Software Update 10th November 2021
5.4.1.p13_ui_1.4.1
New Features:
- Improved Interface during LNB verification. Customers will now see that the box is setting things up for them, rather than a no signal screen when coming out of standby
- We have enhanced how search results are displayed for both On TV and On Demand content
Fixes:
Performance:
- We have improved how the box handles low memory scenarios and will automatically close background applications if necessary to improve the overall experience
- Enhanced the general responsiveness of the application, users should see an improvement in general performance
FTI & Privacy notice:
- We have fixed several bugs with our first-time installation process
- Improved our privacy notice pop-up flow and fixed several issues that could result in related issues
Standby & power management:
There have been several bugs fixed coming out of standby to improve box behaviour, including:
- Remembering the last tuned channel after a box reboot/ nightly reboot
- Improvements to avoid the application crashing while the box is in standby mode
- Sometimes customers would see washed-out picture after waking from standby
- No AV on Live TV channel when switching from passive standby to active mode
Settings & Channel Scan:
We have a few fixes for settings & channel scan:
- Occasional box crash during postcode check
- Regional Channels: BBC One London list was not shown correctly
Recordings & Reminders:
There have been numerous fixes for issues with recordings & reminders, including but not limited to:
- Resuming playback of recording causes a device reboot
- Users unable to access recordings action menu after deleting a recording
- Users occasionally get stuck on Recordings preview Home screen
- Continue watching option not available for partially viewed programme
- Exit Recording Playback - Live TV has no AV until zapped to a different channel
- Fixed an issue causing duplicate recordings when setting via Freesat App
- Reminder Icon not removed after show started
- Unable to auto-tune to a channel from reminder pop-up when watching iPlayer
TV Guide:
We have resolved a few issues with the TV Guide:
- Restart Metadata Icon was not always showing
- ‘Back’ from "Showing Again” took you to the Recordings home page pane, not the Guide home page.
- 1 Line guide not displaying when returning to Live TV
- Fixed an issue with double key entry on BBC channels
- Both user-hidden and favorited channels appeared among the Favorite channels filter in TV Guide
- Users would sometimes get stuck in the guide when a series recording was cancelled
Showcase:
We have fixed a few key issues affecting our lovely showcase picks:
- Showcase was not displaying correctly on box boot up
- Showcase was occasionally taking too long to populate
- We have improved default image logic for when showcase images are not available
Timeshift:
We found and fixed some issues when you pause live TV on our recordable boxes:
- STOP RCU key would not return you to live TV
- Users were occasionally unable to record an event from within timeshift
- A noticeable black screen could be seen when exiting from timeshift to Live TV
- Fixed an issue where FF/RW were working intermittently
On Demand:
There were a few bugs with our On Demand apps and menus that we have resolved:
- Exit whilst loading OD player would land user on ‘No Signal’ screen
- Fixed an issue where video was intermittent during playback on the My5 app
- There were a few instances where Netflix was not closing when requested
- OD Apps menu would occasionally reset due to a timeout
In addition to the above, we have bug fixes to improve stability and responsiveness of our devices.