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  1. 2.3:
  2. ----
  3. * New ability to organize media in folders (#9043)
  4. * Support for password protected HTTP streams (#9028)
  5. * WiFi uploads and HTTP downloads continue in the background
  6. (2 min on iOS 7, 10 min on iOS 6)
  7. * Added option to disable playback control gestures (#10592)
  8. * Added option to use bold subtitles (#10882)
  9. * Modified behavior: when passcode lock is enabled, playback will be stopped
  10. when VLC enters the background state (#10630, #10747)
  11. * Fixed serial ftp downloads
  12. * Fixed downloads from Twonky UPnP servers (#10631)
  13. * Fixed playback control through lock screen, headphones or multi-tasking view
  14. (#10932)
  15. * Playback is paused when headphones are unplugged (#11041)
  16. * Improved UPnP discovery speed with some servers (#10811)
  17. * Improved memory consumption (#9505)
  18. * Added support for m4b, caf, oma, w64 audio files
  19. * Caches for WiFi upload and HTTP downloads are emptied more often to
  20. keep storage impact reasonable
  21. * Stability improvements and UX tweaks (amongst others #10601, #10518)
  22. * New translations to Latvian and British English
  23. 2.2.2:
  24. ------
  25. * Fixed audio playback regression introduced in previous update (#10597)
  26. * Updated translations to Arabic, Chinese (Hans), Dutch, Galician, Hungarian,
  27. Portuguese
  28. 2.2.1:
  29. ------
  30. * Added initial support for ARM64 aka AArch64 aka ARMv8
  31. * Improved reliability for Dropbox streaming (#10489)
  32. * Added option to adapt network caching (#10388)
  33. * Compatibility fixes for multiple UPnP servers (notably Twonky 7, Serviio 1.4,
  34. XBMC 12)
  35. * Fixed an issue where always the same file in a UPnP folder was played (#10441)
  36. * Fixed a ftp streaming issue from connected servers if file name contains
  37. non-ASCII characters or the path contains spaces (#10469)
  38. * Improved meta data readability within the iPad library view (#10471)
  39. * Improved stability on iOS 6
  40. * Improved Thumbnails
  41. * Misc stability improvements (#10490)
  42. 2.2.0:
  43. ------
  44. NB: This release removes support for iOS 5 and therefore the first generation
  45. iPad. iOS 6 and the iPhone 3GS remain supported.
  46. Interface:
  47. * New Interface for iOS 7
  48. * Add tutorial to introduce the user to the app
  49. * Improved feedback for media download progress including data bitrate,
  50. procentual progress and estimated remaining download time
  51. * Opening network streams no longer leads to a collapsed file system hierachy
  52. on the remote system. After playback, you can continue where you left off.
  53. * Added bookmarks for FTP servers
  54. * Added support for multi-touch gestures based upon the VLC Gestures haxie
  55. - horizontal swipe for playback position
  56. - tap with 2 fingers to play/pause
  57. - vertical swipe in the right half of the video to adapt volume
  58. - vertical swipe in the left half of the video to adapt screen brightness
  59. * Previously removed episodes and tracks no longer show up in the respective
  60. group listings (#9705)
  61. * Improved privacy by requesting the passcode immediately after leaving the
  62. app and by obfuscating playback metadata if passcode lock is enabled
  63. * Added support to endlessly repeat the currently playing item (#9793)
  64. * Added option to disable file name display optimizations (#10050)
  65. * TV Shows are sorted by Season number / Episode number and Music Albums
  66. respectively by track number
  67. * Added ability to rename any media item in the library view
  68. * Added deletion of multiple media items in one step
  69. * If your media was recognized as part of a music album, the next track
  70. will automatically start playing afterwards
  71. * New translations to Czech, Malay, Persian, Spanish (Mexico)
  72. Cloud interaction:
  73. * Added support for downloads from Google Drive (#8690)
