2.59
2023-08-15
Fixed an edge case issue when a non autoplaying video was closed before it ended.
2.57
2023-06-02
Fixed an intermittent issue when audio from a closed video would persist. [Things are moving fast here to quickly rush out a feature for a customer]
From 2.56
Added on another new video playback feature while in kiosk mode and when the video controls are visible, if the user pauses the video, automatically restart after 5 seconds. (We may change this in the future with more feedback)
1.62
2019-10-15
1.62 - Optimize the linking between flows. Fixed an issue with YouTube videos.
1.61 - This update is for iOS 13.1.2 and above where the iOS Guided Access bug was resolved.
This is the first Flow Kiosk update for iOS 13. This update is about our continued drive for better quality and dependability, a future version will have more iOS 13 specific features. We make it a priority to listen to our customers' feature requests to ensure that Flow Kiosk is the best iPad kiosk solution on the market and we have built two new features driven by these requests.
Updates and fixes
New Features
- Added two *NEW* kiosk mode features
- Ability to *TURN OFF VIDEO CONTROLS* in full screen videos. The "Kevin D." of the Gates Foundation feature. This feature was requested because while in kiosk mode and 'guided access', viewers were able to adjust volume while videos were playing. Now, when this is enabled, there are no controls, the video plays and when it's finished, it returns to the previous screen.
- Added benefit of this feature is that in iOS 13, you can now pinch or swipe down on a video to stop it, but when the video controls are removed, users won't be able to do this, thus keeping them in the video until it finishes playing.
- *NIGHT MODE* - this allows you to set a timer for when the screen turns black and turns off any looping video that may be on the first screen of a flow. You also set a time to restart. This is great for both museums/galleries and trade shows and a feature that has been requested for some time.
- Better 'inter flow' linking, downloading and working offline. The ability to link one flow to another is one of the key differentiators of FlowVella and Flow Kiosk. Prior to this release, opening a linked flow that hadn't been opened before was cumbersome and offline linking was unreliable. Now, when attempting to open a 'linked' flow, the download and load process is streamlined, you do NOT need to load the flow beforehand. Opening linked flows that are already downloaded now works flawlessly (according to our tests).
- If PRO user, app will preload all media including videos and PDFs
NOTE - We are seeing a bug with iOS 13 where the iPad is not aware if 'Guided Access' is activated. This affects our feature that checks 'guided access' and pushes the user to put the app into Guided Access.
Fixes:
- Form editing was not working properly in iPad Pros that were larger than 9.7 inches.
- Placement of auto advance timer is fixed for flows in and out of Kiosk Mode.
- When an inactivity reset timer is fired, and in a linked flow, in a gallery or video, now resets properly.
- Smoother animation when closing a linked flow.
- Update kiosk instructions depending on IOS software version and iPad model
- Lots of other small fixes.
Known issues: in iOS 13, grabbing preview images from a video is not working yet, needs to be rebuilt for iOS 13.
1.61
2019-10-09
1.61 - This update is for iOS 13.1.2 and above where the iOS Guided Access bug was resolved.
This is the first Flow Kiosk update for iOS 13. This update is about our continued drive for better quality and dependability, a future version will have more iOS 13 specific features. We make it a priority to listen to our customers' feature requests to ensure that Flow Kiosk is the best iPad kiosk solution on the market and we have built two new features driven by these requests.
Updates and fixes
New Features
- Added two *NEW* kiosk mode features
- Ability to *TURN OFF VIDEO CONTROLS* in full screen videos. The "Kevin D." of the Gates Foundation feature. This feature was requested because while in kiosk mode and 'guided access', viewers were able to adjust volume while videos were playing. Now, when this is enabled, there are no controls, the video plays and when it's finished, it returns to the previous screen.
- Added benefit of this feature is that in iOS 13, you can now pinch or swipe down on a video to stop it, but when the video controls are removed, users won't be able to do this, thus keeping them in the video until it finishes playing.
- *NIGHT MODE* - this allows you to set a timer for when the screen turns black and turns off any looping video that may be on the first screen of a flow. You also set a time to restart. This is great for both museums/galleries and trade shows and a feature that has been requested for some time.
- Better 'inter flow' linking, downloading and working offline. The ability to link one flow to another is one of the key differentiators of FlowVella and Flow Kiosk. Prior to this release, opening a linked flow that hadn't been opened before was cumbersome and offline linking was unreliable. Now, when attempting to open a 'linked' flow, the download and load process is streamlined, you do NOT need to load the flow beforehand. Opening linked flows that are already downloaded now works flawlessly (according to our tests).
- If PRO user, app will preload all media including videos and PDFs
NOTE - We are seeing a bug with iOS 13 where the iPad is not aware if 'Guided Access' is activated. This affects our feature that checks 'guided access' and pushes the user to put the app into Guided Access.
Fixes:
- Form editing was not working properly in iPad Pros that were larger than 9.7 inches.
