Stezza

Changelog

Every Stezza release since launch in 2013, newest first.

2.12 — January 2026

New year, new update. Now built for the latest devices, with a few under-the-bonnet tweaks.

2.11 — October 2023

Updated for iOS 17 and the latest hardware
AppRadio support has been removed

2.10 — November 2021

The latest and greatest. Stezza is now updated for iOS 15. Thanks for your feedback and support.

A note to AppRadio users: AppRadio support will be removed in a future version of Stezza.

2.9.1 — August 2019

Bug fix addressing display issues.

2.9 — October 2018

Support for iOS 12, iPhone XS and XS Max.

2.8.4 — July 2018

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

2.8.3 — April 2018

Addressed an iOS 11.2 button responsiveness issue.

2.8.2 — March 2018

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

2.8.1 — December 2017

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

2.8 — December 2017

Bug fixes and performance improvements
Added support for the iPhone X

2.7.2 — August 2017

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

2.7.1

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

2.7 — December 2016

iOS 10 support
Fixed a bug for mystery items that could appear
Added an optional Speedometa quick launch button
Other minor bug fixes and under-the-hood tweaks

2.6.1 — June 2016

New album change animation (the old one could get out of sync)
Minor bug fixes
More translations: Japanese, Russian and German

2.6 — June 2016

New album change animation (the old one could get out of sync)
Minor bug fixes
More translations: Japanese, Russian and German

2.5.2 — January 2016

Fixed a wee little issue with the #nowplaying text affecting AppRadio users.

Sharing to Instagram made easier — the #nowplaying details are copied to the clipboard so you can paste them into your post. Bazinga.

Thanks for using Stezza. If you have any feedback or feature requests, drop a line to support@stezza.app (there is also a ‘Give Feedback’ button in the left menu).

2.5.1 — November 2015

Minor bug fix.

2.5 — October 2015

Built for iOS 9 — boomshakalaka!

Pioneer® AppRadio® users — you will no longer need to click the alert view to open Stezza from the AppRadio head unit.

2.4.2 — September 2015

This update is for an AppRadio second screen issue introduced in iOS 8.4.

Bonus bug fix — the multiline track progress bug is now squashed.

For feedback, comments, suggestions or help email support@stezza.app.

2.4.1 — August 2015

This update addresses a bug introduced in iOS 8.4 that would cause the incorrect song to start playing.

2.4 — February 2015

Bug fix release. You wanted features? Better luck next time. This update is all about stability.

2.3 — January 2015

Tweaked the blur algorithm for less algo and more rithm
More album artist, less plain old artist (Thanks to @bengarland for picking me up on that one)
Squashed bug: repeat mode was resetting automagically on app launch (shout out to Ernst)
Track progress: popular request this one — now you can see the time elapsed and remaining for the current track. Off by default, the switch is in the left menu.
Bonus: using this app will make you smell like flowers

2.2 — November 2014

Performance improvements to app launch time
Bug fix iPhone 6 Plus and iPad when starting the app in landscape
Tweaked the iPad button layout
Shaved a few pixels here and there
Bonus: AppRadio rotation bug fixed

2.1.1 — October 2014

This update is mysterious missing album art fix number 2. Much time was spent exploring the wonderful new land that is iOS 8, in order to track down the magical berry called Album Art. Once it was found, it was dutifully returned to its proper place in the top left corner of Stezza’s player screen.

2.1 — October 2014

Fixes for iOS 8 and native layout for iPhone 6

Thanks for all the feedback regarding the missing album art after updating to iOS 8. Hopefully this is now fixed.

2.0.1

Minor movie player update for AppRadio.

2.0 — July 2014

Welcome the Big Poppa 2.0 update, codename Yergen.

