ChromeOS/ChromeOS Flex

Amazon Fire TV

22nd July 2024

BrightSign Series 5 (client 1.55) releases - which introduces fix for RSS ticker/boot loop issue
Recommended firmware incremented to 9.0.145.1
Bug Fix: Tickers are now working on most players and configurations (when running on f/w 9.0.145.1). See the note below for the remaining exceptions/issues with tickers.

Note:

Screenshots in portrait do not render correctly
Tickers are limited to 63 text items
XT5 - ticker does not display correctly unless the width is exactly divisible by 16
XC2055, XC4055 and XT2145 - Tickers do not render when screens are rotated into portrait, and the ticker is rendering across multiple screens

29th April 2024

Added ability to dynamically update Players when incorrect Signagelive client version is detected.

2nd April 2024

Series 3 / 4 (1.49)

Added: PTP Domain configuration support
Added: A visible on-screen cursor during interactive content when a player is in kiosk mode to aid user navigation and interaction
Modified: Keypress events (other than those reserved for normal interrupts, ctrl+s or ctrl+i) are now correctly registered as user interactivity, and will thus trigger interactive kiosk content (Kiosk Mode Enabled)
Modified: Random asset selection for nested playlists
Removed: checkHTML5SupportedFeatures Widget SDK support
Fixed: HDMI-in zones now display correctly when the content is rotated to portrait
Fixed: Media zones are now correctly Z-ordered when the content is rotated
Fixed: Black screen in a sync group
Fixed: Issue with fresh installation on f/w 7
Fixed: Issue with playback of nested playlists when using validity in random playback mode

Series 5 (1.54)

Added: Support for XT2145 and HS125
Modified: Keypress events (other than those reserved for normal interrupts, ctrl+s or ctrl+i) are now correctly registered as user interactivity, and will thus trigger interactive kiosk content (Kiosk Mode Enabled)
Fixed: Issue with playback of nested playlists when using validity in random playback mode
Fixed: Remote Screenshots not working when a Series 5 player is configured with a configuration file for a series 4 player (settings.json file)

[BrightSign 5 series] added support for B-Deploy - Released 12th February 2024

[BrightSign 5 series] client version 1.53 Build 192 - Released 16th January 2024

Bug fix - Player no longer boot-loops if user adds network.json but has no WiFi adapter installed.

13th August 2024

27th August 2024

29th July 2024

Philips client version 1.19 released:

Added support for the following widget SDK methods:
- playVideo()
- stopVideo()
- downloadFile()
- getDownloadedFile()
- removeDownloadedFile()
- listDownloadedFiles()
- clearDownloadedFiles()
Fixed: Videos skipped when playing after a widget in a playlist
Fixed: Pixelated playback icon when playing widget with 4K video not using native video player.

Tizen client version 1.29 - Released 15th January 2024

Client version 1.21 - Released 13th May 2024

Fixes a bug that could cause new installationss to get stuck on the ‘Registering with Signagelive’ screen.

Client version 1.20 - Released 13th February 2024

Client version 1.10 - Released 29th January 2024

Remote Screenshots functionality added
Timezone Setting via Signagelive Settings Menu added
Screen Control functionality added
Bug fixes:
- Videos will get skipped if placed after a widget in a playlist on Sony
- Black screen will be displayed instead of the "device is already activated on another license" or "model not supported" screens on Sony
- Layouts display as black when rotated to 90 or 270 degrees on Sony