✨ Website Features
Layout Settings
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Force 1-column layouts for thin sidebars, 3-column widescreen panels on desktop, or select "Auto" to let the site scale naturally based on your screen size.
Performance Mode
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Saves battery and reduces system memory. Toggling this on turns off complex visualizers, blur filters, background orbs, and animation rendering for older hardware.
Party & Hype Mode
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Click the floating sparkles button to launch real-time audio visualizers (Studio EQ, Club Lasers, Synthwave Grid, or Liquid Lava). Click the lightning bolt to activate strobe gradients synchronized with track changes.
Cast & AirPlay Options
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Broadcast your audio stream to Google Chromecast, Google Home smart speakers, Apple AirPlay receivers, smart TVs, or compatible sound systems. Chrome/Android users can tap the native Cast button in the bottom right corner, while iOS/Safari users can pick their AirPlay targets through the system Control Center or hardware picker.
Keyboard Hotkeys
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Press the Spacebar to play or stop the music player. Press the Up / Down Arrow keys to easily adjust playback volume.
📡 Troubleshooting
Is there an App Store or Google Play App?
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No, there is no official BTL app in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. We strongly advise using the official web app right here at BoystownLive.com (by installing it to your home screen). Unofficial store directories or wrapper apps often inject tracking cookies and commercial ads, whereas the official Boystown Live stream is completely commercial-free, ad-free, and supported solely by our listeners.
Casting is Stuck / Glitched
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Web-based casting can occasionally get stuck (or "borked") due to background framework timeouts. If your connection freezes or refuses to find devices, you can fix it by swiping down from the top of your screen to trigger a page refresh, or simply tap
Refresh the Player to reset the network connection immediately.
Stream Buffering / Cuts Out
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If the connection drops due to unstable mobile networks, clicking the stop button and tapping play again will reset the stream buffer immediately.
Volume Slider Missing on iOS
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Apple disables custom web-based sliders from controlling audio volume on iPhones. Please use your device's physical side buttons to change the volume safely.
How to Install as an App (PWA)
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On iOS Safari: Tap the Share icon (box with an arrow pointing up) and select "Add to Home Screen".
On Android/Chrome: Click the browser settings menu and select "Install App".