  74. * Added support for streaming files from Dropbox in addition to download
  75. to device (#9784)
  76. Local network:
  77. * Added support for downloading from UPnP multimedia servers
  78. * Added cover-art and duration to UPnP server item lists
  79. * UPnP stability improvements
  80. * Fix incorrect displayed size for files stored on UPnP multimedia servers
  81. larger than 2147.48 MB (#9641)
  82. * Improved WiFi Upload reliability, especially when uploading multiple
  83. items at the same time
  84. Global networks:
  85. * Added support for HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) (#9174)
  86. * Added support for https playback
  87. * Added support for system-wide HTTP proxy settings
  88. * Added support for m3u streams
  89. Misc:
  90. * Improved audio playback performance and reliability
  91. * Improved metadata detection
  92. * Improved vlc:// handling (#9542)
  93. * Improved TV show handling for shows with more than 100 episodes
  94. 2.1.3:
  95. ------
  96. * Fixed crashes with files whose names are less than 6 characters long after
  97. removing the file extension
  98. 2.1.2:
  99. ------
  100. * Stability improvements (#9393, #9431, #9432, #9433, #9434, #9435, #9556)
  101. * Improved Closed Caption rendering (#9369)
  102. * Minor UI fixes (#9454)
  103. * New translations to Hungarian and Swedish
  104. 2.1.1:
  105. ------
  106. * Stability improvements
  107. * Improved UPnP handling
  108. * Improved interaction with third party apps
  109. * Improved visual appearance on iPad
  110. * Added support for Teletext-based DVB subtitles
  111. * New translations to Arabic, Polish, and Korean
  112. 2.1:
  113. ----
  114. * Improved overall stability (#8989, #9031, #9048, #9089, #9092)
  115. * Add support for subtitles in non-western languages (#8991)
  116. * Improved Subtitles support with options to choose font, size, and color
  117. * Add UPnP discovery and streaming (#8880)
  118. * Add FTP server discovery, streaming and downloading (#9064)
  119. * Add Bonjour announcements for the WiFi Uploader's website (#8741)
  120. * Add playback of audio-only media (#9044)
  121. * Newly implemented menu and application flow (#9045)
  122. * Improved VoiceOver and accessibility support (#9017)
  123. * Add Deinterlace option (off by default, #8813)
  124. * Device no longer goes to sleep during media downloads (#9062)
  125. * Improved video output on external screens (#9055, #9079)
  126. * Improved Passcode Lock behavior (#9252)
  127. * Minor usability improvements (#9122, #9125, #9225)
  128. * New translations to Bosnian, Catalan, Galician, Greek, Marathi, Portuguese,
  129. Slovenian
  130. 2.0.2:
  131. ------
  132. * Fix MP2 and MP3 decoding (#8986)
  133. * Add vlc:// protocol handler (#8988)
  134. - vlc://anyprotocol:// allows you to force any URL to open in VLC
  135. - vlc://server/path will assume http://
  136. * Fix Dropbox hierarchy navigation (#8993)
  137. * Fix major leak of data when opening files in VLC from other apps (#9011)
  138. * Retain last audio and subtitles tracks when for played media (#8987)
  139. * Fix CSS rendering issue in the WiFi Uploader's web interface
  140. * Switch Default Subtitles Font from SourceSans-Pro to Open Sans
  141. to support Greek, Cyrillic and Vietnamese (#8991)
  142. * Shake device to create a bug report (#7788)
  143. * Export meta data about current playback item to multitasking view (#8883)
  144. * Fix crash when opening network streams from within third party apps while
  145. playing content local to VLC (#9013)
  146. * Fix VoiceOver support for Dropbox login (#8997)
  147. * Fix dialog rotation on iOS 5 (#8992)
  148. * New translations to Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Hebrew, Slovak, Turkish,
  149. Ukrainian, Vietnamese
  150. 2.0.1:
  151. ------
  152. * Update of Russian and Spanish translations.
  153. * Minor crash fix (#8739) and interface fix for iPhone 4.
  154. * Add option for skipping loop filtering (#8814)
  155. 2.0.0:
  156. ------
  157. First project release.