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Twonky Client 8.1.0

Twonky Client 8.1.0

May 27, 2015

New Features

  • added NMC_MDKEY_PLAYBACK keys for continuous media playback position

  • added new API NMC RPC reset_audiobook_position

  • added new API RPC play_from_position

  • added new API tm_dmrcp/dmscp_reset_audiobook_position[_async]

  • added new API tm_dmrcp_play_from_position2 with additional parameter nPositionBytes

  • audiobook support: added audiobook bookmark and object type

  • audiobook support: renderer play position is periodically saved for audiobooks

  • Twonky SDK Premium now available for Android

  • added support for SSO functionality on Android

  • added new asynchronous method variants to TSDK on iOS that use return blocks instead of listener

  • added support for SSO functionality for iOS

Improvements

  • TLS 1.2 support

  • support for block-cipher in TLS for online services like Dropbox

  • added client adaptation support to RSS by adding X-PV-CLIENTNAME header entry

  • added event handling to rpc API

  • added ini property escape_json to configure escaping of JSON feeds

  • added metadata to device information if a device is a TV, mobile or music player

  • added parent container properties to RSS response

  • added reason for critical error to NMC_STATE_KEY_CRITICAL_ERROR notification

  • enabled persistent connection for queue handler communication

  • enabled persistent connections for SOAP requests

  • improved queue playback on Kodi/XBMC

  • queue item bookmarks can be used to restore browse position on server

  • removed bookmarks for common playlists and myTwonky nodes

  • implemented workaround for metadata duration parsing for Lollipop devices

  • improved download manager to recreate download list from local server on Android

  • removed SHARE_ITUNES setting on Android

  • removed getLocalFileObjectID API on Android

  • added RPC helper functions for configuring Twonky stack at runtime on iOS

  • removed TMSOptionShareiTunes and getLocalFileObjectID APIs on iOS

Bug Fixes

  • Web API: well-known bookmarks were not JSON escaped

  • fixed JSON escape of apostrophe

  • fixed TLS-failure with Flickr

  • fixed issue where go bookmark failed if item references an invalid parent container

  • fixed issue where twonkylib did not start properly on mobile platforms

  • fixed issues with XBMC and picture beaming

  • fixed skipping between tracks when beaming to Samsung TV series F

  • deprecated cache and managedlist classes in TSDK Android

  • fixed multiple issues in MediaResource class on Android

  • cloud script authentication on iOS no longer blocks for m4a content on Dropbox

  • fixed issue with iOS photo access dialog being shown erroneously when only sharing music

Known Issues

  • LDMR with customer set UDN is treated as 3rd party DMR by remote queue handlers

  • LG TV Series 6 only displays video subtitles of first video in queue

  • Roku does not support seek for music

  • go_parent() sometimes does not recover the position within the parent container

  • local renderer setting remains disabled after setting it private in general settings on Android

  • async go directory may incorrectly go to server level right after startup

  • changes in twonky-startup.txt does not have any effect if application is upgraded in place on iOS

  • issues with XBMC and picture beaming

  • CTT fails for DMC test 7.3.26.2 (bug filed with DLNA) #won't fix

  • Beaming issues

    • XBox360 does not support beaming online content

    • cannot beam multiple items to Xbox One #won't fix#