- Placement of auto advance timer is fixed for flows in and out of Kiosk Mode.
- When an inactivity reset timer is fired, and in a linked flow, in a gallery or video, now resets properly.
- Smoother animation when closing a linked flow.
- Update kiosk instructions depending on IOS software version and iPad model
- Lots of other small fixes.
Known issues: in iOS 13, grabbing preview images from a video is not working yet, needs to be rebuilt for iOS 13.
1.60
2019-10-01
This is the first Flow Kiosk update for iOS 13. This update is about our continued drive for better quality and dependability, a future version will have more iOS 13 specific features. We make it a priority to listen to our customers' feature requests to ensure that Flow Kiosk is the best iPad kiosk solution on the market and we have built two new features driven by these requests.
Updates and fixes
New Features
- Added two *NEW* kiosk mode features
- Ability to *TURN OFF VIDEO CONTROLS* in full screen videos. The "Kevin D." of the Gates Foundation feature. This feature was requested because while in kiosk mode and 'guided access', viewers were able to adjust volume while videos were playing. Now, when this is enabled, there are no controls, the video plays and when it's finished, it returns to the previous screen.
- Added benefit of this feature is that in iOS 13, you can now pinch or swipe down on a video to stop it, but when the video controls are removed, users won't be able to do this, thus keeping them in the video until it finishes playing.
- *NIGHT MODE* - this allows you to set a timer for when the screen turns black and turns off any looping video that may be on the first screen of a flow. You also set a time to restart. This is great for both museums/galleries and trade shows and a feature that has been requested for some time.
- Better 'inter flow' linking, downloading and working offline. The ability to link one flow to another is one of the key differentiators of FlowVella and Flow Kiosk. Prior to this release, opening a linked flow that hadn't been opened before was cumbersome and offline linking was unreliable. Now, when attempting to open a 'linked' flow, the download and load process is streamlined, you do NOT need to load the flow beforehand. Opening linked flows that are already downloaded now works flawlessly (according to our tests).
- If PRO user, app will preload all media including videos and PDFs
NOTE - We are seeing a bug with iOS 13 where the iPad is not aware if 'Guided Access' is activated. This affects our feature that checks 'guided access' and pushes the user to put the app into Guided Access.
Fixes:
- Form editing was not working properly in iPad Pros that were larger than 9.7 inches.
- Placement of auto advance timer is fixed for flows in and out of Kiosk Mode.
- When an inactivity reset timer is fired, and in a linked flow, in a gallery or video, now resets properly.
- Smoother animation when closing a linked flow.
- Update kiosk instructions depending on IOS software version and iPad model
- Lots of other small fixes.
Known issues: in iOS 13, grabbing preview images from a video is not working yet, needs to be rebuilt for iOS 13.
1.53
2019-07-12
New for 1.53 - Added a new feature where Flow Kiosk can auto restart into a Flow, or presentation, on app launch. This feature was requested by a customer and currently can be enabled by going into the main Settings app under Flow Kiosk.
From 1.50 -> New object - Webview:
- You can embed a webview aka web page into a slide/screen. When viewed, and online, the app will populate the web page with live content. If you tap the webview, you can then interact with it, like any other web page.
4K Video:
- Our customer, Dolby, asked us if we could support higher fidelity video within FlowVella’s video player. They sent us a couple samples, we ran them through our new 4K compression and they approved it. (Requires new KioskPROPlus plan).
1 GB uploads:
- To go along with 4K video, in the last year or so we have received more requests to increase our file upload limit. It was 500mb, but now it can go up to 1GB (Requires new KioskPROPlus plan)
So Many Fixes
- We’re doubling down on quality and in this 1.5 version, there are a ton of fixes. Speed increases, transition animations fixed, open flow via URL fixed and so much more are fixed in the version. We are committed to quality, so please let us know if you find any bugs and we will look into and address asap.
Thanks for all your support and please do give us a rating and review if you're having a good experience with Flow Kiosk!
- Brent and team
1.50
2019-06-04
New object - Webview:
- You can embed a webview aka web page into a slide/screen. When viewed, and online, the app will populate the web page with live content. If you tap the webview, you can then interact with it, like any other web page.
4K Video:
- Our customer, Dolby, asked us if we could support higher fidelity video within FlowVella’s video player. They sent us a couple samples, we ran them through our new 4K compression and they approved it. (Requires new KioskPROPlus plan).
1 GB uploads:
- To go along with 4K video, in the last year or so we have received more requests to increase our file upload limit. It was 500mb, but now it can go up to 1GB (Requires new KioskPROPlus plan)
So Many Fixes
- We’re doubling down on quality and in this 1.5 version, there are a ton of fixes. Speed increases, transition animations fixed, open flow via URL fixed and so much more are fixed in the version. We are committed to quality, so please let us know if you find any bugs and we will look into and address asap.
Thanks for all your support and please do give us a rating and review if you're having a good experience with Flow Kiosk!
- Brent and team