Today we announce the release of OpenPHT 1.8.0.
This release focuses on fixing transcoding compatibility with PMS 1.3.x or newer and adding Voice Control (Alexa) support.
Big thanks to @benjaminwolf, @daniel.cull, @dlanor, @MagnumDoomguy, @DeadEyeFlint and @bkury for working hard to ensure it's polished and ready to roll!
New
- Voice Control (Alexa) support
- Support server terminated playback
- Use music metadata from Streaming Brain
- Only load first 200 items in a photo slideshow
- Addon repository is refresed on start
- Non-working Airplay setting is removed from preferences
- Updates the HIDRemote class to the latest version (thanks @xzcvczx )
- Update german language file (thanks @Eloo )
- Option to display server name instead of user name in home listing (thanks @Fmstrat )
- Updated to ffmpeg 2.8.11
- Embedded: Upgraded to LibreELEC 8.0 base OS
- Embedded: Dropped bundled hyperion
Fixes
- Fixes transcoding issues when using PMS 1.3.x or newer
- Re-downloads theme music if it failed first time
- Fixes a crash in search
- Fixes a crash due to missing openssl locking
- Fixes a memory leak when using ssa subtitles
- Fix pin pad alignment in default skin
Known Issues
- Auto-update of windows portable installs will fail and corrupt your portable install
Downloads
For Windows, OS X, Embedded and Linux see OpenPHT 1.8.0 GitHub page
For Raspberry Pi devices see RasPlex 1.8.0 release post
Auto Update
OpenPHT 1.8.0 is scheduled to be available on the pre-release update channel within the next 24-48 hours.
Bugs?
Please report bugs on GitHub, https://github.com/RasPlex/OpenPHT/issues