1.17 Release Notes
This release note describes the new major build for Appspace App v1.17.
Highlights
- Support for LG devices.
- Support for UWP external installer.
- Support for network command events in interactive mode for Android devices.
- Added new Device Tasks:
- Close Appspace App on Android devices.
- Turn On/Off display for Chromebox devices (power management).
- Support concurrent downloads on Chromebox, and MediaVue devices.
- Includes various bug fixes.
Supported Hardware
| Operating Environment | Device | Reference Models | Minimum Firmware / OS Version | Minimum Appspace Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome OS | Chromebox | Dell Chromebox 3010 AOPEN Chromebox ASUS Chromebox |
Chrome OS 46 | Appspace 6.0 |
| BrightSign | BrightSign 4K Series 2 BrightSign XD Series 2 |
4K1142 XD1132 |
v 6.1.76 | Appspace 6.0 |
BrightSign XT Series 3 . BrightSign XD Series 3 . |
XT1143 XT243 XD1033 XD233 |
v 6.2.63 | Appspace 6.0 | |
BrightSign HD Series 3 . BrightSign LS Series 3 |
HD1023 HD223 LS423 |
v 6.2.94 | Appspace 6.1 | |
| Samsung Smart Signage Platform (SSSP) 3.0 | DBE/DME/DHE/UDE-P/DME-BR series | DM32E DM40E |
1026.6 | Appspace 6.0 |
| MediaVue | MediaVue SureVue | SureVue D1 SureVue D2 SureVue D4 SureVue D6 |
v 1.2.4 | Appspace 6.0 |
| Cisco IEC | Cisco IEC 4600 Series | IEC-4650 | v 2.3.4b (build 5.354.406) | Appspace 6.0 |
| Universal Windows Platform (UWP) | UWP Tablets Desktop PC/Laptops |
Microsoft Surface Pro Desktop PC |
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro | Appspace 6.1 |
| Android | Android Devices | Samsung Tab 4 Samsung Galaxy Tab S |
Android 4.4.2 KitKat Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow |
Appspace 6.1 |
| iOS | iOS Devices | iPad iPad Mini |
iOS 9 iOS 10 |
Appspace 6.1 |
| LG | SM5KC series | 32SM5KC | webOS 3.0 Firmware v 4.30.40 |
Appspace 6.2 |
New Features and Enhancements
General
Log Appender support for HTTP, IndexDB, and Console:
- Convert IndexDB into an appender.
- Device task to configure HTTP log appender.
- Device task to enable/disable any log appender.
Added support for content download via CDN, by enabling cross-origin resource sharing. However, user must add the ‘player.cdn.pingfile’ player property for this to work.
Android
Support for network command events to emulate a remote control in interactive mode.
To enable this function, set the ‘Remote.Enable’ player property to True, and execute the network command ‘?remote=[action]’, where actions represent the following:
- up = Up
- down = Down
- left = Left
- right = Right
- system = Device Menu
- select = Select
- back = Back
Execute the ‘?channel=[action]&[searchby]=[value after URI encode]’ network command to perform the following actions:
- Load channel
- By ID: ?channel=loadchannel&channelid=52654
- By name: ?channel=loadchannel&channelname=channel & name
- Load channel group
- By ID: ?channel=loadchannelgroup&channelgroupid=52654
- By name: ?channel=loadchannelgroup&channelgroupname=channel group name
- Load live channel
- By ID: ?channel=loadlivechannel&livechannelid=0001
- By name: ?channel=loadlivechannel&livechannelname=live channel name
- Open Search page
- ?channel=search&query=abc
- Load EPG
- ?channel=loadepg
- Load Recently Added page
- ?channel=loadrecent
- Load Home page
- ?channel=loadhome
Note
You must URI encode text strings that contain unicode and non-latin characters before executing the commands.
- Load channel
Support for executing system commands within interactive mode, as follows:
- ?system=restart
- ?system=resync
- ?system=reset-content
- ?system=unregister
Note
Executing system commands results in the Appspace App restarting, thus requiring the port to be open again on the following restart. This however does not apply when unregistering Appspace App.
Added device task to close the Appspace App. For non-kiosk mode, App is closed and redirected to the device home screen, and for kiosk mode, the App is restarted after the task is deployed.
Chrome OS
- Support for switching display on and off via device tasks.
- Support for concurrent downloads to increase Appspace App performance, allowing multiple files to be downloaded to the device at the same time. By default, 4 concurrent download streams are set, but will be readjusted to the devices maximum slots. Users can specify the number of concurrent downloads to use via the existing player property, ‘cdnagent.contentmaxconcurrentdownloads’.
LG webOS
- Support for user mode and device mode.
- Support for Cards.
- Support for Interactive Mode and Signs.
- Support for the following device tasks:
- Change default log level
- Configure HTTP Log Appender
- Display Management
- Enable/Disable Log Appenders
- Get fonts
- Install font
- LG WebOS App Updater
- Reboot Device
- Redownload content from Appspace
- Restart App
- Resync script from Appspace
- Retrieve Date and Time
- Retrieve Device Info
- Retrieve Logs
iOS
- The “Authentication Required” pop-up is hidden during playback of an authenticated web content.
MediaVue
- Support for concurrent downloads to increase Appspace App performance, allowing multiple files to be downloaded to the device at the same time. By default, 4 concurrent download streams are set, but will be readjusted to the devices maximum slots. Users can specify the number of concurrent downloads to use via the existing player property, ‘cdnagent.contentmaxconcurrentdownloads’.
Universal Windows Platform
- The Appspace App for UWP external installer can be downloaded from the Download page, and installed by executing the Windows PowerShell script.
Resolved Escalations
- AE-3222 - RSS viewer widget does not display correctly on BrightSign devices.
- AE-3243 - A large sign with multiple videos does not sync on an AOpen Chromebox device.
Patch Updates
1.17.1
Resolved Bugs
- APC-3822 - Unable to load Appspace App in User mode for iOS and Android devices.
Known Issues
General
- Appspace App displays a blank screen when ‘CTRL + ALT + R’ is pressed on Signs.
Chrome OS
- Loading certain custom fonts on Signs via player properties, does not load in interactive mode.
iOS
- Appspace App on iOS does not support the Remote Control event.
LG webOS
- Multicast streams unable to load on LG devices.
- Enabling certain layout transitions affects playback performance.
- The virtual keyboard is disabled by default, thus users are unable to enter in any input on web page content. However, a custom keyboard is displayed during the registration process.