[Android Apps and Games] BusyTrack:
MAIN FEATURES

► FOLLOW your favorite artists

► Get notifications when new releases are spotted

► NO REGISTRATION / NO SIGN IN required

► Browse the world's largest online music database (Discogs)

► Watch music videos inside the app

► Get suggestions for similar artists (from the TasteDive database)

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How many times have you missed an album from one of your favorite artists, just to see it pop out of nowhere on social media or hear your friends talking about it months later?

Release Tracker aims to keep you up to date when new releases are spotted in the world's largest online music database, Discogs.

FOLLOW

In order to receive notifications when new releases are added, make sure you are following at least an artist. The app will take care of the rest.

NO REGISTRATION / NO SIGN IN

There is no need to register or sign in, just fire it up and you are ready to go.

ARTIST SUGGESTIONS

The app is able to offer suggestions for similar artists.

DATA USAGE STATISTICS

With the Statistics page in the app, you can always keep an eye on the amount of traffic being used while syncing, specific information about the Sync service and more.

BE THE FIRST TO LET YOUR FRIENDS KNOW

Surprise your friends and create bonds with people by sharing newly-released albums from artists they like by tapping the "Share" button. They will appreciate it.

Download

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September 1, 2017 Update:

The latest update is live, here is the changelog:

## [1.1.0] - 2017-09-01

### Added

- Manual app state backup / restore

- Dynamic video player (experimental)

- High priority option for scheduled sync sessions (enabled by default)

- Settings entry to change scheduled sync frequency

- Sorting and management options for notifications and following list

- Relative time (enabled by default)

- Dual-pane mode (suitable for tablets)

- Follow from search results

- Added amazon.it for purchasing releases

### Fixed

- Bugfixes

- Internal optimizations

### Changed

- Optimized the sync algorithm (reduction in time and data usage due to ignoring old releases when syncing)

- Replaced the "NEW" mark for unopened notifications

- Follow cap lifted from 100 to 1000 artists

- Replaced search cards with tabs

- Dynamic loading for search results

### Removed

- Notification light for ongoing sync progress notifications

Promo codes

I have 50 new exclusive promo codes for the xda-developers forum members that will permanently disable ads inside the app. The codes are valid until October 1st, 2017 - 9:00 AM GMT

In order to receive a code, just request one in a reply to this thread, I will send a code through PM to every request made in this thread as soon as I get the chance.

How to redeem a promo code on Google Play

Highlights

Users are now able to backup and restore the app state manually. Just select a Google account and backup, the app stores data in a dedicated section on your Google Drive storage.

From my tests on devices and emulators, the dynamic video player scales properly on devices running Android Nougat and above. The player still works on older Android versions, but it crops the video when the view is minimized. Unfortunately, the YouTube player library offered by Google is closed-source and I was unable to pinpoint the reason why it responds differently to scaling animations on older Android versions. If you find the player too unstable, please switch back to the static player in the Settings page or disable it completely.

Scheduled background syncs now start in foreground mode by default, which means the Android OS will not kill that process if it needs resources for other apps while Release Tracker is syncing.

The sync algorithm has been optimized, it's faster and uses a fraction of the amount of data it used in the previous version. Notifications will be generated for recent releases only. A release is counted as recent if the associated year is equal to the current year. If the current month is January or February, releases from the previous year are also counted as recent.

Please check the updated Help page for more details.

Notes

Over the next few months, no major features will be added. This app will continue to receive support updates (bugfixes). When I will begin working on another major update, I will consider all the suggestions received, starting with the one feature that was planned but didn't make it in this update, importing artists from your Discogs collection / wantlist.

Please report app crashes by pressing the report button.

If you notice any abnormal behavior inside the app, please send me a PM describing the scenario that caused that behavior, the device make and model and screenshots / video if you find that necessary for better understanding the problem.