Top shelf support

New features

• Top shelf: Currently popular shows can be accessed directly if Play SRG is assigned to the first application row of your Apple TV.

Improvements

• You can add a show to your favorite list even when no episodes are available.

Modernized look and feel / Improved player for tvOS 15

New features

• Show poster images are displayed for business unites supporting them.
• The video hero stage design has been modernized.
• Screens displaying user content (Watch later, history / resume playback, favorites) have been improved. In particular shows will be grouped alphabetically when meaningful.

Improvements

• The media player adopts a new look & feel on tvOS 15.

Fixes

• Fix an issue preventing media cells from displaying essential information in some cases (e.g. movie titles).

TV guide

New features

• A TV guide button replaces the Show by date button for business units which support it.
• Show poster images are displayed for business unites supporting them.
• The video hero stage design has been modernized.
• Screens displaying user content (Watch later, history / resume playback, favorites) have been improved:
  • Content can be edited from anywhere and edition now supports the multiselection gesture.
  • Shows will be grouped alphabetically when meaningful.

Improvements

• Topics swimlane has a detail page.
• Nightly and beta binaries can be distributed via TestFlight or App Center.
• The application now uses scenes under the hood (with at most one scene).
• Legacy favorite migration removal.

Fixes

• Fix an issue preventing media cells from displaying essential information in some cases (e.g. movie titles).
• Fix non-working 3D Touch / long-press application shortcuts on iPad when the app is not running.
• Restore sharing button on show page.

Maintenance release

Fixes and improvements

• Restore displayed dates in show pages and home page.
• Fix potential crashes.

GoogleCast discoverability improvement

Fixes and improvements

• GoogleCast button always displayed on wifi network.
• Restore displayed dates in show pages and home pages.
• Fix potential crashes.

Editorialized content

ℹ️ This version requires iOS 14.1 and above.

New features

• Content available under the Videos tab is now editorialized using the PAC (Play Application Configuration) tool.
• Playback can be resumed directly from the Videos and Audios homepages.
• The latest episodes from favorite shows can be accessed from the Videos and Audios homepages.
• New badges identify content for which alternate audio tracks are available.

Fixes and improvements

• Content available for a limited time is more visible.
• Overall performance has been improved.

Editorialized content

New features

• Content available under the Videos tab is now editorialized using the PAC (Play Application Configuration) tool.
• Playback can be resumed directly from the Videos homepage.
• New badges identify content for which alternate audio tracks are available.
• New opt-in settings display badges that identify content for which audio description tracks or subtitles are available.

Fixes and improvements

• Overall performance has been improved.

Maintenance release

• Fix application crash occurring when seeking to a blocked segment covers the end of a media.

Maintenance release

• Fix potential crashes when empty list are refreshed on home pages (#169).

Profile section

New features

• Recently played medias are displayed on the Videos tab.
• Medias can be marked to be watched at a later time. You can find them again in the corresponding section of the Videos tab.
• Playback continues automatically with more content. This behaviour can be disabled in the application settings.
• The profile tab provides a way to manage application data and associated settings.
• [RTS] Recently played medias, favorites and items to be watched at a later time are synchronized over a maRTS account.

Fixes and improvements

• Fix crashes randomly occurring when navigating the application.
• Improve performance.
• [RTS] Mitigate stream packaging issues leading to resume playback not correctly working on geoblocked streams containing keyframes.