oh, naive i am. there will be several more things needed to be able to release this...

PRIVACY_POLICY.md

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Privacy Policy
+
+**Yr Crystals** does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data.
+
+## Device Permissions
+
+The app may request access to the following device features solely for local, on-device functionality:
+
+- **Music Library** — To play audio tracks from your library.
+
+No data from these sources is recorded, uploaded, or shared. All processing happens entirely on your device.
+
+## Third-Party Services
+
+Yr Crystals does not use analytics, advertising, tracking, or any third-party services.
+
+## Contact
+
+If you have questions about this policy, contact: **[your email]**
+
+*Last updated: March 1, 2026*

ios/Info.plist

@@ -39,14 +39,8 @@
     </array>
     
     <!-- Permissions -->
-    <key>NSMicrophoneUsageDescription</key>
-    <string>This app requires audio access to visualize music.</string>
     <key>NSAppleMusicUsageDescription</key>
-    <string>This app requires access to your music library to play tracks.</string>
-    <key>NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription</key>
-    <string>This app requires access to the photo library to load album art.</string>
-    <key>NSCameraUsageDescription</key>
-    <string>This app requires camera access for visualizer input.</string>
+    <string>Yr Crystals needs access to your music library to play tracks.</string>
     
     <!-- File Access -->
     <key>UIFileSharingEnabled</key>

src/CommonWidgets.cpp

@@ -463,11 +463,11 @@ OverlayWidget::OverlayWidget(QWidget *content, QWidget *parent)
   hide();
 }
 
-void OverlayWidget::showEvent(QShowEvent *event) {
-  QWidget::showEvent(event);
+void OverlayWidget::setVisible(bool visible) {
+  if (visible && !isVisible()) {
     if constexpr (Theme::FrostedGlass) {
-    if (auto *w = window()) {
-      QPixmap shot = w->grab();
+      if (auto *p = parentWidget()) {
+        QPixmap shot = p->grab();
         int sw = shot.width() / 10;
         int sh = shot.height() / 10;
         m_blurredBg = shot.scaled(sw, sh, Qt::IgnoreAspectRatio,
@@ -477,6 +477,8 @@ void OverlayWidget::showEvent(QShowEvent *event) {
       }
     }
   }
+  QWidget::setVisible(visible);
+}
 
 void OverlayWidget::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event) {
   if (!m_content->geometry().contains(event->pos()))

src/CommonWidgets.h

@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ class OverlayWidget : public QWidget {
   Q_OBJECT
 public:
   OverlayWidget(QWidget *content, QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+  void setVisible(bool visible) override;
 
 protected:
-  void showEvent(QShowEvent *event) override;
   void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event) override;
   void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event) override;
 

src/PlayerControls.cpp

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "Theme.h"
 #include <QGridLayout>
 #include <QHBoxLayout>
+#include <QPainter>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 #include <cmath>
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ PlaybackWidget::PlaybackWidget(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent) {
           .arg(Theme::rgba(Theme::Colors::PlaybackSurface),
                Theme::hex(Theme::Colors::BorderSubtle)));
   QVBoxLayout *mainLayout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
-  mainLayout->setContentsMargins(10, 5, 10, 10);
+  mainLayout->setContentsMargins(10, 5, 10, 2);
 
   m_seekSlider = new TouchSlider(this);
   m_seekSlider->setRange(0, 1000);
@@ -42,12 +43,11 @@ PlaybackWidget::PlaybackWidget(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent) {
 
   QString auxStyle = QString(
       "QPushButton { background: transparent; color: %1; font-size: %2px; "
-      "border: none; padding: 10px;%3 } "
-      "QPushButton:pressed { color: %4; }")
+      "border: none; padding: 16px 20px; min-width: 48px; min-height: 48px; } "
+      "QPushButton:pressed { color: %3; }")
       .arg(Theme::hex(Theme::Colors::TextSecondary))
       .arg(Theme::Dims::BtnFontSize)
-      .arg(minSizeRule,
-           Theme::hex(Theme::Colors::TextPrimary));
+      .arg(Theme::hex(Theme::Colors::TextPrimary));
 
