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Ok! Thanks for your help and time! :)
What device do you have? and what Android version is it running? Collecting the logs for this error could help me figure out what could be the cause.
Could you reproduce the issue and than collect the logs? The logs would allow me to see where things are breaking.  To capture the logs is very easy and it's done all from within your phone.
Thanks for the reply! I'm not sure I understand your post.  You said the media controls settings on the beta version works now fine?
This is one of those issues that are caused by Android Media Framework. There is no real way to improve this on some devices.  I have tried many times.  The only solution is using the FFMpeg stream engine.  This engine will soon support seeking and pausing.
Thanks for your feedback!

1. This is definitively interesting and I will take notes for the graphics designer :)
2. Again this seems very interesting point of view.  What do you mean with too many taps at the top? Too many buttons? Or too many clickable areas? 
Car mode has been in our minds.  We have designed the landscape view to more or less be used while in the car.  What exactly do feel it's not perfect currently for car use? Thanks!
The station URL can't be updated by us. This must be done by the broadcaster.
Please see:

Also, if you want you can edit your local favorite station and add this new URL to it.
Something very important to understand is that we use the SHOUTcast online radio directory services. We can't add, remove or modify the content of the directory.

Answers:
1. You can check if station X is on the directory by going to shoutcast.com and doing a search there. If you can find it than you should be able find it under XiiaLive.

2. No, Please see answer 1.

3. We can't modify stations.

4. You can easily add your own radio station to the SHOUTcast directory using the following tools. http://www.shoutcast.com/broadcast-tools

5. Some particular stations go offline do to a few typical reasons. One, they are pirated station and sometimes are taken down but they usually return after few hours or days. Two, they are simple down for maintanance and might come back up soon. Most the time you can count on the station returning.
Something very important to understand is that we use the SHOUTcast online radio directory services. We can't add or modify the content of this directory.

Answers:
1. You can check if station X is on the directory by going to shoutcast.com and doing a search there. If you can find it than you should be able find it under XiiaLive.

2. No, Please see answer 1.

3. We can't modify stations.

4. You can easily add your own radio station to the SHOUTcast directory using the following tools. http://www.shoutcast.com/broadcast-tools

5. Some particular stations go offline do to a few typical reasons. One, they are pirated station and sometimes are taken down but they usually return after few hours or days. Two, they are simple down for maintanance and might come back up soon. Most the time you can count on the station returning.