Ace Stream Media for Android TV changelog

3.1.61.0 (2020-06-17)

  • Fix bug with playback in external players

3.1.59.5 (2020-05-01)

  • Fix crash in “Browsing” section

3.1.59.3 (2020-04-30)

  • Fix crash after opening settings

3.1.59.2 (2020-04-25)

  • Fix bug which could cause HLS brodcast freeze
  • Speed up engine start
  • Speed up playback start
  • Speed up XMLTV processing

3.1.58.0 (2020-03-04)

  • Decrease playback start time for HLS broadcasts
  • Improve peer discovery for HLS broadcasts

3.1.57.0 (unreleased)

  • Don’t show error screen when GDPR notification failed to load

3.1.56.4 (unreleased)

  • Fixed crash on app start when preferences file contains unsupported values

3.1.56.3 (2019-12-30)

  • Use system notifications for urgent alerts on Android 10

3.1.56.2 (2019-12-24)

  • Fixed bug: sometimes main content sound was heard during ads playback
  • Fixed crash when media button was used on some devices
  • Fixed crash after device reboot
  • Fixed crash when engine was accessed without storage permission
  • Fixed several bugs causing crashes on app startup or when app is in background

3.1.56.1 (2019-12-19)

  • Minor bugfixes

3.1.56.0 (2019-12-18)

  • Fixed bug: sign in with Ace Stream account didn’t work sometimes
  • Added translations

3.1.55.4 (2019-12-10)

  • Fixed engine starting on ARMv8-64 devices
  • Fixed crashes caused by using WebView in multiple processes on Android 9+

3.1.55.1 (2019-12-03)

Changes in TV UI:

  • fix translations on main screen
  • add button to launch or install “Ace Stream LiveTV” app

3.1.52.0

  • Use FFMPEG for HLS processing by default (can be disabled in preferences)
  • Fix compatibility issues for old devices with 64-bit architecture

3.1.51.5

  • Fixed bug with frozen video ads

3.1.51.4

  • Fixed bug with external player detection while playing playlist

3.1.51.3

  • Support for 64-bit architecture

3.1.51.1

  • Fix crash in login screen
  • Fixed several issues with playing HLS streams
  • Fixed multicast peer exchange

3.1.50.1

  • Fix playlist sorting issue over AceCast
  • Update current playlist item style

3.1.50.0

  • Fix bug in disk storage module for HLS
  • Fix handling multi-file torrent from third-party apps

3.1.48.0

  • Removed debug logging from engine
  • Fixed issues in HLS downloader module

3.1.47.3

  • A major optimization of connections handling module is done, which is aimed at improving the stability of the stream during playback
  • Fixed bug in engine which caused speed drop and stopping of playback after some time of watching broadcast
  • Fixed problem in LibVLC HLS module, which caused unexpected player closing during playback
  • Fixed bug: engine failed to start when main port was busy
  • Fixed bug (possible crash in player since 3.1.46.0)

3.1.46.0

  • Added “lock” button
  • “Info” button moved to bottom panel
  • Fixed AceCast bug (playback was stopped when remote control is reconnected while player is paused)

3.1.45.3

  • Added ability to remember player from notification
  • Added “info” button to player (show P2P info)

3.1.45.2

  • Use latest stable LibVLC

3.1.45.1

  • Fixed playback of HLS broadcasts in “HLS” or “Original” output format in Ace Player
  • Try to restore audio volume if it was reset by mistake

3.1.45.0

  • Fixed crashes of rewarded ads
  • Fixed integration bugs
  • Reduced background memory usage

3.1.44.1

  • Fixed several bugs leading to crashes

3.1.44.0

  • Fixed more issues with third-party app integration

3.1.43.0

  • Fixed issues with third-party app integration

3.1.42.8

  • Fix issue with subscriptions

3.1.42.7

  • Fixed crash after clicking “Load last playlist”
  • Fixed crash after selecting player from the list

3.1.42.6

  • Fix crash when starting playback in Ace Player from notification

3.1.42.4

  • Added PollFish OfferWall mode
  • Fix to prevent “Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground()” on some devices
  • Some other top crashes are fixed

3.1.42.2

  • Optimizations in engine
  • Bug fixes

3.1.41.1

  • Fix some issues with authorization
  • Fixed bug: engine session was not stopped after clicking “stop” button when casting to Chromecast
  • Fixed crashes on some Samsung devices
  • Optimizations in broadcast stability

3.1.40.0

  • Fixed one more bug in Engine API (stream was locked after STOP)

3.1.39.0

  • Fixed bug in Engine API

3.1.38.0

  • Added “Quit” button to notification (stops app)
  • Fixed one more issue with unexpected app start on some devices
  • Use latest jmDNS library (3.5.5)
  • Added ability to select file from multi-file torrent when starting in Ace Player
  • Fixed some bugs

3.1.37.10

  • Fixed issue with unexpected app start on some devices
  • Fixed resolver (all installed players should be available now)
  • Fixed some bugs

3.1.37.9

  • Fixed screen orientation preference
  • Bug fixes

3.1.37.8

  • Changed app shutdown procedure: “quit” menu should now work on all devices
  • Fixed crashes on devices with missing WebView

3.1.37.7

  • Fixed crash caused by seekbar inflate error (on old Android devices)
  • Fixed crash when starting P2P content in external player (on some devices)
  • Fixed crash when closing “Open link” dialog
  • Added ability to share content with Ace Stream (“Open in Ace Stream” menu item when sharing)
  • Fixed OutOfMemoryError when opening some big files

3.1.37.6

  • Fix crash when starting content in third-party player
  • Fix crash when starting content when both Ace Stream Media and Ace Stream Engine apps are installed
  • Fix crash during channels setup on Android TV
  • Fix crash when opening player settings on Android TV

3.1.37.5

  • Fixed some crashes
  • App now doesn’t start after reboot by default
  • Fixed some issues with stopping engine
  • Fixed “Open link” dialog on Android TV versions

3.1.37.4

  • Minor bug fixes

3.1.37.3

  • Fix issue with changing locale
  • Update translations

3.1.37.2

  • Fix LUA scripts (allow watching YouTube etc from “Open link” menu)
  • Add bonuses for rewarded video in player
  • Fixed some crashes
  • Minor bug fixes