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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. * Re-wrote Apple Watch extension for watchOS 2
  7. * Reworked networking UI
  8. * Added hardware accelerated video decoding for H264 on iOS 8 & later (#8505)
  9. * Added support for system-wide search "CoreSpotlight"
  10. * Added improved UI support for Right-to-Left languages
  11. * Added support for the split-screen appearance in iOS 9 (#14840)
  12. * Added option to configure playback continuation (#14340, #14590)
  13. * Added option to configure gestures (#15449)
  14. * Added support for music albums with more than 1 disk (#14650)
  15. * Display chapter duration in playback UI (#14718)
  16. 2.6.6:
  17. ------
  18. * Desktop quality SSA subtitles rendering (finally!, #11297, #13365, #14112)
  19. * Stability improvements
  20. * New translations to Lao and Kabyle
  21. 2.6.5:
  22. ------
  23. * Fixed playback of streams opened through the legacy vlc:// pseudo protocol
  24. * Minor improvements (#14080, #14836, #14881, #15118)
  25. * New translation to Norwegian Bokmål
  26. * Updated translations to Afrikaans, Arabic, Bosnian, Czech, Danish, English (GB),
  27. Spanish (Mexico), Persian, Hungarian, Korean, Latvian, Malay, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil),
  28. Portuguese (Portugal), Slovenian, Turkish and Traditional Chinese
  29. 2.6.4:
  30. ------
  31. * Fixed playback of UPnP streams broken in previous update
  32. 2.6.3:
  33. ------
  34. * Stability improvements and minor bug fixes (#13601, #14154, #14611, #14852, #14860, #14864)
  35. * Fixed video playback for URLs open via third party apps (#15075)
  36. 2.6.2:
  37. ------
  38. * Improved playback reliability (#15000 et al)
  39. * Added minimize button to fullscreen playback so 'Done' stops playback again
  40. * Added option to always play video in fullscreen, on by default (#14985)
  41. * Fixed subtitles rendering which produced incorrect umlauts or pixelated fonts (#14978 et al.,
  42. #14883, #14919, #14929)
  43. * Fixed major playback issue on iOS 7 on iPad (#14977)
  44. * Fixed remove control events on iOS 6 (#14996)
  45. * Fixed x-callback-url on playback close (#14984)
  46. * Improved accessibility (#15012)
  47. 2.6.1:
  48. ------
  49. * Reduced Apple Watch extension file size by 90%
  50. * Minor bug fix (#14942)
  51. 2.6.0:
  52. ------
  53. * Added support for Apple Watch - control VLC from your watch!
  54. - playback control
  55. - media info
  56. - library browsing
  57. * Added mini-player to browse the library during playback (#13367)
  58. * Added support for looping playlists
  59. * New ingest mechanism for audio files
  60. * Improved remote command support
  61. * Improved thumbnail generation
  62. * Improved thumbnail and web interface performance on devices with A5 CPU and above
  63. * Fixed crash when playing media from a folder or music album on iPad (#14394, #14706)
  64. * Fixed crash when app goes to background while a video is playing (#14643)
  65. * Fixed privacy leak when using a passcode to protect the library (#14159, #14615)
  66. * Removed stray popup announcing VLC's crash all the time while it actually
  67. didn't crash before, but terminated by the user (#13194)
  68. * Added support for the PLEX Web API
  69. * Thumbnails displayed in the media library are updated to the last playback position (#14462)
  70. * Improved reliability when sharing media library on the local network
  71. * Improved media library search delivering more accurate results (#14593)
  72. * Fixed 'crop to fill screen' on iPad (#14575)
