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Changes between 3.3.0-beta-07 and 3.3.0-RC1:
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Application:
* Sponsorship added. You can now support VLC Android!
* New UI for subtitles download
* New UI for subtitles picker
Changes between 3.3.0-beta-06 and 3.3.0-beta-07:
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Application:
* New Video Player UI
* UI fixes in the file browser
* Crash fixes
Changes between 3.3.0-beta-04 and 3.3.0-beta-05:
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Application:
* Behavior improvements
* Crash fixes
Changes between 3.3.0-beta-01 and 3.3.0-beta-02:
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Application:
* A lot of fixes
Changes between 3.2 and 3.3.0-beta-01:
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Application:
* Major Ui redesign
* Share a video
* Video stats
Changes between 3.1.7 and 3.2.0-beta-01:
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Application:
* UI redesign, including player and TV browsers
* ViewModel layer refactoring
* Subtitles are now saved in the media folder when possible
Changes between 3.1.0-RC1 and 3.1.0-RC2:
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Application:
* Retain current renderer object
* Disconnect from renderer on app going background (if not playing)
* Minor bugfixes
TV:
* Improve Homescreen channel
Changes between 3.0.99 and 3.1.0-RC1:
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Application:
* Improved onboarding screen
* Handle UI Mode change in video player
* History now displays covers/thumbs
* Fix playback of streams with '?' in url
* Various crash fixes
Changes between 3.0.98 and 3.0.99:
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Application:
* Onboarding screen for new users
* Add a sticky header during audio lists scroll
* Fix albums/artists/genre not updated durint scan
* Fix Subtitles download requests not sent
* 'Save playback rate' option is now OFF by default
* Crashs fixes
Changes between 3.0.97 and 3.0.98:
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Application:
* Restoration of old (but improved) fastscroller
* External storages support on Chromebooks (ChromeOS v72+)
* Improve file browsing
* Fix subtitles not loaded from network
* Improve media tracks menu in video player
* Pause video on screen lock
* Improve loading of big playlists/collections
* update translations
TV:
* 'Play all' media is now the default behavior
* Improve file browsing
VLC:
* Improve SMB2 authentication support
* Fix audio passthrough on Android 6
Changes between 3.0.96 and 3.0.97:
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Application:
* Remote control is not the default mode in video player anymore
* Ask confirmation to set a track as ringtone
* Don't stop playback in multitask when screencasting
* Fix subs behind loaded despite user preference
* Fix sorting sometimes reverted back to default
* Translations update
* Various minor display improvements
* Fix misc. crashes & ANR
TV:
* Fix folders/files sorting
Changes between 3.0.95 and 3.0.96:
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Application:
* Disable R8
* Allow clear text traffic
* Use LiveData instead of binding to PlaybackService
* Compact audio lists on small screens
* Fix video player crash on Chromebooks
* Fix files name display on UPnP shares
Changes between 3.0.94 and 3.0.95:
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Application:
* Fix behavior while Chromecasting
* Fix subs not automatically loaded
* Open VLC app from widget
* Free more space on screen while scrolling
* Various bug fixes
VLC:
* Fix Chromecast support on updated devices
* Update youtube script
Changes between 3.0.93 and 3.0.94:
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Application:
* Fix persisting playback icon
* Improve app startup
* Bugfixes
Changes between 3.0.92 and 3.0.93:
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Application:
* Option to group videos by folders
* SMB 2/3 support
* Add a preference to disable Casting
* Option to not show video title during transitions
* Play artists tracks sorted by correct album order
* Bugfixes
Changes between 3.0.91 and 3.0.92:
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Application:
- bugfixes
- Reduce progress bars in video list cards
- Set players progress bars LTR (#690)
- Preserve search on rotation
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Application:
* minSDK is now 17 (Android 4.2)
* Medialibrary scan is now optional
* Favorites in local file browser
* Refactored subtitles downloader
* A-B repeat
* Manual orientation lock in video player
* Playback notification now persists after service is removed by Android
* Android Auto is back
* Sorting preferences are now saved
* Breadcrumb is browsers
* Use start-time to resume a media, loading should be faster
* Bottomsheet style for context menus
TV:
* Homescreen channels support
* Support for media sorting
* Support of videos grouping
