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  1. 2.2:
  2. ----
  3. NB: This release removes support for iOS 5 and therefore the first generation
  4. iPad. iOS 6 and the iPhone 3GS remain supported.
  5. Interface:
  6. * New Interface for iOS 7
  7. * Improved feedback for media download progress including data bitrate,
  8. procentual progress and estimated remaining download time
  9. * Opening network streams no longer leads to a collapsed file system hierachy
  10. on the remote system. After playback, you can continue where you left off.
  11. * Added bookmarks for FTP servers
  12. * Added support for multi-touch gestures based upon the VLC Gestures haxie
  13. - horizontal swipe for playback position
  14. - tap with 2 fingers to play/pause
  15. - vertical swipe in the right half of the video to adapt volume
  16. - vertical swipe in the left half of the video to adapt screen brightness
  17. - horizontal pan in the upper 20% of the screen to set playback position
  18. more precisely (iPad only)
  19. * Previously removed episodes and tracks no longer show up in the respective
  20. group listings (#9705)
  21. * Improved privacy by requesting the passcode immediately after leaving the
  22. app and by obfuscating playback metadata if passcode lock is enabled
  23. * Added support to endlessly repeat the currently playing item (#9793)
  24. * Added option to disable file name display optimizations (#10050)
  25. * TV Shows are sorted by Season number / Episode number and Music Albums
  26. respectively by track number
  27. * New translations to Czech, Malay, Persian, Spanish (Mexico)
  28. Cloud interaction:
  29. * Added support for downloads from Google Drive (#8690)
  30. * Added support for streaming files from Dropbox in addition to download
  31. to device (#9784)
  32. Local network:
  33. * Added support for downloading from UPnP multimedia servers
  34. * Added cover-art and duration to UPnP server item lists
  35. * UPnP stability improvements
  36. * Added support for media broadcasted with the Session Announcement Protocol
  37. (SAP) information on the local network. Requires iOS 7 or later. (#9429)
  38. * Fix incorrect displayed size for files stored on UPnP multimedia servers
  39. larger than 2147.48 MB (#9641)
  40. * Improved WiFi Upload reliability, especially when uploading multiple
  41. items at the same time
  42. Global networks:
  43. * Added support for HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) (#9174)
  44. * Added support for https playback
  45. * Added support for system-wide HTTP proxy settings
  46. Misc:
  47. * Improved audio playback performance and reliability
  48. * Improved metadata detection
  49. * Improved vlc:// handling (#9542)
  50. * Improved TV show handling for shows with more than 100 episodes
  51. 2.1.3:
  52. ------
  53. * Fixed crashes with files whose names are less than 6 characters long after
  54. removing the file extension
  55. 2.1.2:
  56. ------
  57. * Stability improvements (#9393, #9431, #9432, #9433, #9434, #9435, #9556)
  58. * Improved Closed Caption rendering (#9369)
  59. * Minor UI fixes (#9454)
  60. * New translations to Hungarian and Swedish
  61. 2.1.1:
  62. ------
  63. * Stability improvements
  64. * Improved UPnP handling
  65. * Improved interaction with third party apps
  66. * Improved visual appearance on iPad
  67. * Added support for Teletext-based DVB subtitles
  68. * New translations to Arabic, Polish, and Korean
  69. 2.1:
  70. ----
  71. * Improved overall stability (#8989, #9031, #9048, #9089, #9092)
  72. * Add support for subtitles in non-western languages (#8991)
  73. * Improved Subtitles support with options to choose font, size, and color
  74. * Add UPnP discovery and streaming (#8880)
  75. * Add FTP server discovery, streaming and downloading (#9064)
  76. * Add Bonjour announcements for the WiFi Uploader's website (#8741)
  77. * Add playback of audio-only media (#9044)
  78. * Newly implemented menu and application flow (#9045)
  79. * Improved VoiceOver and accessibility support (#9017)
  80. * Add Deinterlace option (off by default, #8813)
  81. * Device no longer goes to sleep during media downloads (#9062)
  82. * Improved video output on external screens (#9055, #9079)
  83. * Improved Passcode Lock behavior (#9252)
  84. * Minor usability improvements (#9122, #9125, #9225)
  85. * New translations to Bosnian, Catalan, Galician, Greek, Marathi, Portuguese,
  86. Slovenian
  87. 2.0.2:
  88. ------
  89. * Fix MP2 and MP3 decoding (#8986)
  90. * Add vlc:// protocol handler (#8988)
  91. - vlc://anyprotocol:// allows you to force any URL to open in VLC
  92. - vlc://server/path will assume http://
  93. * Fix Dropbox hierarchy navigation (#8993)
  94. * Fix major leak of data when opening files in VLC from other apps (#9011)
  95. * Retain last audio and subtitles tracks when for played media (#8987)
  96. * Fix CSS rendering issue in the WiFi Uploader's web interface
  97. * Switch Default Subtitles Font from SourceSans-Pro to Open Sans
  98. to support Greek, Cyrillic and Vietnamese (#8991)
  99. * Shake device to create a bug report (#7788)
  100. * Export meta data about current playback item to multitasking view (#8883)
  101. * Fix crash when opening network streams from within third party apps while
  102. playing content local to VLC (#9013)
  103. * Fix VoiceOver support for Dropbox login (#8997)
  104. * Fix dialog rotation on iOS 5 (#8992)
  105. * New translations to Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Hebrew, Slovak, Turkish,
  106. Ukrainian, Vietnamese
  107. 2.0.1:
  108. ------
  109. * Update of Russian and Spanish translations.
  110. * Minor crash fix (#8739) and interface fix for iPhone 4.
  111. * Add option for skipping loop filtering (#8814)
  112. 2.0.0:
  113. ------
  114. First project release.