4.1

Breaking changes

• Following 4.0 versions our BrightSign, LG, and Samsung clients now share a common codebase based on the JSCore framework.
• You are unable to downgrade to the Legacy (3.5.x) version
• Starting with 4.0 version GPIO now requires sensor configuration on BrightSign devices.
• The older application version changelogs for BrightSign, LG and Samsung can be found in the Legacy section under their Client name article

Version 4.1.993

November 18, 2024

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue which caused Lg devices to stop playing videos widget
• Fixed issue which caused playback error on samsung devices
• Fixed issue which caused Series 5 brightsign devices to not play HDMI streams

Improvements

• Refactored Server-ping type metric to not initiate new requests at every interval
• Changed WebSocket heartbeat to match server
• Improved registration retrying to avoid causing unnecessary load on server

Version 4.1.982

November 07, 2024

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where update version limit could not be cleared
• Removed trailing slash from brand urls

Improvements

• Added support for using modeline value for videoMode in screen_configuration type advanced configuration

Version 4.1.975

November 05, 2024

New features

• Locking brightsign devices now disabled local DWS access
• Added WSS support for mqtt sensoring on all JsCore platforms
• Added new advanced configuration type GPU_SYNC for some brightisgn models

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where updating certain state sync properties caused errors with syncing to the server
• Fixed issue which caused metrics collectors to send duplicate data

Improvements

• Started reporting bssid of network interface in case of wifi connections
• Updated Supported brightsign firmware list
• Improved logging for state sync function for improved debugging

Version 4.1.953

October 17, 2024

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where WebOS 6 devices did not lock properly

Version 4.1.948

October 11, 2024

New features

• Added feature device state sync to keep the server up-to-date on the device settings changes
• Added support for colorspace modifiers with screen-config type advanced configuration

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where "Never update" option set from 1.x UI was not respected on JsCore devices

Improvements

• Improved event listener handling to avoid memory leaks
• Added retry to loading content from cache in case of failure
• Improved logging around content loading
• Refactored backup service to use filesystem instead of registry on Brightsign devices to avoid issues with registry management
• Updated unit tests

Version 4.1.875

September 04, 2024

New features

• Added feature to stop trying to collect metrics of a given type after 3 failures

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where stream would not show up/freeze on Brightsign devices
• Fixed issue where JsCore devices would not use lastModified header when checking cache resources

Improvements

• Added broadcast flag to udp messages

Version 4.1.851

August 15, 2024

Improvements

• Improved video source changes on Brightsign devices
• Modified overlay elements sizing to be compatible with higher dpi screens

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where HDMI stream played fullscreen instead of intended resolutions on Brightsign devices
• Fixed issue where devices didn't handle UDP messages if the targetTags field were empty

Version 4.1.760

July 08, 2024

New features

• Added support for MQTT sensor type

Improvements

• Changed server validation Regex to allow broader range of server addresses

Version 4.1.740

June 26, 2024

Improvements

• Improved parsing, validation and processing of sensor-configuration, sensor-events, and sensor-metrics

Version 4.1.723

May 30, 2024

Improvements

• Removed etag based contentLength validation to prevent custom widget caching issues

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where custom widgets could not resolve cached file paths
• Fixed issue where samsung devices sent unnecessary cache requests

Version 4.1.716

May 15, 2024

New features

• Added support for gfxmemdefault and gfxmemlarge modifiers on BrightSign devices
• Added support for Configuring sync parameters for BrightSign devices

Improvements

• Updated supported FW list for BrightSign devices

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where empty statistics setting resulted in error
• Fixed issue where moving Series5 BrightSign devices caused players to crash

Version 4.1.707

May 2, 2024

New features

• Added support for sending command to external screens using serial port on Brightsign devices
• Added support for forcing webview to match output resolution on Brightsign devices

Improvements

• Added missing field to install DTO on all platforms

Version 4.1.695

April 18, 2024

New features

• A new Advanced configuration has been added to disable the Preview picture creation and upload

Improvements

• Added support for moving unassigned screens between servers
• Added logging for firmware update progress on samsung devices

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where devices couldn't change servers if targets URL contained trailing slash
• Fixed issue where Hardware accelerated players had sound on Brightsign devices even if system volume were set to zero

Version 4.1.682

April 11, 2024

New features

• A new Advanced configuration has been added to disable the Device metric and the Proof of display collection and upload
• A new Advanced configuration has been added for BrightSign players to configure the HDCP version

