Lightning DS

- Optimize the lunching sequence, app will wait longer till showing 'searching for streamer' window.
- Adding new elements for input menu and preparing for future firmware update.
- Change out misleading vTuner connection error message window.

- Add support for loudness leveling feature
- Add support for TIDAL MAX
- Add option to view file path for local music library track
- Fix issue related to iCloud backup
- Improve operation of handling online streaming playlist and favorite (collection)
- General interface optimization

THIS IS THE LAST UPDATE FOR iOS 12, FUTURE UPDATES WILL REQUEST iOS 13 AND ABOVE.

- Fix crash issue for old iOS 11 and iOS 12 devices
- For other changes, please refer to version 7.9's release note.

- Fix app crash caused by outdated Qobuz account session. You will be signed out automatically if the saved session is outdated.

- Adding G2.2 product support
- Long discontinued products no longer require activation inside Lightning DS
- Fix issue the user unable to log in TuneIn account on Mac computer
- Stability improvement

- Adding TuneIn radio integration.
- Fix crash issue with Amazon Prime account (without Unlimited service).
- Other UI/UE optimizations.

Initial screen adaptation for iPhone 14 series
Other interface related bug fixes

- Qobuz now support personalized recommendation, multiple artists, inside artist interface
- Fix crash inside HighResAudio interface
- Fix Device manager interface bug
- Remove music library offline message under CD Playback interface

- Lightning DS now supports NetEase Music (网易云音乐)
- Fix an issue that may have caused wrong album total length

Fix the Qobuz crash issue starts on 28th March due to server content change.

- Fix 100 items limitation of Amazon Music user favorite.
- Fix issue that sorting features unavailable under last modify date, last import date, file sample rate, file type sorting.
- App will remember user's last selected section view (Artist/Album/Song/Playlist) on each different sections.
- Other user interface improvements.

- We are partnering with KKBOX to bring 24-bit high-resolution format music streaming to all AURALiC products. Customers living in Taiwan, Hong Kong ,Singapore and Malaysia can now log in their KKBOX account inside Lightning DS. With a valid KKBOX high-res subscription, you can listen to all of their lossless and high-resolution tracks.

- Optimize Amazon Music log in experience when existing token has expired.

Amazon Music Unlimited Now Available For AURALiC Products! Any customer who owns an AURALiC streaming product may now control, play, and listen to all of Amazon Music's lossless tracks, available in 48 countries, including many in a 24-bit high-resolution format.

- Add iPhone 13 series and iPad Mini 6 support
- Add iCloud Drive backup function. You can backup your playlist and collection to iCloud Drive then restore from any iOS device
- Add grid view for radio
- Improve Qobuz integration (add multiple genres filter, album description, track credit, artist latest release and etc)
- Fix MacOS startup crash issue
- Fix iOS 15 compatibility issues

Fix an interface error related to CD playback
Add setup guide for ALTAIR G2.1

Change TIDAL connection endpoint.
Fix more iOS 14 related interface issues.

Fix the issue regarding TIDAL playlist
Fix more iOS 14 related interface issues

Change TIDAL log in method to OAuth 2
Fix iOS 14 relating issues

Adding G2.1 series support
Rollback to old TIDAL log-in method (from version 6.1)

Add G2.1 series support
Change TIDAL log-in method to OAuth2

- Add HRA streaming service.
- Add CD Audio function for All ARIES, All ALTAIR and POLARIS (requires firmware 7.0).
- Add TIDAL My Mixes category.
- ALTAIR G1 and ARIES G2+VEGA G2 combination may now changing input source via Lightning DS.

- Fix My Collection crash (view album)
- Fix minor interface display issues

- Add ALTAIR G1 guide
- Correct some French translation

- Add album booklet support (require Lightning device firmware 6.0)
- Add French language support
- Stability improvement

Add sorting option for My Music's selected sections. You can arrange your view by album name, artist name, composer name, genre and album release date.

