v1.8.2

This is a bigger release with many new features and a few fixes...

New features

• New Metadata overlay (replaces Location/Description overlay). Show metadata from photos (EXIF, Immich) and videos in upto 4 overlays
• Background blur for photos (Settings > Appearance > Scaling, Cropping and Backgrounds)
• Add auto time of day features for videos eg. show evening videos at night (Settings > Playlist)
• Translations updated thanks to @gentslava, @dikodahan, @peat80, @marcopar, TexetBoo, José Manuel Lugones, and Yusuf
• Immich API fixes by @artyfarty, defaults to resized/transcoded media for better performance
• Videos with sound with now fade in/out with visuals
• Added support for a 2nd Samba or WebDAV account
• Added Wake On Lan (WOL) feature for Samba

Fixes and improvements

• Fixed a bug which caused overlay to be visible despite being set to hidden
• Fixes to the Message overlay and how it updates
• Fixes to Now Playing overlay when music player disconnects
• Moved more overlay options onto the same screen (Settings > Overlays)
• Updated video size estimates for Apple, Amazon, etc
• Fixed a bug loading files from local storage

This version is likely to appear on the Google Play and Amazon Appstore in the next week or so.

v1.8.1

This is a smaller release with a lot of fixes

New Features

• Fade in/out overlays per corner
• Gradients now fade in/out with overlays
• Added action to change brightness/dimness during playback
• Added action to loop currently playing video
• Added countdown overlay
• Added HLS support to custom feeds
• Translations updated thanks to @gentslava, @dikodahan, @peat80, @marcopar, TexetBoo, José Manuel Lugones, and Yusuf

Fixes and Improvements

• Added more slideshow, fade timing and sleep timer values
• Raised MinSDK to Android 6 to keep up with AndroidX libraries
• Fixes to Immich server URL and domain name parsing
• Fixes to Now Playing overlay
• Fixed a long running resource related crash
• Fixed a bug when exporting settings on the Nvidia Shield
• Preference migration fix

This version is likely to appear on the Google Play and Amazon Appstore in the next few days

v1.8.0

This is a bigger release with many new features and a few fixes...

New features

• Added plugin support for Projectivy - all streaming sources can be used as wallpaper videos
• Added over 100 new videos from the Amazon Fire TV feed thanks to @Pro-me3us
• Added support for custom feeds which include Jetson expansion packs
• Added support for custom RTSP (streaming video) links
• Message overlays can now be updated using HTTP API calls (beta)
• Capabilities screen lists permissions currently allowed
• Added a sleep timer which pauses and fades out the current media after a set delay
• Added filters to streaming sources - filter by scene type (nature, city, etc) and time of day (sunrise, night, etc)
• Translations updated thanks to @gentslava, @dikodahan, @peat80, @marcopar, TexetBoo, and José Manuel Lugones

Fixes and improvements

• Fixed shared link support in Immich
• Fixed shared albums not being listed in Immich album list
• Some media providers (Local, WebDEV, SMB) sort by newest-first by default
• Added notice to video type selection if Dolby Vision is chosen but not supported by device

This version is likely to appear on the Google Play and Amazon Appstore in the next few days.

v1.7.9

This is a bigger release with many new features and a few fixes...

New features

• Immich - Added multiple album selection, added random, recent, rated and favourite photo selection
• Added a few more weather icons, tweaked sizes thanks to TexetBoo
• Added orientation-specific photo scaling options
• Added 2 additional message overlays
• Added local media subfolder support
• Added option to shorten song titles on Now Playing overlay
• Weather location now accepts GPS coordinates (ie. if your town or location isn't found)
• Added action to enabled/disable sound while videos are playing
• Added action to pause/unpause the current photo or video
• Translations updated thanks to @gentslava, @dikodahan, @peat80, @marcopar, TexetBoo, and José Manuel Lugones

Fixes and improvements

• Fixed issue with looping very short videos
• Fixed bug with SMB/Samba where photos took 3+ seconds to load
• Fixed issue with Weather overlay text styling not working
• Fixed issue where navigating TV menus (OSD) would exit the screensaver

This version is likely to appear on the Google Play and Amazon Appstore in the next few days.

