Maintenance release

• [RTS] Mitigate stream packaging issues leading to resume playback not correctly working on geoblocked streams containing keyframes.
• Open most web pages with the device default browser to comply with Mediapulse rules.
• Improve deletion usage consistency throughout the application.
• Allow expired items to be consistently removable from anywhere.

Favorites and media search

New features

• Shows can be added to favorites, displayed on the homepage. The latest episodes of favorite shows can be presented as additional swimlane on the homepage as well.
• Medias can be searched using the dedicated section.
• Swiss satellite radios are properly supported.

Other changes

• NetMetrix calls have been removed.
• Crashes are reported to AppCenter without the need for user consent.

Support for Swiss satellite radios

New features

• Brand resources for Swiss Satellite Radios have been added.
• Playback can be controlled using an external keyboard.

Other changes

• Event module images have been removed.
• NetMetrix calls have been removed.
• Crashes are always reported to AppCenter without the need for user consent.

AirPlay compatibility fix

Fix

• Fix AirPlay behavior for Akamai-tokenized streams played on old Apple TV devices.

Maintenance release for tvOS

Fixes

• Fix remote configuration update. (#165)
• Fix potential crashes in production builds.

Maintenance release for iOS

Fixes

• Fix remote configuration update. (#165)
• Fix potential crashes in production builds.

Apple TV app

ℹ️ This version requires tvOS 14.0 and above.

This is the first version of the Play SRG app for Apple TV. The app will be further enhanced to be on par with its iOS counterpart, but this first public release already contains:

• A video homepage with access to topics.
• An overview of TV and radio livestreams.
• Access to shows.
• The ability to resume playback (without the possibility to view or manage the history, though).

Mediapulse support

This releases updates SRG Analytics to version 6 to support Mediapulse, which replaces NetMetrix as of January 2021.

Improvements

• Improve suggestions displayed for SRF at the top of the homepage.
• Add support for web first video display on the homepage.

Fixes

• Enable control center when using Picture in Picture.
• Fix sharing and search filter popover anchoring issues for iPadOS 14.

Improved iOS 14 compatibility

This release improves iOS 14 compatibility:

• Fix glitches associated with restoration from picture in picture.
• Add new Google Cast onboard user experience to invite the user to enable local network access (a corresponding section has been added to the application settings).
• Avoid playback restarting without user intervention.
• Avoid playback starting on a Google Cast receiver and on the device simultaneously.
• Fix video playback incorrectly stopped when disconnecting a Bluetooth headset or speaker.

Note that background video playback does not work on iOS 14.0 and 14.1 because of an iOS bug. This bug will be fixed in iOS 14.2 without requiring any app update.

Audience measurement update for iOS 14

Fix

• The ComScore SDK has been updated for correct tracking on iOS 14.

Improvement

• Age rating icons have been replaced with a generic one without reference to FSK ratings.