content displays
• Community Atmos Ratings - See what others think about spatial audio mixes
• Enhanced MiniPlayer with improved controls and artwork loading
• Better Error Handling for network issues and API responses
• New Linux Package Manager Repos: https://repo.cider.sh

📱 REMOTE CONTROL

• Completely Rebuilt Cider Remote - Control your music experience from your phone with improved reliability and performance
• Queue Management from your mobile device
• More remote features available exclusively on Taproom thanks to Lumaa!

🧠 SMARTER SYSTEM

• Improved Windows WebView2 runtime with automatic updates
• Periodic Network Status checks to ensure stable connections
• Better OTA Update Integrity to prevent corrupted installations
• Semantic Versioning adopted for clearer update paths (Yes, Cider 4 is already in the works!)

💖 QUALITY OF LIFE

• Streamlined “About” screen with optional detailed information
• “Always Navigate To Page” option for Library Albums view
• Fixed portrait album view information display
• Fixed stretched artwork issues from previous versions
• Improved readability across UI elements

What’s Next?

This major release sets the foundation for even more exciting features coming to Cider. Stay tuned for announcements and be sure to download from our new home at Taproom!

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