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