   QPushButton *btnPrev = new QPushButton("<<", this);
   btnPrev->setStyleSheet(btnStyle);
@@ -62,23 +62,23 @@ PlaybackWidget::PlaybackWidget(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent) {
   btnNext->setStyleSheet(btnStyle);
   connect(btnNext, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &PlaybackWidget::nextClicked);
 
-#if defined(PLATFORM_ANDROID)
-  QPushButton *btnSettings = new QPushButton("...", this);
+#ifdef IS_MOBILE
+  rowLayout->addStretch();
+  rowLayout->addWidget(btnPrev);
+  rowLayout->addSpacing(10);
+  rowLayout->addWidget(m_btnPlay);
+  rowLayout->addSpacing(10);
+  rowLayout->addWidget(btnNext);
+  rowLayout->addStretch();
 #else
   QPushButton *btnSettings = new QPushButton("⚙", this);
-#endif
   btnSettings->setStyleSheet(auxStyle);
   connect(btnSettings, &QPushButton::clicked, this,
           &PlaybackWidget::settingsClicked);
 
-#if defined(PLATFORM_ANDROID)
-  QPushButton *btnHome = new QPushButton("<", this);
-#else
   QPushButton *btnHome = new QPushButton("⌂", this);
-#endif
   btnHome->setStyleSheet(auxStyle);
   connect(btnHome, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &PlaybackWidget::homeClicked);
-
   rowLayout->addWidget(btnHome);
   rowLayout->addStretch();
   rowLayout->addWidget(btnPrev);
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ PlaybackWidget::PlaybackWidget(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent) {
   rowLayout->addWidget(btnNext);
   rowLayout->addStretch();
   rowLayout->addWidget(btnSettings);
+#endif
 
   mainLayout->addLayout(rowLayout);
 }
@@ -401,16 +402,70 @@ void SettingsWidget::onSmoothingChanged(int val) {
   emitParams();
 }
 
+// --- SideButton ---
+
+SideButton::SideButton(Icon icon, QWidget *parent)
+    : QWidget(parent), m_icon(icon) {
+  setAttribute(Qt::WA_TranslucentBackground);
+}
+
+void SideButton::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *) {
+  QPainter p(this);
+  p.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing);
+
+  int cx = width() / 2;
+  int cy = height() / 2;
+  float s = std::min(width(), height()) * 0.18f;
+
+  p.setPen(QPen(Theme::Colors::TextSecondary, s * 0.22f, Qt::SolidLine,
+                Qt::RoundCap, Qt::RoundJoin));
+  p.setBrush(Qt::NoBrush);
+
+  if (m_icon == Home) {
+    float gap = s * 0.35f;
+    float barH = s * 0.9f;
+    float barTop = cy;
+    p.drawLine(QPointF(cx - gap, barTop), QPointF(cx - gap, barTop + barH));
+    p.drawLine(QPointF(cx + gap, barTop), QPointF(cx + gap, barTop + barH));
+    float peakY = cy - s * 0.5f;
+    p.drawLine(QPointF(cx - s * 0.55f, cy + s * 0.1f), QPointF(cx, peakY));
+    p.drawLine(QPointF(cx, peakY), QPointF(cx + s * 0.55f, cy + s * 0.1f));
+  } else {
+    int rays = 6;
+    for (int i = 0; i < rays; i++) {
+      float a = i * M_PI / rays;
+      float dx = cos(a) * s * 0.7f;
+      float dy = sin(a) * s * 0.7f;
+      p.drawLine(QPointF(cx - dx, cy - dy), QPointF(cx + dx, cy + dy));
+    }
+    p.setPen(Qt::NoPen);
+    p.setBrush(Theme::Colors::TextSecondary);
+    p.drawEllipse(QPointF(cx, cy), s * 0.25f, s * 0.25f);
+  }
+}
+
+void SideButton::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *) { emit clicked(); }
+
+// --- PlayerPage ---
+
 PlayerPage::PlayerPage(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent) {
   m_visualizer = new VisualizerWidget(this);
   m_playback = new PlaybackWidget(this);
   m_settings = new SettingsWidget();
   m_overlay = new OverlayWidget(m_settings, this);
 
