Software Updates

What’s new, what’s fixed, and what changed in every SugarSpin release.

SugarSpin v1.9.16Latest ServerOctober 1, 2026

New

  • Album colors. The app takes on the colors of the album that’s playing.
  • Color waveform in the song bar: red bass, gold voices, blue highs.
  • Random Album ticket on Home and the Echo Jukebox.
  • Stream to and a big volume bar now live inside Now Playing.
  • Visuals everywhere: the Analyzer and meters move with the music on whatever device is playing.

Changed

  • Cleaner, slimmer page titles that stay pinned while you scroll; new left menu order with Visuals at the bottom.
  • Choosing a new cover in Edit Album now saves reliably.
  • Edit Album always shows its Save button, even on small screens.

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SugarSpin v1.9.14September 19, 2026

Faster, cleaner server release

  • Updated the SugarSpin interface to React 19.3 and refreshed its production dependencies.
  • Includes the current playback, library, CarPlay synchronization and reliability improvements already verified on the local server.
  • Customer libraries, playlists, settings and license data remain preserved during the Docker update.
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SugarSpin App for Mac v1.0.4Latest MacSeptember 19, 2026

Refreshed Mac installer

  • Current desktop app with separate Mac/server version details and native menus.
  • Apple Silicon, macOS 11 or newer. Direct download; macOS may show a first-launch security warning.
  • Download SugarSpin App for Mac v1.0.4
SugarSpin v1.9.13September 7, 2026

Playback and CarPlay

  • The current song remains highlighted across album, artist, playlist and liked-song views.
  • CarPlay refreshes its playing marker when selection, Previous, Next or automatic advance changes the song.
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SugarSpin App v1.9.18Latest iOSOctober 1, 2026

iPhone, iPad and CarPlay

  • Includes everything in server v1.9.16: album colors, color waveform, Random Album and Stream to inside Now Playing.
  • CarPlay: Spin stays on the Home screen and shows what’s playing, so you can keep spinning.
  • Smaller, cleaner startup logo.
  • TestFlight build 202609302221.
v1.9.12August 25, 2026

Security and reliability

  • Safer license maintenance and reproducible updates.
  • Improved validation and recovery behavior without exposing private licensing data.
v1.9.11August 25, 2026

Honest status and better sync

  • Licenses keep working during temporary internet or website outages.
  • Library scanning reports the real file being processed instead of placeholder text.
  • More reliable iPhone/CarPlay state sync, clearer Settings, and readable artist-page headers.
v1.9.10July 9, 2026

Reliability update

  • Licenses persist correctly across updates.
  • Smoother playback, faster cover-art updates and steadier background operation.
v1.9.9June 17, 2026

Stream To

  • One clean device list for SugarSpin clients and compatible speakers.
  • Name devices, choose a default, sign out a device and see the Stream To button update live.
v1.9.8June 16, 2026

Library controls

  • Custom music ordering, live audio levels and immediate tap-to-play behavior.
  • Add songs to playlists or shelves quickly, with volume controls near playback.
v1.9.7June 9, 2026

Simpler app setup

  • Native apps use one saved server address and migrate existing settings automatically.
  • Remote-access guidance is optional; SugarSpin does not claim to detect or manage a customer’s network or VPN.
  • Accent colors, device switching and synchronized playback were improved.
SugarSpin for MacNewJune 3, 2026

Native Mac app

  • Apple Silicon-native app with Dock presence, native menus and a first-launch setup wizard.
  • Included with a SugarSpin license; supports macOS 11 and newer.
v1.9.6June 7, 2026

Stage Mode and discovery

  • Stage Mode brings artist imagery, waveform, audio details and optional lyrics to large displays.
  • Redesigned display controls, live search, AirPlay/Cast access and reliable background playback.
  • Automatic stale-build detection helps updates arrive consistently.
v1.9.2June 7, 2026

Clients, scanning and library

  • Live Active Clients status and clearer library, playlist and liked-song activity.
  • Hardened CD ripping and multi-disc scanning with real progress across folders.
  • Consistent album tiles, refreshed Home sections and mastering-version browsing.
v1.9.5June 4, 2026

Native apps and updates

  • Shipped the Mac app and introduced the iPhone/iPad TestFlight app.
  • Clearer updating feedback, reorganized Settings, automatic server updates and native device names.
v1.9.1June 3, 2026

Interface and playback polish

  • Major UI/UX refresh, stronger volume synchronization and more reliable remote streaming.
  • The equalizer was temporarily removed while its audio pipeline and controls were redesigned.
v1.9.0May 24, 2026

Sound Purity update

  • Removed the 15-band equalizer and related presets for a shorter, simpler signal path.
  • Optional Tube Warmth and ReplayGain remain; bit-perfect speaker casting is unchanged.
v1.8.1May 24, 2026

Tube Warmth and mobile improvements

  • Added optional Tube Warmth, a tube visualizer, mobile track menus and current-track highlighting.
  • Improved speaker pause/reconnect behavior, mobile sheets, album layouts and genre browsing.