Hard to say. Depends on your preferences.
Now Playing has the ability to arrange everything to your liking and has some gimmicks like weather and Lyrics.
If you just want music information, artist and album, the manifest is all you need.
Not from usability perspective but from “working” perspective …
My thought was if “now playing” works better with contemporary or classic UI design.
Any hint for “non-working” - behaviour still the same …
Config.txt looks like this.
DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
APPLY CUSTOM PARAMETERS TO userconfig.txt
initramfs volumio.initrd
gpu_mem=128
gpu_mem_256=32
gpu_mem_512=32
gpu_mem_1024=128
max_usb_current=1
[pi5]
usb_max_current_enable=1
[all]
include volumioconfig.txt
include userconfig.txt
Userconfig.txt looks like this.
#lower screen rez
hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=58
Please note that I have tried it with a blank userconfig.txt also with no change in preformance.
@Wheaten
Also here’s my log if needed.
On a pi5 8gb installed on NVME, on 3.799 and latest version of this plugin. Whenever I reboot, it doesn’t automatically load up the weather and just displays time and date but no weather nor background [as configured], with a black background. An error message related to Chromium pops up in red. It usually does refresh itself at the next background reload or if I send a “Broadcast Refresh Command”.
On my pi4b, this doesn’t happen and everything loads instantly, once it loads the “Idle Screen”.
Daemon settings do not saves. Always 127… and sure do not load and work. Latest Volumio and Touch Display Plugin. What I have to do? Thanx.
I can’t find the path to copy &replace the config.json file. Did you change it? Please help me, thanks!
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/data/configuration/user_interface/now_playing/config.json
After installing new version, restore the backed up file to its original location. Then restart Volumio.
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The swipe feature is really useful!
Can you add a function: swipe from right to left to go back (back button)?
Thanks!
Daemon settings do not saves. I input 192.168.1.101 (my Volumio) in both fields push save - saved - push settings again and my 192. again 127… What I have to do? Thanx.
I found, after today updating all 4 my players, this issue does exist here too. Both URL’s can’t be changed.
So @VictorDUA is not alone…
When editing, hitting save acts normal, but after an F5 browser refresh it is back to the internal IP.
Catch the bug! 
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are you not reading, it’s saying read only so there is no editing…
it’s showing the local url with the port nothing more
127.0.0.0 is for a local display only!
You have use the IP of your volumio device when you want to display the page on your computer
Once again: with 127.0.0.0 it shows on LCD nothing. But it is doesn’t matter - Touch Screen plugin working just beautifully. Adjusting the scale easy tune the look. But that’s off-topic.
Did you enable “Now Playing” in the settings menu, as I get the impression you didn’t do this?
The 2 ip’s within Volumio, that can be accessed from a Safari (assuming 192.168.1.101 is your Volumio device):
http://192.168.1.101:4004
http://192.168.1.101:4004/preview
Accessing 127.0.0.1 from safari won’t work, as this ip is the localhost from the volumio device.
Yes. Blank screen. Dark, but blank. Touch Screen must be on or off?
With http://192.168.1.101:4004/preview I can see space for preview but not the preview itself.
Now playing is intended for a local display, so the local display must be on, with the plugin “Touch Display” on.
Since I see only screenshots from Safari, do you have a local display installed on your Volumio Device?
Please post a log it might reveal something.
Yes. 3,5 LCD with goodtft driver and overlay. Working under Touch Display just fine. I stuck on uninstall Now Playing and right now can’t test it. I try to reinstall on the next week and post a log.
use a Chromium browser and not safari other browsers are not fully supported.
It will fix blank LCD screen? No? So why I have to do it? Safari stay.