New theme picker — no more crappy menu, now you can tap and slide your way to style
New custom color theme — mix your own style with a classic RGB slider set
New blur theme — inspired by some of the trendiest trends, get yo hipster on with this x-fading delight
New album view — browse your albums and podcasts visually with gridalicious style
New font — fontastic!
Updated styling throughout — get jiggy with it
Share #nowplaying on Instagram (suggested by Supaman)
AppRadio feature — alphabet soup quick jump — tap the A–Z to quickly navigate through those long lists
Video playback — yes, Stezza now supports videos! Copy video files to the app using iTunes on your computer (the Apps tab, Stezza Documents)
Album release year now shown (requested by Chris)
Localisation! Parla Italiano e Portuguese e Francais
Improved accessibility VoiceOver support (requested by Nancy)

v1.9.6

Super little bug fix for mandatory updating as some users were stuck in an unfortunate cycle of being sent to the App Store (sorry about that)
The CPU no longer overheats when you hold down the play button

v1.9.5

Final iOS 5 bug fix.

v1.9.4

Bug fix for show cloud media setting
AppRadio UI adjustments

v1.9.3

Bug fix for iOS 5 users
Layout fix for iOS 7.1 users (that mysterious 49pt black bar that appeared… translucent was the key folks)
AppRadio UI tune-up
Tab bar buttons in the music picker now pop to the root view controller if they are the current/selected button
AppRadio Mirror Mode — reverses the button layout for AppRadio users only (plug in once for the option to appear in the app settings menu)

v1.9.2

Minor update for AppRadio.

v1.9.1

Added back cloud media, now with a switch.

v1.9

No longer lists items in the cloud
Added extra Pioneer protocol for PSA/Toyota

v1.8

AppRadio fixes and improvements. Fixed the scrolly wowly bug for AppRadio users on iOS 7. Added scroll up and down buttons for easier scrolling.

v1.7

Now Playing — requested by many users this one was. Now, when tapping the album artwork, you are shown the iPod’s queue of now playing tracks. Note that when first launching Stezza there is no queue, as the iPod queue is inaccessible.
Play All — now when looking at a list of albums, one tap is all it takes to play them all
More media — now you can access compilation albums (various artists), audiobooks, genres and composers. Maximum satisfaction.
iOS 7 compatibility — booyah
Bug fixes
Yet another icon update. Last time. Promise.
More swipey wipey (swipe right in the media picker to go back to the player)

v1.6

Fancy new icon
Squish-squashed a bug
Rounded some corners here and there (sharp edges can be a safety hazard)
Tuned the cravenlator

Big thank you to everyone who has downloaded Stezza! Also, thanks for all the feedback — your thoughts and comments are great and help make Stezza better and better.

v1.5

Karate-chopped a crash bug (sorry about that)
AppRadio® mode improvements
AirPlay now supported

v1.4

Pioneer® AppRadio® now supported
Updated UI — prettier now, think of it as iris heaven
Parallaxy — check out the new album view… ooh yeah
Media memory — the picker isn’t as forgetful anymore
Loopy mix — the repeat and shuffle functions can now be accessed on the main screen

v1.3

iPad support — same stuff, now tabletized
Playlist ordering no longer alphabetical (shoutout to Guy and JD)
Slider for track position (for all the seekers in the house)
Updated settings menu
Removed annoying piano sounds when changing theme
Added setting to turn off button sounds (suggested by Silvis and Enrico and others)
Tile color option to match artwork (it’s the one after the two greys — suggested by Steven Rogers)
Standard ordering of music picker tabs (some people don’t like change)
10% more pizzaz

v1.2

100% more swipey-swipey
Added auto-lock feature (suggested by John) — turn it on to stop the device locking
Shuffle mode (popular request that one — what happened to order!?! chaos I tell you, pure chaos)
Repeat mode (another user request — ask and ye shall receive)
Podcasts! Do you listen to podcasts? I know Can Mehmet does! Now you can with Stezza! Saweeeeeeeet!!!
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti

v1.1

Icon update (changed from blue to red, removed gradient)
Cells highlight in grey
Cells have black background
Added grey themes
Remembers what area of music library you were last on

v1.0

Initial release.