- Fix display compatibility issue with iPhone XS Max and XR.

- Fix problem that radio station list can not load up.
- iOS 12 interface optimization.

- Add MQA and High-Res album indicator for TIDAL and Qobuz streaming.
- Add setup guide for AREIS G1 and VEGA G1.
- Optimize music library setup guide for latest SMB share support.
- This version and future updates of Lightning DS will request iOS 11 support.

Stability improvement
Bug fixes

- Fix App crashes related to iOS 11.
- Fix Music library setup guide can not connect to remote SMB shared folder due to a too short connection overtime parameter.
- Add iPhone X support.
- Add setup guide for ARIES G2 and VEGA G2.
- Add Spotify Connect service icon.

- Fix App crash by adding TIDAL/Qobuz album to collection (iOS 11)
- Fix App crash by browser particular radio genre
- Disable lock screen control by default to avoid volume go to maximum suddenly on iPhone (Affect for new installation only)
- Add community site link in App
- App now use universal web control for device and music library setup (for firmware 5.x)

Fix Qobuz Booklet error due to remote API change

Lock Screen Control bug fixes.

- Add lock screen control function;
- Add device firmware 5.0 support (DAC filter mode None);
- Other bug fixes related to App crash;

By using Lock screen control, Lightning DS will run at iOS system background all the time and may drain your device battery faster. You may disable lock screen control by option under iOS system Settings>Lightning DS.

New Features:
-Add TIDAL Master catagory
-Add more sorting options for TIDAL Favorite section
-Add Group Bit-Perfect option for zone play
Fixes:
-Unable to use manual IP setting for hidden WiFi network
-Unable to initialize Music Library when home network is not stable
Improvements:
-No longer show file sampling rate in Album detail interface for when use Lightning Server, due to error data source.
-Other interface related improvements

About This Release:
-21st December 2016
-Update to 4.0 will erase all user saved collection and playlist on iPad

New Features:
-Complete re-designed iPad version that support multi-tasking and rich metadata from TIDAL and Qobuz.
-Add setup guide for POLARIS.

Improvement:
-Stability of both iPad and iPhone version have been improved.
-Display album cover in track list for TIDAL and Qobuz official Playlist.
-More detailed error message reminder.

Fixes:
-Unable to log on streaming account when password contains special letters.
-Unable to add radio station with URL start by HTTPS://
-App take too much storage due to increased cache file.

New Features:
- Add setup options to adjust ARIES MINI LED brightness, DAC output phase and channel balance (request firmware 4.0 beta or above).
- Full function support for ALTAIR.

Improvement
- Add option to select N/A as gender in AURALiC account setup.
- Add hardware volume control for AirPlay, Bluetooth.
- Lightning DS will remind you that device is in sleep mode when you try to play a track through it.
- Update TIDAL API by using HTTPS connection.
- Other user interface optimization.

Fixes:
- 'Queue is Not Empty' warning will not show up when queue is actually empty.
- Tracks inside a playlist been deleted when user try to re-arrange the sequence of the tracks.
- App does not log on user's streaming account automatically after log on AURALiC account.

New Features:
- In-App integration with AURALiC account feature
- Add Random Play function of entire music library (Go Queue and click 'Play Now')
- Add setup guide for ALTAIR Streaming DAC
- Add 'Buffering' renderer status
- Add message hint for choose how you want to play an album after you have manually organized your playback queue
- New App icon

Improvement
- Reduce storage usage by clear some unused artworks after restart (iPhone)
- Adding options to choose 'wired' or 'wireless' connection in setup guide (iPhone, iPad)
- Show file that been scanned in Lightning Server setup guide (iPhone, iPad)
- Improve text color in Now Playing interface (iPad)
- Other user interface optimization (iPhone)

