docs: rewrite README for the audio companion scope#57
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🤖 I have created a release *beep* *boop* --- ## [1.0.0](v0.2.0...v1.0.0) (2026-06-06) ### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES * snappier startup, relocate data to %APPDATA%, lighter Mica * settings and rules now live under %APPDATA%\Earmark. Config saved by a pre-1.0 build under the old location is not migrated and must be recreated after upgrading. ### Features * ✨ add Now Playing media strip to device cards ([#55](#55)) ([94ec4f2](94ec4f2)) * add per-device display overrides ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) * add Quick Controls overlay ([#52](#52)) ([b6dd130](b6dd130)) * add taskbar thumbnail media controls and playback badge ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) * adopt WinUI TitleBar control with working back navigation ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) * channel-aware MSIX identity and DisplayName per build channel ([5bd1957](5bd1957)) * collapse nav pane on backdrop tap ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) * hide taskbar playback indicator after 30s paused ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) * now-playing leniency grace window and artwork cross-fade ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) * refresh rule summaries during in-place session reconcile ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) * resolve session icons from the IconPath fallback ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) * slide-in animation for quick controls windows ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) * strip '- Topic' suffix from now playing artist ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) * strip redundant artist prefix from now playing titles ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) * taskbar media controls, startup performance, and UI polish ([#56](#56)) ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) * theme-aware card surfaces, Mica uniformity, and tighter page ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) ### Bug Fixes * animate page transitions on every nav, not just first load ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) * keep card at row height as a floor when rules expand ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) * lower audible threshold so faint audio keeps app chips lit ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) * mask black flash on quick controls open with backdrop-matched ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) * MSIX Store-readiness - brand icons, identity, and Quick Controls polish ([#58](#58)) ([5bd1957](5bd1957)) * quick controls scrollbar gutter, disconnected dimming, scroll ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) * refine now-playing band layout in strip and fill modes ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) * render real brand icons for the Start tile, taskbar, and tray in ([5bd1957](5bd1957)) * roll up hosted webview sessions to owner apps ([#50](#50)) ([8d162b6](8d162b6)) * show device card menu on right-click, not backdrop menu ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) * stop replaying the Quick Controls slide-in on device state changes ([5bd1957](5bd1957)) * strip Official tags from now-playing title and artist ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) * suppress the Quick Controls right-click context menu ([5bd1957](5bd1957)) ### Performance Improvements * snappier startup, relocate data to %APPDATA%, lighter Mica ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) ### Documentation * remove shipped customization panel feature doc ([8d162b6](8d162b6)) * rewrite README for the audio companion scope ([#57](#57)) ([89343fb](89343fb)) ### Miscellaneous Chores * remove custom smooth-scroll and update AGENTS.md ([#53](#53)) ([82b639f](82b639f)) ### Code Refactoring * ♻️ slim down the Quick Controls overlay ([#54](#54)) ([9ad54c6](9ad54c6)) * remove unused volume-controls toggle from DeviceCard ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) * render now-playing backdrop with in-app acrylic ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) * stop persisting and restoring window size ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) * unify card section dividers and modernise now-playing slider ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) ### Build System * drop Win2D, render taskbar icons via System.Drawing ([cb4efd1](cb4efd1)) ### Continuous Integration * emit an unsigned-namespace test MSIX for sideload testing ([5bd1957](5bd1957)) --- This PR was generated with [Release Please](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please). See [documentation](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please#release-please). Co-authored-by: release-please-hoobi[bot] <279189756+release-please-hoobi[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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Summary
Updates the README to match Earmark's broadened scope after the perf/polish release (#56). The tool grew from per-app routing into a fuller audio companion (live mixer, now-playing with media controls, taskbar controls, quick controls), and the data location moved to %AppData%.
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