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