Release History

Vivi 1.7.1 | Maintenance

Digital Signage Enhancements - Digital signage now supports website display, video links and automated resizing of uploaded media.
Client Proxy Support - The Vivi app now supports basic auth proxy on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Dashboard Performance Improvements - Faster loading times across all reports.
Fixed bug with screen capture feature during video direct play.
Made audio settings consistent across multi-display configurations.
HDMI compatibility improvements.
Network switching infrastructure compatibility improvements.
Chrome
- Support for Chrome OS 65, ARM-based Chrome devices and Movie Mode on Chrome OS.
iOS
- Support for iOS 11.3.

Digital Signage - Every Vivi-enabled screen has the capacity to form a digital signage network. Upload media, create playlists, signage groups, and schedule media for a desired time and length.
Pause Screen - Presenters can now freeze an active stream on the display while they undertake other activities on the device.
Local Video Direct - Users can now play local video files through Vivi, from any device, with all the Play Video Direct functionality.
Movie Mode - When playing longer videos over a mirroring session, switch on Movie Mode to increase the stream buffering.
Subtitles - For hearing-impaired and EAL students, Vivi’s Direct Video Player now offers a subtitles toggle.
Proxy Passthrough Mode - To comply with IAM (Internet Access Management) policies in certain states, notably VIC and NSW in Australia.
Fix occasional crashes on Video Direct page.
iOS
- Add support for iPhone X.
Linux
- Add support for Linux OS.

Playing a video from Google Video is now supported by the Play Video Direct feature.
During troubleshooting, the ability to do a port check from the client to ensure that the network requirements have been met.
Audio out of all displays in a room that has multiple Vivi-enabled screens. The default audio is still the primary display, however, all displays can now transmit audio if required.
Download sys logs from the web console.
The Client will now remember the last room code to automatically re-join recent rooms.
Ability to select which teachers can and cannot trigger emergency broadcasts.
Fix inaccurate session information display on the analytics dashboard.
iOS/macOS
- Fix proxy preventing Apple AirPlay from working in a room with multiple Vivi-enabled displays.
Windows
- Fix issue with the cursor, audio devices and right-click paste menus.

YouTube processing library migrated to a web service, therefore, firmware updates will no longer be required when YouTube updates.
DNS caching added to reduce the number of DNS requests the device was making.
Added SNMP, schools with Service Monitoring systems can now add Vivi to their monitoring platforms.
Auto-negotiation now set permanently to prevent “port flapping” observed on some Cisco switches.
Fix black screens if the splash screen download is interrupted.
Fix boxes appearing offline if the display is turned off while a stream is in progress.
iOS
- Fix AirPlay freezing when sharing content from PowerPoint / Camera Roll.

Now with added support for ClickView.
New guest mode, add guests to rooms with ease.
Student request indicator - a hand pops up when there is an active student request.
Locations - easily find rooms in locations.

Disabled HDMI-CEC dependency to prevent sleep mode disconnections on certain displays.
Disable profiling acknowledgements during normal usage.

Now with added support for ClickView.
New guest mode, add guests to rooms with ease.
Student request indicator - a hand pops up when there is an active student request.
Locations - easily find rooms in locations.

Presenters can now access room settings to temporarily set privacy and access.
Room listing now shows if a room is available, unavailable rooms cannot be accessed.
Students now have the same controls as teachers, these become available when a teacher grants access or the room is "open access".
Students can now Request Access, access requests appear at the top of the presenters list.

Windows
- The rendering pipeline has been re-engineered to reduce latency.
- Frame rate increased to 30FPS, allowing for smoother playback.
- Processing has been shifted to the GPU, reducing high CPU usage.

macOS
- Support for macOS 10.12.
- Fix artifacting on some older Mac models.
iOS
- Support for iOS 10.

Replace continuous logging with sending logs in bulk once per day.
Button in webconsole to send logs immediately, for support purposes.
Ability to switch between TLS and NTP (with up to two nameservers) for time synchronisation.
Ability to stream in 1080p.
Prevent saving with blank fields in static network config.
Fix Video Direct not working for all YouTube videos.
Fix certs not always being applied.
Fix boxes not always connecting after network is down for an extended period.
macOS
- Support for macOS 10.12 Beta.
- Backwards compatibility with macOS 10.9.
iOS
- Support for iOS 10 Beta.
Android
- Support for Android (5.0+).

Allow setting nameservers with static IP network configuration.
Details provided with ping results to help with solving network issues.
Automatically stop stream when streaming disconnects explicitly.
Increase AP timeout to 10 minutes, instead of 5.
Under the hood changes to support bulk administration in the future.
Improve boot times significantly.
Make it clear in the webconsole that the box will restart automatically after updating.
Fix ping requests being rejected by picky gateways.
Extend request timeouts in case of temporarily slow networks.
Fix saying "Something went wrong" when deleting a cert, even though it worked.
Fix update page in webconsole not showing an in-progress update after leaving the page.
Fix not converting a DER cert to PEM automatically.
Fix regression with OS sometimes not registering certs.
iOS
- Support for iOS 9.3.
- Detect AirPlay video mode.