Fixes:
- Expired TIDAL/WiMP log on session could not be removed automatically (iPad)
- Unable to select device with password protected (iPhone)
- Album artwork in Now Playing does not show up correctly (iPhone)
- Device volume in Now Playing does not show up correctly (iPhone)
- Qobuz Playlist data incorrect (iPhone, iPad)
- Qobuz Purchase data incorrect (iPhone)
- New firmware reminder wont show up (iPhone, iPad)
- Duplicate items in Lightning Server menu under particular situation (iPhone)
- App not responding after you tried to add a big playlist to device queue (iPhone, iPad)
- 'Cancel' button in Search toolbar wont work when you click it for the first time (iPhone)

New Features:
- You can mark radio station (except those in My Stations) as favorite in 'current playing' interface (iPhone)
- You can share radio station in 'current playing' interface (iPhone)
- You can sort your TIDAL/WiMP Favorite and Playlist by date or album title (iPhone)
- You can click 'XXX Files' notice in music library setting page to see the path of file that is been scanned by Lightning Server now (iPhone, iPad)
- You can hit system navigation status bar on any interface to return to top of the list (iPhone, iPad)
- You can start the app by enter LightningDS:// in safari your iPhone or iPad (iPhone, iPad)


Improvement:
- Search function performance improvement (iPhone)
- Show album cover as avatar for Composer in search result (iPhone)
- Auto re-login streaming account after current session expired (iPhone)
- Popup notice for login failure if streaming account password has been changed (iPhone)
- Other user interface optimization (iPhone)
- Startup procedure improvement (iPad)
- Lightning device and music library setup guide optimization (iPhone, iPad)

Fixes:
- App crash after music library content has been changed (iPhone)
- App crash during the importing of streaming collection and playlist (iPhone)
- App crash when access to Qobuz Playlist (iPhone)
- App crash if My Music immediately after you have imported a music library (iPhone)
- Library cache wont update after content has been changed (iPhone)
- Duplicate search result in My Music section (iPhone)
- Multiple keywords in search functions wont cross match each other (iPhone)
- Artist avatar wont show up in search result (iPhone)
- Composer search result match number is incorrect (iPhone)
- Unable to search file sampling rate (iPhone)
- Data in Qobuz>My Favorite been handled incorrectly (iPhone)
- Music Library show as empty after specific operation (iPhone)
- Poor album cover quality in 'FROM THIS ARTIST' section (iPhone)
- Streaming content in Collection could not been removed automatically after sign out streaming account (iPhone)
- Radio station is not marked as already in favorite (iPhone)
- Other user interface fixes (iPhone)
- Only first 40 items in streaming section can be displayed with list view (iPad)
- Only first 40 tracks in streaming album, playlist can show up and be added to queue (iPad)
- Unable to set ARIES IP manually (iPad)
- iOS system navigation bar wont hide in "current playing' interface (iPad)
- M4A file shows up as 0bit during playback (iPhone, iPad)
- Play time for radio station show up incorrectly (iPhone, iPad)

New Features:
- iPhone support

New Features:
- Complete ARIES MINI support

Improvement:
- More detailed error message related to Lightning Server and network issues
- Other user interface improvement

Fixes:
- Qobuz Purchase section to cause App crash
- Delete vTuner radio station to cause App crash
- Lightning Server setting page to crash
- Single streaming track can not be added to local playlist
- Lightning Server does not allow empty password for 'guest' user
- Music Library Guide does not allow to use 'guest' to access network shared folder
- Network shared folder could not be mounted in Music Library Guide
- Full screen album cover won't load up after device IP has changed

New Features:
- Qobuz Hi-Res support
- Add TIDAL Rising and Discovery
- Album information now shows each track's artist name if album contains various of artists

Improvement:
- Stability of setup guide (reduce the chance of getting error message)
- Add list view in various of positions (search and streaming)
- Other user interface improvement

Fixes:
- Album cover position mismatch when using with Minimserver
- App crash and wont start again after Lightning server rescan procedure
- Album information show empty track list
- App is running slow under Qobuz Artist Favorite section
- Only 40 of artist's album can show up in search result
- Sidebar filter does not show album correctly
- Blue hint (Refreshing Album Information) wont show up in some case