  73. * Fixed issue which prevented downloading of a few files via UPnP (#11123)
  74. * Fixed crash when screen is being locked during playback (#14610)
  75. * A large number of bug fixes affecting most parts of the app (#13194, #14056,
  76. #14270, #14284, #14355, #14477, #14588, #14589, #14609, #14623, #14624,
  77. #14628, #14629, #14635, #14638, #14641, #14642, #14654, #14663, #14687,
  78. #14688, #14713, #14715, #14716, #14733, #14736, #14795, #14800, #14801, #14829)
  79. 2.5.1:
  80. ------
  81. * Fixed playback on iOS 6.1
  82. 2.5:
  83. ----
  84. * Added support for iCloud Drive (#8688)
  85. * Added support for box.com (#11301)
  86. * Added support for OneDrive (#13413)
  87. * Added a lock button to the playback view, supporting both orientation and
  88. controls (#11293, #11292)
  89. * Added 10-band equalizer (#9032)
  90. * Added sharing of the media library between multiple iOS devices
  91. on the local network
  92. * Added support for chapters and titles to the playback dialog (#11560)
  93. * Cleaned-up playback view appearance with more features and less clutter
  94. * Added enhanced media information to the library view (#13564)
  95. * Added notifications about missing storage space when syncing media (#11474)
  96. * Added timer to automatically stop playback (#8640)
  97. * Improved WiFi sharing reliability with web browsers on Linux (#14083)
  98. * Improved Plex support with optional direct connections if detection fails
  99. * x-callback-url: added support for the x-error parameter (#14092)
  100. * A few minor UI improvements (#13892)
  101. * New translations to Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Khmer,
  102. Faroese, Belarusian, Serbian (Latin), Tamil and Afrikaans
  103. 2.4.1:
  104. ------
  105. * Fixed subtitles downloading in some corner cases
  106. * Appearance fixes for playback speed selector and download view on iPhone
  107. * Improved WiFi Sharing reliability by disabling IPv6 support by default
  108. * Improved UPnP reliability and speed
  109. * Various minor UI improvements
  110. * Fixed regression leading to incomplete library listings on iPad
  111. * Improved decoding reliability by deploying FFmpeg instead of libav
  112. 2.4:
  113. ----
  114. * Added support for iPhone 6 and 6+
  115. * Download of currently stored media via WiFi in addition to upload (#11289)
  116. * Detection of external subtitles when streaming media via http or ftp (#10668)
  117. * Folder support for GDrive (#11019)
  118. * Support for streaming from GDrive
  119. * Native support for Plex media servers
  120. * Support for file sharing with further apps installed on device (#11302)
  121. * Option to download media from http/ftp/https instead of direct playback when
  122. requested through third-party app (#11147)
  123. * Folders synced through iTunes are correctly parsed now (#9158)
  124. * Option to set text encoding used for FTP connections (#10611)
  125. * Option to set default playback speed (#10595)
  126. * Media library search (#11303)
  127. * Improved reliability when a call comes in during playback
  128. * Improved subtitles playback reliability (#11225)
  129. * Support for redirected downloads via HTTP (#10639)
  130. * Support for audio playback and subtitles delay for manual sync (#11236)
  131. * Added improved interaction with third party apps through a x-callback-url
  132. based mechanism
  133. URL scheme: vlc-x-callback://x-callback-url/stream?url=...&x-success=...
  134. The 'stream' path component overwrites the "Download or Stream?" dialog
  135. displayed when third party URLs are being opened.
