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  1. 2.7.0:
  2. ------
  3. * Dropped support for iOS 6.1. VLC requires iOS 7.0 now
  4. * Added support for SMB file sharing (#8879)
  5. * Added support for music albums with more than 1 disk (#14650)
  6. 2.6.3:
  7. ------
  8. * Stability improvements and minor bug fixes (#13601, #14154, #14611, #14852, #14860, #14864)
  9. * Fixed video playback for URLs open via third party apps (#15075)
  10. 2.6.2:
  11. ------
  12. * Improved playback reliability (#15000 et al)
  13. * Added minimize button to fullscreen playback so 'Done' stops playback again
  14. * Added option to always play video in fullscreen, on by default (#14985)
  15. * Fixed subtitles rendering which produced incorrect umlauts or pixelated fonts (#14978 et al.,
  16. #14883, #14919, #14929)
  17. * Fixed major playback issue on iOS 7 on iPad (#14977)
  18. * Fixed remove control events on iOS 6 (#14996)
  19. * Fixed x-callback-url on playback close (#14984)
  20. * Improved accessibility (#15012)
  21. 2.6.1:
  22. ------
  23. * Reduced Apple Watch extension file size by 90%
  24. * Minor bug fix (#14942)
  25. 2.6.0:
  26. ------
  27. * Added support for Apple Watch - control VLC from your watch!
  28. - playback control
  29. - media info
  30. - library browsing
  31. * Added mini-player to browse the library during playback (#13367)
  32. * Added support for looping playlists
  33. * New ingest mechanism for audio files
  34. * Improved remote command support
  35. * Improved thumbnail generation
  36. * Improved thumbnail and web interface performance on devices with A5 CPU and above
  37. * Fixed crash when playing media from a folder or music album on iPad (#14394, #14706)
  38. * Fixed crash when app goes to background while a video is playing (#14643)
  39. * Fixed privacy leak when using a passcode to protect the library (#14159, #14615)
  40. * Removed stray popup announcing VLC's crash all the time while it actually
  41. didn't crash before, but terminated by the user (#13194)
  42. * Added support for the PLEX Web API
  43. * Thumbnails displayed in the media library are updated to the last playback position (#14462)
  44. * Improved reliability when sharing media library on the local network
  45. * Improved media library search delivering more accurate results (#14593)
  46. * Fixed 'crop to fill screen' on iPad (#14575)
  47. * Fixed issue which prevented downloading of a few files via UPnP (#11123)
  48. * Fixed crash when screen is being locked during playback (#14610)
  49. * A large number of bug fixes affecting most parts of the app (#13194, #14056,
  50. #14270, #14284, #14355, #14477, #14588, #14589, #14609, #14623, #14624,
  51. #14628, #14629, #14635, #14638, #14641, #14642, #14654, #14663, #14687,
  52. #14688, #14713, #14715, #14716, #14733, #14736, #14795, #14800, #14801, #14829)
  53. 2.5.1:
  54. ------
  55. * Fixed playback on iOS 6.1
  56. 2.5:
  57. ----
  58. * Added support for iCloud Drive (#8688)
  59. * Added support for box.com (#11301)
  60. * Added support for OneDrive (#13413)
  61. * Added a lock button to the playback view, supporting both orientation and
  62. controls (#11293, #11292)
  63. * Added 10-band equalizer (#9032)
  64. * Added sharing of the media library between multiple iOS devices
  65. on the local network
  66. * Added support for chapters and titles to the playback dialog (#11560)
  67. * Cleaned-up playback view appearance with more features and less clutter
  68. * Added enhanced media information to the library view (#13564)
  69. * Added notifications about missing storage space when syncing media (#11474)
  70. * Added timer to automatically stop playback (#8640)
  71. * Improved WiFi sharing reliability with web browsers on Linux (#14083)
  72. * Improved Plex support with optional direct connections if detection fails
  73. * x-callback-url: added support for the x-error parameter (#14092)
  74. * A few minor UI improvements (#13892)
  75. * New translations to Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Khmer,
  76. Faroese, Belarusian, Serbian (Latin), Tamil and Afrikaans
  77. 2.4.1:
  78. ------
  79. * Fixed subtitles downloading in some corner cases
  80. * Appearance fixes for playback speed selector and download view on iPhone
  81. * Improved WiFi Sharing reliability by disabling IPv6 support by default
  82. * Improved UPnP reliability and speed
  83. * Various minor UI improvements
  84. * Fixed regression leading to incomplete library listings on iPad
  85. * Improved decoding reliability by deploying FFmpeg instead of libav
  86. 2.4:
  87. ----
  88. * Added support for iPhone 6 and 6+
  89. * Download of currently stored media via WiFi in addition to upload (#11289)
  90. * Detection of external subtitles when streaming media via http or ftp (#10668)
  91. * Folder support for GDrive (#11019)
  92. * Support for streaming from GDrive
  93. * Native support for Plex media servers
  94. * Support for file sharing with further apps installed on device (#11302)
  95. * Option to download media from http/ftp/https instead of direct playback when
  96. requested through third-party app (#11147)
  97. * Folders synced through iTunes are correctly parsed now (#9158)
  98. * Option to set text encoding used for FTP connections (#10611)
  99. * Option to set default playback speed (#10595)
  100. * Media library search (#11303)
  101. * Improved reliability when a call comes in during playback
  102. * Improved subtitles playback reliability (#11225)
  103. * Support for redirected downloads via HTTP (#10639)
  104. * Support for audio playback and subtitles delay for manual sync (#11236)
