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Gizmo 19.0.110
« on: January 28, 2014, 04:53:43 am »

This is the latest version of Gizmo (JRiver's Android application).  Please post bugs here.  Please start a new thread for anything requiring discussion.  Non-bug posts will be deleted.

Download: http://jriver.com/install_gizmo.html

The build will move to the Play Store at a later date, after testing here.

19.0.110 / 85 (January 28, 2014)

NEW: Ratings are shown and can be changed on the Playing Now screen.
Fixed: Browsing Album folders with extra large thumbnails could result in an out of memory condition causing Gizmo to hang.

19.0.108 / 84 (January 21, 2014)

Changed: The seek bar will only act after releasing the handle, allowing for more precise seek control (especially with video).
Fixed: Trying to seek in a file currently being written to the cache could cause Gizmo to hang.
Fixed: The On-Screen Android Navigation Bar would not hide again during video playback when it was manually shown by interacting with the screen.
Changed: The Playing Now screen will show the title of the file which was last playing when in "Stopped" state, if any.

19.0.107 / 83 (January 15, 2014)

NEW: Gizmo reacts to headset Play/Pause commands from simple one-button cable headset controls (ie. the default headsets from many phones).
NEW: Playback is automatically paused when a headset is disconnected, to avoid potentially unwanted "noisy" playback.
NEW: Optimized Playing Now view in landscape orientation.

19.0.88 / 82 (December 6, 2013)

NEW: Updated Playing Now buttons.
Changed: Added the ability to disable playback caching in Options.

19.0.50 / 81

NEW: Added ability to customize the number of files that get downloaded ahead in a playlist.
Fixed: Cache pruning was not working properly in some cases, causing the download cache to grow too large (should be capped at 512MB).
Changed: When silently reconnecting, Gizmo will issue wake requests (previously it only issued wake requests when connecting manually).

19.0.41 / 80

NEW: Repeat mode is optional (in Menu > Options > Repeat mode).
Fixed: The list of zones would not appear with build 40.

19.0.40 / 79

Changed: Gizmo uses the mime type application/octet-stream for audio file transfers to avoid ISP or carrier blocking (requires MC 19.0.39 or newer).

19.0.39 / 78

NEW: Added lock screen controls while playing on the device.
NEW: Bluetooth track information is provided when playing on the device (using AVRCP).
NEW: Bluetooth controls work while the screen is off.
Fixed: Web radio streams that were stored in the library or playlists were not playable on the device.  
Faster: When clicking the header to switch modes while connected to a dead server, the menu of choices will appear much faster.
Fixed: In some cases 'Error communicating with server' could show incorrectly on the screen.

19.0.38 / 77 (September 12, 2013)

Fixed: The cache downloader could crash in some cases.

19.0.35 / 76 (September 4, 2013)

NEW: Added thumbnail size option (menu button at top right > Options).
NEW: Added a screen lock option to keep the screen on (dim or bright) while Gizmo is showing (useful for tablet installations).
Changed: The volume up and down commands work when playing on the device (for cases when there are no hardware volume buttons).
Changed: Bluetooth play and pause commands will trigger the play/pause button (for devices without a play/pause button).
Changed: Stopping playback stops the read-ahead caching system from working ahead.
Fixed: Playback stats are fired when playback starts instead of when the cache reads-ahead for a file (requires MC 19.0.35 or newer).
Fixed: When playing a video, playback would sit at a black screen instead of return to the browse screen in 19.0.32.

19.0.32 / 75 (August 28, 2013)

NEW: Added the ability to 'Play (with Play Doctor)' from anywhere in the audio browse tree.
NEW: When a server call fails, the program will retry a few times.
NEW: The program will attempt to automatically switch the server IP address as it transitions from wifi to data.
NEW: File playback caching uses ranged requests so an interrupted download is resumed instead of restarted.
Faster: When there is no wifi or ethernet, connecting to a server will skip local addresses.
Changed: Audio playback loops the playlist until stopped (unless the playlist is only one track).
Changed: Added a system so that partial cache entries (from a crash or other problem) will never get used.

19.0.31 / 74

NEW: Improved cache system so that the playback of the first file also plays from cache (but playback still starts immediately).

19.0.30 / 73

NEW: Playback on device uses a caching system that reads-ahead and keeps files between runs, increasing reliability with weak connections.
Faster: Browsing switches screens faster.
Faster: Android 4 devices load thumbnails concurrently for improved performance.
Faster: When connected to MC19, thumbnails load faster.  

18.0.180 / 72

Changed: Errors communicating with the server show an information bubble, but don't cause the program to automatically reconnect to the server.
Changed: When acting as a remote, an error communicating with the server to get information about what's playing will look more transparent.
Changed: When playing on the device, the program will retry for up to 10 minutes to open the URL to better handle sporadic connections.

