Nx Witness Mobile

IMPORTANT:
*This version reverts the changes made for 24.1 back to the previous version (23.2)

BREAKING CHANGES:


*iOS 15 and earlier are no longer supported.
*iPadOS 15 and earlier are no longer supported.




NEW SUPPORTED OS:

*iOS 17
*iPadOS 17



NEW FEATURES:
*Added the ability to view and search for analytics objects.


IMPROVEMENTS:
*The new "Speedup connection" option is added to the settings, which enables UDP Hole Punching (disabled by default).
*Improved sorting of systems on the welcome screen. Cloud systems have priority over local ones, then systems are sorted by name.

BUG FIXES:
*If the "ownerApiForAdmins" option was enabled in the Server settings, mobile app users were unable to connect to Cloud systems. Fixed.
*Switching between networks slowed down video playback. Fixed.


TESTED OS:

*iOS 16, 17
*iPadOS 16, 17

IMPROVEMENTS:
*Added the ability to open doors for Hanwha intercom devices.
*Added support for the "Heater" and "Wiper" functions for Hanwha cameras.
*With VMS Servers 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 SUPPORTED OS

*iOS 16
*iPadOS 16


NEW FEATURES
*Added the ability to view and search for bookmarks.

IMPROVEMENTS
*Cloud connection session duration increased to 180 days.

BUG FIXES:
*Fixed Push Notifications on iOS 16.1.

IMPROVEMENTS:
*Improved the warning prompts about checking the VMS Server SSL certificate.

BUG FIXES:
*Connection to VMS Cloud expired too quickly while the mobile device screen was locked. Fixed.

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 VMS Cloud is not retained when upgrading from previous versions.
*Your account password must be re-entered to connect to a VMS Cloud system running VMS Server version 4.2 or older.
**Push notifications will arrive without a preview until the password is re-entered.



BREAKING CHANGES:
*Incompatible with VMS Servers running version 3.2 or below.

NEW FEATURES:
*Added VMS Server SSL certificate verification options. One of two security modes can be selected in the settings:
**Recommended (default) - Allows you to connect to VMS 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 VMS Server 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 an issue client freezing when opening an archive.
*The keyboard was not closed after returning back after cameras searching on iOS/iPadOS. Fixed.

NEW SUPPORTED OS:

• iOS 15

• iPadOS 15


NEW FEATURES:
• Added support for push notifications in China on OS (through Apple).


TESTED OS:

• iOS 12, 13, 14, 15
• iPadOS 13, 14, 15

NEW SUPPORTED OS:
*iOS 14

*iPadOS 14

BUG FIXES:
*UI/UX fixes.
*Improved Cloud connectivity within different mobile networks.
*All characters were displayed as capital letters in Oxygen OS. Fixed.
*Mobile client did not connect to Server if it was opened from Cloud Portal by clicking the "Open in Nx Witness" button. Fixed.
*Sometimes push notifications opened the mobile client with a camera list instead of the associated camera. Fixed.
*Mobile clients could not properly reconnect to Server if a user switched between apps. Fixed.
*Mobile client crashed after a long idle time. Fixed.
*Mobile client on iPad Pro crashed while connecting to a system with more than 30 cameras. Fixed.

TESTED OS:
*iOS 12,13,14

*iPadOS 13,14

BUG FIXES:
*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.

CRITICAL COMPATIBILITY NOTICE:
*All users must update to the v20.1 Mobile release in order to be able to connect to a v4.1 System via the Mobile Client. Mobile Clients v19.6 or earlier will not be able to access Systems running v4.1 or later.

BRANDING UPDATED:
*Branding has been updated for the Nx Witness Mobile Client. The application’s name is now “Nx Witness” and the logo has been updated to a W for Witness. If you do not see the new branding after updating, we recommend restarting your phone.

BREAKING CHANGES:
*Compatibility with VMS 2.6 and less is not supported.


NEW FEATURES:
*Push Notifications (for VMS v4.1 or later):
**Rules can be created in VMS 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 VMS.

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 VMS.

BUG FIXES:
*UI/UX fixed and improvements.
*Fixed crash when mobile client was minimized and closed by sliding while thumbnails were loading.
*Fixed an issue with "←" and "→" buttons for the first and the last camera on the selected layout. Now it shows the first camera after the last on press on "→" and last after the first on press on "←".

