Uidroid Changelog

[mvallevand]

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Version #1 (mediax)

sha256 checksum 9c661c691c1b921b40f923d65c350885aec405c7ccd7a0e9a0fd9f440a504e8b uidroid-mediax.apk

https://www.mediafire.com/file/41y90i69g...x.apk/file

Martin

[mvallevand]

See post #1 for the link to the file.

2021-10-22 1.1.1

- Fix seeking in mp4/mkv files.
- Added keys for ONN remote Bookmark is Play/Pause, Arrows act like FF/RW keys



Martin

[mvallevand]

See post #1 for the link to the file.

2022-01-01 Updated for 5.2.4 but it does work with the previous version too.

Please create a new post if you'd like to get extra remote keys working on your device or any other support requests.

5.2.4 enhancements

- support for fast background mode providing faster and smoother graphics
- new skip keys (Long 4 - Scheduler, Long 7 - What's New)
- configurable keys in clientstore.

Other enhancements

- several changes to the skip logic
- added a video aspect ratio cycle on Long DPAD Down, there are five modes. Fit (Default), Fixed Height, Fixed Width, Fill and Zoom. (Does not work with all Android devices)
- added Internet radio support. If IPTV stations are in a group called "Internet Radio" they will be direct streamed. Use play or watch to open (listen doesn't work for audio streams)
- added ID3v2 support for music, display artist - title if available.
- display Shoutcast data for Internet radio
- added a new layout for setting, hopefully they display better in Android 11
- key repeat added in the mini guide

Fixes

- several audio fixes.
- fixed an issue in relogin process check for donator state
- fixed potential issue on resume from Video Library
- fixed potential issue if user tries to play closed captioning when ExoPlayer says there aren't any.
- fixed mouse/touch playback working again.

[mvallevand]

See post #1 for the link to the file.

2022-02-06 Updated for 5.2.6 but it will work with the previous versions. Sub added some great speed up changes top to the UI Client protocol and I strong suggest upgrading both the server and client.

5.2.6 changes
- use X-Activty header to process requests on keystrokes to eliminate (not on media yet)
- added activity=json to media= call, to further reduce http API calls to server.
- read priority from server on discovery (in a few versions will skip v4 server)
- use priority to select default server in new installs

Other changes
- started using night mode for settings
- better handling of Android OnCreate
- support for Android 5 sdk 22 (older FireTV devices)
- newer Android Studio and Android support libraries.

Fixes

- changes to donator logic to prevent overwriting donating status as identified by GRob
- allow change server when connected to expired servers only
- modified key repeat handling.
- fixed an issue parsing manual http/ https entries with no port specified. 80 or 443 are now calculated.

[mvallevand]

See post #1 for the link to the file.

Added features,

- added timeshifted live TV.
- better key control with the OSD
- Android 11 and 12 use dark mode for settings screen.
- added x86 client.
- improved mouse/touch control to open setting and control video playback.
- handle server side pause
- send ctrl-0 not ctrl-p to pause

Fixes
- multiple 5.2.6 servers could override a saved server.
- session information was not always cleared on Exit
- improved Android onCreate logic.

Martin

[mvallevand]

Version 1.5.8 of uidroid is now available. It is a small release but significant for the changes in ExoPlayer

Changes
- Update to latest version of ExoPlayer
- replace several deprecated ExoPlayer function

Fixes
- Force 1280x720 background from server to avoid crash with custom skins
- Fix defines for alpha keys.

Martin

[mvallevand]

Version 1.6.12 of uidroid is now available via the link in post #1.

Code:

New features

- updated to ExoPlayer 2.18.1
- updated some deprecated TrackSelection calls in 2.18, changed xml to show video (undocumented)
- added remote keycodes which should be mapped to Generic.kl but Generic.kl is not in all Android versions
- remote Next and Prev will do short skip in video
- ExoPlayer changes for UK video
- added CEA 608 closed captioning, these were removed by default by ExoPlayer and never detected automatically
- added CC-3 CEA 608 decoding to ExoPlayer
- Long 0 defaults to toggle subtitles and mute during video playback.  Configurable

Fixes

- fix defines for alpha keys.
- fixed an issue on Android 10 devices crashing when no local devices are detected
- force 1280x720 background from server (needs v6 server but it will internally scale v5) to avoid crash with custom skins
- long press flag was not being reset on special function keys (zoom, local mute, subtitles, settings)
- fixed an issue after session.validate fails
- fixed audio and video track selection from {CTRL}M after 1.5

Remote configuration changes.

Three keys are configurable via clientstore.xml to control operation during video playback.  These default to

Long Up   {CTRL}M   Menu to select audio channel, subtitles and media information
Long Down F7        Cycles various video zoom options
Long 0    {ALT}X    Toggle subtitles on with mute

Other options that you might want on these, especially if {CTRL}M is slow for you or you don't have a number pad.

{CTRL}X  Cycle subtitles
{CTRL}E  Cycle audio tracks

[mvallevand]

Version 1.7.22 of uidroid is now available via the link in post #1

- auto repeat left right arrows for faster scrolling of thumbnails.
- page and channel up/down send Ctrl-Left/Right for long skips.  Can be use in thumbs or for direct long skipping.
- updated to the current Exoplayer 2.18.4
- reordered live tv stop to stop internal player before telling NextPVR to stop streaming.*
- added an error check to prompt users when the tuner is not available for live TV*
- when live TV is interrupted for a recording, the dialog to watch the recording or exit to the menu comes up now.*
- track selection changes to get subtitles turned off and on
- changes to music metadata display
- use locks on remote key presses to avoid concurrent sends to NextPVR
- if zlib compression is 0 don't use fast background mode
- improvements with black screen and spinner on resume
- changed player release timeout, default timeout too slow for some players.

* included in test release https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.ph...#pid577872

[mvallevand]

Version 2.1.4  is now available.  Mainly internal build changes.

- update from ExoPlayer to Jetpack Media3 1.2.0 effectively they are still the same but ExoPlayer has been deprecated  https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/media/media3 
- Android SDK build for newer devices
- fixes an issue when NextPVR sends a range header in the open recording activity without the recording_resume position set.
- background blending speed improvements
- fixed an issue with setting being called twice on startup if NextPVR couldn't connect, causing a potential crash.
- added a toast message after the first login fails before opening settings.
- support for music changes coming in 6.1.6

New link in post #1

Martin

[mvallevand]

Version 2.1.14  is now available with links in post #1

- Support for improved music playback in NextPVR v7
- Long Page or Channel Up/Down now send Ctrl-R and Ctrl-F
- Improvements in getting to Settings screen when backend not found
- Keyboard A-Z keys pass Ctrl and Alt flags.
- Support long video skip on left/right when
  . the video does not have thumbnails
  . the screen hsd an OSD
  . the LeftRightBehaviour is defined as "Long Skip"

Sorry the last version was 2.1.4 so it is a bit confusing.

Martin