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Changes between 3.0.12 and 3.0.13:
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Application:
* Fix 'previous' button behavior
* Fix crashes
TV:
* Video player: improve use of seekbar with remote
* Fix History row disappearing
VLC:
* Update VLC core
Changes between 3.0.11 and 3.0.12:
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Application:
* Fix subtitles not reloaded when multitasking
* Fix forward/rewind actions with Assistant
* Improve video player accessibility descriptions
* Stability improvements
* Misc. fixes
TV:
* Fix crashes in main screen
* Restore recommendations on Oreo
VLC:
* Update VLC core
Changes between 3.0.10 and 3.0.11:
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Application:
* Fix potential crash on playback transitions
* Restore playlist deletion option
* Misc. fixes
TV:
* Restore 'Play all' option
Changes between 3.0.9 and 3.0.10:
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Application:
* TV: Restore 'Play All' option in details view
* Fix Chromecast switch on Android P
* Fix playlist progression in popup mode
* Misc. fixes
Changes between 3.0.8 and 3.0.9:
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Application:
* Fix crash in video transitions/repeat
* Update translations
* Misc. fixes
Changes between 3.0.7 and 3.0.8:
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Application:
* Fix crash on some video repeat
* Fix crash caused by subtitles
* Update Translations
Changes between 3.0.6 and 3.0.7:
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Application:
* Fix Crash loading last playlist from wired headset
* Misc. fixes
Changes between 3.0.5 and 3.0.6:
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Application:
* Improve Oreo compliance for playback service
* Filter accidental touch events in video player
* Subtitles: search by hash even for media on SD Card
* Crash fixes
VLC:
* Upgrade to libvlc 3.0.2
Changes between 3.0.5 and 3.0.5-2:
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Application:
* Deactivate Android Auto
VLC:
* Fix crash on Android 4
Changes between 3.0.4 and 3.0.5:
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Application:
* Audio digital output (passthrough) is now disabled by default
* Fix video seek at wrong time on playback resume
* Fix renderer staying 'connected' when wifi is turned off
* Video tracks selector in video player
* Fix load last playlist from headset on Android 2-4
* Misc. fixes
VLC:
* Chromecast improvements
* stabilization
Changes between 3.0.2 and 3.0.4:
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Application:
* Fix medialibrary missing some media
* Fix last playlist restoration
TV:
* Fix History display
Changes between 3.0.1 and 3.0.2:
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Application:
* Support of external equalizers (for Android 5+)
* Fix video player restore from background playback
* Deactivate PiP feature in DeX mode
* Restore DVD menu navigation on TV
* Misc. fixes
VLC:
* Improve Chromecast loading and playback
* Improve mpeg2 files playback
Changes between 3.0.0 and 3.0.1:
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Application:
* Show real SDCard/USB storages name
* Fix video playlist lost on app switch
* Fix renderers dialog
* Fix filter/search obstructed by options icons
* Fix playback resume after phone calls
* Fix shuffle mode being systematically erased
* Fix browsing in medialibrary options
* Do not stop when other apps play sounds while Chromecasting
* New options to disable remote controls shortcuts
* Fix video player controls on RTL devices
* Fix network media saving in history
* Misc. fixes
Changes between 2.9.1 and 3.0.0:
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Application:
* Fix imprecise resume points
* Fix video playlist crash
* Fix media transition stop/crash
* Skip assets copy if flies already exists
* Fix storages display
* Fix files/network browsers sometimes mixed up
VLC:
* Improve Chromecast support
Changes between 2.9.0 and 2.9.1:
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Application:
* Re-enable application backup
* Save selected audio tab
* Misc. fixes
VLC:
* Improve Chromecast playback
* Send media metadata to Chromecast
Changes between 2.5.17 and 2.9.0:
Application:
* Chromecast experimental support
* Playlist files support
* Fast-seek
* SDCard files delete
* Fixed delete on Oreo
* Options to disable subs auto-loading
* Fixed artists/Album classification
* Refactored Playbackservice
* Misc. fixes
TV:
* Improved navigation in Music Player
VLC:
* Update to 3.0.0-RC8
Changes between 2.5.6 and 2.5.7:
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Application:
* Restore sound ducking behavior
* Fix chatpers display in advances video playback options
* Reset current playlist to beginning on end reached
* Re-enable media style notification on recent Huawei devices
* don't use any equalizer by default
* Misc. fixes
TV:
* Fix crash on main view refresh
