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Since a few days MPoD & MPaD v1.5.3 are available from the AppStore. Release notes for MPoD:

• Feature: Extensibility via http-commands for play/stop/speakers.
• Feature: Cover art retrieval via Discogs.
• Feature: Song search now also looks at composer, performer and comment tags.
• Feature: Improved help screen explaining all MPoD features.
• UI Change: Play/pause buttons combined into one.
• UI Change: Hide/show control buttons on playlist view through two-finger swipe down/up.
• Bugfix: Properly present ‘play all’ in search results (related to iPad bugfix).
• Bugfix: Fix lastfm support for mpd 0.16.

And for MPaD:

• Feature: Extensibility via http-commands for play/stop/speakers.
• Feature: Cover art retrieval via Discogs.
• Feature: Support on-the-go mode (play stream directly on the iPad).
• Feature: Choose artist info from last.fm or allmusic.
• Feature: Song search now also looks at composer, performer and comment tags.
• Feature: Improved help screen explaining all MPaD features.
• UI Change: Play/pause buttons combined into one.
• UI Change: Improved display of cover art.
• UI Change: Hide/show cover art on playlist view through two-finger swipe down/up.
• UI Change: Show bitrate after tap on cover art.
• Bugfix: Fix crash that occurs when searching in the Artist view.
• Bugfix: Cancel button for search now always active.
• Bugfix: Fix lastfm support for mpd 0.16.

Note: there is a problem with the two-finger swipe down/up on iOS 4.3 that was not detected during testing. This will be resolved in the next release.

The wait is over: MPaD is now available from the AppStore. It offers everything that MPoD does (with the exception of on-the-go mode), and then a lot more:

• MPaD makes full use of the larger iPad screen.
• Main functions are always available.
• Full cover art display for album, artist and genre view.
• Album details via popup window.
• Editable playlists (remove and re-order tracks).
• Large artist info view based on last.fm.

Since today MPoD v1.5.2 is available from the AppStore. The main change is the added ability to search directly against the mpd database from the browse
window. This addition allows MPoD to work well with mopidy, which opens up the world of Spotify. Here are the release notes:

• Feature: Support search in browse window.
• Feature: Compatibility with mopidy.
• Feature: Support for remote control functions in iOS4 for on-the-go mode.

• Bugfix: Improved stability when switching between connections.