New Features:
- New Music Library Setup Guide that allows you to select network shared folder through App
- Allow use NetBIOS name rather than IP address of network shared folder (request ARIES firmware V2.7.1 and above)
- Allow user defined radio station under radio->My Stations
- Tracks that in user playlist which are not playable will grey out in playlist section
- Add 'Show password' function where you input WiFi and network shared folder password
- New artist sidebar with built-in filter function
- You can add streaming track to local playlist now

Improvement:
- Improved search and artist filter speed
- Improved device discoverability
- Improved App start time
- More vTuner radio station
- Other user interface improvement

Fixes:
- Fix the issue that album without release data information will shown of date 1970-1-1 or 1969-12-31
- Fix the issue that cause lightning server setting page to crash app
- Fix the issue that App will crash if select an artist in filter sidebar
- Fix the issue that 'Refresh Cache' function does not work
- Fix the issue that App do not update music library cache upon start
- Fix the issue that App will crash when use 'add to queue' function to add streaming playlist
- Fix the issue that only first 40 of user's streaming playlist can be displayed
- Fix the issue that 'Release Date' are not displayed correctly
- Fix the issue that search function does not work well if the keyword contains particular special keyword
- Other user interface issue fixes

About This Release:

4th July 2015
- Please do NOT update to this version if you do not own AURALiC Lightning device, such as ARIES. Due to new structure, we are TEMPORARILY not able to support 3rd party media renderer at right moment. We will try to get the 3rd party OpenHome device support back within about two versions.
- The Version 2.0 is using a complete design, it will erase all user saved radio, playlist on your iPad. Please make sure you made a backup before update to this version.

What's New in This Version:
- Emergency fix for empty library problem.
- New software structure, browsing library is much faster compare to previous version.
- New step-by-step setup guide for Lightning device and music library.
- New advanced search function allows you to search local library, streaming content and radio station at same time. (Searching function is a little bit slow on old iPad, improvement in progress now and will roll out in V2.1)
- New vTuner Internet Radio integration.
- New Portrait View in Library, Collection and Streaming (when view content by album). Just route your iPad and enjoy the new beautiful view.
- Fully integration with Lightning Server, playback both through USB and network shared folder. No need for 3rd party UPnP/DLNA server any more (which means no compatibility problem any more).
- New error popup message (from both Lightning device and Lightning server), the explanation of the error is directly linked to AURALiC support centre with diagnostic information.
- No need for refresh library cache if you use Lightning Server. Lightning DS can handle it at background.
- You can sort library by Last Import Date, Last Modify Date, Sampling Rate, File Type if you are using Lightning Server. (Sorting function is a little bit slow on old iPad, improvement in progress now and will roll out in V2.1)
- You can view full screen album cover now.
- You can mix local library and streaming tracks in queue and it is totally gapless.
- You can add all tracks to playlist or queue in a certain folder now.
- No worry about IP address change of Lightning device and media server anymore. Lightning DS will detect IP address change of related device then update library and playlist information automatically.
- Other user interface improvement.

Known Issues:
- Because of poor CPU performance and weak WiFi signal, running Lightning DS on iPad 2 (not iPad Air 2) and iPad mini (1st generation) may be slow especially when you try to use filter function (arrange album by artist, composer and etc). Improvement is in progress and will be available in V2.1.
- Search function may not work on iPad 2 and iPad mini when music library is very big (more than 50,000 songs). Improvement is in progress and will be available in V2.1
- The content of user's guide section is still in progress, the English and Chinese versions will be complete by middle July with other German to be done by the end of July.

About This Release:

- 29th June 2015
- This version may not work properly with iOS 8.4.
- Please do NOT update to this version if you do not own AURALiC Lightning device, such as ARIES. Due to new structure, we are TEMPORARILY not able to support 3rd party media renderer at right moment. We will try to get the 3rd party OpenHome device support back within about two versions.
- The Version 2.0 is using a complete design, it will erase all user saved radio, playlist on your iPad. Please make sure you made a backup before update to this version.