* Fix crash when removing usb stick while palying a video on it
* Fix crash on ML settings launch while scanning
* Fix ML settings display
Changes between 2.5.4 and 2.5.5:
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Application:
* Ask storage permission when launched from another app
* Fix PiP with Oreo when ratio values are incorrect
* Save current list on playback stop, fixes video saved in audio list
* Remove video player activity animations
* Crashes fixes
Changes between 2.5.3 and 2.5.4:
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Application:
* Set services foreground on Oreo
* Ellipsize end of filenames in browsers
* Add 'stop' action in notification
* Fix media loading from 3rd party apps
* Fix resume point not saved on TV
* Fix popup crashing on some devices
* Misc. bugfixes
Changes between 2.5.2 and 2.5.3:
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Application:
* Fix crash with ellipsizes
* Properly exit medialibrary scan service
* Check for new storages when app goes foreground
* Fix custom directories with wrong path
Core:
* Disable lua for Medialibrary parsing
Changes between 2.5.1 and 2.5.2:
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Application:
* Update translations
* Fix media position not resumed in some cases
* Block medialibrary folders settings access while ML is working
* Delay storage dialog, it could be missed on upgrade
* Misc. crashes fixed
Changes between 2.5.0 and 2.5.1:
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Application:
* Preserve playback speed between video player and popup mode
* Disable file suppression on Oreo, because of missing permission
* Reset FAB visibility on action mode clearance
* Fix 'Now Playing' card disappearing on TV
* Misc bugfixes
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Changes between 2.0.6 and 2.5.0:
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Application:
* 360° videos support
* Android Auto implementation
* More dynamic and Material-compliant UI
* Enable Picture-In-Picture mode on Android O
* Refactored MediaLibrary
* DayNight mode integration
* New Search activity and integration with Google Now
* Resume position for audio media tagged as audiobook or podcast
* Double tap on screen edges in video player to seek by 10s
* Audio boost in video player
* Custom equalizer presets
* Restored double/long click on remote play to skip songs
* Allow network browsing & discovery when connected to a VPN
* Sort options in Video, browsers & Audio sub-categories
* Improve RTL support
* 'Seen' check on seen videos
* Update notification when playlist is ended
* Improve app & video player startup speed
* Support for screens with aspect ratio up to 18.5:9
TV:
* Picture-In-Picture mode integration
* Improved theme with dynamic background
Core
* Switch to clang and libc++_shared using ndk13
* 360° videos support
* OpenGLES 2.0 is now used to render video (for software decoders)
* AV1 codec support
* Support for VP8/VP9/VP10 in MP4
* HDMI passthrough
* Improve MP4V/H264/HEVC adaptive playback performances
Changes between 2.1.20 and 2.5.0:
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Application:
* Fix playback launch from widget or headset
* Fix browser overlapping other views
Changes between 2.1.19 and 2.1.20:
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Application:
* Pause media scan during playback
* Fix subtitles on Android 7+, including non-latin alphabets
* Fix folder expanding in current playlist
* Fix archive expanding in current playlist
* Fix volume changed blocked by OS sound level warning
* Fix advanced options dialog style
* Misc. bugfixes
Changes between 2.1.18 and 2.1.19:
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Application:
* Oreo support for background service
* Fix navigation bar shown in video player
* Fix video playback when started during audio playback
* Misc. fixes
TV:
* Fix now playing card colors
Chromebook:
* Fix video player advanced option display
* Show status bar in video player
Changes between 2.1.17 and 2.1.18:
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Application:
* Add alac container support
* Add gray color for sutitles
* Confirm app exit in multiwindows mode
* Improve DPAD navigation in media lists/grids
* Adjust navigation bar color in dark theme
* Fix video player resume when multitasking
* Fix notification not hidden at playback end
* Fix browsers set back to root on rotation or restoration
* Fix wrong sort sometimes applied in audio when refreshing
* Crashes fixes
TV:
* Add time infos in audio player
* Fix playlist scrolling in audio player
Chromebook:
* Keep video player fullscreen when showing overlay
* Ignore 'emulated' empty storage
Changes between 2.1.16 and 2.1.17:
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Application:
* Audio boost in video player (activate it in Settings > Video)
* Custom equalizer presets
* Implement Oreo notification channels
* Update VLC core
* Fix audio player sometimes invisible
* Fix player state not updated once playlist is over
* Misc crash fixes.