TESTED OS:
*iOS 11,12,13

*iPadOS 13

BUG FIXES:
*Fixed several issues with user permissions with custom roles such as: accessing cameras, PTZ control etc.

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.
- 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. Fixed.
- Some virtual cameras were played as 8*8 pixels. Fixed.
- Several consecutive mobile client connections could lead to server rejecting all incoming connections. Fixed.
- 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. Fixed.
- It was impossible to view 2 minutes up to live from server 3.2. Fixed.
- User could not scroll the software trigger using the swipe gestures. Fixed.
- If the user tapped and hold on some instant soft trigger, the trigger was not activated on finger release. Fixed.
- Fixed error while opening a virtual camera.
- Fixed some translation issues.
- Other UI / UX fixed and improvements

NEW SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS:
- iOS 13
- iPadOS 13

TESTED OPERATING SYSTEMS:
- iOS 11.4

- iOS 12.1
- iOS 12.2

BUG FIXES:
Fixed compatibility issues with iPhone 11. Sometimes hardware decoding works incorrectly on this model so software decoding is explicitly forced. IMPORTANT! After installing this build battery may drain faster on iPhone 11.

IMPROVEMENTS:
*Earphone speaker was used to play back sound from cameras on iOS. Now loudspeaker is used by default.

BUG FIXES:
*Some new mobile devices displayed a black screen instead of video from certain fish-eye cameras. Fixed.
*Fixed wrong aspect ratio for Fish-eye cameras while navigating with “prev” and ”next” buttons.
*The video from cameras was displayed pixelated on some servers with low processor power. Fixed.

TESTED OS:
*Android 8
*Android 9
*iOS 11.4
*iOS 12.1
*iOS 12.3

Fixed compatibility issues with 2.6 versions.

NEW FEATURES:
*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.

IMPROVEMENTS:
*Added previous / next time period buttons - navigating through archive on the Timeline is easier now.
*Timeline zoom level does not change while switching between cameras.
*Added Finnish language.

BUG FIXES:
"Best quality" was disabled in portrait mode with QHD video on iPhone devices. Fixed.
*Server tiles occupied only a part of the screen on iPad Pro. Fixed.
*Known compatibility issues with iPad Pro. Fixed.
*Incorrect authorization form was displayed if user input an invalid cloud username and password and then clicked “Back”. Fixed.
*Playback controls intermittently disappear. Fixed.

BREAKING CHANGES:
*iOS 10.x and earlier are no longer supported.

TESTED OS:
*iOS 11.4
*iOS 12.1
*iOS 12.2

18.4

Added compatibility with specific experimental builds with improved scalability.

Audio level was lower for devices on iOS 11.4+. Fixed.

NEW FEATURES
2 way audio
Soft triggers

IMPROVEMENTS
Added image zoom in/out on double tap+swipe.
Now it's possible to zoom dewarped image to any point with pinch-to-zoom
Now it's possible to zoom dewarped image with two fingers and drag it at the same time.
Added informative warnings in cloud login dialog.
Added “Password required” warning for cameras with a default password.
Added “Minimum firmware” warning for NVR.
Added “Too many connections” warning for NVR.

UI/UX changes:
Changed all screens according to sensor "notch" at the top of the screen on iPhone X.
Camera views small improvements.
Placeholders for I/O modules are changed.

BUG FIXES:
Incorrect time on timemaker was shown after pausing playback and switching to another camera. Fixed.
Some buttons didn’t work if they were holding for some time. Fixed.
"No archive" label was shown when the video was paused. Fixed.
Focus was set to login on connection without a saved password. Fixed.
Video played with increased speed when the mobile device was locked and unlocked. Fixed.
Camera showed an archive if a user chose the point in an archive, returned to live and switched to other cameras. Fixed.
Video jumps when it was touched with the second finger while dragging by first. Fixed.
Camera was shown for a user after layout removing. Fixed.
Timeline was shown in client timezone. Fixed.
”Camera offline” was shown when the server was stopped in the system with 2 and more servers.
Client stopped reacting on any tap if many quick taps were made on the top left button on the welcome screen. Fixed.
No shadow was under playback controls for cameras without archive. Fixed.
Camera view didn’t zoom out to initial state on PTZ button press. Fixed.
DW panoramic cameras show only one sensor in the application. Fixed.

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