Jellybox | Product Updates & News

Update Aug 10, 2026 by Alex Sinelnikov

Release v2.1.0

bug fixes carplay features

v2.1.0 brings a lot of improvements to desktop and mobile apps, hope you'll like them! Hit like at the bottom to let me know if I'm moving in right direction

Apple CarPlay

This release brings new native Apple CarPlay support. CarPlay app provides access to all your lib through artists, albums, songs and playlists, along with Downloads and offline mode. This isn't final release, I have few more features in works, so expect updates in coming few weeks.

Studio Mode

New Studio Mode gives you new full screen UI which introduces a slow color matched(to cover art) animation on background and cover image on top of UI. Controls automatically hide when not hovered after 5 seconds. There's setting to disable animation on low end PCs. Another option allows you to trigger full screen mode(for whole player) when entering Studio Mode.

Other notable features

  • Added Windows installer build using Inno Setup along with portable zip-archived release.

  • Added suggested albums section to album view, displaying "similar" albums relative to the current one.

Enhancements

  • Updated CI build scripts for Windows and Android to produce generic filenames for website referencing.

  • Improved authentication UX with server availability checks, URL validation with immediate feedback, and automatic library selection if only one exists.

  • Refactored window management to unify drag and minimize functionality across desktop platforms for predictability.

  • Enhanced mobile experience by fixing padding issues when keyboard opens on search page, eliminating unnecessary gaps.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed incorrect padding applied when keyboard is opened on mobile devices.

  • Resolved regression in authentication page caused by recent Flutter engine updates.

  • Fixed song playback reporting to Jellyfin to enable future "Recently Played" feature.

  • Corrected ALAC playback on Android by ensuring server-side transcoding from ALAC to FLAC before playback, fixing track length reporting issues.

PS: This was a big release for me, a lot of features added or fixes, but if you have something to day - leave a comment here - https://github.com/avdept/JellyBoxPlayer/discussions/150