Changes between 2.1.15 and 2.1.16:
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Application:
* Resume position for audio media tagged as audiobook
* Fix duplicated videos on initial scan
* Fix audio lag on video seek
* Fix root elements unchecking in Medialibrary settings
* General app performance improvements during playback
* Misc. fixes
Changes between 2.1.14 and 2.1.15:
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Application:
* Thinner lists and bigger videos cards on large screens
* Fix duplicated videos on initial scan
* Misc. fixes
TV:
* Fix video player controls focus
* Recommendations are now last added videos
Core:
* Fix mkv seeking crash (which could happen during medialibrary scan)
Changes between 2.1.13 and 2.1.14:
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Application:
* Sort options in Video, browsers & Audio sub-categories
* Fix Medialibrary being wiped
* Fix view overlaping each other after devcie rotation
* Fix some snackbars not shown properly
* Hide System UI volume bar in video player
* Add delete action in Playlist view
* Misc. fixes
TV:
* Fix BackgroundManager crash on activities transition
Changes between 2.1.12 and 2.1.13:
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Application:
* 'Seen' check on seen videos
* Respect paused state on popup <-> player switch
* Sort options in browsers
* Update VLC core to current master
* Misc fixes and performances improvement
TV:
* Improve UI update on USB/SD storage inserted/removed
Changes between 2.1.11 and 2.1.12:
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Application:
* Option to switch in PiP/Pop-up mode on multitasking
* Moved 'Medialibrary auto rescan' option in main settings page
* Fix empty medialibrary on app restoration
* 3-states checkox in medialibrary settings
* Fix Equalizer in for LTR locales
* Fix some http covers not loaded
* Fix video PAUSED state not respected on multitasking
* UI performances improvements
* video player → Pop-up switch improvements
* 'Home' button in subtitles picker
* Remove animated scroll on current playlist
* misc. fixes
TV:
* Set blurred thumb/cover in background on item selection
* Fix navigation in video player
Changes between 2.1.10 and 2.1.11:
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Application:
* Enable Picture-In-Picture mode on Android O
* Improve RTL support
* Option to save repeat mode in audio
* Info is available for artists, albums and playlists
* Update translations
* Misc. Fixes
TV:
* Videos in main screen are now the last added
Medialibrary:
* Fix crashes due to implicit SQLite rollbacks
Changes between 2.1.9 and 2.1.10:
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Application:
* Fix crash after video playback on Android 4
* Improve parsing service management
* Fix files with '#' not parsed and blocking parsing for 5 seconds
* Fix Locale resetting problem when opening about
* Fix progress UI not updated in video player while seeking
* Fix next/previous buttons on Lockscreen not effective on Android 4
* Use Artist instead of AlbumArtist for media description
* Misc. fixes and performance improvement
Changes between 2.1.8 and 2.1.9:
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Application:
* Fix Medialibrary ignoring folders
* Enable previous and next remote controls in repeat mode when only 1 media is playing
* Save and resume position for podcasts
* Compose thumbnails for video groups
* Misc bugfixes
Changes between 2.1.7 and 2.1.8:
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Application:
* Fix Video Pop-Up player black screen
* Fix scan service crash
* Fix audio/subs delay and video playlist lost on multitasking
* Option to disable playlist smooth auto scroll
* Option to disable seek on double tap
* Option to always keep screen ON in Pop-Up mode
* Option to show hidden files in browsers
* Misc fixes in app and medialibrary
* VLC update
TV:
* Fix some UPnP media not shown
Changes between 2.1.6 and 2.1.7:
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Application:
* Improve media scanning performances
* Restore progressbar to display scanning progress
* Restore advanced option to disable scan on every app launch
* Double tap on screen edges in video player to seek by 10s
* Remember audio & spu tracks per media
* Improve scan service stopping
* Fix subs lost on app switch
* Fix dropdown menu empty on some devices
* Properly remember if ext storage is ignored
* Fix double seek when loading last playlist
Changes between 2.1.5 and 2.1.6:
Application:
* Fix folder blacklisting in medialib
Core:
* Fix PIP mode (picture in picture)
* Fix black screen with some 360 videos
* Fix SFTP on armv8 devices
Changes between 2.1.4 and 2.1.5:
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Application:
* Improve external devices management
* Fix SFTP browsing
* Bugfixes
Changes between 2.1.3 and 2.1.4:
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Application:
* Revert to scan the whole storage by default instead of media folders
* 'Inster next' option in contextual menu
* Fix crash with remote controls on Android 2.3
* Fix 360° videos control
* Fix upgrade from VLC v 2.0 -> 2.1
* Fix external storage scan
* Misc. fixes
Core:
* Fix timeout on network credentials step
* Fix crash when stopping h264 playback
* Fix crash on TLS connections
Changes between 2.1.2 and 2.1.3:
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Application:
* Translations update
* Get 360° videos zoom more linear
* 'Last added' section for Android Auto
* Enable 'previous' media button with only 1 media playing
* Fix remote control for Android 2
* set max aspect ratio to 2.1
