Announcing Manet 1.0!

Hi 👋

After 18 months of work and releases, the time has finally come to leave the 0-based version number and take the step to 1.0. Manet has been stable and well-received for a long time now, and the move to 1.0 is mostly here to reflect that while also bringing new features as well as a few improvements.

iPad now gets a native layout

For too long the iPad had to deal with the small iPhone-shaped screen on the big beautiful screen. No more! The app now has support for using the entire iPad screen to display content, as well as behaving nicely in features like SlideOver and Stage Manager, as well as drag-and-drop support for adding tracks into playlists.

Screenshot of the new iPad layout on iOS 26

Upgraded to iOS 26? Manet fits right in

Being a native iOS app, Manet automatically takes advantage of the new Liquid Design language released by Apple. Having an app that feels native to the platforms is something important to me, and I’m happy to be able to have this support available (almost) from day one.

Along with making the app work well on iOS 26, I’ve also decided to drop support for iOS 17 to better take advantage of the new APIs made available on the platforms. Users on iOS 18 will still receive updates.

Background sync

Manet will now sync periodically in the background, keeping your library up-to-date without you having to manually go in and press “Sync now”.

As always, there are also a few smaller changes in this version:

You can now sign in another device using Quick Connect
Lyrics can now be translated directly on-device
There is now a progress indicator when syncing your device, giving a better sense of progress
Redesigned the Settings menu and moved the Manet+ features into there instead of having them on a separate page
You can now save your EQ setup as a preset and switch between them in the app or with Shortcuts
You can now rearrange songs in a playlist with drag and drop (when having the sorting set to “Playlist order”)
The lock screen image no longer flickers when toggling playback
Fixes shuffle mode appearing as expected on CarPlay after tapping ‘Shuffle all’
Artists and albums without cover images now get a placeholder image
There is now a button to download your logs without having to send an email
We now show the release year for an album (if available)
Manet+ subscribers now no longer see the Manet+ logo on the Home screen

Thank you for your continued support of me and Manet!

/ André