  105. * Added improved interaction with third party apps through a x-callback-url
  106. based mechanism
  107. URL scheme: vlc-x-callback://x-callback-url/stream?url=...&x-success=...
  108. The 'stream' path component overwrites the "Download or Stream?" dialog
  109. displayed when third party URLs are being opened.
  110. * Media Library is no longer reset on upgrade (#11330)
  111. - no further thumbnail mismatch (#9158 et al)
  112. - playback states are retained
  113. - improved first launch after upgrade reliability
  114. * Fix browsing of a number of UPnP devices such as HDHomeRun without sorting
  115. capabilities (#11667)
  116. * Fix pseudo-random playback starts (#11993)
  117. * Improved passcode lock appearance (#13166)
  118. * Minor UI improvements (#11296, #11637, #13165, #13169)
  119. * Network stream history allows copying URLs
  120. * Improved reliability when syncing media via WiFi or iTunes (#13128)
  121. * Stability improvements for iOS 6.1
  122. * New translation to Traditional Chinese
  123. 2.3:
  124. ----
  125. * New ability to organize media in folders (#9043)
  126. * Support for password protected HTTP streams (#9028)
  127. * WiFi uploads and HTTP downloads continue in the background
  128. (2 min on iOS 7, 10 min on iOS 6)
  129. * Added option to disable playback control gestures (#10592)
  130. * Added option to use bold subtitles (#10882)
  131. * Modified behavior: when passcode lock is enabled, playback will be stopped
  132. when VLC enters the background state (#10630, #10747)
  133. * Fixed serial ftp downloads
  134. * Fixed downloads from Twonky UPnP servers (#10631)
  135. * Fixed playback control through lock screen, headphones or multi-tasking view
  136. (#10932)
  137. * Playback is paused when headphones are unplugged (#11041)
  138. * Improved UPnP discovery speed with some servers (#10811)
  139. * Improved memory consumption (#9505)
  140. * Added support for m4b, caf, oma, w64 audio and mxg video files
  141. * Caches for WiFi upload and HTTP downloads are emptied more often to
  142. keep storage impact reasonable
  143. * Stability improvements and UX tweaks (amongst others #10601, #10518)
  144. * New translations to Latvian, Romanian and British English
  145. 2.2.2:
  146. ------
  147. * Fixed audio playback regression introduced in previous update (#10597)
  148. * Updated translations to Arabic, Chinese (Hans), Dutch, Galician, Hungarian,
  149. Portuguese
  150. 2.2.1:
  151. ------
  152. * Added initial support for ARM64 aka AArch64 aka ARMv8
  153. * Improved reliability for Dropbox streaming (#10489)
  154. * Added option to adapt network caching (#10388)
  155. * Compatibility fixes for multiple UPnP servers (notably Twonky 7, Serviio 1.4,
  156. XBMC 12)
  157. * Fixed an issue where always the same file in a UPnP folder was played (#10441)
  158. * Fixed a ftp streaming issue from connected servers if file name contains
  159. non-ASCII characters or the path contains spaces (#10469)
  160. * Improved meta data readability within the iPad library view (#10471)
  161. * Improved stability on iOS 6
  162. * Improved Thumbnails
  163. * Misc stability improvements (#10490)
  164. 2.2.0:
  165. ------
  166. NB: This release removes support for iOS 5 and therefore the first generation
  167. iPad. iOS 6 and the iPhone 3GS remain supported.
  168. Interface:
  169. * New Interface for iOS 7
  170. * Add tutorial to introduce the user to the app
  171. * Improved feedback for media download progress including data bitrate,
  172. procentual progress and estimated remaining download time
  173. * Opening network streams no longer leads to a collapsed file system hierachy
  174. on the remote system. After playback, you can continue where you left off.
