Rivet for iOS Release Notes – Rivet Help Center

Latest Release: February 24, 2021

VERSION 1.6

IMPROVEMENT: Thoroughly refactored and upgraded video broadcast engine
IMPROVEMENT: Increased tap area for manual focus/exposure settings
IMPROVEMENT: Bettered streaming latency on contribution and program feeds
IMPROVEMENT: Implemented a mechanism to send a blank frame instead of a still frame when video streaming is disabled
FIX: Fixed issue which caused exposure settings to reset when switching between program and contribution streams in PinP
FIX: Fixed issue which caused incorrect audio source selection in some streaming scenarios
FIX: Fixed issue which caused incorrect camera to be used on broadcast start in 360p and 480p resolutions
FIX: Fixed issue which caused noise suppression to not be applied during first 2-3 seconds of the broadcast

VERSION 1.5.3

FIX: Fixed a bug that caused the recording function to not work with iOS version 14 and later

VERSION 1.4

IMPROVEMENT: Redesigned and improved user interface. Interface has been improved for streams that only have contribution or program feed.
IMPROVEMENT: Significantly reduced latency of program feed playback
IMPROVEMENT: Ability to turn automatic echo cancellation mechanism on and off
IMPROVEMENT: Improved handling of interruptions during streaming (app going to background, phone call, etc.)
IMPROVEMENT: Improved handling of audio capture device switching during broadcast
IMPROVEMENT: Improved handling of audio capture device disconnection during broadcast
IMPROVEMENT: Added broadcast duration timer in broadcast window
IMPROVEMENT: Ability to control program feed latency settings from within the app
IMPROVEMENT: Input fields validation
FIX: Fixed issue where mute microphone button was displayed for streams that only have program feed
FIX: Fixed issue causing app to sometimes crash on stop broadcast

VERSION 1.3

NEW: Ability to switch between contributor and program feed picture-in-picture views
NEW: Ability to move picture-in-picture window
NEW: High-quality local backup recording. Ability to configure resolution and bitrate of local recordings.
IMPROVEMENT: Improved low-latency playback of the program feed
IMPROVEMENT: Change default camera stabilizing selection to improve general performance
FIX: Fixed issue caused program feed playback failure when switching between frontal and rear camera
IMPROVEMENT: General UI/UX bug fixes and improvements

VERSION 1.2

NEW: Ability to record a local copy of broadcasted video file to device’s storage
NEW: Ability to use Rivet without return feed (contribution only mode)
NEW: Ability to use Rivet to playback SRT feed without streaming (playback mode)
IMPROVEMENT: Smooth camera exposure control
IMPROVEMENT: Ability to set passphrase and latency of the return feed independently from contribution feed
IMPROVEMENT: Smooth transition between frontal and rear camera
FIX: Occasional application crash when leaving broadcast window
FIX: Fixed bug caused the black (empty) stream upon Bluetooth device disconnect
IMPROVEMENT: General UI/UX bug fixes and improvements

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