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  1. 2.2.3:
  2. ------
  3. * WiFi uploads and HTTP downloads continue in the background
  4. (2 min on iOS 7, 10 min on iOS 6)
  5. * Added option to disable playback control gestures (#10592)
  6. * Fixed serial ftp downloads
  7. * Added support for m4b, caf, oma, w64 audio files
  8. * Stability improvements and UX tweaks (amongst others #10601, #10518)
  9. 2.2.2:
  10. ------
  11. * Fixed audio playback regression introduced in previous update (#10597)
  12. * Updated translations to Arabic, Chinese (Hans), Dutch, Galician, Hungarian,
  13. Portuguese
  14. 2.2.1:
  15. ------
  16. * Added initial support for ARM64 aka AArch64 aka ARMv8
  17. * Improved reliability for Dropbox streaming (#10489)
  18. * Added option to adapt network caching (#10388)
  19. * Compatibility fixes for multiple UPnP servers (notably Twonky 7, Serviio 1.4,
  20. XBMC 12)
  21. * Fixed an issue where always the same file in a UPnP folder was played (#10441)
  22. * Fixed a ftp streaming issue from connected servers if file name contains
  23. non-ASCII characters or the path contains spaces (#10469)
  24. * Improved meta data readability within the iPad library view (#10471)
  25. * Improved stability on iOS 6
  26. * Improved Thumbnails
  27. * Misc stability improvements (#10490)
  28. 2.2.0:
  29. ------
  30. NB: This release removes support for iOS 5 and therefore the first generation
  31. iPad. iOS 6 and the iPhone 3GS remain supported.
  32. Interface:
  33. * New Interface for iOS 7
  34. * Add tutorial to introduce the user to the app
  35. * Improved feedback for media download progress including data bitrate,
  36. procentual progress and estimated remaining download time
  37. * Opening network streams no longer leads to a collapsed file system hierachy
  38. on the remote system. After playback, you can continue where you left off.
  39. * Added bookmarks for FTP servers
  40. * Added support for multi-touch gestures based upon the VLC Gestures haxie
  41. - horizontal swipe for playback position
  42. - tap with 2 fingers to play/pause
  43. - vertical swipe in the right half of the video to adapt volume
  44. - vertical swipe in the left half of the video to adapt screen brightness
  45. * Previously removed episodes and tracks no longer show up in the respective
  46. group listings (#9705)
  47. * Improved privacy by requesting the passcode immediately after leaving the
  48. app and by obfuscating playback metadata if passcode lock is enabled
  49. * Added support to endlessly repeat the currently playing item (#9793)
  50. * Added option to disable file name display optimizations (#10050)
  51. * TV Shows are sorted by Season number / Episode number and Music Albums
  52. respectively by track number
  53. * Added ability to rename any media item in the library view
  54. * Added deletion of multiple media items in one step
  55. * If your media was recognized as part of a music album, the next track
  56. will automatically start playing afterwards
  57. * New translations to Czech, Malay, Persian, Spanish (Mexico)
  58. Cloud interaction:
  59. * Added support for downloads from Google Drive (#8690)
  60. * Added support for streaming files from Dropbox in addition to download
  61. to device (#9784)
  62. Local network:
  63. * Added support for downloading from UPnP multimedia servers
  64. * Added cover-art and duration to UPnP server item lists
  65. * UPnP stability improvements
  66. * Fix incorrect displayed size for files stored on UPnP multimedia servers
  67. larger than 2147.48 MB (#9641)
  68. * Improved WiFi Upload reliability, especially when uploading multiple
  69. items at the same time
  70. Global networks:
  71. * Added support for HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) (#9174)
  72. * Added support for https playback
  73. * Added support for system-wide HTTP proxy settings
  74. * Added support for m3u streams
  75. Misc:
  76. * Improved audio playback performance and reliability
  77. * Improved metadata detection
  78. * Improved vlc:// handling (#9542)
  79. * Improved TV show handling for shows with more than 100 episodes
  80. 2.1.3:
  81. ------
  82. * Fixed crashes with files whose names are less than 6 characters long after
  83. removing the file extension
  84. 2.1.2:
  85. ------
  86. * Stability improvements (#9393, #9431, #9432, #9433, #9434, #9435, #9556)
  87. * Improved Closed Caption rendering (#9369)
  88. * Minor UI fixes (#9454)
  89. * New translations to Hungarian and Swedish
  90. 2.1.1:
  91. ------
  92. * Stability improvements
  93. * Improved UPnP handling
  94. * Improved interaction with third party apps
  95. * Improved visual appearance on iPad
  96. * Added support for Teletext-based DVB subtitles
  97. * New translations to Arabic, Polish, and Korean
  98. 2.1:
  99. ----
  100. * Improved overall stability (#8989, #9031, #9048, #9089, #9092)
  101. * Add support for subtitles in non-western languages (#8991)
  102. * Improved Subtitles support with options to choose font, size, and color
  103. * Add UPnP discovery and streaming (#8880)
  104. * Add FTP server discovery, streaming and downloading (#9064)
  105. * Add Bonjour announcements for the WiFi Uploader's website (#8741)
  106. * Add playback of audio-only media (#9044)
  107. * Newly implemented menu and application flow (#9045)
  108. * Improved VoiceOver and accessibility support (#9017)
  109. * Add Deinterlace option (off by default, #8813)
  110. * Device no longer goes to sleep during media downloads (#9062)
  111. * Improved video output on external screens (#9055, #9079)
  112. * Improved Passcode Lock behavior (#9252)
  113. * Minor usability improvements (#9122, #9125, #9225)
  114. * New translations to Bosnian, Catalan, Galician, Greek, Marathi, Portuguese,
  115. Slovenian
  116. 2.0.2:
  117. ------
  118. * Fix MP2 and MP3 decoding (#8986)
  119. * Add vlc:// protocol handler (#8988)
  120. - vlc://anyprotocol:// allows you to force any URL to open in VLC
  121. - vlc://server/path will assume http://
  122. * Fix Dropbox hierarchy navigation (#8993)
  123. * Fix major leak of data when opening files in VLC from other apps (#9011)
  124. * Retain last audio and subtitles tracks when for played media (#8987)
  125. * Fix CSS rendering issue in the WiFi Uploader's web interface
  126. * Switch Default Subtitles Font from SourceSans-Pro to Open Sans
  127. to support Greek, Cyrillic and Vietnamese (#8991)
  128. * Shake device to create a bug report (#7788)
  129. * Export meta data about current playback item to multitasking view (#8883)
  130. * Fix crash when opening network streams from within third party apps while
  131. playing content local to VLC (#9013)
  132. * Fix VoiceOver support for Dropbox login (#8997)
  133. * Fix dialog rotation on iOS 5 (#8992)
  134. * New translations to Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Hebrew, Slovak, Turkish,
  135. Ukrainian, Vietnamese
  136. 2.0.1:
  137. ------
  138. * Update of Russian and Spanish translations.
  139. * Minor crash fix (#8739) and interface fix for iPhone 4.
  140. * Add option for skipping loop filtering (#8814)
  141. 2.0.0:
  142. ------
  143. First project release.