Improvements

• Enabled scrollbars on BrightSign devices
• Added support for configuring custom ptp domain for BrightSign players

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where Hardware accelerated player rotation was incorrect on BrightSign devices with portrait orientation
• Fixed issue where BrightSign players didn't clear ptp domain from registry upon disabling video sync
• Fixed issue where WebOs 6.0 devices would force brightness control to be maximum

Version 4.1.665

April 04, 2024

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where HDMI input didn't appear on Brightsign devices
• Fixed issue which prevented streams from starting on Samsung/LG devices
• Fixed issue where "Never update" option didn't apply on JsCore devices

Version 4.1.659

March 26, 2024

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where cache process got stuck after clear cache with content containing embedded contents/loops
• Fixed issue where type-c connection got reported as screen on XC devices

Version 4.1.653

March 22, 2024

New features

• Added support for metric types Sensor event / User interaction Count
• Added support for Video Wall license
• Added feature to cancel downloading resources that would fill up storage space

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where BrightSign players did not load fonts correctly offline
• Fixed issue where BrightSign devices reported webView version as unknown
• Fixed issue where .svg images didn't show up on JsCore devices
• Fixed issue where metric upload would cancel due to corrupted files
• Fixed issue streams did not restart on Series5 BrightSign devices
• Fixed issue where files cached from edge servers could not be validated

Improvements

• Updated Supported/Unsupported firmware lists for BrightSign and LG devices
• Added support for Displayer 2.0

Version 4.1.616

February 20, 2024

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where Series4 Brightsigns could not apply audio configuration

Version 4.1.610

February 08, 2024

New features

• Added support for rotating videos relatively to screen orientation on Lg and Brightsign
• Added more detailed checks for advanced configuration to avoid boot-loops on XC devices
• Added application support for Internet metric
• Added application support for App-server rx/tx

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where WebOs 4.1 devices failed to migrate legacy installation to JsCore
• Fixed issue where Brightsigns devices experienced audio drops after playing media with different sample rates

Improvements

• Improved metrics collection and upload logic
• Reworked Brightsign time-sync implementation

Version 4.1.594

January 24, 2024

New features

• Added support for remote firmware update

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where devices would not reload displayer after its new version beeing downloaded
• Fixed issue where error resources were not cached
• Fixed issue where deleting resources on server would overwrite already cached instance on players

BrightSign

• Fixed issue where BrightSign devices did not upload system logs

LG

• Fixed issue where Lg devices stopped playing content after coming back online

Version 4.1.568

December 13, 2023

LG

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue which prevented WebOS 4.1 devices from starting application

Version 4.1.559

November 29, 2023

• Improvements

• Sensor message parsing improvements for generic sensor events

• New features

• Added support for reverse working hours

• Added application support for selecting desired HDMI input

• Added application support for Wifi and Battery metrics, and WifiSSID to the Screen Info

BrightSign

Bug fixes

• Fixed issue where high resolution preview didn't follow screen rotation on BrightSign devices

LG

New features

• Added support for Nexmosphere sensors on LG devices

Samsung

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue which caused bootloop on samsung kiosk
• Fixed an issue causing Samsung devices to start with 1970 time when NTP is enabled

Version 4.1.521

November 08, 2023

New features

• Implemented remote device firmware update management

Improvements

• Improved deviceInfo generation time across all platforms
• Updated Clear-Cache page design
• Modified Screen Info structure, improved screen description
• Changed Screen control type advanced configurations message field separation character

LG

• Added IDCAP API compatibility to support WebOs 6 and newer device types.

Version 4.1.500

October 04, 2023

New features

• Implemented new device application update management

Improvements

• Improved device registration error handling
• Added new metrics to the device statistics that will show how many times did the application start on the device

Bug fixes

• Fixed issue where working hours change didn't clear previous one if types were different

BrightSign

• Added the option to disable Brightsign native video player synchronization.