* Don't show public directory as an external storage
Core
* Improve cover detection
* Improve MP4V/H264/HEVC adaptive playback performances
Changes between 2.1.1 and 2.1.2:
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Application:
- Stream url loader is now a dialog, and available on TV
- Allow to choose subs file on network
- File browsing is now processed in background
- If collection is empty, show a button to start 'directories' setting page
- Fix player sliding under action bar in playlist & info views
- Fix equalizer display
Core
* DTSHD and TRUEHD HDMI passthrough
* Don't play via passthrough an encoding format that is not supported
Changes between 2.1.0 and 2.1.1:
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Application:
- Improve audio categories and images loading performance
- Restore runtime permission for brightness change
- Fix media discovery crash on some sdcards
- Fix resume position for video launched from 3rd party apps
- More discrete scan notification
- Add network media to history
- Tackles various crash, including one when you have more than 500 albums
Changes between 2.0.0 and 2.1.0:
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* Android Auto implementation
* DayNight mode integration
* Allow network browsing & discovery when connected to a VPN
* Redesigned audio, video & history lists/grid
* Redesigned Info and album/playlist views
* New icons
* Audio player background is now filled with blurred cover
* Refactored MediaLibrary
* CoordinatorLayout integration
* Fix audioplayer layout for black theme and RTL
* Fix notification content when no artist nor album
* Update notification when playlist is ended
TV:
* Picture-In-Picture mode integration
* Improved theme
* 360° videos support
* OpenGLES 2.0 is now used to render video (for software decoders)
* AV1 codec support
* Support for VP8/VP9/VP10 in MP4
* e-AC3 HDMI passthrough
Changes between 1.9.13 and 2.0.0:
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Application:
* Fix UPnP media display name
Core:
* Fix UPnP browsing
Changes between 1.9.12 and 1.9.13:
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Application:
* Allow subtitles on network (except UPnP)
* Remember subs chosen via this picker
* Support CC button on remotes
* Fixes
Changes between 1.9.11 and 1.9.12:
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Application:
* Allow subtitles download for any video
* Add subtitles downloader in video player
* Improve UI update while scanning device for media
* Show loading animation when video player is buffering
* Fix grouping videos starting with "The"
* Fix some UI glitch whel 'large fonts' accessibility setting is activated
TV:
* Improve Audio Player view
* Fix network folders details view
Core:
* Fix some deadlock in mkv files playback
* Detect subtitles on network
* Update codecs and demuxers
* Improve thumbnail generation speed
Changes between 1.9.10 and 1.9.11:
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Application:
* Fix thumbnails look
* Fix seeking state when lock
Core:
* Update codecs and demuxers
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Application:
* Fix crash while searching
* Fix crash in settings -> Directories
* Fix delay/spped controls invisible with hdmi/screencast
* Fix loading video from 3rd party app with space in its name
* Added Tamil language for subtitles download
Changes between 1.9.8 and 1.9.9:
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Application:
* Fix navigation with DPAD
* Improved RTL support
* Browsers: go back at root level on navigation menu category click
* Fix position in video not restored when launched from an external app
* Improved design in playlist, history and browsers
* Misc. fixes
TV:
* Changed video player controls:
- ↓ shows control panel
- ↑ shows advanced options
- ← and → seek in video
- OK/Select button toggles play/pays when control panel is not displayed
Changes between 1.9.7 and 1.9.8:
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Application:
* Fix resume point for video launch from 3rd party app
* Fix repeat with only one media
* Add repeat and shuffle modes in video player
* Batter DPAD navigation in tablet UI
* Fill artist tag for session metadata
* Prevent grouping videos starting with "The"
TV:
* Long click on any media display the details view
* Subtitles download (local files only for now)
Changes between 1.9.6 and 1.9.7:
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Application:
* Overlay popup view for video playback
* Enable split window mode on LG devices
* Fix Media Information infinite loading
* TV: Close folder if login dialog is canceled
* Misc fixes
Changes between 1.9.5 and 1.9.6:
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Application:
* Activate multi windows mode for Samsung devices
* Display a FAB to play all media of a folder in browsers views
* Simple click in a folder now just plays the media, not all of them
* Fix video load while playing audio
* Use '+' and '-' buttons to set video playback speed, instead of progressbar
Changes between 1.9.4 and 1.9.5:
Application:
* Restore video playlist playback
* Remember playback state after a call or headset unplug/replug
* Force video player orientation on sensor instead of user preference
* Fix media launch from gallery app
* Fix lock not restoring video orientation
Changes between 1.9.3 and 1.9.4:
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Application:
* Feature to set a song as ringtone from current playlist
* Fix video resume from background playback or apps switching
* Remember paused state in Video player
* Improve randomization for playback