Today we announce the release of OpenPHT 1.7.0.
This release is dedicated to @nedthenerd, thanks for all the hard work you have put into RasPlex and OpenPHT over the years, you will be deeply missed!
Lots of new features and fixes in this release, as such we expect there to be some glitches, please report any new issues you encounter.
NOTE: Due to reports of crashes and plex companion issues we recommend that you wait for the 1.7.1 release.
New
- Improved Streaming Brain support
- Improved iOS companion support
- Support for showing imdb rating
- Preference option to include watched in watch later and recommended
- Skin option to hide fanart in library
- Lots of skinning engine and other improvements: (thanks @bkury )
- Mouse Support
- New preference category for OpenPHT options
- Preference option to stack recently added
- Preference option to disable preplay screen based on content
- Added reboot option on supported systems (default skin)
- Support for 3rd-party Kodi remote apps (e.g. Yatse)
- FileManager and SystemInfo support (requires skin support)
- Quick filter support (requires skin support)
- V.L. System M-Play Blast remote support
- Updated Italian translation (thanks @NicolaIsotta )
- Updated help and version branding (now say OpenPHT instead of XBMC on command line)
- Updated to ffmpeg 2.8.8
- OSX/Windows: Update curl, openssl and other depends
- Linux: Changed install path and support for building on 32-bit ubuntu/debian
- Intel_EGL: Switch to linux 4.7.10 to improve Skylake support (also contains latest nvidia drivers)
- Odroid_C2: Possibly to power-on using hardkernels IR-Remote or CEC
- Odroid_C2: Support for multi-channel LPCM audio
- Odroid_C2: Lots of improvements and changes from LibreELEC master
- Embedded: New images for WeTek_Hub and WeTek_Play_2
Fixes
- Performance/smoothness and CPU usage optimizations (fixed cpu spike when browsing library)
- Fix search window focus issue
- Fix reconnecting to the adapter upon libcec callback CEC_ALERT_CONNECTION_LOST
- Fix typo ('Video resolution to large' now 'Video resolution too large')
- Fix missing overlay/episode info for focused deck item
- Fix selected item when returning to home window
- Allow shared servers to be used as best server (fixes channel issue when only shared servers is available)
- Only use best server service lookup for myplex clips
- Fix for broken music volume with Apple Remote (thanks @WN1188 )
- Update to linux 4.4.30 and latest rpi firmware
Known Issues
- Windows SmartScreen could block the installer, use the Run anyway option to install
- Auto-update of windows portable installs will fail and corrupt your portable install
Downloads
Please wait for the 1.7.1 release.
Auto Update
OpenPHT 1.7.0 will be available on the pre-release update channel in a day or two.
Bugs?
Please report bugs on GitHub, https://github.com/RasPlex/OpenPHT/issues