DW Spectrum Mobile

• IMPROVEMENTS:
◦ With DW Spectrum Server version 5.1, added the ability to view the list of bookmarks for several cameras at once ("Any Devices" and "Selected Devices" filters).

● IMPROVEMENTS
○ Navigation of bookmarks in the bookmark player is done in chronological order.
○ Added support for bluetooth headphones and microphones into the iOS app.

●NEW FEATURES
•Added the ability to view and search for bookmarks.
●IMPROVEMENTS
•Cloud connection session duration increased to 180 days.
●NEW SUPPORTED OS
•iOS 16
•iPadOS 16

●IMPROVEMENTS:
∙Improved the warning prompts about checking the VMS Server SSL certificate.(from 22.3.35088)
●BUG FIXES:
∙Connection to VMS Cloud expired too quickly while the mobile device screen was locked. Fixed. (from 22.3.35088)

●NEW FEATURES
•Added the option to disable hardware acceleration on iOS devices manually (Main Menu > Settings). This is useful for video streams that use non-standard resolutions, as they cannot be displayed on iOS devices with hardware acceleration enabled.
•Added support for displaying watermarks on video streams.
●BUG FIXES
•Fixed an issue with password autocomplete in the System Connection dialog.
•The System did not open after pressing the “Open in VMS” button in the Cloud Portal on a mobile device browser. Fixed.
•Sometimes, push notifications were not displayed correctly. "No access to this information" showed up on the home screen instead. Fixed.

◦ KNOWN LIMITATIONS:
- Connection to DW Cloud is not retained when upgrading from previous versions.
- Your account password must be re-entered to connect to a DW Cloud system running DW Spectrum 4.2 or older.
* Push notifications will arrive without a preview until the password is re-entered.
◦ BREAKING CHANGES:
- Incompatible with DW Spectrum running version 3.2 or below.
◦ NEW FEATURES:
- Added DW Spectrum Server SSL certificate verification options. One of two security modes can be selected in the settings:
* Recommended (default) - Allows you to connect to DW Spectrum Servers with valid self-signed and public certificates.
* Strict - Allows you to connect to VMS Servers with only valid public certificates.
* Also option can be disabled, the certificate will not be checked.
- Implemented session-based authentication as the default authentication type for new users created after installing/upgrading to DW Spectrum version 5.0.
- Added support for viewing content stored on encrypted archives.
* The decryption password must be entered on the Desktop Client.
◦TESTED OS:
- iOS 12, 13, 14, 15
- iPadOS 14, 15

BUG FIXES
∙Fixed a client freezing issue when playing back an archive.
∙The keyboard was not closed after returning back after cameras searching on iOS/iPadOS. Fixed.

-UI/UX fixes.
-Improved Cloud connectivity within different mobile networks.

• Fixed an issue with cloud connectivity in some mobile networks.
• Fixed a client crash on iOS 14/iPadOS 14 when 2-way audio was enabled.

• Few improvements applied

NEW FEATURES
• Push Notifications (for DW spectrum v4.1 and later)
• Rules can be created in DW Spectrum to send Push Notifications to mobile devices.
• Users can receive push notifications from multiple systems, and turn on and off notifications for specific systems.
• In order to receive Push Notifications users must be logged in to the Cloud through their mobile applications.
• Notification texts can be configured in DW Spectrum.

IMPROVEMENTS
• Session duration is now limited. Mobile clients log out automatically when a session exceeds the specified duration.
• Mobile Client pulls video from interfaces according to the "Routing Management" table in DW spectrum.

●Improvement with user experience and functions

NEW FEATURES:
- System Search - If there are 8 or more system tiles Systems can now be filtered by system name, owner name, owner account, and server address.
- Enable / Disable Audio - Audio can be switched off on cameras.
- Login Lockout - If a user tries to log in with incorrect password 5 more times an error message will appear and the login dialog will be blocked for 1 minute.
- Playback using Server or Client Time - Added ability to switch between Server and Client time mode during playback

IMPROVEMENTS:
- Time Format Unification - time format (12-hour or 24-hour) now reflects the device OS
- Soft Trigger icons are now ordered alphabetically
- Added “Disabled by schedule” alert when a Soft Trigger is not available b/c of Rule scheduling
- Added "No Live stream" placeholder on virtual camera when viewing in live mode