  136. * Media Library is no longer reset on upgrade (#11330)
  137. - no further thumbnail mismatch (#9158 et al)
  138. - playback states are retained
  139. - improved first launch after upgrade reliability
  140. * Fix browsing of a number of UPnP devices such as HDHomeRun without sorting
  141. capabilities (#11667)
  142. * Fix pseudo-random playback starts (#11993)
  143. * Improved passcode lock appearance (#13166)
  144. * Minor UI improvements (#11296, #11637, #13165, #13169)
  145. * Network stream history allows copying URLs
  146. * Improved reliability when syncing media via WiFi or iTunes (#13128)
  147. * Stability improvements for iOS 6.1
  148. * New translation to Traditional Chinese
  149. 2.3:
  150. ----
  151. * New ability to organize media in folders (#9043)
  152. * Support for password protected HTTP streams (#9028)
  153. * WiFi uploads and HTTP downloads continue in the background
  154. (2 min on iOS 7, 10 min on iOS 6)
  155. * Added option to disable playback control gestures (#10592)
  156. * Added option to use bold subtitles (#10882)
  157. * Modified behavior: when passcode lock is enabled, playback will be stopped
  158. when VLC enters the background state (#10630, #10747)
  159. * Fixed serial ftp downloads
  160. * Fixed downloads from Twonky UPnP servers (#10631)
  161. * Fixed playback control through lock screen, headphones or multi-tasking view
  162. (#10932)
  163. * Playback is paused when headphones are unplugged (#11041)
  164. * Improved UPnP discovery speed with some servers (#10811)
  165. * Improved memory consumption (#9505)
  166. * Added support for m4b, caf, oma, w64 audio and mxg video files
  167. * Caches for WiFi upload and HTTP downloads are emptied more often to
  168. keep storage impact reasonable
  169. * Stability improvements and UX tweaks (amongst others #10601, #10518)
  170. * New translations to Latvian, Romanian and British English
  171. 2.2.2:
  172. ------
  173. * Fixed audio playback regression introduced in previous update (#10597)
  174. * Updated translations to Arabic, Chinese (Hans), Dutch, Galician, Hungarian,
  175. Portuguese
  176. 2.2.1:
  177. ------
  178. * Added initial support for ARM64 aka AArch64 aka ARMv8
  179. * Improved reliability for Dropbox streaming (#10489)
  180. * Added option to adapt network caching (#10388)
  181. * Compatibility fixes for multiple UPnP servers (notably Twonky 7, Serviio 1.4,
  182. XBMC 12)
  183. * Fixed an issue where always the same file in a UPnP folder was played (#10441)
  184. * Fixed a ftp streaming issue from connected servers if file name contains
  185. non-ASCII characters or the path contains spaces (#10469)
  186. * Improved meta data readability within the iPad library view (#10471)
  187. * Improved stability on iOS 6
  188. * Improved Thumbnails
  189. * Misc stability improvements (#10490)
  190. 2.2.0:
  191. ------
  192. NB: This release removes support for iOS 5 and therefore the first generation
  193. iPad. iOS 6 and the iPhone 3GS remain supported.
  194. Interface:
  195. * New Interface for iOS 7
  196. * Add tutorial to introduce the user to the app
  197. * Improved feedback for media download progress including data bitrate,
  198. procentual progress and estimated remaining download time
  199. * Opening network streams no longer leads to a collapsed file system hierachy
  200. on the remote system. After playback, you can continue where you left off.
  201. * Added bookmarks for FTP servers
  202. * Added support for multi-touch gestures based upon the VLC Gestures haxie
  203. - horizontal swipe for playback position
  204. - tap with 2 fingers to play/pause
  205. - vertical swipe in the right half of the video to adapt volume
  206. - vertical swipe in the left half of the video to adapt screen brightness
  207. * Previously removed episodes and tracks no longer show up in the respective
  208. group listings (#9705)
  209. * Improved privacy by requesting the passcode immediately after leaving the
  210. app and by obfuscating playback metadata if passcode lock is enabled
  211. * Added support to endlessly repeat the currently playing item (#9793)
  212. * Added option to disable file name display optimizations (#10050)
  213. * TV Shows are sorted by Season number / Episode number and Music Albums
  214. respectively by track number
  215. * Added ability to rename any media item in the library view