LG

• Improved LG's uploaded log archive compression with node.js

Version 4.1.481

September 07, 2023

New features

• Added IR input sensoring type for LG and Samsung
• Added preferences backup functionality to improve stability
• Added MD5 hash checking to caching process to further increase stability

Improvements

• Improved log message to be more detailed and provide more information about the state of the device

Bug fixes

• Fixed issues causing caching process to get stuck in some cases on the last file
• Fixed an issue causing loops not to load offline
• Fixed an issue which was blocking non-serial sensors from working

BrightSign

New features

• Added functionality to disable HDMI interface on BrightSign devices with working hours

LG

New features

• Added compatibility for LG 43TNF5J-BP devices

Samsung

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue causing elevated CPU usage on Samsung SSSP6 devices

Version 4.1.430

August 17, 2023

New features

• Added clearing cache files static HTML page

Improvements

• Reworked initial device register and content load logic
• Modified time watcher service to handle timers not firing in time
• Reworked log file management to always keep previous logs
• Improved serial communication to be able to handle separator characters when sending out bytes
• Improved the type mapping of chrome versions in screen info

BrightSign

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue causing video end events to not trigger on BrightSign players

Version 4.1.396

August 09, 2023

BrightSign

Improvements

• Added SSD support for Brightsign players

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue causing Brightsign series 5 players not to loop videos
• Fixed an issue causing Brightsign players with firmware 8.4.14 not to loop videos
• Fixed device metrics collection on Brightsign series 5 players
• Fixed issues caused by Brightsign NTP timesync

Version 4.1.373

August 02, 2023

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue causing temporary cache files to get stuck on the device

LG

Bug fixes

• Fixed log rotation issues on LG WebOs4

Version 4.1.369

August 01, 2023

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue with the URL parameters of caching requests for the displayer.
• Fixed issues causing cache files to not cache properly.

Improvements

• Improved working hours management.

BrightSign

Improvements

• Removed ending line breaks from outgoing sensor events on Brightsign.

Version 4.1.333

July 24, 2023

New features

• Added capability to write output sensor events as byte characters.
• Implemented functionality to cache error responses from the Wallboard server
• Added log entries to record the senders of the incoming sensor events

Improvements

• Reworked cache rotation, now files with "ALWAYS" rule are only removed after 7 days of no reference to the file.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where the player time did not synchronize, which could cause players to get stuck in an offline state.
• Fixed an issue where the register event fired every second on 429 server response (rate-limiter)

Version 4.1.280

July 07, 2023

New features

• Implemented category filters for the on-screen console
• Added functionality to detect the health status of the device firmware

Improvements

• Improved cache rotate logic when displayer calls cache function
• Modified cache concurrency to only handle 5 downloads at a time
• Generalized the network interface types in the device info.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where activation code showed up after a failed move to server attempt

BrightSign

Bug fixes

• Fixed issue where Brightsign HDMI input did not show up inside Contents
• Fixed issue where Brightsign devices faced difficulties switching between portrait and reverse-portrait modes
• Fixed an issue where screen-info displayed in the wrong position after screen was rotated on Brightsign devices

Version 4.1.265

June 29, 2023

New features

• Implemented new advanced device configuration handling
• Added sensoring to Brightsign
• Added sensoring to Samsung kiosk

Improvements

• Reworked Logger Debug level setting to not require reboot for setting

Bug fixes

• Fixed issue where some paltforms start with unix epoch time
• Fixed issue where activation code would be displayed after assigning device
• Fixed issue where incomplete messages were written in log files.

BrightSign

New features

• Added CEC support to Brightsigns with firmware above v9.0.51

Improvements

• Updated Brightsign available timezone list

LG

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where LG would get stuck in offline mode

Version 4.1.204

May 31, 2023

New features

• Implemented UDP server communication.

Improvements

• Changed LOG creation timestamps to UTC timezone.
• Improved how the install config json is processed by the application.
• Improved LG and Samsung metric reporting.
• Improved overall cache item stores and caching speed.

Bug fixes

• Fixed issues with authenticated RTSP stream playback.
• Fixed an issue where some log levels were missing

BrightSign

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where BrightSign players got stuck during the caching process.

Samsung

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where Samsung animation switching did not work properly.
• Fixed an issue where Samsung stream players crashed the device.

Version 4.1.150

May 16, 2023

New features

• Added new displayer function to caching logic necessary for the Wayfinding widget.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where JSCore did not handle widget finishes feature properly.

BrightSign

Improvements

• Implemented force screen custom resolution function.

LG

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where the device's pixel ratio was not calculated properly.

Version 4.1.120

May 04, 2023

New features

• Added Screen state management functionality.
• Added Screenshot functionality.
• Implemented memory watchdog.
• Added feature to get tags from device

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where the Hardware Accelerated Player did not follow rotation properly.
• Fixed an issue where videos with Hardware Accelerated Player had playback problems.
• Fixed an issue with the displayer caching.

BrightSign

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where fonts on BrightSign did not cache properly.