18.0.171 / 71

NEW: Totally revised Theater View remote mode.
Changed: Requires Android 2.2 or newer.
Changed: Switched to newer more efficient networking API.
Changed: Connecting will wait less time waiting for each IP address, but will retry more times (should reduce connect time in many cases).
Changed: Tuned the default timeout for web service calls to wait a little longer (should help prevent reconnects with spotty coverage).

18.0.126 / 67

NEW: It is possible to connect using an IP address.
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Re: Gizmo 19.0.110
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2014, 04:54:07 am »

Here is also a direct download QR Code to scan from your phone:
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Re: Gizmo 19.0.110
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2014, 04:55:45 am »

Some notes about ratings:

- There is an option to hide the ratings, if you never use them or don't need them in Gizmo, its on by default however.
- Changing Ratings requires that your MC has setup Authentication in Media Network, otherwise Gizmo might try to change it, but the change doesn't stick.
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Re: Gizmo 19.0.110
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2014, 01:18:23 pm »

Fixed: Trying to seek in a file currently being written to the cache could cause Gizmo to hang.

Thanks. Appears to be working for me.
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Re: Gizmo 19.0.110
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2014, 01:23:20 pm »

Do you know if Last.fm tracks are saposed to work in gizmo.
I really like that play doctor is pulling in last.fm tracks. But they don't seem to be working.
They say preparing... Then i get a "error communicating with server" error.

Two things to note.
If they do work. Is it possible to have the rating get pushed to the last.fm account?
And should there be an option to disable last.fm tracks in gizmo playdoctor?

Thank you. It's really nice to see gizmo getting this level of attention.
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Re: Gizmo 19.0.110
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2014, 02:23:31 pm »

You have to have an account at last.FM and you have to have set it up in MC under Options/Services.
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Re: Gizmo 19.0.110
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2014, 04:48:33 pm »

I do.
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Re: Gizmo 19.0.110
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2014, 09:39:18 am »

This is the latest version of Gizmo (JRiver's Android application).  

19.0.110 / 85 (January 28, 2014)

NEW: Ratings are shown and can be changed on the Playing Now screen.
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ah gizmo found the return channel. ;-)
but that works only with mc19?

regards
h.e.
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Re: Gizmo 19.0.110
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2014, 10:12:49 am »

NEW: Ratings are shown and can be changed on the Playing Now screen.

OUTSTANDING!!!!  A long desired feature for many of us.  Thank you!!

Sadly, my HTPC is sitting in storage 1200 miles away, so I can't really use/take advantage of this yet, but I'm very happy to know it won't be long before I can.

Thanks again!
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Re: Gizmo 19.0.110
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2014, 12:49:56 pm »

I downloaded it and it installed as an update on my Nexus 7, all went good but it still runs out of steam when I use extra large album art, any ideas?
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Re: Gizmo 19.0.110
« Reply #10 on: February 26, 2014, 03:14:26 pm »

Guys, I am confused, I am running JR18 and cannot now see the Theatre View remote in Gizmo?
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Re: Gizmo 19.0.110
« Reply #11 on: February 26, 2014, 03:34:05 pm »

Would it be possible to allow for your mobile device's virtual keyboard to be used when Gizmo is used as the theatre view remote? It would make Netflix/Hulu/Youtube searches much easier to perform.
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Re: Gizmo 19.0.110
« Reply #12 on: February 26, 2014, 04:51:56 pm »

Guys, I am confused, I am running JR18 and cannot now see the Theatre View remote in Gizmo?

In Gizmo, Settings -> Mode -> More -> Use device as Theater View remote

Would it be possible to allow for your mobile device's virtual keyboard to be used when Gizmo is used as the theatre view remote? It would make Netflix/Hulu/Youtube searches much easier to perform.

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Re: Gizmo 19.0.110
« Reply #13 on: February 28, 2014, 08:43:11 pm »

Bug with the seek bar. If you tap to around 50% or more, it will move to the next track instead of seek. If you seek in smaller increments it is fine.
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Re: Gizmo 19.0.110
« Reply #14 on: March 01, 2014, 11:16:16 am »

Playing To Here (locally) or to a Zone (as a Remote)?
Audio or Video or both?
If Video, HTTP Live Streaming or not?
Any particular File Type or all Files?

I am not able to repeat the issue; however, in trying to, I discovered that HTTP Live Streaming no longer works on my Droid 4.  I just get a black screen after "preparing..."  It still works playing Video the old way, but it used to work both ways.  HTTP Live Streaming still works on my Galaxy S4. 
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Re: Gizmo 19.0.110
« Reply #15 on: April 22, 2014, 06:30:51 am »

Did anybody find a way to get a keyboard on the device and Gizmo working together? It would be so handy for searching if we could type in text rather than the current method.
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