Version 4.8.1, released on 27 February 2024
– Added possibility to mirror camera image (see Edit content for type Video input)
– Added network ping watchdog (see Device settings)
– Changed screen layout intervals check from every minute to every 10 seconds (screen layout interval can now be decimal number)
– Enhanced Face detection with additional settings, status page and MQTT reporting
– Small fixes & enhancements
Version 4.7.3, released on 26 November 2023
– Added settings internal screensaver layout (see menu Screen layout – Screensaver)
– Added Click areas for images (see menu File manager – right click an image – Click areas)
– Added new setting Grant web pages permissions (see menu Settings – Device settings)
– Added new setting Target folder from Flash drive (see menu Settings – Device settings)
– Fixed app update on Android 7
– Small fixes & enhancements
Version 4.6.1, released on 21 September 2023
– Added setting to turn off webpage cache clearing (setting Clear web cache on start)
– Added REST APIs for action and shell command
– Enhanced HTTP Tunnel performance for Other devices
– Enhanced Italian localization (thanks to Nicola Pinto)
– Small fixes & enhancements
Version 4.6.0, released on 30 August 2023
– Added image animations (see menu Content – Add new content – Type Files – Image animation types)
– Added support for RTMP streams in ExoPlayer
– Added weather icon style preview (see menu Content – Add new content – Type Weather – Icon Style Preview)
– Added new sample screen layouts (see menu Screen layout – Backup & restore)
– Added media files backup/restore (see menu Settings – Backup & restore)
– Modified crossfade transition between images (separate Crossface and Fade out transitions)
– Enhanced USB file copy screen
– Enhanced web cache clearing
– Small fixes & enhancements
Version 4.5.2, released on 16 July 2023
– Added new transitions (3D cube effect)
– Added changing content duration from the on-screen controls
– Added support for changing the entire device orientation (see Device Settings – Screen orientation)
– Added possibility to disable HTTPS certificate check for loading data (see Device Settings – Disable HTTPS security for loading data)
– Enhanced date/time formatting in XML backup
– Fixed WebDAV file synchronization with Nextcloud
– Fixed high-resolution playback artifacts with ExoPlayer + TextureView on some devices
– Small fixes & enhancements
Version 4.4.8, released on 6 June 2023
– Added history to File synchronization page
– Fixed file synchronization to external storage
– Small fixes & enhancements
Version 4.4.7, released on 7 May 2023
– Added possibility to set custom zoom and hide loading icon for webpages
– Fixed TXT file scrolling
– Fixed processing folders with upper case letters on x86 systems
– Fixed preloading PDF files
– Fixed UPnP port caching
– Small fixes & enhancements
Version 4.4.4, released on 19 April 2023
– Added new synchronization commands to other devices (see menu Settings – Other devices)
– Fixed displaying PDF files if the preloading is turned off
Version 4.4.3, released on 14 April 2023
– Added Korean localization
– Added support for file synchronization from SFTP server
– Enhanced support for synchronized playback across multiple zones or multiple devices
– Added trigger in case there is no user activity
– Added possibility to restrict access to other websites when displaying a URL file
– Added possibility to select particular external storage for saving media
– Enhanced visibility of on-screen controls
– Removed support for importing time slots from XML configuration created on Slideshow 3.x (use new format introduced in Slideshow 4.0)
– Small fixes and enhancements
Version 4.3.1, released on 30 March 2023
– Fixed opening File manager in Chrome browser (refresh through CTRL+F5 might be needed)
Version 4.3.0, released on 17 March 2023
– Added support for remote app update when the app is set as device owner
– Added loading WiFi connection details from setup.csv (e.g. from USB Flash Drive)
– Added support for receiving Open Sound Control commands
– Added new blocks to Triggers
– Added support for communication between devices on different networks (BETA)
– Added support for setting Google Docs convert parameters
– Added support for captions in YouTube videos
– Added file synchronization statistics to API
– Enhanced 4K video playback with new video player types
– Enhanced web interface performance
– Small fixes and enhancements
Version 4.2.2, released on 26 January 2023
– Added support for app update on Philips TVs
– Added possibility to remove HTML/XML tags from RSS feeds
– Fixed file synchronization from Google Drive (check menu Tools – File synchronization and log out & log in with Google Drive account if needed).
