What's new
The short version of every Podium release, newest first. The full technical notes are in docs/release-notes.md in the source zip.
Podium 4.5.7 2026-11-05
- Up Next shows on Home while music plays.
- Hold Play on a folder to play everything in it.
- Volume has 60 steps of 1 dB, up to the DAC's full level.
- New Settings → Skip songs: hold or double-click volume, or double-click Play.
- Fixes: no crackle at power-off, steadier battery percent, Custom EQ no longer clips.
Podium 4.5.6 2026-11-04
- Pick the highlight color (eight choices).
- Pick the text size: Small, Medium or Large.
- Equalizer with six presets and a five-band Custom EQ.
- Folders show files as they are on the card, CUE albums included.
- Wired headset buttons pause, skip and go back.
Podium 4.5.5 2026-11-02
- Russian, Ukrainian and other Cyrillic names show their letters.
- Settings stay when you swap or remove the microSD card.
Podium 4.5.4 2026-11-02
- M4A files play: AAC-LC and Apple Lossless.
- Text is readable right after an update.
- The splash screen, USB drive and USB DAC say Podium.
Podium 4.5.3 2026-11-01
- CUE sheets: one track per CUE track, gapless.
- Music plays from internal storage when there is no card.
- Long albums play without stutter and CUE tracks start fast.
- The player starts on large internal storage.
- An update file is deleted after it is used.
Podium 4.5.0 2026-11-01
- First Podium for the full-size Echo: iPod-style menus and 22 px text.
- Installs from a file copy; the same updater brings FiiO's firmware back.