  216. * Added deletion of multiple media items in one step
  217. * If your media was recognized as part of a music album, the next track
  218. will automatically start playing afterwards
  219. * New translations to Czech, Malay, Persian, Spanish (Mexico)
  220. Cloud interaction:
  221. * Added support for downloads from Google Drive (#8690)
  222. * Added support for streaming files from Dropbox in addition to download
  223. to device (#9784)
  224. Local network:
  225. * Added support for downloading from UPnP multimedia servers
  226. * Added cover-art and duration to UPnP server item lists
  227. * UPnP stability improvements
  228. * Fix incorrect displayed size for files stored on UPnP multimedia servers
  229. larger than 2147.48 MB (#9641)
  230. * Improved WiFi Upload reliability, especially when uploading multiple
  231. items at the same time
  232. Global networks:
  233. * Added support for HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) (#9174)
  234. * Added support for https playback
  235. * Added support for system-wide HTTP proxy settings
  236. * Added support for m3u streams
  237. Misc:
  238. * Improved audio playback performance and reliability
  239. * Improved metadata detection
  240. * Improved vlc:// handling (#9542)
  241. * Improved TV show handling for shows with more than 100 episodes
  242. 2.1.3:
  243. ------
  244. * Fixed crashes with files whose names are less than 6 characters long after
  245. removing the file extension
  246. 2.1.2:
  247. ------
  248. * Stability improvements (#9393, #9431, #9432, #9433, #9434, #9435, #9556)
  249. * Improved Closed Caption rendering (#9369)
  250. * Minor UI fixes (#9454)
  251. * New translations to Hungarian and Swedish
  252. 2.1.1:
  253. ------
  254. * Stability improvements
  255. * Improved UPnP handling
  256. * Improved interaction with third party apps
  257. * Improved visual appearance on iPad
  258. * Added support for Teletext-based DVB subtitles
  259. * New translations to Arabic, Polish, and Korean
  260. 2.1:
  261. ----
  262. * Improved overall stability (#8989, #9031, #9048, #9089, #9092)
  263. * Add support for subtitles in non-western languages (#8991)
  264. * Improved Subtitles support with options to choose font, size, and color
  265. * Add UPnP discovery and streaming (#8880)
  266. * Add FTP server discovery, streaming and downloading (#9064)
  267. * Add Bonjour announcements for the WiFi Uploader's website (#8741)
  268. * Add playback of audio-only media (#9044)
  269. * Newly implemented menu and application flow (#9045)
  270. * Improved VoiceOver and accessibility support (#9017)
  271. * Add Deinterlace option (off by default, #8813)
  272. * Device no longer goes to sleep during media downloads (#9062)
  273. * Improved video output on external screens (#9055, #9079)
  274. * Improved Passcode Lock behavior (#9252)
  275. * Minor usability improvements (#9122, #9125, #9225)
  276. * New translations to Bosnian, Catalan, Galician, Greek, Marathi, Portuguese,
  277. Slovenian
  278. 2.0.2:
  279. ------
  280. * Fix MP2 and MP3 decoding (#8986)
  281. * Add vlc:// protocol handler (#8988)
  282. - vlc://anyprotocol:// allows you to force any URL to open in VLC
  283. - vlc://server/path will assume http://
  284. * Fix Dropbox hierarchy navigation (#8993)
  285. * Fix major leak of data when opening files in VLC from other apps (#9011)
  286. * Retain last audio and subtitles tracks when for played media (#8987)
  287. * Fix CSS rendering issue in the WiFi Uploader's web interface
  288. * Switch Default Subtitles Font from SourceSans-Pro to Open Sans
  289. to support Greek, Cyrillic and Vietnamese (#8991)
  290. * Shake device to create a bug report (#7788)
  291. * Export meta data about current playback item to multitasking view (#8883)
  292. * Fix crash when opening network streams from within third party apps while
  293. playing content local to VLC (#9013)
  294. * Fix VoiceOver support for Dropbox login (#8997)
  295. * Fix dialog rotation on iOS 5 (#8992)
  296. * New translations to Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Hebrew, Slovak, Turkish,
  297. Ukrainian, Vietnamese
  298. 2.0.1:
  299. ------
  300. * Update of Russian and Spanish translations.
  301. * Minor crash fix (#8739) and interface fix for iPhone 4.
  302. * Add option for skipping loop filtering (#8814)
  303. 2.0.0:
  304. ------
  305. First project release.