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+# Roadmap / TODO
+
+Near-term work after the working MVP (connect + auto-connect, now-playing with
+transport/volume/options, DataStore-persisted settings). Roughly ordered by
+priority; not a commitment.
+
+Status legend: `[ ]` todo · `[~]` in progress · `[x]` done
+
+---
+
+## [ ] 1. Proper icons
+
+Replace the placeholder unicode glyphs (`GlyphText` in `NowPlayingScreen.kt` —
+`⏮ ▶ ⏸ ⏭ 🔈`) with real Material icons.
+
+- Preferred source: **Google Material Symbols / Icons**. In Compose the usual
+  route is the `androidx.compose.material:material-icons-*` artifacts
+  (`Icons.Filled.PlayArrow`, `SkipNext`, `VolumeUp`, …). `material-icons-core`
+  covers the common set; `material-icons-extended` has everything but is large —
+  prefer core, or import only the specific vector assets we use.
+- Platform-bundled drawables (`android.R.drawable.ic_media_*`) exist but look
+  dated and vary by OEM — avoid; bundle our own for a consistent look.
+- Adding the dependency means a `deps.json` regen (see README).
+
+## [ ] 2. Settings menu
+
+A dedicated settings screen where the user can view every setting and reset it.
+
+- Currently settings (host/port) are only editable by hitting **Disconnect** to
+  get back to the connect form. Add a real settings route.
+- Include a **Reset** action that clears DataStore (add a `clear()` to
+  `SettingsRepository`).
+- Will likely want simple navigation (Navigation-Compose, or a screen enum in
+  `PlayerViewModel`/`AppScreen`).
+- Room to grow: password field, connection timeout, theme, keep-screen-on.
+
+## [ ] 3. Cast-style volume control
+
+When the MPD server is playing, present the volume control as a **"casting"
+style** remote-volume control — the way MALP (and Google Cast) do — making it
+visually clear you're controlling the *server's* output, not the phone's.
+
+- Functionally we already send `setvol` to the server (`MpdClient.setVolume`);
+  this is mostly a UX/affordance change: a cast icon, "Casting to <host>" label,
+  distinct styling for remote vs local volume.
+- Reference behaviour: MALP.
+
+## [ ] 4. Library browse — albums
+
+A screen to browse all albums on the server (artists can come later).
+
+- MPD commands: `list album group albumartist` (or `list album`), and
+  `find album "<name>"` to fetch an album's tracks; add to the queue with
+  `add`/`findadd`. Extend `MpdCommands` + `MpdClient`.
+- Grid or list of albums → tap to view/queue tracks.
+
+## [ ] 5. Album / artist images
+
+Pull artwork for the now-playing track and for the album browse grid.
+
+- MPD serves art over the protocol via `albumart <uri> <offset>` and
+  `readpicture <uri> <offset>` (embedded art). **`MpdConnection` already handles
+  binary responses**, so the transport groundwork is done — add the commands,
+  loop over offsets to fetch the whole image, and decode.
+- Needs an image loader + caching. Coil (`io.coil-kt`) is the standard Compose
+  choice; a custom `MpdArtFetcher` could feed it. Dependency → `deps.json` regen.
+
+## [ ] 6. BUG: idle connection drops after a few minutes → kicked to connect page
+
+After a few minutes idling, the app surfaces **"connection closed mid-response"**
+and falls back to the connect screen. MALP does not do this.
+
+- Error origin: `MpdConnection.readResponse()` hits EOF and throws
+  `MpdConnectionException("connection closed mid-response")`; the idle loop's
+  `catch (IOException)` calls `failAndClose()` → `MpdConnectionState.Error` →
+  UI shows the connect form.
+- Likely causes to investigate:
+  - **Android Doze / WiFi power-save** tearing down sockets when the screen is
+    off or the app is backgrounded (most likely on a portable DAP/phone).
+  - MPD's `connection_timeout` (default 60s) closing a connection it considers
+    idle — a parked `idle` should count as active, but the *command* connection
+    sits silent; a periodic `ping` keepalive may be needed.
+  - NAT/router idle-connection reaping (less likely on LAN).
+- Fix direction: don't treat an idle-connection drop as a fatal error — instead
+  **auto-reconnect transparently** (re-open connections, re-issue `idle`, resync
+  state) and keep showing the player. Consider a keepalive ping and, for
+  backgrounded playback control, a foreground service / partial wakelock.