BUG FIXES:
- Live video did not started automatically after the server was restarted.
- Fixed encoding issue with Chinese traditional language on iOS 13.
- Mobile client did not stop pulling video if the system was disconnected from the cloud.
- Some virtual cameras were played as 8*8 pixels.
- Several consecutive mobile client connections could lead to server rejecting all incoming connections.
- Fixed an issue with a blank screen after switching to the camera without an archive.
- Fixed an issue with a blank screen after play/pause on camera without an archive.
- Fixed an issue with a blank screen after pausing and switching to the camera with an archive.
- It was possible to log in to the non-configured system.
- It was impossible to view 2 minutes up to live from server 3.2.
- User could not scroll the software trigger using the swipe gestures.
- If the user tapped and hold on some instant soft trigger, the trigger was not activated on finger release.
- Fixed error while opening a virtual camera.
- Fixed some translation issues.
- Other UI / UX fixed and improvements

●BUG FIXES:
Fixed compatibility issues with iPhone 11.
●IMPORTANT!
After installing this release battery life on iPhone XS/XS Max/11 may be affected.

● Smart Motion Search - Users can now search archived video by selecting an entire video or specific area.
When Smart Motion Search has been activated users will see only parts of the archive where motion has been detected.

● Improved connection with version 2.6

Smart Motion Search - Users can now search archived video by selecting an entire video or specific area.
When Smart Motion Search has been activated users will see only parts of the archive where motion has been detected.

● IMPORTANT!
○ After installing this release battery life on iPhone XS/XS Max may be effected.
● BUG FIXES:
○ Fixed compatibility issues with iPhone XS/XS Max.
○ Non-cloud connections can be removed with “Delete” button on the “Edit connection” dialog.

- Increased audio level for devices on iOS 11.4+

○ NEW FEATURES
● 2 way audio
● Soft triggers
○ IMPROVEMENTS
● Added image zoom in/out on double tap+swipe.
● Zoom dewarped image to any point with pinch-to-zoom
● Zoom dewarped image with two fingers and drag it at the same time.

NEW FEATURES:
*DCI 4k (4096x2160) support for iPhone 6s and above.
*DCI 4k (4096x2160) support for iPad Air 2 and above.

BUG FIXES:
*Best quality was disabled on iPhone X for cameras with resolution more than 1080p. Fixed.

Fixed incorrect app name on the main screen

NEW FEATURES
*Added H.265 support

IMPROVEMENTS
*Added availability to connect to local system through cloud tile if cloud connect is temporary disabled
*Timeline height is reduced
*Added options to choose whether to save passwords for servers or not
*Added decoder information to the info panel (hardware or software)

BUG FIXES
*Could not connect to the server via Cloud Proxy (the system is unreachable). Fixed.
*English language was only option on iOS 11 devices. Fixed.
*PTZ control button remained available after enabling Fisheye Dewarping. Fixed.
*Fixed issue with showing 8x8 image instead of requested 1080p archive piece. Fixed.
*Password for cloud account in connection tile was saved even if a user was logged to this system via the cloud. Fixed.
*Users remained logged into cloud system after logging out from a cloud account. Fixed.

KNOWN LIMITATIONS:
*H.265 iOS hardware decoder is only accessible for iPhone 6s and above (4K resolution).
*For iPhone 6 and below devices H.265 will only available for low-res streams (resolutions below 800 x 600) due to device limitations (decoding capabilities, speed & responsiveness, battery life impact). High-Res streams will be transcoded by the Server into H.264 for display on these devices.
*Android 4.x devices may have Timeline text display issues (device limitation).

NEW FEATURES
* Dewarping for Fisheye cameras in Mobile Client.

IMPROVEMENTS
* Added preloader animation for PTZ commands.
* Improved Server statuses on tiles in Mobile Client. Now they are the same as on Welcome Screen in desktop Client.
* Other small user interface improvements and fixes.

BUG FIXES
* PTZ controls sometimes worked with huge delay if cloud connection was used. Fixed.
* Layouts may be doubled in Mobile Client for some systems. Fixed.
* Shared layouts list was updated in Mobile Client only after reconnect. Fixed.

Fixed bug with transcoding when connecting to 2.x versions (only low quality was available)

Improved compatibility with 2.6

NEW FEATURES
* Mobile PTZ - allows to control PTZ cameras from mobile devices.
* Native Player Embedded

IMPROVEMENTS
* If some option from quality list is not available for current camera, it's marked disabled.
* Improved timeline animation.
* Name of currently opened layout is displayed on the top of the screen.