  175. * Added bookmarks for FTP servers
  176. * Added support for multi-touch gestures based upon the VLC Gestures haxie
  177. - horizontal swipe for playback position
  178. - tap with 2 fingers to play/pause
  179. - vertical swipe in the right half of the video to adapt volume
  180. - vertical swipe in the left half of the video to adapt screen brightness
  181. * Previously removed episodes and tracks no longer show up in the respective
  182. group listings (#9705)
  183. * Improved privacy by requesting the passcode immediately after leaving the
  184. app and by obfuscating playback metadata if passcode lock is enabled
  185. * Added support to endlessly repeat the currently playing item (#9793)
  186. * Added option to disable file name display optimizations (#10050)
  187. * TV Shows are sorted by Season number / Episode number and Music Albums
  188. respectively by track number
  189. * Added ability to rename any media item in the library view
  190. * Added deletion of multiple media items in one step
  191. * If your media was recognized as part of a music album, the next track
  192. will automatically start playing afterwards
  193. * New translations to Czech, Malay, Persian, Spanish (Mexico)
  194. Cloud interaction:
  195. * Added support for downloads from Google Drive (#8690)
  196. * Added support for streaming files from Dropbox in addition to download
  197. to device (#9784)
  198. Local network:
  199. * Added support for downloading from UPnP multimedia servers
  200. * Added cover-art and duration to UPnP server item lists
  201. * UPnP stability improvements
  202. * Fix incorrect displayed size for files stored on UPnP multimedia servers
  203. larger than 2147.48 MB (#9641)
  204. * Improved WiFi Upload reliability, especially when uploading multiple
  205. items at the same time
  206. Global networks:
  207. * Added support for HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) (#9174)
  208. * Added support for https playback
  209. * Added support for system-wide HTTP proxy settings
  210. * Added support for m3u streams
  211. Misc:
  212. * Improved audio playback performance and reliability
  213. * Improved metadata detection
  214. * Improved vlc:// handling (#9542)
  215. * Improved TV show handling for shows with more than 100 episodes
  216. 2.1.3:
  217. ------
  218. * Fixed crashes with files whose names are less than 6 characters long after
  219. removing the file extension
  220. 2.1.2:
  221. ------
  222. * Stability improvements (#9393, #9431, #9432, #9433, #9434, #9435, #9556)
  223. * Improved Closed Caption rendering (#9369)
  224. * Minor UI fixes (#9454)
  225. * New translations to Hungarian and Swedish
  226. 2.1.1:
  227. ------
  228. * Stability improvements
  229. * Improved UPnP handling
  230. * Improved interaction with third party apps
  231. * Improved visual appearance on iPad
  232. * Added support for Teletext-based DVB subtitles
  233. * New translations to Arabic, Polish, and Korean
  234. 2.1:
  235. ----
  236. * Improved overall stability (#8989, #9031, #9048, #9089, #9092)
  237. * Add support for subtitles in non-western languages (#8991)
  238. * Improved Subtitles support with options to choose font, size, and color
  239. * Add UPnP discovery and streaming (#8880)
  240. * Add FTP server discovery, streaming and downloading (#9064)
  241. * Add Bonjour announcements for the WiFi Uploader's website (#8741)
  242. * Add playback of audio-only media (#9044)
  243. * Newly implemented menu and application flow (#9045)
  244. * Improved VoiceOver and accessibility support (#9017)
  245. * Add Deinterlace option (off by default, #8813)
  246. * Device no longer goes to sleep during media downloads (#9062)
  247. * Improved video output on external screens (#9055, #9079)
  248. * Improved Passcode Lock behavior (#9252)
  249. * Minor usability improvements (#9122, #9125, #9225)
  250. * New translations to Bosnian, Catalan, Galician, Greek, Marathi, Portuguese,
  251. Slovenian
  252. 2.0.2:
  253. ------
  254. * Fix MP2 and MP3 decoding (#8986)
  255. * Add vlc:// protocol handler (#8988)
  256. - vlc://anyprotocol:// allows you to force any URL to open in VLC
  257. - vlc://server/path will assume http://
  258. * Fix Dropbox hierarchy navigation (#8993)
  259. * Fix major leak of data when opening files in VLC from other apps (#9011)
  260. * Retain last audio and subtitles tracks when for played media (#8987)
  261. * Fix CSS rendering issue in the WiFi Uploader's web interface
  262. * Switch Default Subtitles Font from SourceSans-Pro to Open Sans
  263. to support Greek, Cyrillic and Vietnamese (#8991)
  264. * Shake device to create a bug report (#7788)
  265. * Export meta data about current playback item to multitasking view (#8883)
  266. * Fix crash when opening network streams from within third party apps while
  267. playing content local to VLC (#9013)
  268. * Fix VoiceOver support for Dropbox login (#8997)
  269. * Fix dialog rotation on iOS 5 (#8992)
  270. * New translations to Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Hebrew, Slovak, Turkish,
  271. Ukrainian, Vietnamese
  272. 2.0.1:
  273. ------
  274. * Update of Russian and Spanish translations.
  275. * Minor crash fix (#8739) and interface fix for iPhone 4.
  276. * Add option for skipping loop filtering (#8814)
  277. 2.0.0:
  278. ------
  279. First project release.