The Amarok Team is happy to present you the Amarok 2.6 beta1 release. Please test as much as possible so the final release, scheduled 2 weeks from now, will be as bug-free as possible.

The brand new version comes with the following new features:

• A complete overhaul of the iPod and iPhone support (support for iOS 5 and iPhone 4 is incomplete, check libgpod for status)
• Transcoding for iPod-like and USB Mass Storage devices
• The Free Music Chart service is now activated by default
• And many bugfixes!

This release includes a database update that can take up to a few minutes to complete. A dialog will prevent use of Amarok while this critical change is applied.

A full changelog will be published with the final release.

See full article for download options.

Up North, frost sparkles in the morning sunshine, while the Southern climes head into spring. All over the world, the Amarok team proudly presents Amarok 2.5, the most advanced release yet.

Some of the features we are happy about:

• GPodder.net podcast synchronization.
• Re-written USB Mass Storage support.
• The Windows version of Amarok is now officially declared stable.
• Many bugfixes to the iPod plugin, thanks to Matěj Laitl.
• An integrated Amazon MP3 store. This major feature is the work of our web-entrepreneurs Sven and Justus.

We have simplified the version scheme to 2 numbers again to reflect our development process. 2.5 is a big feature release and has many bugfixes. The next planned version will be 2.6, with new features.

As promised, we've started a new year of donation mentions with the generous donators of the past Rocktober funding drive. Thank you all for contributing to Amarok, we hope you are pleased with this release.

Update: We have just uploaded a new Windows version with an important bug fix. If you were experiencing issues with the Windows build, please check out the updated installer.

We have the following download options available:

Source tarball	Windows installer	Instructions for various Linux distros

The Amarok team presents the first beta for the 2.5 release. Please test as much as possible so the final release, scheduled 2 weeks from now, will be as bug-free as possible.

Amarok 2.5 brings you the following major features:

• Re-written USB Mass Storage support.
• Many bugfixes to the iPod plugin, thanks to Matěj Laitl.
• An integrated Amazon MP3 store. This major feature is the work of our very own web-entrepreneurs Sven and Justus. If you have any icon/artwork skills: we need your help.
• Much more.

A full changelog will be published with the final release.

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