v1.7.8

New features

• Added Weather overlay - choose a city, customise the forecast data - expect more options in future!
• Added separate style options for Now Playing text
• Added support for swipe and tap actions, for phones and tablets
• Added additional text sizes thanks to @safstromo
• Translations updated thanks to @gentslava, @dikodahan, @peat80, @marcopar, TexetBoo, and José Manuel Lugones

Fixes and improvements

• Fixed issue with displaying photos from a Windows share via Samba
• Improved error handling to fix reported crashes while viewing photos
• Fixed issue with system UI (clock, signal indicator, etc) not being hidden on Android 15+

This version is likely to appear on the Google Play and Amazon Appstore in the next few days.

v1.7.7

This is a bug fix release...

Fixes and improvements

• Fixed a crash introduced in v1.7.6 while parsing community video data, appears to affect RU/UK languages
• More fixes to Samba/WebDAV image loading

This version is likely to appear on the Google Play and Amazon Appstore in the next couple of days.

v1.7.6

This is a smaller release with a lot of fixes

New Features

• Import/Export settings feature. Requires File Manager app to import settings.
• Change loading/video/photo background colour.
• Translations updated thanks to @gentslava, @dikodahan, TexetBoo, and José Manuel Lugones

Fixes and improvements

• Fixes to possible crash with photos + Samba share.
• Fixes to video playback when using CalDAV server
• Fix to segmented playback not working properly
• Fixes to Samba/WebDAV image loading
• Fixes to "Start screensaver on launch" setting
• Auto refresh rate changes

This version is likely to appear on the Google Play and Amazon Appstore in the next week or so.

v1.7.5

This is a bigger release with many new features and a few fixes...

New Features

• New frame rate matching mode
• Added ability to skip next/previous music track
• Launch into screensaver when started from home screen
• Added option to loop video until manually skipped
• Added seek forward/backward within a video
• Translations updated thanks to @gentslava, @dikodahan, @peat80, @marcopar, TexetBoo, and José Manuel Lugones

Fixes and improvements

• Improved the look of gradients
• Media description folder depth option
• Added more info to Capabilities screen
• Bug fixes and performance improvements to startup
• Fixed bugs when changing speed in a video
• Now Playing overlay takes up no visible space when empty

This version is likely to appear on the Google Play and Amazon Appstore in the next week or so.

v1.7.4

This is a bigger release with many new features and a few fixes...

New Features

• Immich media server support added by @bugfest and @RyanShahidi
• Added ability to set screen brightness/dimness while active
• Added ability to override system 'animator duration scale'
• Added Progress Bar option in Settings > Appearance
• Menu position is saved when navigating from screen to screen (finally!)
• Added menu navigation animations
• Added ability to start a video from a random point
• Added feature to exit on screen tap for phones, tablets
• Translations updated thanks to @gentslava, @dikodahan, @peat80, @marcopar, TexetBoo, and José Manuel Lugones

Fixes and improvements

• Moved Videos/Photos scaling options to Settings > Appearance
• Using older version of SMBJ to improve Guest/Anonymous account compatibility
• Major changes to how Now Playing updates, fixes issues with some radio apps and casting
• Fixes to how crop and scale are implemented by the video player
• Crop/scale should persist when rotating the screen on phones, tablets
• Fixed a bug where the 'Test screensaver' feature gets stuck if app is suspended
• Fixed a bug where local images were incorrectly identified as videos, which prevents playback

This version is likely to appear on the Google Play and Amazon Appstore in next the couple of weeks.

v1.7.3

New Features

• Added ability to change the audio volume of videos
• Added crop/scale options for videos
• Improvements to enabling Now Playing and how it handles blank artist/songs by @gentslava
• Added ability to black out screen - hides video and overlays, wake with a button press
• Translations updated thanks to @gentslava, @dikodahan, @peat80, @marcopar, TexetBoo, and José Manuel Lugones

Fixes and improvements

• Added some additional durations to Slideshow time and Max. video length
• Fixed a bug in Samba/WebDAV connection test not being cancelled properly
• Fixed a bug in D-pad/Button handling
• Fixed a bug in how Now Playing updates
• Fixed a bug in duplicate matching of videos/photos

This version is likely to appear on the Google Play and Amazon Appstore in the next week or so.