– Small fixes and enhancements
Version 4.2.0, released on 17 January 2023
– Added support for communication over serial port
– Added support for setting preferred quality of YouTube videos
– Added support for blurry background for images
– Added API call for displaying previous file
– Enhanced displaying Excel files
– Small fixes and enhancements
Version 4.1.0, released on 21 December 2022
– Added Open-Meteo as a source of weather forecast
– Added User-agent setting
– Added REST and MQTT API for triggering file synchronization
– Small fixes and enhancements
Version 4.0.3, released on 2 December 2022
– Added Slovenian localization (thanks to @AdmiralStipe)
– Added password dialog to advanced settings in case the default credentials has been changed
– Enhanced camera picture in darker environments (for video input content and face detection)
– Fixed crash on Amazon devices that doesn’t support widgets
– Small fixes and enhancements
Version 4.0.1, released on 18 November 2022
– Fixed converting schedules from Slideshow 3.x to 4.x
– Fixed face detection statistics API
Version 4.0.0, released on 15 November 2022
– Renamed “Items” to “Content”, “Panels” to “Zones” and “Periodical download” to “File synchronization”
– Changed screen layout and playlist time slots to fully customizable schedules
– Added basic on-screen controls (open by swiping from the right)
– Added nearby devices discovery
– Added triggers
– Added face detection statistics
– Added customizable key mapping
– Added displaying Android widgets on screen
– Small fixes and enhancements
Version 3.24.7, released on 14 October 2022
– Added changing playlists through on-screen menu
– Added new methods to the local JavaScript API
– Small fixes and enhancements
Version 3.24.4, released on 19 September 2022
– Enhanced displaying description text
– Remembering web interface login now works across device reboots
– Enhanced support for USB Flash Drive detection on Samsung devices
– Fixed HDMI input compatibility mode and copying screen layouts
– Small fixes and enhancements
Version 3.24.2, released on 1 September 2022
– Added playlist action for manually triggered playlists
– Added possibility to mute audio from video during audio playlist (via Device settings)
– Added Turkish localization (thanks to İlker Berberler)
– Fixed image transitions
– Small fixes and enhancements
Version 3.23.0, released on 2 August 2022
– Added support for YouTube video playback (with item type YouTube video)
– Added support for face detection from camera
– Enhanced support for displaying web pages behind login form (via File Manager – right click on URL file – Edit file – Enter web page)
– Added simple benchmark (accessible through menu Information – Benchmark)
– Updated REST API endpoint /ajax/playlist/set
– Small fixes and enhancements
Version 3.22.1, released on 16 July 2022
– Added Japanese localization, thanks to Takashi Yamaguchi
– Added separate setting for sending item statistics through MQTT
– Small fixes and enhancements
Version 3.22.0, released on 31 May 2022
– Added support for MQTT over WebSockets
– Added support for custom topic names with MQTT
– Added possibility to automatically send statistics over MQTT
– Added possibility to set particular file length or mute via File Manager
– Added welcome message on home page (only on first start after update)
– Added support for Google Docs larger than 10MB
– Added clearing web cache on start
– Small fixes and enhancements
Version 3.21.1, released on 17 April 2022
– Changed minimal version to Android 5 (Android 4.x is no longer supported)
– Enhanced home page of web interface
– Added new API and MQTT commands (play, pause, set screen layout)
– Enhanced webpage display compatibility by changing user-agent
– Fixed saving Dropbox token for new accounts
– Fixed long continuous audio stream playback
– Fixed combination of rounded corners and panel border
– Small fixes and enhancements
Version 3.20.3, released on 20 February 2022
– Added new screen layout builder with drag support
– Added pixel-perfect positioning to screen layout panels
– Added new image transitions
– Added list of available video decoder on About device page
– Small fixes and enhancements
Version 3.19.3, released on 19 January 2022
– Fixed crash on Android TV 11
– Enhanced selecting correct external storage (largest will be picked)
– Enhanced video playback of exotic formats
– Small fixes and enhancements
Version 3.19.2, released on 29 December 2021
– Changed storage permissions (due to Google policy change, you might need to allow it during the first run on Android 11 and newer)
– Small fixes and enhancements
Version 3.19.0, released on 27 November 2021
– Added Russian localization (thanks to Sergej Karpovič)
– Added possibility to clone screen layout
– Added support for transparent HTML files
– Added support for all EXIF orientation tags
– Small fixes and enhancements
Version 3.18.5, released on 17 October 2021
– Added support for downloading more than 100 files from Google Drive
– Added encryption to MQTT password in configuration
– Fixed setting start and end date in File manager
– Small fixes and enhancements
Version 3.18.1, released on 25 September 2021
– Added Spanish localization (thanks to Rafael García)
– Added support for getting screenshot through the REST API
– Small fixes and enhancements