+#ifdef IS_MOBILE
+  m_btnHome = new SideButton(SideButton::Home, this);
+  connect(m_btnHome, &SideButton::clicked, this, &PlayerPage::homeClicked);
+
+  m_btnSettings = new SideButton(SideButton::Settings, this);
+  connect(m_btnSettings, &SideButton::clicked, this, &PlayerPage::toggleOverlay);
+#else
   connect(m_playback, &PlaybackWidget::settingsClicked, this,
           &PlayerPage::toggleOverlay);
   connect(m_playback, &PlaybackWidget::homeClicked, this,
           &PlayerPage::homeClicked);
+#endif
   connect(m_settings, &SettingsWidget::closeClicked, this,
           &PlayerPage::closeOverlay);
 
@@ -449,18 +504,30 @@ PlayerPage::PlayerPage(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent) {
   }
 }
 
-void PlayerPage::setFullScreen(bool fs) { m_playback->setVisible(!fs); }
+void PlayerPage::setFullScreen(bool fs) {
+  m_playback->setVisible(!fs);
+  if (m_btnHome) m_btnHome->setVisible(!fs);
+  if (m_btnSettings) m_btnSettings->setVisible(!fs);
+}
 
 void PlayerPage::toggleOverlay() {
-  if (m_overlay->isVisible())
+  if (m_overlay->isVisible()) {
     m_overlay->hide();
-  else {
+    if (m_btnHome) m_btnHome->show();
+    if (m_btnSettings) m_btnSettings->show();
+  } else {
+    if (m_btnHome) m_btnHome->hide();
+    if (m_btnSettings) m_btnSettings->hide();
     m_overlay->raise();
     m_overlay->show();
   }
 }
 
-void PlayerPage::closeOverlay() { m_overlay->hide(); }
+void PlayerPage::closeOverlay() {
+  m_overlay->hide();
+  if (m_btnHome) m_btnHome->show();
+  if (m_btnSettings) m_btnSettings->show();
+}
 
 void PlayerPage::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event) {
   int w = event->size().width();
@@ -475,4 +542,19 @@ void PlayerPage::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event) {
 
   if (m_expandedPad)
     m_expandedPad->setGeometry(0, 0, w, h);
+
+  if (m_btnHome) {
+    int bw = w / 5;
+    int bh = h / 4;
+    int cy = h / 2 - bh / 2;
+    m_btnHome->setGeometry(0, cy, bw, bh);
+    m_btnHome->raise();
+  }
+  if (m_btnSettings) {
+    int bw = w / 5;
+    int bh = h / 4;
+    int cy = h / 2 - bh / 2;
+    m_btnSettings->setGeometry(w - bw, cy, bw, bh);
+    m_btnSettings->raise();
+  }
 }

src/PlayerControls.h

@@ -130,6 +130,20 @@ private:
   std::function<QString(float, float)> m_colorFormatter;
 };
 
+class SideButton : public QWidget {
+  Q_OBJECT
+public:
+  enum Icon { Home, Settings };
+  SideButton(Icon icon, QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+signals:
+  void clicked();
+protected:
+  void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *) override;
+  void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *) override;
+private:
+  Icon m_icon;
+};
+
 class PlayerPage : public QWidget {
   Q_OBJECT
 public:
@@ -155,4 +169,6 @@ private:
   OverlayWidget *m_overlay;
   ExpandedXYPad *m_expandedPad = nullptr;
   bool m_expandedPadIsDsp = true;
+  SideButton *m_btnHome = nullptr;
+  SideButton *m_btnSettings = nullptr;
 };