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