What's New in This Version:

- New software structure, browsing library is much faster compare to previous version.
- New step-by-step setup guide for Lightning device and music library.
- New advanced search function allows you to search local library, streaming content and radio station at same time. (Searching function is a little bit slow on old iPad, improvement in progress now and will roll out in V2.1)
- New vTuner Internet Radio integration.
- New Portrait View in Library, Collection and Streaming (when view content by album). Just route your iPad and enjoy the new beautiful view.
- Fully integration with Lightning Server, playback both through USB and network shared folder. No need for 3rd party UPnP/DLNA server any more (which means no compatibility problem any more).
- New error popup message (from both Lightning device and Lightning server), the explanation of the error is directly linked to AURALiC support centre with diagnostic information.
- No need for refresh library cache if you use Lightning Server. Lightning DS can handle it at background.
- You can sort library by Last Import Date, Last Modify Date, Sampling Rate, File Type if you are using Lightning Server. (Sorting function is a little bit slow on old iPad, improvement in progress now and will roll out in V2.1)
- You can view full screen album cover now.
- You can mix local library and streaming tracks in queue and it is totally gapless.
- You can add all tracks to playlist or queue in a certain folder now.
- No worry about IP address change of Lightning device and media server anymore. Lightning DS will detect IP address change of related device then update library and playlist information automatically.
- Other user interface improvement.

Known Issues:

- Because of poor CPU performance and weak WiFi signal, running Lightning DS on iPad 2 (not iPad Air 2) and iPad mini (1st generation) may be slow especially when you try to use filter function (arrange album by artist, composer and etc). Improvement is in progress and will be available in V2.1.
- Search function may not work on iPad 2 and iPad mini when music library is very big (more than 50,000 songs). Improvement is in progress and will be available in V2.1
There will be a delay when switching between library Grid View and List View and no loading symbol on screen at right moment. Fixed in V2.1.
- Album track number and duration value can not be returned under Folder view. We are bring track number back in V2.1 but total duration is not possible at right moment.
- There is no track/album cover in user's streaming playlist. Fixed in V2.1.
- The content of user's guide section is still in progress, the English and Chinese versions will be complete by middle July with other German to be done by the end of July.

What's new in version 1.8:

- Improve Lightning device discoverbility

The Version 1.7 has a built-in radio stations list, it may request you to remove your App before install the new version to avoid crash problem.

What's new in version 1.7:
- Fix the bug that album covers are not in correct position
- Fix the bug that playlist could not be edited
- Fix the bug that tracks in streaming service search result could not be played by single click
- WiMP and TIDAL Lossless are now been set at FLAC rather than ALAC
- Add thousands of built-in Radio stations

What's new in version 1.6:
- Add TIDAL integration (request ARIES firmware V1.9 and above)
- Add Chinese and German language interface
- Hide albums that are not streamable in Qobuz
- Fix the bug the Qobuz Purchases can not be displayed in app
- Fix the bug that items in playlist are not sorted in correct sequence
- Fix the bug that illegal uPnP renderer cause app to crash
- iOS8 compatibility improvement
- Performance improvement
- User interface improvement

What's new in version 1.5:
- Improved DLNA server compatibility (ReadyNAS, MiniDLNA)
- Add some notices when device is not available for playback
- Add WiMP search auto-complete function
- Albums will be displayed by alphabetical in 2nd level of Library View
- Fix the bug that illegal uPnP renderer cause app crash
- Fix the but the top blue notice bar wont display on IOS8
- Fix the bug that streaming account can not log off on IOS8
- Fix the bug that App will bock if ARIES does not find any WiFi network (overtime in 20 seconds)
- User interface bug fixes & improvement

Known issue:

- User interface compatibility problem with IOS8